Tag: presidency
a change of presidency, and tensions still high – L’Express
This is the latest twist in the political-industrial soap opera of the moment. Bertrand Meunier, fifteen years on the board of directors of Atos, including four at its head, has…
Madagascar: the president of the Senate says he is ready to assume the interim presidency
The first day of the presidential campaign this Tuesday, October 10 was marked by new twists and turns. In a letter addressed to the High Constitutional Court and which RFI…
EIB Presidency: behind the scenes of a European battle
Do you know who Werner Hoyer is? To say that the president of the European Investment Bank (BEI) is not well known to the general public is an understatement. His…
Gavin Mortimer: “The riots are the most dangerous crisis of the Macron presidency”
He is undoubtedly one of the Anglo-Saxon authors who best knows France and its turpitudes. For twelve years, the historian Gavin Mortimer has lived in Paris, from where he observes…
Greece: Tsipras resigns from the presidency of Syriza after a large electoral defeat
In Greece, during a midday speech in Athens on June 29, former Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras announced his resignation. This decision to leave the head of Syriza, the first opposition…
Unease in Brussels at the idea of Hungary taking over the EU presidency
On July 1, 2024, Hungary will in turn hold the Presidency of the Council of the European Union. This upcoming six-monthly presidency is causing consternation in the European Parliament and…
Former top diplomat: It’s Russia’s plan for the presidency
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov is the new chairman of the UN Security Council – despite the ongoing war in Ukraine. Now Russia has the opportunity to influence the Union.…
Swedish EU Presidency: “Europe must have a long-term economic vision”
Secretary of State for European Affairs since last autumn, Christian Danielsson has spent most of his career between Brussels and Stockholm. Perfectly French-speaking, this seasoned diplomat was his country’s representative…
War in Ukraine: Zelensky denounces the bankruptcy of the UN in the face of the Russian presidency
Under the rule of the rotating presidency, Russia took over Saturday, for one month, the head of the Security Council of the United Nations. Furious, Volodymyr Zelensky denounced the bankruptcy…
Assoumani, candidate for the presidency of the AU, displays his alliance with Tshisekedi
While the Comoros are candidates for the head of the African Union, President Azali Assoumani received, Thursday, February 9 in Moroni, his Congolese counterpart Felix Tshisekedi. This short visit allowed…