Europol launches taskforce to combat violence-as-a-service and youth recruitment
Europol has launched a new Operational Taskforce (OTF), codenamed GRIMM, to address the growing threat of violence-as-a-service and the targeted…
Peace for Ukraine: Meetings between Ukrainian and U.S. delegations in Paris
The parties held a constructive and positive discussion on the paths toward a full ceasefire and the further process of…
Eurojust: Arms traffickers arrested in international operation
Cooperation between authorities from France, Slovenia, Spain and Bosnia and Herzegovina, with the support from Eurojust and Europol, has resulted…
Illegal money mule network grinds to a halt with Eurojust support
The Romanian authorities, in close cooperation with their French and British counterparts, have taken down a criminal group that recruited…
France: EU Commission approves state aid for farmers reducing pesticides
The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, a €35 million French scheme to support farmers in the Artois-Picardie basin…
France: EU Commission endorses €3.26 billion payment under NextGenerationEU
The EU Commission issued a positive preliminary assessment of France's payment request for €3.26 billion under NextGenerationEU, the centrepiece of Europe's recovery efforts…
Paris Criminal Court sentences Marine Le Pen to five years of ineligibility
Marine Le Pen was found guilty of misappropriation of public funds. She was sentenced to four years in prison, a…
Chinese Premier Li Qiang met with French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot
In the current international situation, China and France -- as independent, mature and responsible major countries -- should strengthen communication…
Ukrainian and French Presidents target “robust peace for Ukraine and Europe” in Paris
Ukraine continues to work with its partners to establish lasting peace and reliable security guarantees. This was emphasized by President…
Fake invoices for hearing aids: Law enforcement strike against healthcare fraud network
An international law enforcement operation coordinated by Europol has dismantled a criminal network behind a large-scale healthcare subsidy fraud in…
Bundeskanzler Scholz und Präsident Macron: Die Ukraine kann sich auf uns verlassen
"Wir sind uns einig: Die Ukraine kann sich auf uns verlassen", betonte Bundeskanzler Olaf Scholz. Im Gespräch mit dem französischen…
France: EU Commission approves amendment of the regional state aid map 2022-2027
The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, a change to the map of France for the granting…
Uranium enrichment in France: EIB and Orano sign a loan agreement for €400 million
The loan finances part of the total investment of nearly €1.7 billion that Orano is devoting to a 30% increase in…
Ukraine Crisis Meeting in London: Remarks and next steps
"Our starting point must be to put Ukraine in the strongest possible position now, so that they can negotiate from…
The Presidents of Ukraine and France coordinated next steps for achieving guaranteed peace
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy had a phone conversation with President of France Emmanuel Macron to discuss the results of…
Summary of the meeting between Presidents Trump and Macron in Washington DC
President Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron met in Washington to discuss pathways to ending the ongoing war in Ukraine.
Readout of US State Secretary Rubio’s call with European foreign ministers
Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke with the foreign ministers of France, Germany, Italy, and the United Kingdom and the…
France: EU Commission approves €500m state aid scheme for hedgerows and trees
The European Commission has approved under EU state aid rules a €500 million French aid scheme to encourage small and…
Statement by the Weimar+ group on the support to Ukraine
Statement issued by the High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, France, Germany, Poland, Spain, and United Kingdom: "We…
Summit for Action on Artificial Intelligence publishes declarations and documents
Actors from more than 100 countries on 5 continents, from governments, international organizations, private companies, social partners, civil society and…
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Phobos and 8Base ransomware: Russian key figures arrested in cybercrime crackdown
The Hague, 11 February 2025 A coordinated international law enforcement action last week has led...
Global Partnership calls for gender to be an integral part of the AI Action Summit
In light of the Global AI Action Summit organised by France, several members countries of the Global Partnership for Action…
Activities of Executive Vice-President Virkkunen at the AI Action Summit in Paris
The summit will be hosted by France with India co-chairing the event. Building on past AI safety summits (Bletchley Park,…
UN and Member States condemn US Executive Order imposing sanctions on the ICC
The Internation Criminal Court and many international leaders condemn the issuance by the US of an Executive Order seeking to…
Background on the Artificial Intelligence Action Summit in Paris
This international Summit will bring together almost 100 countries and over a thousand private sector and civil society representatives from…
Artificial Intelligence Action Summit in France
On 10 and 11 February 2025, France will host the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Action Summit,...
