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☆ France's Macron criticizes Musk for relaxing Twitter content rules
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-01 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Dec 1 (Reuters) - Elon Musk relaxing content moderation policies on Twitter is "a big issue", French President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday in an interview on television show Good Morning America. Last week, Musk said the platform will provide a "general amnesty" to some suspended accounts. The comments come after a report that the European Union has threatened Twitter with a ban unless Musk abides by its strict rules on content moderation. Twitter and Musk did not immediately respond to Reuters requests for comment. Musk said last month that Twitter was experiencing a "massive drop in revenue" as advertisers pause spending.

☆ France's Macron says Qatar must move towards "tangible changes"
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-26 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

PARIS, Nov 26 (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday urged Qatar to continue in the direction of "tangible changes" that he said are signposted by Qatar hosting the 2022 World Cup. "This football World Cup, the first organised in an Arab country, is a sign of tangible changes underway. It must continue, and it can count on our support," Macron said on Twitter during the France-Denmark game. France became the first team to book a spot in the World Cup knockout stage on Saturday when it defeated Denmark 2-1 in a tense encounter. Earlier this month, Macron had said sports should not be politicised, brushing off suggestions that he should boycott the World Cup in Qatar.

More than a year after Washington, London and Canberra torpedoed a big French submarine contract, pushing Franco-US relations to breaking point, the two countries are expected to put on a show of unity on common threats from Russia and China. The French leader will try to negotiate exemptions for European companies on the model of those Mexico and Canada has already got, a French presidential adviser said. Macron wants France to build more nuclear reactors but it is struggling with corrosion issues at its ageing plants. Macron will also travel to Louisiana, ostensibly to pay tribute to the state's French heritage, but also to discuss energy issues, the French presidential advisor said. "The United States produce cheap gas but sell it to us at high price," Macron told French executives on November 8.

☆ France's Macron announces 100 mln euro aid package for Moldova
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-21 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

PARIS, Nov 21 (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron, speaking at a donor conference for Moldova in Paris, announced an additional international aid package worth more than 100 million euros ($103 million)for the eastern European nation. He said much of that aid would have to be focused on helping Moldova deal with an energy crisis that is the consequence of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. ($1 = 0.9756 euros)Reporting by GV De Clercq; Editing by Jon BoyleOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ France's Macron accuses Russia of 'predatory' influence in Africa
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-20 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

PARIS, Nov 20 (Reuters) - President Emmanuel Macron accused Russia of feeding anti-French propaganda in Africa to serve "predatory" ambitions in troubled African nations, where France has suffered military setbacks and a wider loss of influence over recent years. "This perception is fed by others, it's a political project," Macron told TV5 Monde in an interview. France, the former colonial power in most of Western and central Africa, has longstanding military ties across Francophone Africa and French troops were stationed in Mali for a decade as part of a counter-terrorism operation. It has also been jockeying for influence with Russia in recent years, with the deployment of private military contractor Wagner Group in several countries, including in the Central African Republic (CAR) and in Mali. "It's done with the complicity of a Russian military junta," he said.

☆ France's Macron leaves door ajar to proscribe Iran's Guards as more sanctions come
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-14 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

PARIS, Nov 14 (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday more targeted European Union sanctions on Iranian officials would be adopted and he left the door open to the bloc designating Iran's Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) a terrorist organisation. "We are several who are pushing for targeted sanctions especially on pasdaran (IRGC) and people in the regime," Macron told France Inter radio in an interview." When asked whether he would support designating the IRGC as a terrorist organisation, Macron said as things developed the question needed to be looked at. Reporting by John Irish, Tassilo Hummel, editing by Sudip Kar-Gupta and Toby ChopraOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Chance for peace in Ukraine, says France's Macron
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-24 | by ( Reuters Editorial | ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

PoliticsChance for peace in Ukraine, says France's MacronPostedEven as Russia warned the situation there could escalate, Macron said he was hopeful of a resolution, speaking at a conference in Rome on Sunday (October 23) aimed at seeking ways to promote world peace. He added that it was up to Ukrainians and their leaders to decide when and how to make that peace against the invading Russians.

☆ France's Macron says there is chance for peace in Ukraine
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-23 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

ROME, Oct 23 (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron said on Sunday he believed there was a chance for peace in Ukraine, even as Russia warned the conflict there could escalate. "There is the prospect for peace, it will come around at some moment," said Macron at a conference in Rome aimed at seeking ways to promote world peace. Russia fired missiles and drones into Ukrainian-held Mykolaiv on Sunday, and Moscow said the conflict was trending towards "uncontrolled escalation". Without providing evidence, Shoigu said Ukraine could escalate with a "dirty bomb" - conventional explosives laced with radioactive material. Ukraine does not possess nuclear weapons, while Russia has said it could protect Russian territory with its nuclear arsenal.

☆ France's Macron to hold talks with new Italian PM Meloni on Sunday
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-23 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni attends the first new cabinet meeting, at Chigi Palace, in Rome, Italy, October 23, 2022. REUTERS/Yara NardiPARIS, Oct 23 (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron, currently on an official visit to Italy, will hold talks with new Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni later on Sunday, the French presidency said, without providing further details. Meloni was sworn in as Italy's first woman prime minister on Saturday alongside her cabinet team, giving the country its most right-wing government since World War Two. European Commission leaders in Brussels sent her messages of congratulations on Saturday. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Sudip Kar-Gupta, Elizabeth Pineau and Sophie Louet; Editing by Edmund Blair and Jan HarveyOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ France's Macron: sale of European strategic infrastructure to China was an error
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-21 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

BRUSSELS, Oct 21 (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron said on Friday that the European Union had to re-think its trade dialogue with China, calling for a more even playing field between the two commercial power houses. "We have made strategic errors in the past with the sale of infrastructures to China," Macron said at the end of two-day EU summit which had EU-China ties on its agenda. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Benoit Van Overstraeten; Editing by Sudip Kar-GuptaOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ UK PM Truss discusses deepening cooperation with France's Macron
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-18 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

British Prime Minister Liz Truss makes a press statement after a meeting of the European Political Community at Prague Castle in Prague, Czech Republic, Thursday, Oct 6, 2022. Alastair Grant/Pool via REUTERSLONDON, Oct 18 (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Liz Truss and French President Emmanuel Macron discussed continued support for Ukraine, as well as deepening bilateral cooperation, over a call earlier on Tuesday, her Downing Street Office spokesperson said. "They agreed the UK and France will continue to work closely together with allies to support Ukraine and coordinate our response to Russian aggression," the spokesperson said. "The Prime Minister and President Macron also welcomed the recent opportunity to meet in person at the leaders' summit in Prague, and looked forward to continuing to deepen bilateral cooperation." Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Muvija M, Editing by Paul SandleOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ France's Macron suggests he won't fire nukes at Russia even if Putin uses them in Ukraine, undercutting Western threats
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-13 | by ( Sinéad Baker | Sam Tabahriti | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Macron suggested he wouldn't use nuclear weapons to retaliate if Russia used them in Ukraine. Macron was asked: "Would France consider a tactical strike by Russia as a nuclear strike?" France's current nuclear policy is to use nuclear weapons only in self-defense, a definition Macron suggested would not be met by an attack on an allied nation like Ukraine. Other nations have not explicitly said how they will respond if Putin uses a tactical nuclear weapon. Russia's repeated threatsRussia has repeatedly warned that it could use tactical nuclear weapons in Ukraine.

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