https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/en/french-foreign-policy/france-and-europe/events-and-news-relating-to-france-s-european-policy/news/?xtor=RSS-1 en https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/local/cache-vignettes/L144xH72/visuel_defaut_une_fd-44916-890bc.jpg?1702480414 https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr?xtor=RSS-1 https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/en/french-foreign-policy/france-and-europe/events-and-news-relating-to-france-s-european-policy/news/article/european-union-minister-s-participation-in-the-january-29-2026-foreign-affairs?xtor=RSS-1 On Thursday, January 29, Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Noël Barrot participated in the Foreign Affairs Council in Brussels. The meeting gave the Minister the chance to talk about the importance of European unity at a time when the EU's territorial integrity is under pressure. The Minister stressed that Europe's position is clear and remains firm while refusing any sort of escalation. Regarding Iran, on the initiative of France and its partners, the Foreign Affairs Council (…) 2026-01-30 18:27:35 58335_287375 https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/en/french-foreign-policy/france-and-europe/events-and-news-relating-to-france-s-european-policy/news/article/european-commission-fine-against-x-8-december-2025?xtor=RSS-1 European commission fine against X On 5 December 2025, the European Commission imposed a fine of €120 million on the social network X for violating the Digital Services Act (DSA). France recalls that compliance with the DSA is not optional but obligatory, and it supports this European Commission decision. For the first time, a fine has been issued under the DSA. The reason for the decision is that X breached its transparency obligations in at least three ways. Firstly, the blue badge (…) 2025-12-09 10:21:38 58335_286784 https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/en/french-foreign-policy/france-and-europe/events-and-news-relating-to-france-s-european-policy/news/article/eu-europe-day-and-75th-anniversary-of-the-schuman-declaration-09-05-25?xtor=RSS-1 May 9 is Europe Day, an annual celebration of peace and unity on the continent. Through this event, the European Union reaffirms its founding values: unity, solidarity, democracy, human rights and shared prosperity. This year, 2025, also marks the 75th anniversary of Robert Shuman's historic declaration. Today Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs is taking part in an informal EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting in Lviv, at Ukraine's invitation. On this occasion, the EU foreign ministers (…) 2025-05-09 17:59:34 58335_283980 https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/en/french-foreign-policy/france-and-europe/events-and-news-relating-to-france-s-european-policy/news/article/council-of-europe-conversation-between-the-minister-and-the-secretary-general?xtor=RSS-1 Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Noël Barrot spoke on April 11 with the Secretary General of the Council of Europe, Alain Berset. The Minister reaffirmed France's pride at hosting an organization whose founding mission since 1949 has been to ensure respect for human rights, democracy and the rule of law in all its 46 Member States. The Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs hailed the European Pact on Democracy, a new initiative launched by the Secretary General. He (…) 2025-04-11 16:32:44 58335_283620 https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/en/french-foreign-policy/france-and-europe/events-and-news-relating-to-france-s-european-policy/news/article/storm-boris-15-sept-2024?xtor=RSS-1 France is deeply distressed by the devastating consequences of Storm Boris, which is affecting Central and Eastern Europe and has led to several deaths. It has also forced the evacuation of thousands of people and caused enormous material damage. We offer our condolences to the bereaved families. France expresses its absolute solidarity with the people and authorities of Austria, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Slovakia and the Czech Republic. Together with its European partners, France stands (…) 2024-09-17 17:31:50 58335_280254 https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/en/french-foreign-policy/france-and-europe/events-and-news-relating-to-france-s-european-policy/news/article/council-of-europe-alain-berset-elected-secretary-general-of-the-council-of?xtor=RSS-1 France warmly congratulates Alain Berset on his election as Secretary General of the Council of Europe following the vote by the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) on June 25. The Council of Europe, the oldest European intergovernmental organization, plays a crucial role in defending and promoting the rule of law and human rights in its 46 member states. The regulations it develops, including the Istanbul Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and (…) 2024-06-27 17:19:28 58335_279365 https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/en/french-foreign-policy/france-and-europe/events-and-news-relating-to-france-s-european-policy/news/article/the-normandy-landings-80-years-of-remembrance-3-jun-2024?xtor=RSS-1 To mark the 80th anniversary of the Normandy Landings of 6 June 1944, from 5 to 7 June 2024 France is honouring the memory of these events and the people who came from all over the world to liberate France and Europe from the Nazi yoke. The Allied Landings in Normandy on 6 June 1944 marked the beginning of the liberation of France and Europe. The attacks waged in Normandy by Allied Expeditionary troops – American, British and Canadian, among others – marked the beginning of Operation (…) 2024-06-04 11:58:40 58335_279104 https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/en/french-foreign-policy/france-and-europe/events-and-news-relating-to-france-s-european-policy/news/article/speech-on-europe-by-the-president-of-the-french-republic-25-04-24?xtor=RSS-1 Seven years after his Sorbonne speech, French President Emmanuel Macron delivered a second speech on Europe in the auditorium of Sorbonne University on 25 April 2024. To continue to move towards a more sovereign and more powerful Europe and to carry out these major transitions, President Macron set out his main focuses for the future of Europe with a view to adopting a new strategic agenda for the European Union for the period 2024-2029. He made three observations: In geopolitical and (…) 2024-05-03 15:29:55 58335_278682 https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/en/french-foreign-policy/france-and-europe/events-and-news-relating-to-france-s-european-policy/news/article/moscow-mechanism-report-on-russia-s-arbitrary-detention-of-civilians-in-ukraine?xtor=RSS-1 France welcomes the publication of the “Report on Violations and Abuses of International Humanitarian and Human Rights Law, War Crimes and Crimes Against Humanity, related to the Arbitrary Deprivation of Liberty of Ukrainian Civilians by the Russian Federation,” prepared by the Moscow Mechanism's Mission of Experts for the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE). The Moscow Mechanism was invoked on February 29, 2024, by 45 countries, including France. France was deeply (…) 2024-04-26 10:20:48 58335_278639 https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/en/french-foreign-policy/france-and-europe/events-and-news-relating-to-france-s-european-policy/news/article/osce-france-joins-in-invoking-the-moscow-mechanism-in-connection-with-russia-s?xtor=RSS-1 On February 29, France and 44 other Participating States belonging to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) invoked the Moscow Mechanism for the purpose of investigating allegations of serious human rights violations by OSCE Participating States. An independent mission of experts will be tasked with establishing the facts with regard to Russia's arbitrary detention of Ukrainian civilians. The report's conclusions will contribute to ongoing investigations, with the (…) 2024-03-01 16:39:40 58335_277901