The presidency of the Council rotates among the EU member states every 6 months. During this 6-month period, the presidency chairs meetings at every level in the Council, helping to ensure the continuity of the EU’s work in the Council. Today, France takes over the rotating Presidency of the @EUCouncil. The motto of @Europe2022FR is:…
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Omicron: France restricts travel
Brussels 02.12.2021 France has announced new rules for all travellers – vaccinated or not – arriving in France from non-EU countries in the face of the new variant of Covid-19 named Omicron. Can I travel to France from the UK? All the testing and entry rules you need to knowhttps://t.co/js3237whvi — Independent Travel (@IndyTravel) December…
EU: Poland at crossroads
Brussels 27.10.2021 In spite of the deepening EU-Poland crisis the Member of the European Parliament Ryszard LEGUTKO (ECR) drew attention to the fact that in recent weeks there has been less than usual criticism from the French government. “In recent times, France has been reluctant to join the anti-Polish crusade,” Legutko underlined. As he assessed,…
Brussels: Marine Le Pen supports Morawiecki
Brussels 22.10.2020 Marine Le Pen met on Friday 22 October in Brussels the Polish head of government Mateusz Morawiecki to whom she provided “support” in the crisis between her country and the EU by denouncing “the unacceptable blackmail” of the European Commission. 🇫🇷🇵🇱 Avec @MorawieckiM, nous partageons de nombreux points communs, dont celui de la…
AUKUS: France geopolitical response
Brussels 14.10.2021 Pierre-Emmanuel Thomann OPINION: What is France and Europe response to AUKUS? Non-alignment and a pivot to Russia. Within the framework of the Indo-Pacific strategy, the alliance of the three Anglo-Saxon states, the United States (USA), Australia (AU) and the United Kingdom (UK) – AUKUS -has been implemented to the detriment of France and…
France: €1bn healthcare budget for migrants
Brussels 27.09.2021 President Emmanuel Macron announced last week that the France 2022 budget will reserve €1 billion in medical aid for “free” healthcare to illegal immigrants. Since 2015, a year which saw well over a million illegal foreigners enter Europe, the amount of state aid set aside for migrant healthcare costs has doubled. Macron, liberal…
New heads of EU representations
Brussels 20.07.2021 Today, the Commission has appointed two new Heads of Representation in Paris and Luxembourg. Ms ValĂ©rie Drezet-Humez will start in her new function in Paris on 01 September 2021. Ms Anne Calteux will take up her duties as Head of Representation in Luxembourg, at a date still to be decided. They will act…
Cornwall G7: tempering ambitions
Brussels 11.06.2021 The G7 summit is being held in these often tranquil, and picturesque coastal communities less than 20 miles/32km from Land’s End in Cornwall. Although 5,500 extra police officers have been sent on errand there are not many around the harbour, and delivery vans are passing through without problems. Preparations have been ongoing since…
EU: concerns of peace in N.Ireland
Brussels 10.06.2021 Britain should respect its post-Brexit commitments, especially on Northern Ireland and fishing, and the EU is entitled to take action if that should not be the case, said French European Affairs Minister Clement Beaune, who added he was “very worried” by Britain’s behaviour. French European Affairs Minister Clement Beaune said Britain should respect…
JCPOA continues work in Vienna
Brusssels 02.06.2021 The Joint Commission of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) resumes today Wednesday 2 June, in Vienna (pictured). The Joint Commission of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action #JCPOA will resume today in Vienna. Participants will continue their discussions in view of a possible return of the US to the JCPOA and…
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