AUKUS: In sign of easing tensions, Macron holds call with Johnson
3 years, 6 months ago

AUKUS: In sign of easing tensions, Macron holds call with Johnson

Al Jazeera  

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has told French President Emmanuel Macron that he wants to “re-establish cooperation” with Paris after a new security pact strained their relationship. Macron’s office said the leaders spoke by phone on Friday, days after Johnson told France to “get a grip” and give him a break. During the call, Johnson told Macron that London hoped to work with Paris “in line with our values and our common interests,” on issues such as the battle against climate change, securing the Indo-Pacific region and the fight against “terrorism”, the Elysee Palace said. A spokesperson for Johnson said the prime minister and Macron had “reaffirmed the importance of the UK-France relationship”.

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Emmanuel Macron accuses Scott Morrison of provoking 'nuclear confrontation' with China
2 years, 4 months ago

Emmanuel Macron accuses Scott Morrison of provoking 'nuclear confrontation' with China

ABC  

Emmanuel Macron has accused former prime minister Scott Morrison of provoking "nuclear confrontation" with China, as a result of his decision to scrap the $90 billion French submarine contract. Key points: Mr Macron said France was helping Australia achieve "freedom and sovereignty" through the submarine deal He said Mr Morrison's decision to acquire nuclear submarine technology did the "opposite" He …

French President Emmanuel Macron plans Australian visit one year on from submarine spat with Morrison government
2 years, 6 months ago

French President Emmanuel Macron plans Australian visit one year on from submarine spat with Morrison government

ABC  

Planning is underway for French President Emmanuel Macron to visit Australia in November, as both nations steadily repair diplomatic relations following the cancellation of a lucrative attack-class submarine project last year. Key points: Officials with knowledge of the proposed trip have confirmed the November timing, but said details are not ready to be announced In 2018, Mr Macron became only …

French, Australian leaders meet in effort to rebuild ties
2 years, 8 months ago

French, Australian leaders meet in effort to rebuild ties

Al Jazeera  

Macron hosts Australia’s Albanese as the two try to rebuild ties badly strained by a ditching of a submarine contract. French President Emmanuel Macron has told new Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese he wanted to focus on the future as they try to rebuild relations badly strained by his predecessor’s decision to ditch a submarine contract with Paris. Macron reacted …

France’s Macron takes own path, seeks dialogue with Russia
3 years, 2 months ago

France’s Macron takes own path, seeks dialogue with Russia

Associated Press  

PARIS — There’s still room for diplomacy in the Ukrainian crisis. Macron’s call with Putin on Friday morning has two goals, French government spokesman Gabriel Attal said: “to continue dialogue” and to “push Russia to clarify its position and the aim of maneuvering.” Moscow has denied it is planning an assault, but it has moved an estimated 100,000 troops near …

Morrison Cites Leaked Messages to Prove Macron's Concerns About Submarine Deal
3 years, 4 months ago

Morrison Cites Leaked Messages to Prove Macron's Concerns About Submarine Deal

The Quint  

Media sources in Australia leaked messages related to the cancelled submarine deal between Emmanuel Macron, the president of France and Scott Morrison, the prime minister of Australia on Tuesday, 1 November, Reuters reported. According to the leaks, when the Australian PM tried to initiate a call with Macron about the contract on 14 September, only two days before AUKUS was …

AUKUS row: Macron says Australian PM lied about submarine deal
3 years, 4 months ago

AUKUS row: Macron says Australian PM lied about submarine deal

Al Jazeera  

French President Emmanuel Macron has accused Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison of lying to him while negotiating a submarine deal with Washington and London that sidelined Paris. Macron’s allegation on Sunday came as the two leaders attended the G20 summit in Rome, their first meeting since Australia scrapped a multibillion-dollar deal with France for conventional submarines in September. I just …

Biden tells Macron US ‘clumsy’ in Australia submarine deal
3 years, 5 months ago

Biden tells Macron US ‘clumsy’ in Australia submarine deal

Associated Press  

ROME — Working to patch things up with an old ally, President Joe Biden told French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday the U.S. had been “clumsy” in its handling of a secret U.S.-British submarine deal with Australia, an arrangement that left France in the lurch and rattled Europe’s faith in American loyalty. “What really matters now is what we will …

French, Australian leaders have 1st talk since sub fallout
3 years, 5 months ago

French, Australian leaders have 1st talk since sub fallout

Associated Press  

PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron told Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison during their first conversation since Australia pulled out of a multibillion-dollar submarine deal that it is up to Morrison’s government to repair the damaged relationship between their countries, France’s presidency said Thursday. “President Macron recalled that Australia’s unilateral decision to scale back the French-Australian strategic partnership by putting …

