France: IMF staff concluding statement of the 2024 Article IV Mission
A strong and timely policy response helped cushion the impact of the pandemic and the energy crisis. Despite a recovery…
France: EU Commission approves €4bn decarbonisation state aid for manufacturers
The European Commission has approved a €4 billion French scheme to support measures aiming at reducing greenhouse gas emissions in…
Wind Europe: France commits to big offshore wind volumes
Last year, France raised its offshore wind target for 2050 to 45 GW, with an intermediate target of 18 GW…
Chinese President Xi Jinping in Paris: Speeches and remarks (updated)
"China has delivered to Ukraine many shipments of humanitarian aids, and sent its special representative many times to mediate among…
France: EU Commission endorses 3rd RRF payment request for €7.5bn
The EU Commission has preliminarily concluded that France has satisfactorily completed the 15 milestones and 24 targets set out in the Council Implementing…
France: EU Commission approves €300m state aid for Nuward’s small modular nuclear reactors
The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, a €300 million French measure to support Electricité de France's…
European Semester: EU Commission publishes in-depth reviews for six Member States
The Commission has today published in-depth reviews (IDRs) for France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy and Portugal.
Letta Report on reforms of the EU Single Market – France, Germany, Italy, and further reactions
Insight EU is collecting further reactions on the Letta Report update and reforms of the European Single Market.
European Court of Human Rights: Rulings in three climate change cases
The Court found that the Swiss Confederation had failed to comply with its “positive obligations” under the Convention concerning climate…
UK: Response to Russia’s veto on UN Security Council mandate renewal
Despite our concerted efforts to negotiate in good faith, Russia’s veto is nothing more than an attempt to silence independent,…
France: EU Commission approves €900m state aid for energy and fuel production from biomass and hydrogen
The European Commission has approved a €900 million French scheme to support companies investing in the use of biomass and renewable…
France condemns Russia’s recent massive strikes against civilians in Ukraine
France condemns in the strongest possible terms the massive Russian missile and drone strikes conducted against numerous civilian targets in…
EU, France and Germany announce International Humanitarian Conference to support Sudan
Today, Commissioner for Crisis Management Janez Lenarčič will deliver opening remarks at a Senior Officials Meeting (SOM) held in Brussels in preparation…
France: The right to abortion enshrined in the French Constitution
By enshrining women’s right to abortion in the French Constitution, which is a first in the world, France has sent…
Azerbaijan: France is deeply concerned by the recent wave of arrests
France is deeply concerned by the recent wave of arrests in Azerbaijan, which once again targeted members of civil society…
Sweden concludes agreement with France on fighting organised crime
Sweden and France have for long cooperated closely against organised crime. In addition to joint operations within Europol and Interpol,…
Israel/Palestine: Fatal incidents as humanitarian aid was being distributed in Gaza
France expresses its very deep shock over the reports of a very significant number of Palestinian civilian deaths as humanitarian…
Russia: Statement by the EU HR on the conviction of human rights defender Oleg Orlov
Orlov had committed no crime or offence, he has exercised his Constitutional right to express his views and voice his…
Egypt: Continued humanitarian cooperation to support Gaza’s civilian population
At the request of the French President and Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs, medical cargo worth €1 million arrived…
Europol: Five high-value targets arrested for smuggling migrants across the English Channel
The smugglers used low quality boats, mainly originating from China, transported via Turkey to Germany. The legal purpose of these…
Money laundering: Investigation against Russian-Eurasian criminal network and financial institution based in Malta
National authorities in Latvia, Germany, France, Italy and Malta have carried out over 100 searches in a large-scale operation against…
LockBit: Eurojust and Europol supports global operation disrupting ransomware group
In a coordinated action supported by Eurojust and Europol, judicial and law enforcement authorities from 10 different countries have severely disrupted…
EU Commission approves €720m French State aid scheme to support forestry sector
France notified the Commission of its plans to support operators in the forestry sector in the prevention and restoration of…
France expresses concern over Israeli strikes in Rafah