Operation CABRAS: French-Spanish drug trafficking ring dismantled
Operation CABRAS, led by the French Gendarmerie under the supervision of the Specialised Interregional Jurisdiction (JIRS) of Rennes, targeted a…
Chemical recycling of plastic waste: EU Commission approves €500m French state aid
The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, a €500 million French scheme to support the chemical recycling…
France: EU Commission approves €48m for Envision AESC’s EV battery production
The EU Commission approved a €48 million French measure to support Envision AESC France in setting-up a new factory for the…
Europol warns consumers to be mindful about fake medicines offered online
Between April and November 2024, law enforcement, judicial, customs, medical and anti-doping authorities from 30 countries joined forces in Operation…
Readouts of US State Secretary Rubio’s call with European Foreign Ministers
US State Secretary Marco Rubio has called his European colleagues in Germany, France, and the UK. See what they have…
Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen meets with Scholz, Macron, and Rutte
European unity is on the agenda when Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen travels to Berlin, Paris and Brussels on Tuesday, January…
Abusing the EU’s Temporary Protection: 23 underground bankers arrested
An international investigation spanning several years has led to the arrest of 23 criminals running a sophisticated money laundering scheme.…
France: EU Commission receives 4th RRF payment request for €3.26 billion
The European Commission yesterday received France's fourth payment request under the Recovery and Resilience Facility, amounting to €3.26 billion in…
Chancellor Scholz and President Macron: For an open, strong, and successful Europe
Russia's war against Ukraine, the rise of the far right in Europe, and the future role of the U.S.: Europe…
Excessive deficit procedure: EU Council adopts recommendations for seven countries
On 21 January 2025, the EU Council adopted recommendations for seven countries to correct their excessive deficit situation within a…
Main results of the Eurogroup, 20 January 2025
The Eurogroup discussed the priorities and challenges of the euro area in the context of the new European policy cycle.…
Joint article on Just Energy Transition Partnerships
The joint article on Just Energy Transition Partnerships is signed from Minister for Development Anneliese Dodds (UK), Assistant Secretary of…
Ein Neuanfang für Syrien: Bundesaußenministerin Baerbock in Damaskus
Die deutsche Außenministerin Annalena Baerbock reist heute zu Gesprächen nach Damaskus. Gemeinsam mit ihrem französischen Amtskollegen Barrot und im Auftrag…
EU Solidarity Fund: Italy, France and Austria receive €392m to recover after floods
The EU Commission paid an amount of €392.2 million from the EU Solidarity Fund (EUSF) to help Italy, France and Austria…
Industrial decarbonisation: EU Commission approves French state aid scheme
The EU Commission has approved a French scheme of a maximum amount of €3 billion to support for a period…
France: EU Commission approves €127 million state aid for the port of Dunkirk
The European Commission has approved €127 million in French state aid under EU state aid rules to support the construction…
Joint Statement from Foreign Ministers of Germany, France, Italy, Poland, Spain, the UK, and the EU High Representative
Joint Declaration by the Foreign Ministers of Germany, France, Italy, Poland, Spain, the United Kingdom...
Critical raw materials: EU Commission hosts Minerals Security Partnership (MSP)
The MSP is part of the EU's multilateral efforts to correct market imbalances on global raw materials markets and promote mutually beneficial…
Eurojust: Authorities disrupt migrant smuggling supply chain
French and German authorities, supported by Eurojust and Europol, have rolled up a criminal network responsible for transporting equipment used…
EU electricity retail markets: ACER Country Sheets identify opportunities and threats
For the first time, ACER has published its Country Sheets on retail electricity markets across EU Member States and Norway.…
EU-funded migrant integration measures: EU Auditors point at lack of monitoring
Migrants represented 6.1% of the EU's population in 2023. While €1.9 billion was allocated under the Asylum, Migration and Integration…
International investigators take down encrypted messaging service MATRIX used by criminals
Authorities are staying on top of the encrypted messaging services that criminals use to undertake their activities. A joint investigation…
France: EU Commission approves state aid to Corsica Linea and La Méridionale
The European Commission has found a €853.6 million public service compensation in favour of Corsica Linea and La Méridionale to…
International cigarette trafficking ring dismantled: Fifteen arrests
Eurojust, Europol and authorities from 10 countries stopped a criminal group operating an intricate cigarette trafficking scheme. Fifteen suspects were…