Tag: Emmanuel Macron

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‘We won’t erase names from our history’: As France opens borders, Macron vows war on racism but rules out toppling statues

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While promising to fight racism and discrimination, France will not tear down any statues, whatever backgrounds they have, President Emmanuel Macron pledged. Erasing history equals “denying who we are,” he said. … Read More >‘We won’t erase names from our history’: As France opens borders, Macron vows war on racism but rules out toppling statues

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Macron loses absolute majority in parliament as frustrated MPs DEFECT to new left-leaning grouping

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Emmanuel Macron has lost his outright majority in France’s National Assembly as a group of defectors from his LREM party jumped ship to join a new left-wing grouping, in another indication of his floundering leadership. … Read More >Macron loses absolute majority in parliament as frustrated MPs DEFECT to new left-leaning grouping

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Macron warns life ‘won’t be back to normal’ as Covid-19 forces French to find new way of ‘social distance’ protest

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France’s president has said that the national recovery would need to be ‘organized,’ in a speech at the Elysee Palace as the country celebrated a subdued Labor Day, while movement in the country remains tightly restricted. … Read More >Macron warns life ‘won’t be back to normal’ as Covid-19 forces French to find new way of ‘social distance’ protest

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Mandates above all? Macron declares himself ‘guarantor of HEALTH & democracy’ as Paris pushes citizens to vote amid coronavirus

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The pandemic has put France on lockdown, with public venues and shops shut down. Polling stations, however, were not only spared, but Paris eagerly pushed the people to vote in local polls, despite health concerns and criticism. … Read More >Mandates above all? Macron declares himself ‘guarantor of HEALTH & democracy’ as Paris pushes citizens to vote amid coronavirus

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Merkel, Macron Tell Putin They Are Ready to Facilitate Northwestern Syria De-Escalation Efforts

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Clashes between government forces and militants backed by Turkey in the northwestern province of Idlib have intensified recently, while the Turkish forces have also carried out several strikes against the Syrian Arab Army. … Read More >Merkel, Macron Tell Putin They Are Ready to Facilitate Northwestern Syria De-Escalation Efforts

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With UK out, Macron unveils ‘nuclear weapons doctrine’ with France leading an EU army [VIDEO]

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The Duran’s Alex Christoforou and Editor-in-Chief Alexander Mercouris discuss Emmanuel Macron’s speech where the French President unveiled his nuclear doctrine advocating for a more coordinated European Union defence strategy in which France, the EU’s only post-Brexit nuclear power, and its arsenal holding a central role. … Read More >With UK out, Macron unveils ‘nuclear weapons doctrine’ with France leading an EU army [VIDEO]