Scott Morrison speaks with French president for first time since dumping $90billion submarine deal
3 years, 5 months ago

Scott Morrison speaks with French president for first time since dumping $90billion submarine deal

Daily Mail  

Scott Morrison has spoken with French President Emmanuel Macron for the first time since Australia controversially scrapped a $90billion submarine supply deal with its European ally. The two have met for the first time since Australia controversially scrapped a $90billion submarine supply deal with its European ally 'The situation of the French businesses and their subcontractors, including Australian companies, affected …

Scott Morrison speaks to Emmanuel Macron for the first time since AUKUS was announced
3 years, 5 months ago

Scott Morrison speaks to Emmanuel Macron for the first time since AUKUS was announced

ABC  

French President Emmanuel Macron has told Prime Minister Scott Morrison that he broke the trust between their two countries and that it is up to Canberra to repair relations. Key points: Mr Macron told the PM that Australia's AUKUS announcement broke the trust between France and Australia He says it will be up to Australia to set the terms for …

Blinken, Macron meet in Paris amid AUKUS tensions
3 years, 5 months ago

Blinken, Macron meet in Paris amid AUKUS tensions

Al Jazeera  

French and US officials said the duo discussed restoring confidence after tensions over security pact, submarine deal. Emmanuel Macron and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken have held talks in Paris, the French leader’s first meeting with a US official since the AUKUS furore plunged the two countries’ relations into crisis. The development on Tuesday came as US President Joe …

Macron wants Europeans to boost defence, be 'respected'
3 years, 6 months ago

Macron wants Europeans to boost defence, be 'respected'

The Hindu  

French President Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday that Europeans must boost their defence plans and make themselves “respected,” as France opens talks with the United States to try to restore confidence after a submarine dispute led to a major diplomatic crisis. “Europeans must come out of their naivety,” Mr. Macron said in a news conference in Paris, the first time …

Macron tells Europe to ‘stop being naive’ after AUKUS row
3 years, 6 months ago

Macron tells Europe to ‘stop being naive’ after AUKUS row

Al Jazeera  

French president says Europe must develop its own military capacity as the US shifts focus to the Indo-Pacific region. French President Emmanuel Macron has said Europe must stop being naive when defending its interests and developing its own military capacity after a new security pact led to a transatlantic diplomatic crisis. Speaking publicly for the first time on the issue, …

AUKUS has opened strategic opportunity for India, and France is a key player in the equation
3 years, 6 months ago

AUKUS has opened strategic opportunity for India, and France is a key player in the equation

Firstpost  

In fact, instead of constricting India, AUKUS has opened a window of strategic opportunity and a chance for New Delhi to deepen its partnership with France provided it plays the cards well The foreign policy discourse in India is a study in histrionics. Modi will also meet vice president Kamala Harris before sitting across the table with Biden, Australian PM …

Prime Minister Scott Morrison waits for call with French President as ambassadors return to US
3 years, 6 months ago

Prime Minister Scott Morrison waits for call with French President as ambassadors return to US

ABC  

Prime Minister Scott Morrison is not expecting Australia's relationship with France to improve any time soon, revealing he has tried to contact President Emmanuel Macron without success. Key points: France remains angry about Australia's decision to scrap a $90 billion submarine contract The Prime Minister has tried without success to speak to contact the French President French ambassadors are returning …

Boris Johnson's 'Franglais jibes' appear to liken Macron to jilted lover on Ausuk submarine deal
3 years, 6 months ago

Boris Johnson's 'Franglais jibes' appear to liken Macron to jilted lover on Ausuk submarine deal

Daily Mail  

Boris Johnson appeared to liken Emmanuel Macron to a jilted lover last night – amid an extraordinary diplomatic spat over a new security deal. But he risked pouring fresh fuel on the fire by breaking into ‘Franglais’ jibes and appearing to liken President Macron to a romantic partner who learned they were being dumped at the last minute. Boris Johnson …

Biden speaks to Macron to smooth tensions
3 years, 6 months ago

Biden speaks to Macron to smooth tensions

The Hindu  

France’s Ambassador to the U.S., Philippe Etienne, will return to Washington next week. Open consultation “The two leaders agreed that the situation would have benefitted from open consultations among allies on matters of strategic interest to France and our European partners. Mr. Etienne will begin “intensive work” with U.S. officials when he gets back next week, the White House said, …

Boris Johnson tells Macron to ‘get a grip’ over submarine row
3 years, 6 months ago

Boris Johnson tells Macron to ‘get a grip’ over submarine row

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Boris Johnson has told Emmanuel Macron to “get a grip” in …

‘Get a grip’: British PM urges France to move on from AUKUS row
3 years, 6 months ago

