Sudan: France fully supports the call for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire
Paris, 21 April 2023 Yesterday Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Catherine Colonna took part...
French Minister of State for Europe to visit Hungary to discuss rule of law
Paris, 19 April 2023 Laurence Boone, Minister of State for Europe, attached to the Minister...
France: Qatar – Bahrain – United Arab Emirates – Resumption of diplomatic relations
Paris, 19 April 2023 France welcomes the announcement that Qatar and Bahrain have resumed diplomatic...
Sudan: France expresses its dismay at the deaths of several humanitarian workers
Paris, 17 April 2023 France expresses its dismay at the deaths of several humanitarian workers...
Russia: EEAS HR on the sentencing of Vladimir Kara-Murza
Brussels, 17 April 2023 The European Union strongly condemns the ruling by a Moscow court...
France: Continued emergency aid to DR Congo with the EU
Paris, 14 April 2023 In the face of the crisis in the eastern Democratic Republic...
France condemns the newest missile launch by North Korea, 13 April 2023
Paris, 14 April 2023 France condemns in the strongest possible terms the launch, on April...
France condemns decapitation of a Ukrainian war prisoner by Russians
Paris, 13 April 2023 France was horrified to learn of a video showing the decapitation...
Middle East: France calls to maximum restraint
Paris, 7 April 2023 In light of the tensions of the past three days, France...
France condemns the Taliban’s ban on Afghan women from working for UN agencies operating in Afghanistan
Paris, 6 April 2023 France condemns in the strongest terms the Taliban decision to ban...
25th anniversary of CTBT: Draft joint statement by France and the UK
Paris, 6 April 2023 1. Exactly twenty five years ago, on 6th April 1998, France...
Eurojust action to take down the Genesis Market
Online market selling stolen account credentials to criminals worldwide taken down in multi-country effort dubbed...
Finland joins NATO as 31st Ally
Brussels, 4 April 2023 Finland became NATO’s newest member today (4 April 2023), upon depositing...
Finland and France sign new tax treaty
Helsinki, 4 April 2023 The treaty will eliminate double taxation with respect to income taxes...
Afghanistan: France condemns the arrest of the founder of a girls’ school
Paris, 28 March 2023 France condemns the Taliban’s March 27th arrest of Matiullah Wesa, the...
French Government on Russia/Belarus statements by Vladimir Putin
Brussels, 27 March 2023 France condemns the Russian President’s announcement of an agreement between Russia...
Georgia: French Foreign minister Colonna meets with President Zourabichvili
Paris, 13 March 2023 On March 13, Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Catherine Colonna...
Paris: Joint statement on Afghanistan (6 March 2023)
Paris, 6 March 2023 Special Envoys and Representatives for Afghanistan of Australia, Canada, the European...
France: EU Commission approves €3bn to support companies in five outermost regions
Brussels, 24 February 2023 The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, a...
French Government on death sentence for Jamshid Sharmahd in Iran
Paris, 22 February 2023 The death sentence handed down today against Jamshid Sharmahd, a German-Iranian...
Croatia, France and Poland join EU’s strategic reserves for chemical, biological and radiological emergencies
Brussels, 20 February 2023 To improve the EU preparedness and response to chemical, biological, radiological,...
State aid: EU Commission approves up to €1.4bn to compensate Air France for the damage suffered due to the Covid-19
Brussels, 16 February 2023 The European Commission has found a French support measure of up...
Niger: France utterly condemns terrorist attack (Feb 11, 2023)
Paris, 13 February 2023 France utterly condemns the attack which claimed the lives of 10...
France: EU Commission approves €2.08bn to support offshore wind electricity
Brussels, 13 February 2023 The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, a...
Burkina Faso: France condemns the attack on Burkinabe humanitarian workers
Paris, 10 February 2023 Following a deadly attack on February 8 in northwestern Burkina Faso,...
Sweden sends search and rescue teams to Türkiye today
Stockholm, 9 February 2023 Today, Thursday 9 February, Sweden has sent an additional 45 personnel...
France: EU Commission approves €1.5bn to support protection against the insolvency of travel organisers
Brussels, 6 February 2023 The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, a...
Iran’s nuclear program: France, Germany, UK and the US on the IAEA’s latest report (3 February 2023)
Paris, 3 February 2023 We, the governments of France, Germany, the United Kingdom and the...
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Joint statement: Second France-Australia Foreign and Defence Ministerial Consultations
Paris, 30 January 2023 1- The second Australia-France Foreign and Defence Ministerial Consultations reflected the...
IMF Executive Board concludes 2022 Article IV consultation with France
Washington, DC, 30 January 2023 On January 25, 2023, the Executive Board of the International...
Europol: Counterfeit tobacco products worth €17m seized in France
The Hague, 16 January 2023 Information shared with Europol led to the targeting of the...
Belarus: France condemns political arrests regarding 2020 presidential election
Paris, 13 January 2023 The announcement of the arrest of Andrey Dmitriev, following the arrest...
France welcomes the strengthening of EU-NATO ties
Paris, 12 January 2023 France welcomes yesterday’s signing of a joint declaration by the EU...
Ethiopia: Joint visit by French and German foreign affairs ministers
Paris, 11 January 2023 Mme Catherine Colonna, French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, will...
Iran: France condemns new executions of demonstrators
Paris, 9 January 2023 France utterly condemns today’s executions of Mohammad Mehdi Karami, 22, and...
Burma/Myanmar: France condemns new prison sentence imposed on Aung San Suu Kyi
Paris, 2 January 2023 France condemns in the strongest possible terms the new seven-year prison...
Turkey – France deplores the ruling upholding Osman Kavala’s life sentence
Paris, 2 January 2023 France deplores the Turkish court’s December 28 ruling upholding Osman Kavala’s...
Global food security: WFP ship transporting wheat donated by Ukraine arrives in Somalia
Paris, 2 January 2023 World Food Program ship transporting 25,000 tons of wheat donated by...
Ukraine: France condemns massive Russian missile attack
Paris, 29 December 2022 France utterly condemns today’s massive Russian missile attack against multiple regions...
Zambia: France welcomes the abolition of death penalty
Paris, 28 December 2022 France welcomes Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema’s December 23rd announcement that a...
InvestEU: EU Commission signs agreement with CDC to unlock €700m in investments across France
Brussels, 20 December 2022 Today, the European Commission and the Caisse des Dépôts (CDC) have...
Europol: Authorities take substances worth over €40m off the market
The Hague, 19 December 2022 Over 10.5 million medicinal products seized, 349 suspects arrested or...
France will host negotiations on the elimination of plastic pollution in 2023
Paris, 6 December 2022 The Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs and the Minister for...
France: EU Commission approves €13.5bn to compensate energy-intensive companies for indirect emission costs
Brussels, 1 December 2022 The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, a...
Support to French and Belgian authorities against large-scale drug trafficking – Eurojust
28 November 2022 Eurojust and Europol assisted the French and Belgian authorities in a recent...
France: IMF Staff Concluding Statement of the 2022 Article IV Mission
November 21, 2022 A Concluding Statement describes the preliminary findings of IMF staff at the...
France condemns missile launches by North Korea
Paris, 2 November 2022 France utterly condemns the many missile launches – several of them...
Statement following quadrilateral meeting between EU Council President, France, Armenia and Azerbaijan
Brussels, 7 October 2022 The President of Azerbaijan and the Prime Minister of Armenia met...