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πŸ‡«πŸ‡·πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊFriendship very much back on after 2021 AUKUS crisis -
@RichardMarlesMP
says talks on 30 Jan in Paris carried out "on first-name basis", hails "return of warmth" to relationship with "our closest neighbour in Indo-Pacific"
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@francediplo_EN
France government organization
πŸ”΄ LIVE | Joint press conference by πŸ‡«πŸ‡·@MinColonna & @SebLecornu with their πŸ‡¦πŸ‡Ί counterparts @RichardMarlesMP & @SenatorWong twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1
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Reporting outside the hotel in Paris where the Vietnam War peace deal was signed 50 years ago πŸ‡»πŸ‡³πŸ‡«πŸ‡·πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ
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Live with
@laura_i24
from Paris on January 24
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@i24NEWS_EN
France repatriates women and children from Syrian camps, after their detention for being part of the Islamic State 'It is a political hot potato when it comes to repatriating your own citizens, who then may face terrorism charges,' @cullennews tells @laura_i24
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+ "we want dialogue" - govt will certainly get certain type of dialogue that from the streets in the coming weeks
@BrunoLeMaire
"France has one of most generous pensions systems in the world. It's a force, a point of pride" + But says we have a deficit "no deficit is negligible"
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+ service personnel, police officers, fire fighters and those who worked in dangerous professions "will be able to finish work earlier" than other jobs + end to majority of 'special pensions regimes' for particular (non-dangerous) professions
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+ "Working more will allow future retirees to have a better pension" + "useful dialogue" with parliament + "43 years of work + "retirement age will be 60 for those who started work at 16, stays at 62 for those who started to work at 18"
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French PM
@Elisabeth_Borne
announces details of govt's planned and controversial pensions reform: + "retirement age will gradually increase to 64 in 2030, so will be 63yrs 3months in 2027" + "ambition of justice and progress" + "moment of truth" + "pensions system has to evolve"
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French PM
@Elisabeth_Borne
on
@franceinfo
questioned on pension reform: + we have a system that is in a deficit, we must rebalance it + moving retirement age to 65 is not a totem + we want this to come into force before the end of the summer + 23 Jan plan presented to ministers
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@cullennews
From today 1 January, selective Covid-19 tests will be carried out on people arriving into France from China. From 5 January, all travellers boarding flights in πŸ‡¨πŸ‡³ destined for πŸ‡«πŸ‡· must also test negative no more than 48 hours in advance. Face masks mandatory on inbound planes
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β€œMy thoughts are with Catholics in France and around the world, bereaved by the loss of His Holiness Benedict XVI, who worked with his soul and intelligence for a more brotherly world”#PopeBenedictXVI
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Emmanuel Macron
@EmmanuelMacron
Officiel du gouvernement - France
Mes pensΓ©es vont aux catholiques de France et du monde, endeuillΓ©s par le dΓ©part de Sa SaintetΓ© BenoΓ?t XVI, qui Ε“uvra avec Γ’me et intelligence pour un monde plus fraternel.
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@cullennews
1 billion euros pledged for πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦ winter by nations today France-Ukraine international conference. Will be divided like this, according to French foreign minister: 415 million energy sector, 2m water, 38m food, 17m health, 22m transport, the rest not yet allocated #ukraine
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β€œAlongside President Zelenskyy, we have prepared the two conferences that France is hosting on Tuesday: the first is an international effort to meet Ukraine's needs to get through the winter. The second is with French companies involved in the reconstruction of the country” πŸ‡«πŸ‡·πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦
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Emmanuel Macron
@EmmanuelMacron
Officiel du gouvernement - France
Avec le PrΓ©sident Zelensky, nous avons prΓ©parΓ© les confΓ©rences que la France accueille mardi : une premiΓ¨re, internationale, pour rΓ©pondre aux besoins de l'Ukraine pour passer l’hiver, et une seconde avec les entreprises franΓ§aises qui s'engagent dans la reconstruction du pays.
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French president
@EmmanuelMacron
β€œhas been in contact with the Polish authorities and is being kept up-to-date on the situation.” Tomorrow’s G20 discussions β€œwill be an important moment to raise awareness among our main partners as president has done since the start” says
@Elysee
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Major focus on this relationship today: + both condemn Ukraine war...can Macron get Xi to lean more on Putin? + UN Security Council permanent members + EU increasing warnings about China's growing influence + French senators regularly travel to Taiwan + both πŸ‡«πŸ‡·πŸ‡¨πŸ‡³ grumble about πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ
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@Elysee
Organisation du gouvernement - France
En marge du G20 de Bali, le PrΓ©sident @EmmanuelMacron s’est entretenu avec le PrΓ©sident chinois XI Jinping. Ils ont rΓ©affirmΓ© leur attachement au respect de l'intΓ©gritΓ© territoriale et de la souverainetΓ© de l'Ukraine. Lire le communiquΓ© : elysee.fr/emmanuel-macro
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@cullennews
China-France Forum in Paris today comes after Xi and Macron met at G20 earlier πŸ‡«πŸ‡·πŸ‡¨πŸ‡³. Ambassador Lu Shaye giving a robust explanation and defence of Chinese Communist Party congress and China’s strategic interests. Railing against those who call China β€œdictatorship” or β€œthreat”
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"Together with President Xi Jinping, we call for respect for the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Ukraine. The consequences of this conflict go beyond European borders: it is through close coordination between France and China that we will overcome them."