‘Get a grip’: British PM urges France to move on from AUKUS row

Al Jazeera  

Boris Johnson tells Paris to ‘give me a break’ amid French fury over new security pact between UK, US and Australia. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has urged France to “get a grip” after Paris spent days reacting furiously to being sidelined by a new security pact brokered between the United Kingdom, United States and Australia. Johnson on Wednesday praised …

Biden and Macron agree to meet next month in push to repair ties
3 years, 6 months ago

Biden and Macron agree to meet next month in push to repair ties

Al Jazeera  

France will send its ambassador back to US, joint statement says, after diplomatic spat over Australia submarine deal. Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison then announced the country would end the deal to purchase diesel-powered submarines designed by French firm Naval Group, saying conventional submarines have become “unsuited” to the country’s operational needs. “What is clear is that both Macron and …

France rallies EU as trust in US, UK and Australia wanes
3 years, 6 months ago

France rallies EU as trust in US, UK and Australia wanes

Associated Press  

BRUSSELS — France’s European Union partners agreed Tuesday to put the country’s festering dispute over a major Indo-Pacific defense deal between the U.S., Australia and Britain at the top of bloc’s political agenda, including at an EU summit next month. “It’s definitely something that raised interest and will occupy us in the months to come,” Gasper Dovzan, Slovenia’s foreign affairs …

France rallies EU as trust in U.S., Britain and Australia wanes
3 years, 6 months ago

France rallies EU as trust in U.S., Britain and Australia wanes

LA Times  

France’s European Affairs Minister Clement Beaune, right, speaks with the media as he arrives for a meeting at the European Council building in Brussels on Tuesday. “It’s definitely something that raised interest and will occupy us in the months to come,” Gasper Dovzan, Slovenia’s foreign affairs chief, told reporters after chairing a meeting of the bloc’s European affairs ministers in …

Macron and Modi vow to ‘act jointly’ after submarine dispute
3 years, 6 months ago

Macron and Modi vow to ‘act jointly’ after submarine dispute

Al Jazeera  

France is particularly furious with the US for secretly leading talks about the new US-UK-Australia strategic alliance, AUKUS. President Emmanuel Macron has discussed cooperation in the Indo-Pacific region with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, as Paris deals with the fallout from Australia’s cancellation of a $40bn French submarine order. Australia said last week that it would scrap an earlier 2016 …

French defence minister ‘postpones’ UK talks as AUKUS row deepens
3 years, 6 months ago

French defence minister ‘postpones’ UK talks as AUKUS row deepens

Al Jazeera  

Florence Parly pulls out of meeting with UK counterpart as Paris continues to vent fury over new security pact. But the council’s co-chair Lord Ricketts, a former British national security adviser and ambassador to Paris, said the gathering had been “postponed to a later date”, the BBC reported on Monday. Parly’s move came after the UK, the US and Australia …

Boris Johnson moves to calm France after furious backlash to AUSUK pact
3 years, 6 months ago

Boris Johnson moves to calm France after furious backlash to AUSUK pact

Daily Mail  

Boris Johnson has desperately tried to calm a diplomatic war of words with Paris over the new security pact between the UK, US and Australia, insisting Britain's 'love of France is ineradicable'. Boris Johnson has desperately tried to calm a diplomatic war of words with Paris over the new security pact between the UK, US and Australia, insisting Britain's 'love …

France’s Macron to talk to Biden amid crisis over submarines
3 years, 6 months ago

France’s Macron to talk to Biden amid crisis over submarines

Associated Press  

PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron will speak in the coming days with President Joe Biden in their first contact since a major diplomatic crisis erupted between France and the United States over a submarine deal with Australia, an official said Sunday. The phone call is at the request of Biden, government spokesman Gabriel Attal said, adding that there was …

‘Stab in the back’: France hits out at Aukus alliance with fears it threatens Indo-Pacific partnerships
3 years, 6 months ago

‘Stab in the back’: France hits out at Aukus alliance with fears it threatens Indo-Pacific partnerships

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Jean-Yves Le Drian, France’s foreign affairs minister, claimed the …

AUKUS agreement discussed during G7 Summit in Cornwall, behind Emmanuel Macron's back: Reports
3 years, 6 months ago

AUKUS agreement discussed during G7 Summit in Cornwall, behind Emmanuel Macron's back: Reports

India TV News  

Details of the AUKUS deal between Australia, the US and the UK that stole away the USD 66 billion contract Paris had signed with Canberra were agreed upon during the G7 summit in Cornwall this past June, The Telegraph reports.The newspaper said on Sunday that French President Emmanuel Macron was unaware of preparations for the agreement. Then-UK Foreign Secretary Dominic …

AUKUS | France recalls Ambassadors to U.S., Australia over submarine deal
3 years, 6 months ago

