News - Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/en/the-ministry-and-its-network/news/?xtor=RSS-1 en Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/local/cache-vignettes/L144xH72/visuel_defaut_une_fd-44916-890bc.jpg?1702480415 https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr?xtor=RSS-1 Handover at the Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/en/the-ministry-and-its-network/news/article/handover-at-the-ministry-for-europe-and-foreign-affairs?xtor=RSS-1 Minister Stéphane Séjourné presided over the handover ceremony on Friday 9 February 2024. Franck Riester is appointed Minister Delegate for Foreign Trade, Economic Attractiveness, Francophonie and French Nationals Abroad ❝I am very honoured by the trust placed in me by the President of the Republic & the Prime Minister. As the Minister Delegate for Foreign Trade, Economic Attractiveness, Francophonie & French Nationals Abroad, I'll be at work with @steph_sejourne to promote (…) 2024-02-12 14:08:53 58590_267575 Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs obtains Workplace Gender Equality and Diversity certification from AFNOR (10.11.23) https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/en/the-ministry-and-its-network/news/2023/article/ministry-for-europe-and-foreign-affairs-obtains-workplace-gender-equality-and?xtor=RSS-1 Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Catherine Colonna announced that the Ministry had obtained Diversity certification from AFNOR, the culmination of a process begun more than two years ago. This follows the Workplace Gender Equality certification it received in 2017, which was renewed in June 2023. These two consecutive decisions acknowledge the work undertaken over the years to promote equality, and the effort by the Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs to welcome all forms of (…) 2023-11-10 17:53:40 65272_276304 First edition of the Legal Day across the diplomatic network https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/en/the-ministry-and-its-network/news/2023/article/first-edition-of-the-legal-day-across-the-diplomatic-network?xtor=RSS-1 For the first time, in 2023 the Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs is organizing Legal Day across its diplomatic network. 2023-10-02 17:50:38 65272_275490 Speech by Ms Catherine Colonna at the 29th Ambassadors Conference https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/en/the-ministry-and-its-network/news/ambassadors-week/article/speech-by-ms-catherine-colonna-at-the-29th-ambassadors-conference?xtor=RSS-1 Ministers, Committee Chairs, Members of Parliament, Secretary-General, Ambassadors, Directors, dear friends, ladies and gentlemen, We find ourselves together again, for this 29th Ambassadors Conference, the second to include women ambassadors in its new title (Conférence des Ambassadrices et des Ambassadeurs in French, NDLR): We have more women ambassadors than ever, and they now represent more than 30% of the total number, for the first time. Nobody could reproach me for celebrating (…) 2023-09-12 11:02:36 61497_275067 Death of Hélène Carrère d'Encausse (07.08.23) https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/en/the-ministry-and-its-network/news/2023/article/death-of-helene-carrere-d-encausse-07-08-23?xtor=RSS-1 The Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs pays tribute to the memory of Hélène Carrère d'Encausse, a prominent historian specialized in Russian issues who died on August 5. Hélène Carrère d'Encausse, the first woman to be elected Perpetual Secretary of the Académie Française in 1999, chaired the Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs' Diplomatic Archives Commission for two decades. Her steadfast support for the construction of the La Courneuve site made it possible to collect, protect and promote (…) 2023-08-08 09:21:46 65272_274684 Interview with the French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, Ms Catherine Colonna, with the online media outlet Delfi.lt (29.03.23) https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/en/the-ministry-and-its-network/news/2023/article/interview-with-the-french-minister-for-europe-and-foreign-affairs-ms-catherine?xtor=RSS-1 Minister, this is your first trip to Lithuania. What is the purpose of your visit? It is my first trip as Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, but I did visit Vilnius as Minister of State for European Affairs. I am very happy to be here again. France is very close to Lithuania, a partner country in the European Union and NATO, on strategic issues. Today, our relationship is multifaceted, as we can see with the engagement of our pilots and Rafale aircraft in Šiauliai, to defend the (…) 2023-03-29 18:17:47 65272_272267 National Roundtable on Diplomacy - Catherine Colonna to receive report (14.03.23) https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/en/the-ministry-and-its-network/news/2023/article/national-roundtable-on-diplomacy-catherine-colonna-to-receive-report-14-03-23?xtor=RSS-1 On March 15, Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Catherine Colonna will receive the report of the National Roundtable on Diplomacy committee, whose rapporteur-general is Ambassador Jérôme Bonnafont. The day after the report is delivered, the President of France will go to the Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs where he will present the conclusions that he would like for us to collectively take away from this exercise, as well as his vision for restructuring French diplomacy in order (…) 2023-03-15 08:36:00 65272_272036 France transmits its first post-quantum cryptographic diplomatic message (1 Dec. 2022) https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/en/the-ministry-and-its-network/news/2022/article/france-transmits-its-first-post-quantum-cryptographic-diplomatic-message-1-dec?xtor=RSS-1 The French Embassy in the United States sent to Paris its first encrypted diplomatic message thanks to a new generation of so-called post-quantum cryptography, with the aim of withstanding the decryption capabilities of quantum computers. Quantum computers will soon be able to crack the cryptographic algorithms used today: it is therefore essential to develop and master encryption technologies which allow us to protect sensitive communications in the future. The message sent today, 30 (…) 2022-12-01 16:34:23 64750_270141 International adoptions - Q&A (24 Nov. 2022) https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/en/the-ministry-and-its-network/news/2022/article/international-adoptions-q-a-24-nov-2022?xtor=RSS-1 Q: What is the Quai d'Orsay's reaction to the activities of some international adoption bodies? A: The allegations concerning the practices of some [French] authorized adoption bodies (OAAs) as regards international adoptions are old. It is for the judicial authority, not the Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs, to decide on possible action to be taken. Adoption procedures supported by the accredited adoption bodies, and the way they operate, are strictly controlled today by the (…) 2022-11-25 18:23:06 64750_270028 Official development assistance – Launch of a single open database (14 Nov. 2022) https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/en/the-ministry-and-its-network/news/2022/article/official-development-assistance-launch-of-a-single-open-database-14-nov-2022?xtor=RSS-1 Joint communique issued by the Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of the Economy, Finance and Industrial and Digital Sovereignty In accordance with the programming act No.2021-1031 of 4 August 2021 on inclusive development and combating global inequalities, an open database bringing together all information on France's official development assistance is now online and accessible at data.aide-developpement.gouv.fr. The database was developed jointly by the Ministry of (…) 2022-11-15 15:23:22 64750_269783