France appoints new digital minister with expanded portfolio
Following the government reshuffle, Jean-Noël Barrot was appointed minister delegate for the digital economy – a position the tech players felt was lacking in the country.
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EUROPE 
June 23, 2022 France to examine gas tariff shield ‘in the coming days’
A tariff shield to fight rising gas prices will be examined “in the coming days”, French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne, who visited GRTgaz’s dispatching site in the Île-de-France region, announced on Thursday (23 June).
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WORLD
June 21, 2022 Ireland in ‘ongoing contact’ with France over military exercise in Atlantic
The Irish Government has said it is in “ongoing contact” with French authorities about a military exercise planned for this week that may affect a part of Ireland’s waters.
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GEOPOLITICS
February 10, 2022 AUKUS and France as an Indo-Pacific Power
By Jose Mikhail Perez & Christian Vicedo On October 26, 2021, Chinese President Xi Jinping and French President Emmanuel Macron had a phone conversation for the first time since the AUKUS alliance was announced. During their phone conversation, President Xi reportedly advised his French counterpart to maintain autonomy in foreign policy. This advice is indicative of an emerging dynamic in […]
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GEOPOLITICS
January 25, 2022 AUKUS and France as an Indo-Pacific Power
By Jose Mikhail Perez & Christian Vicedo On October 26, 2021, Chinese President Xi Jinping and French President Emmanuel Macron had a phone conversation for the first time since the AUKUS alliance was announced. During their phone conversation, President Xi reportedly advised his French counterpart to maintain autonomy in foreign policy. This advice is indicative of an emerging dynamic in […]
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EUROPE
January 13, 2022 France urges EU sanctions against Mali
France is to press the European Union to agree sanctions against Mali after its military-dominated leadership shelved a timetable for elections, the French foreign minister said on Wednesday (12 January).
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UK NEWS
October 15, 2021 Fire-damaged power link between UK and France won’t be fully restored for two years – National Grid
A fire-damaged power link between the UK and France will not be fully restored for another two years, National Grid has revealed.
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ECONOMY
October 5, 2021 The petrol crisis might look bad in the UK, but from France it looks even worse
It’s easy to idealise other countries when yours is falling apart. We often hear about how sought-after facets of American culture, such as McDonald’s and blue jeans, were in the crumbling Soviet Union. Wanting what you cannot have has to be one of the most frustratingly human feelings of all. From aloof partners to simple […]
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POLITICS
September 19, 2021 ‘Freedoms need to be defended’: Truss hails AUKUS submarine deal amid deepening row with France
New Foreign Secretary Liz Truss has defended the UK’s “hard-headed” security pact with the US and Australia, amid a deepening diplomatic row with France.
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CYPRUS
September 15, 2021 Cyprus and France conduct joint exercise off the coast of Cyprus
Cyprus and France conducted a joint exercise off the eastern coast of Cyprus, with the participation of French frigate Aconit and a helicopter from the 460 SAR Squadron. An announcement by the National Guard General Staff says the drill took place in the maritime area east of Larnaca. The AW-139 helicopter was involved in crossdeck […]