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Emmanuel Macron
@EmmanuelMacron
Officiel du gouvernement - France
Avec le PrΓ©sident Xi Jinping, nous appelons au respect de l'intΓ©gritΓ© territoriale et de la souverainetΓ© de l'Ukraine. Les consΓ©quences de ce conflit dΓ©passent les frontiΓ¨res europΓ©ennes : c’est par une Γ©troite coordination entre la France et la Chine que nous les surmonterons.
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"Putting an end to the escalation and dealing with the consequences of the war in Ukraine, supporting the most vulnerable economies, decarbonizing our economies and taking action to protect biodiversity: France and China are determined to do this."
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Emmanuel Macron
@EmmanuelMacron
Officiel du gouvernement - France
Mettre fin Γ  l’escalade et faire face aux consΓ©quences de la guerre en Ukraine, soutenir les Γ©conomies les plus vulnΓ©rables, dΓ©carboner nos Γ©conomies et agir pour protΓ©ger la biodiversitΓ© : la France et la Chine sont dΓ©terminΓ©es.
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The meeting lasted a reported 43mins, on the French president’s first full day at
@g20org
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AFP News Agency
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VIDEO: French President Emmanuel Macron calls for Paris and Beijing to unite against the war in Ukraine as he begins a meeting with China's leader Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Bali
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Early morning πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§πŸ‡«πŸ‡·meetings in Paris to sign a new deal to deepen work to try to stop small-boat crossings of the Channel. Will #Bravamin build up a good working relationship? #migration
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GΓ©rald DARMANIN
@GDarmanin
Avec mon homologue @SuellaBraverman, nous signons aujourd’hui l’engagement de nos deux pays Γ  renforcer la coopΓ©ration contre l’immigration clandestine trans-Manche ‡️
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French president says
@LulaOficial
return to the Brazilian presidency is a β€œnew chapter” for πŸ‡§πŸ‡·. β€œTogether, we are going to unite our forces to face up to the numerous common challenges and renew the link of friendship between our two countries” #LulaPresidente2022
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Emmanuel Macron
@EmmanuelMacron
Officiel du gouvernement - France
Parabéns, caro @Lulaoficial, por sua eleição que dÑ início a um novo capítulo da história do Brasil. Juntos, vamos unir nossas forças para enfrentar os muitos desafios comuns e renovar o vínculo de amizade entre nossos dois países.
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Strong stuff from
@IEA
"Russia's invasion of Ukraine sparked global energy crisis... shock of unprecedented breadth & complexity." Says market pressures predated invasion of πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦, but "πŸ‡·πŸ‡Ί actions turned a rapid economic recovery from the pandemic... into full-blown energy turmoil"
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Fatih Birol
@fbirol
World Energy Outlook 2022 is out! It shows energy markets & policies are changing profoundly as a result of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine Today’s crisis promises to be a historic turning point towards a cleaner & more secure energy system Read more ⬇️ iea.li/3SOmGBW
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Ross Cullen
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The meeting might have been awkward and may not have happened at all, as the summit of πŸ‡«πŸ‡·πŸ‡©πŸ‡ͺministers also planned for 26 Oct was postponed but
@OlafScholz
and
@EmmanuelMacron
did talk in Paris. Meeting was "very constructive" (πŸ‡«πŸ‡·) and "a very good and important conversation" (πŸ‡©πŸ‡ͺ)
Ross Cullen
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β€œCongratulations to
@RishiSunak
on becoming UK prime minister. Together, we will continue to work to face the challenges of the moment, including the war in Ukraine and its multiple consequences for Europe and for the world.” #RishiSunakPM πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§πŸ‡«πŸ‡·
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Emmanuel Macron
@EmmanuelMacron
Officiel du gouvernement - France
FΓ©licitations Γ  @RishiSunak qui devient Premier ministre du Royaume-Uni. Ensemble, nous continuerons d'Ε“uvrer pour faire face aux dΓ©fis du moment, dont la guerre en Ukraine et ses multiples consΓ©quences pour l'Europe et pour le monde.
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