World Uyghur Congress opposes Xi Jinping's visit to Europe
May 08, 2024, at 11:27 pm
The World Uyghur Congress has said it is opposed to the 'openness displayed' by Europe towards Chinese President Xi Jinping during his visit to European nations.
Macron postpones visit to Germany as unrest in France continues
Jul 02, 2023, at 03:50 am
Paris/Berlin: French President Emmanuel Macron has informed German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier that he will not be able to visit Berlin as scheduled next week due to the ongoing unrest in France (following the killing of a 17-year-old in police firing) , the German Presidency said on Saturday.
France's pension reform to come into force in fall - Macron
Apr 18, 2023, at 04:28 pm
Paris, Apr 18 (UNI) France's pension reform will come into force in the fall, President Emmanuel Macron said.
Macron to call Putin on Sunday
Feb 20, 2022, at 03:40 am
Paris/UNI/Sputnik: French President Emmanuel Macron will have a phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin at 10:00 GMT on Sunday, the BFMTV broadcaster reported Saturday, citing the Elysee Palace.
Kamala Harris discusses COVID-19 pandemic with Macron : White House
Feb 16, 2021, at 03:41 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: US Vice President Kamala Harris has discussed the coronavirus pandemic, climate change and other issues during a telephone conversation with French President Emmanuel Macron, the White House said.
Macron: From liberal poster boy of France to Muslim world eyesore
Oct 30, 2020, at 06:33 pm
Once a poster boy of the all-embracing liberal West, who in elections defeated the far-right, French President Emmanuel Macron is now suddenly an enemy of the Islamic world with the Turkish president even calling him "mentally unwell".
Oct 30, 2020, at 05:12 am
Kuala Lumpur/Paris: Amid ongoing terror attacks in France by the Islamists, former Malaysian prime minister Mahathir Mohamad shocked the world when he almost justified the killings saying that Muslims "have the right to kill millions of French people" to avenge the past.
Sep 23, 2020, at 09:23 pm
New York: The coronavirus pandemic requires cooperation between nations and should serve as an “electric shock” to wake up the United Nations, French President Emmanuel Macron stressed on Tuesday during the General Assembly’s annual high-level debate, held virtually this year.
Yellow Vest Leader Expelled From Farming Fair During Macron’s Visit
Feb 23, 2020, at 07:58 pm
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: Eric Drouet, a leading public figure of French yellow vest protests, was expelled from an agricultural show in Paris on Saturday by President Emanuel Macron’s bodyguards, media said.
Trump, Macron spar over need to return fighters from ISIS
Dec 04, 2019, at 10:45 am
Washington/Sputnik/UNI: President Donald Trump and his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron appeared at odds on Tuesday during a press conference in London when the two leaders discussed efforts to take back citizens who joined the Islamic State terror group (banned in Russia).
Macron leads EU-wide minimum wage call as Merkel, Medvedev warn of global injustice
Jun 12, 2019, at 09:22 am
New York, June 12 (IBNS): “Fundamental change” to the world of work – including an EU-wide minimum wage – is needed to address the growing gap between society’s haves and have-nots, French President Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday.
Macron pledges to respond to "Yellow Vest" movement soon
Apr 17, 2019, at 09:54 am
Paris, Apr 17 (Xinhua/UNI) "This is not a time for politics," French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday told the nation in a short televised speech in the wake of Notre Dame Cathedral fire, pledging to come out with a response to the "Yellow Vest" movement soon.
EU cannot be held hostage to Brexit crisis in UK: Macron
Apr 02, 2019, at 10:38 pm
Paris, Apr 2 (Sputnik): The European Union cannot be held hostage to the political crisis in the United Kingdom for a long time, French President Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday during his joint press conference with Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar.
Xi meets Macron on maintaining sound China-France ties
Mar 25, 2019, at 09:41 am
Nice, France, Mar 24 (Xinhua/UNI) Chinese President Xi Jinping on Sunday stressed the importance of maintaining a sound China-France relationship to both countries' long-term development and its potential impact on the world.
Paris Agreement: Donald Trump says Macron's decision on fuel price justifies his own
Dec 05, 2018, at 04:21 pm
Washington, Dec 5 (IBNS): US President Donald Trump on Wednesday said his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron's move of retreating fuel tax hikes amid riots in Paris justified his decision of rejecting 2015 Paris Agreement.
Sep 26, 2018, at 11:17 am
New York, Sept 26 (IBNS): Deploring what he saw as a “deep crisis” of the traditional international order, French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday warned from the rostrum of the United Nations General Assembly against the temptation towards unilateralism and pleaded for a “new global balance”, crafted by all countries working together.