Tag: France
How the world suffers from the absence of the Chinese
Cape Town/Beijing/New York/Paris/Bangkok In the salesroom of Thai entrepreneur Phattaraphon Hongsrisook, there is no doubt who the main target group for his sparkling gemstones is: the staff at his Bangkok…
States are fighting for positions in the Ukraine war
Ukraine is to get half a billion euros worth of weapons and other equipment from the European Union to fight the Russian invasion. Foreign policy representative Josep Borrell made a…
States are fighting for positions in the Ukraine war
Ukraine is to get half a billion euros worth of weapons and other equipment from the European Union to fight the Russian invasion. Foreign policy representative Josep Borrell made a…
States are fighting for positions in the Ukraine war
Opinions also differed on how to deal with Ukraine’s application for quick EU accession. Here, too, Chancellor Scholz was on the side of those who braked. After a long night…
Europe in the energy crisis: EU Commission is considering capping electricity prices
EU summit in Versailles The EU Commission wants to cushion the effects of the energy crisis triggered by the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine. (Photo: dpa) Brussels, Versailles The…
Debate on Debt & Ukraine Accession: EU Unity in Danger
Brussels, Paris In his letter to the European heads of state and government, EU Council President Charles Michel describes the drama of the current situation in the very first sentence:…
Ukraine conflict: Wheat price breaks all records
Brussels, Dusseldorf The price curve has deformed into a line, it has been pointing steeply upwards for days. Russia’s war against Ukraine is driving wheat prices from record to record.…
US pushes ahead with plan to boycott Russian oil
Oil production in Russia Most recently, Russia exported between 4.5 and 5 million barrels of crude oil per day on average. (Photo: imago images/ITAR-TASS) Zurich, Berlin, Brussels, Paris Shops are…
US pushes ahead with plan to boycott Russian oil
Oil production in Russia Most recently, Russia exported between 4.5 and 5 million barrels of crude oil per day on average. (Photo: imago images/ITAR-TASS) Zurich, Berlin, Brussels, Paris Shops are…
Why Marion Maréchal’s betrayal is a blow to Marine Le Pen
Paris The moment of comeback for Marion Maréchal has come. “When France invites you to a rendez-vous, you don’t hesitate, you go. That’s why I’m here,” said the 32-year-old on…
Destination Europe: Ukraine war clouds the prospects
Athens, Paris, Madrid, Rome After two years of heavy losses, it looked until recently as if the European tourism industry could finally check off the pandemic. According to data from…
Macron’s new role will be a choice factor
Paris Last week, Emmanuel Macron tried one last time to separate what can hardly be separated: As President, he addressed the French in a televised address to prepare them for…
France: These are the presidential candidates
Emmanuel Macron The French President will probably have eleven competitors in the next election. (Photo: Reuters) Paris The candidates for the French presidential elections on April 10th and 24th have…
President Macron is running for a second term
Paris Emmanuel Macron’s candidacy was an open secret: the French President had already declared at the beginning of the year that he was “in the mood” for a second term.…
French President Macron is running for a second term
Paris French President Emmanuel Macron has officially entered the race for the next presidency. The center politician announced his candidacy for the April elections on Thursday evening. The newspaper “Libération”…
That’s how hard the Russia sanctions are hitting European companies
Madrid, Stockholm, London, Paris, Rome The West has imposed massive sanctions on Russia. They hit the oligarchs, the markets and the companies of the country with full force. At the…
The Ukraine crisis becomes a problem for Emmanuel Macron in the election campaign
Le Pen calls for a clear rejection of Ukraine’s NATO membership. In her interviews, she said that the country “belongs to the Russian sphere of influence” and “one must recognize…
EU warns Russia against recognizing Luhansk and Donetsk – France convenes national security council
the Russian President Vladimir Putin wants to decide on the recognition of the self-proclaimed People’s Republics as independent states on Monday. He said this after a meeting of the National…
How much influence does French President Macron have as a mediator?
Emmanuel Macron With his commitment, he is presenting himself as a crisis manager ahead of France’s presidential elections. (Photo: Reuters) Paris The Élysée Palace sent the message in the middle…
Russia wants to attack Ukraine and also the capital Kiev
Joe Biden The US President exchanged views with allies by telephone in the evening. Photo: Uncredited/The White House/AP/dpa (Photo: dpa) Munich Russia plans to attack Ukraine next week, including the…