France to plant 1bn trees by 2030
France will plant 1 billion trees – or 10% of the country’s forest area – by 2030 to capture carbon and preserve biodiversity, President Emmanuel Macron told firefighters in a speech on Friday (28 October).
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October 22, 2022 France to withdraw from the Energy Charter Treaty
France will withdraw from the Energy Charter Treaty as it is incompatible with the country’s climate commitments, French President Emmanuel Macron announced on Friday (21 October).
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EUROPE
August 12, 2022 France gets help from EU partners as wildfires rage
Firefighting teams and equipment from six EU nations started to arrive in France on Thursday (11 August) to help battle a spate of wildfires, including a fierce blaze in the parched southwest that has forced thousands to evacuate.
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EUROPE
July 11, 2022 France welcomes new chips production site in bid to become global player
France is set to welcome a new semiconductor production site on its soil as it continues the drive to position itself on the global market amid growing shortages, though it is still unclear where funding for the new plant is coming from.
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EUROPE
July 4, 2022 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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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).
