Tag: Diplomatic
faced with the abolition of the diplomatic corps, call for an unprecedented strike by diplomats
It’s usually a hushed universe, but one that comes out of its reserve. The French diplomatic corps is not happy, and makes it known. It will be a historic strike…
Assassinations, sabotage and diplomatic pressure: Israel’s phoney war against Iran
Sunday, May 22, Hassan Sayyad Khodaï returned home by car, in the east of Tehran. In the middle of the afternoon, this colonel of the Revolutionary Guards, the armed force…
Suppression of the diplomatic corps: when a rebellious wind blows at the Quai d’Orsay
French diplomacy is not known to have a rebellious tradition. An almost unprecedented rebellious wind is nevertheless blowing well at the Quai d’Orsay. After a first strike movement, in 2003,…
Sergei Lavrov makes a more than diplomatic visit to Algeria
The head of Russian diplomacy Sergey Lavrov paid a visit to Algeria on Tuesday May 10 to strengthen the “partnership” with this ally of Moscow and gas exporter increasingly in…
The diplomatic quarrel between Berlin and kyiv seems overcome
This may seem curious in the midst of the war and when Germany, like other European countries, supports Ukraine, even if the latter has criticized the Schröder government for not…
End of the French diplomatic corps: “It can make the job less attractive”
The government has acted by a decree published Monday, April 18 in the Official Journal, the “put in extinction” of the most prestigious diplomatic corps of France: that of the…
Removal of the diplomatic corps: “a false good idea of enarque”
The text fell in the middle of the Easter weekend, but did not fail to react. Published in the Official Journal on Sunday April 17, a decree sets the terms…
France formalizes the abolition of its diplomatic corps
Announced at the end of 2021 and wanted by Emmanuel Macron, France formalized on Monday April 18 the abolition of its diplomatic corps. A controversial decision when the function of…
Chinese gift to Israeli ministers sparks diplomatic incident
On the occasion of PassoverJewish Easter, a gift from the Chinese embassy to Israeli ministers has caused discord after the security services suspected the gifts were used to spy on…
Diplomatic tensions between Poland and France in three acts
Pass of arms. Phrase designating a lively exchange of polemical arguments leading to a heated debate. If they have been torn apart for several days, the Polish and French chancelleries…