The French president Emmanuel Macron dissolved the lower house of France’s Parliament during a surprise announcement that will bring voters back to the polls in the coming weeks to elect lawmakers, after his party suffered a sobering defeat to the far-right in the elections of the European Union Sunday. The legislative elections will be held […]
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Far right gained strength in European elections and caused a political earthquake in France
The elections to European Parliament confirmed this Sunday the rise of the extreme right, in a political gale that, although it did not change the balance of power in Brussels, motivated the calling of early legislative elections in France and made enormous advances in Germany and Austria. Projections indicate that the far-right National Rally party […]
Biden calls France the “first friend” of the US during a state visit to the European country
President Joe Biden He said that France was the “first friend” of USA at its founding and who is one of its closest allies more than two centuries later, during a state visit with the aim of showing its partnership on global security issues and easing past trade tensions. “United we resist, divided we fall,” […]
Experts will analyze the health diagnosis of the oceans in Costa Rica
Scientists, academics, officials and environmentalists will debate Friday and Saturday in Costa Rica measures for the preservation and sustainability of the oceans in front of climate change and human actions, one year before the world conference on the subject to be held in France. The Central American country hosts the meeting “Immersed in change” by […]
Journalists who covered the Normandy landings faced machismo and “forgetfulness”
The reporters who covered the Landing of Normandy 80 years ago, journalists Experienced and exceptional photographers, they had to circumvent the prohibitions imposed on women by the Allies. But their firsts did not bring them the same success as their male counterparts. On the morning of June 6, 1944, Martha Gellhorn learned, like other journalists […]
Macron calls for Ukraine to be allowed to attack targets in Russia with Western weapons
Western countries should allow Ukraine attack military bases on Russian territory with the sophisticated long-range weapons they are providing to kyiv, the president of France said on Wednesday, Emmanuel Macrona new indication in a change of position that could change the dynamics of the war. The question of whether to allow Ukraine to attack targets […]
France, faced with the difficult adoption of its “aid in dying” law
French deputies began this Monday to debate a controversial bill to allow the assisted suicide under strict conditions, a procedure that could last more than a year and that, if successful, would bring France closer to its European neighbors. “Today we have to write and vote on a great law of freedom, the freedom to […]
The French Government details how it will tighten unemployment benefits
The government of France specified this Sunday the details of his promised reform of the subsidy unemploymentwhich will tighten access and duration, and will save 3.6 billion euros per year. The objective, as explained by the Prime Minister, Gabriel Attal, in an interview published today by La Tribune Dimanche, is to encourage some unemployed to […]
Euphoria and maximum security as the Olympic flame travels through France, this time by sailboat
Tens of thousands of people gathered Wednesday in Marseille, the major port city of France located on the Mediterranean coast, to receive the Olympic torch and mark another milestone in the run-up to the Olympic Games in Paris. Olympic swimmer Florent Manaudou became the first torchbearer in France, after the Belem — a majestic three-masted […]
France, the world’s first tourist destination with 100 million visitors in 2023
France claims its status as the world’s leading tourist destination with a record of 100 million international visitors last year, which means 7.5% more than in 2022 and 10% more than in 2019, the year before the outbreak of the crisis. the covid. The French Government, which this Tuesday organizes an interministerial committee dedicated to […]