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By Abhishek Khajuria So, the results of the elections in France are out now. Over the course of the past 9 days, the French voted in a two-round Parliamentary election to decide the 577 members of the 16th National Assembly of the country. The elections were marked by voter apathy, so much so that the second round … Read More “Emmanuel Macron and France: A collective quandary” »
Press play to listen to this article Russian President Vladimir Putin is playing hardball with the European Union — cutting off gas deliveries to some of Russia’s best customers in a howl of rage at the sanctions imposed after invading Ukraine. It’s putting enormous political pressure on governments, threatens to leave Europeans freezing if this … Read More “Russia declares gas war on EU – POLITICO” »
Press play to listen to this article A very strange French parliamentary election has ended in humiliation for President Emmanuel Macron and it may well turn into a slow-motion calamity for France. Macron’s centrist alliance Ensemble is marooned 44 seats short of a working majority in the National Assembly after the second round of legislative … Read More “France thrown into limbo after humiliating setback for Macron – POLITICO” »
Press play to listen to this article PARIS — In a disastrous outcome for French President Emmanuel Macron, his centrist alliance will fall short of an absolute majority in a parliamentary runoff vote that logged significant gains for both the hard left and the far right. In what is a major upset for the French … Read More “Macron to lose parliamentary majority in stunning upset – POLITICO” »
Senegalese President Macky Sall, who currently chairs the African Union, on Sunday called on Brussels to provide some scope for African countries to pay for imported cereals and fertilizers from Russia despite EU sanctions excluding Russian banks from international payment systems. “We want to pay, but it is becoming impossible. So we ask the Europeans … Read More “African Union chief urges EU to ease food payments to Russia – POLITICO” »
Kitesurfer is killed and eight are injured after sudden ‘mini TORNADO’ hits Normandy beach throwing 31-year-old into a restaurant window Five people have been hospitalised and one killed after strong winds in France A Kite surfer died after gale threw him into a restaurant window on the seafront The Normandy coast in the town of … Read More “Kitesurfer is killed and eight are injured after sudden ‘mini TORNADO’ hits Normandy beach” »
FILE – Actor Jean-Louis Trintignant speaks, right, as director Michael Haneke looks on after he is presented with the Palme d’Or award for Love during the awards ceremony at the 65th international film festival, in Cannes, southern France, Sunday, May 27, 2012. French film legend and amateur racecar driver Jean-Louis Trintignant, who earned acclaim for … Read More “French film titan Trintignant, of ‘A Man and a Woman,’ dies” »
By proclaiming their support for Ukraine and Moldova becoming official candidates for EU membership, the leaders of France, Germany and Italy on Thursday sent an unequivocal message to Vladimir Putin: the Soviet sphere of influence is dead — and it will not be resurrected by force. The leaders — French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Olaf … Read More “Rhetoric and reality collide as France, Germany, Italy back Ukraine’s EU bid – POLITICO” »
Press play to listen to this article The leaders of Germany, France, Italy and Romania on Thursday threw their weight behind accepting Ukraine and Moldova as EU membership candidates, laying to rest doubts over their stance amid Russia’s war against Ukraine. “All four of us support the status of immediate candidate for membership,” French President … Read More “Germany, France and Italy back EU candidate status for Ukraine – POLITICO” »
UPI in France: The National Payments Corporation of India International on Thursday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Lycra Network of France. According to this MoU, Indians can soon be able to pay with their UPI or RuPay card in France. This will be beneficial for Indian students or travelers. According to this MoU, Indians … Read More “UPI in France: UPI, RuPay card to be run in France soon, NPCI signs MoU with Lycra Network” »