AUKUS | France recalls Ambassadors to U.S., Australia over submarine deal

The Hindu  

France said late on September 17 it was immediately recalling its Ambassadors to the U.S. and Australia after Australia scrapped a big French conventional submarine purchase in favour of nuclear subs built with U.S. technology. He said Wednesday’s announcement of Australia’s submarine deal with the U.S. is “unacceptable behaviour between allies and partners”. Mr. Macron has not commented on the …

Joe Biden angers France, EU with new Australia, UK initiative
3 years, 6 months ago

Joe Biden angers France, EU with new Australia, UK initiative

India TV News  

President Joe Biden’s decision to form a strategic Indo-Pacific alliance with Australia and Britain to counter China is angering France and the European Union. After promising European leaders that “America is back” and that multilateral diplomacy would guide U.S. foreign policy, Biden has alienated numerous allies with a go-it-alone approach on key issues. France’s foreign minister expressed “total incomprehension” at …

Biden angers France, EU with new Australia, UK initiative
3 years, 6 months ago

Biden angers France, EU with new Australia, UK initiative

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden’s decision to form a strategic Indo-Pacific alliance with Australia and Britain to counter China is angering France and the European Union. After promising European leaders that “America is back” and that multilateral diplomacy would guide U.S. foreign policy, Biden has alienated numerous allies with a go-it-alone approach on key issues. France’s foreign minister expressed “total …

Biden angers France, EU with new Australia, UK initiative
3 years, 6 months ago

Biden angers France, EU with new Australia, UK initiative

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden’s decision to form a strategic Indo-Pacific alliance with Australia and Britain to counter China is angering France and the European Union. After promising European leaders that “America is back” and that multilateral diplomacy would guide U.S. foreign policy, Biden has alienated numerous allies with a go-it-alone approach on key issues. France’s foreign minister expressed “total …

Joe Biden announces Indo-Pacific alliance AUKUS with UK, Australia ahead of Quad summit
3 years, 6 months ago

Joe Biden announces Indo-Pacific alliance AUKUS with UK, Australia ahead of Quad summit

Firstpost  

The new security alliance is likely to be seen as a provocative move by China, which has repeatedly lashed out at Joe Biden as he’s sought to refocus US foreign policy on the Pacific Washington: President Joe Biden announced Wednesday that the United States is forming a new Indo-Pacific security alliance with Britain and Australia that will allow for greater …

French President Emmanuel Macron backs Australia amid trade conflict with China
3 years, 9 months ago

French President Emmanuel Macron backs Australia amid trade conflict with China

ABC  

French President Emmanuel Macron has offered words of support to Australia, which he has described as being on the "front lines of tensions" in the Indo-Pacific region. Key points: Mr Macron said the French "firmly reject any coercive economic measure taken against Australia" Mr Morrison described Australia and France as good friends and partners Beijing has reacted angrily to confrontational …

Macron offers to reset France-Britain ties if Johnson stands by Brexit deal
3 years, 9 months ago

Macron offers to reset France-Britain ties if Johnson stands by Brexit deal

India Today  

French President Emmanuel Macron offered on Saturday to reset relations with Britain as long as Prime Minister Boris Johnson stands by the Brexit divorce deal he signed with the European Union. Since Britain completed its exit from the EU late last year, relations with the bloc and particularly France have soured, with Macron becoming the most vocal critic of London's …

Biden speaks with Macron, seeks to cement US-France ties
4 years, 2 months ago

Biden speaks with Macron, seeks to cement US-France ties

India TV News  

US President Joe Biden on Sunday spoke with his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron, expressing his desire to strengthen bilateral ties, the White House said. In a phone call, Biden also stressed his commitment to bolstering the transatlantic relationship, including through NATO and the United States’ partnership with the European Union, the White House said in a statement. Biden and Macron …

Emmanuel Macron's top ally in Brussels urges Boris Johnson to intervene in Brexit talks
4 years, 5 months ago

Emmanuel Macron's top ally in Brussels urges Boris Johnson to intervene in Brexit talks

The Independent  

Sign up to our free Brexit and beyond email for the latest headlines on what Brexit is meaning for the UK Sign up to our Brexit email for the latest insight Sign up to our Brexit email for the latest insight SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy …

What Emmanuel Macron as French president means for EU, and for Merkel
7 years, 10 months ago

What Emmanuel Macron as French president means for EU, and for Merkel

Live Mint  

Brussels/Berlin: Emmanuel Macron’s decision to play Beethoven’s Ode to Joy as he walked on stage to mark his victory in the French presidential election had pro-Europeans in rapture. “Macron offers a chance for an EU reboot by giving new energy, credibility and oomph to the European project,” said Shada Islam, director for geopolitics at the Friends of Europe think tank …

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