French Foreign Policy

Declarations

World Food Day 2020 – Statement of the Spokesperson (16 October 2020)

On this World Food Day, France reiterates that 690 million people are currently suffering from hunger around the world, an increase of almost 60 (…)

France and building trade capacity in developing countries (15 Oct. 2020)

On Tuesday 6 October, the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Minister of the Economy, Finance and the Recovery, and the Agence Française de (…)

Barbed wire on the Internet prairie: against new enclosures, digital commons as drivers of sovereignty (31 July 2020)

This document is licensed under a Creative Commons CC-BY-4.0 license. You are free to share and adapt this content for any purpose as long as you (…)

EU – Clément Beaune’s participation in the General Affairs Council (Luxembourg, 13 October 2020)

On October 13, Clément Beaune, Minister of State for European Affairs, attached to the Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, attended the (…)

International Day of the Girl (11 October 2020)

On 11 October, the international community celebrates the International Day of the Girl, which aims to highlight the challenges and forms of (…)

European Union - Jean-Yves Le Drian’s participation in the Foreign Affairs Council (Luxembourg, 12 October 2020)

Jean-Yves Le Drian, Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, will take part in the EU Foreign Affairs Council in Luxembourg on October 12.
The (…)

World Day against the Death Penalty – Statement by the Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs Spokesperson (10 October 2020)

On the occasion of the 18th World Day against the Death Penalty, France reaffirms its strong opposition to the death penalty everywhere and in all circumstances. It calls on all states that apply the death penalty to establish a moratorium with a view toward its definitive abolition and encourages all states to sign and ratify the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, aiming at the abolition of the death penalty.

Speech by Jean-Yves Le Drian in Bratislava - "GLOBSEC 2020 Bratislava Forum" (8 October 2020)

Ministers, Dear friends,
Thirty years on from the year that saw the reunification of our continent and the adoption of the Charter of Paris for (…)

Foreign trade – Speech by Franck Riester as part of the “Tour de France of reviving exports” (videoconference, 5 October 2020)

On October 5, Franck Riester, Minister Delegate for Foreign Trade and Economic Attractiveness, attached to the Minister for Europe and Foreign (…)

EMASOH - Joint Communiqué on the European Maritime Awareness in the Strait of Hormuz (1 Oct. 2020))

Rising insecurity and instability have been witnessed in the Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz in 2019 with multiple maritime and non-maritime (…)

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