Tag: treaty
High Seas Treaty: a “historic” agreement after 15 years of discussions
The last session of the Intergovernmental Conference ended at United Nations headquarters in New York to loud applause for several minutes. After more than 15 years of discussions, including four…
Member States agree at the UN on a treaty to protect the high seas and its resources
After fifteen years of negotiations, the substantive discussions to reach an international treaty for the protection of the sea beyond national jurisdictions are now over. Once ratified by enough States,…
What the High Seas Treaty Could Change (and What’s Still Stuck)
A vital treaty for the planet… And for us. This Friday, March 3, the member states of the UN will have to return their copy in terms of the protection…
What is the New Start Treaty, to which Russia suspends its participation?
President Vladimir Putin announced during his State of the Nation address on Tuesday that Russia was suspending its participation in the New Start agreement on nuclear disarmament. He also threatened…
a treaty under discussion at the UN
The Member States of the United Nations are meeting, from this Monday, February 20, to draw up a treaty on this part of the oceans which extends beyond national jurisdictions.…
The Elysée Treaty, an elixir of youth
The photo is remembered: on January 22, 1963, seated at an oval table under the gilded salon Murat at the Elysée Palace, German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer and General de Gaulle,…
diamond wedding anniversary for the Élysée Treaty
On January 22, 2023, Berlin and Paris celebrate the 60th anniversary of their friendship treaty. The occasion for commemorations, but also to catch up with the Franco-German Council of Ministers,…
Treaty of the Elysée: the coup de theater of General de Gaulle
For seven decades, our newspaper has covered and analyzed all the highlights of our contemporary history between decolonization, the Cold War, European construction, the advent of the Fifth Republic… It…
Immigration, energy… Between France and Spain, a treaty to iron out disagreements
By proposing to Spain to sign an agreement “of friendship and enhanced cooperation” with France, Thursday, January 19, in Barcelona, the Elysée had great difficulty in giving a historical meaning…
Belgian Constitutional Court suspends controversial treaty with Iran
Included in a law of July 20, 2022, this Belgian-Iranian treaty is considered by its detractors as paving the way for the transfer to Tehran of an Iranian diplomat convicted…