France expresses its deepest concern following the Israeli strikes in Rafah. More than 1.3 million people are currently taking refuge…
Kosovo/France: Order issued by the Central Bank of the Republic of Kosovo regarding cash transactions
This order, which was decided upon in a rushed, unconcerted manner, will impact the daily life of the Serbian community…
UK and France agree to closer cooperation
The UK and France will go even further and faster in tackling illegal migration and build even closer law enforcement…
Ukraine / Russia: France takes note of the ruling by the International Court of Justice
France has taken note of the ruling issued by the International Court of Justice on January 31 in Ukraine’s case…
France: Minister stands with families of detained French citizens in Iran
Stéphane Séjourné, Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, had a meeting on 31 January with the families of our four…
German Government publishes report on defence export policies in 2023
According to provisional figures, individual licences were issued for the final export of military equipment worth approx. €12.2 billion in…
Israel/Palestine: France strongly condemns shelling on Jordanian hospital
France commends Jordan on its efforts to help Gaza’s civilian population. France is directly supporting the Jordanian field hospital in…
Iraq: French Government on attack in Erbil
France utterly condemns the attack carried out on Erbil, the capital of Iraq’s autonomous Kurdistan Region, which included the use…
Central African Republic: France condemns attack on MINUSCA
France condemns in the strongest terms the attack on the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African…
Red Sea: Houthi violation of freedom of navigation
France reiterates its condemnation of the attacks carried out by the Houthis against commercial ships in the Red Sea, which…
EEAS and France welcome UN Houthi Resolution
The EU and France welcome the adoption of the United Nations Security Council resolution 2722 of 10 January that is…
North Korea: Joint Statement on ballistic missile transfers to Russia
We condemn in the strongest possible terms the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea’s (DPRK) export and Russia’s procurement of DPRK…
France on situation in Ecuador, January 10, 2024
France expresses its solidarity with the Ecuadorian people and its full support for the rule of law in Ecuador. We…
Sweden: State Visit from France
The State Visit from France will take place on 30–31 January 2024. President Emmanuel Macron will come to Sweden together…
Jordan/France: Conversation between Catherine Colonna and Ayman Safadi
The Minister reiterated France’s commitment to the unhindered delivery of humanitarian aid in the Gaza Strip to meet the immediate…
CER: Addressing the EU’s incoherence on the Indo-Pacific: A sea of troubles
In 2021, the EU adopted an Indo-Pacific strategy, designed to promote an open and rules-based regional security architecture in the Indo-Pacific…
France/Slovenia: Meeting between Catherine Colonna and her Slovenian counterpart
The ministers signed a Franco-Slovenian action plan that defines the strategic partnership between our two countries for the period of…
EU Commission approves €2.9bn French State aid scheme to support transition towards a net-zero economy
Today, the European Commission has approved under State aid rules, namely the Temporary Crisis and Transition Framework, a €2.9 billion…
Syria: French Government on death of Riad al-Turk (1 January 2024)
Syrian opposition figure and activist Riad al-Turk passed away in France on January 1. It is with great sorrow that…
UN: French Security Council presidency (3 January 2024)
France took up the month-long presidency of the UN Security Council on January 1. It follows Ecuador and commends the…
EU mobilises flood assistance for Germany and France
After heavy rainfall, the regions of Lower Saxony and Thuringia in Germany and Nord and Pas-de-Calais in France are facing…
Attack in Iraqi Kurdistan (31 December 2023)
France utterly condemns the particularly serious armed drone attack on a Kurdish forces base in Pirmam, in Iraq’s autonomous Kurdistan…
Ukraine: Condemnation of massive new Russian strikes (2 January 2024)
In launching nearly 100 missiles and dozens of drones across Ukraine four days after a strike of unprecedented dimensions that…
Niger: Embassy closure (2 January 2024)
The Embassy of France in Niger is now closed until further notice. For the past five months, our Embassy has…
Ministerial Conference on Peacekeeping (Accra, 6 December 2023)
I mention these numbers because we cannot remain indifferent when these soldiers who wear this very iconic blue helmet and…
Ukraine: French condemnation of Russian strikes (29 December 2023)
In launching more than 110 missiles and dozens of drones across Ukraine, as it has done almost daily over the…