TEHRAN, December 06 - Germany, France to add Spain to fighter program: sourcesGermany and France will welcome Spain as a full partner in their program to develop a next-generation air combat system, and expect to sign an agreement finalizing the move at the Paris Air Show in June, German government sources said.
TEHRAN, December 06 -The French prime minister says the country’s government has entirely abandoned a fuel tax hike that was previously suspended for six months amid fear of more protests.
TEHRAN, December 05 - France's government was finally forced to withdrew its plan to increase taxes on fuel in order for mitigating the escalated protests.
TEHRAN, December 04 - French media say Prime Minister Edouard Philippe will announce a suspension of fuel tax hikes in an effort to appease a protest movement that has radicalized.
TEHRAN, December 04 - Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi called on the French government and police to exercise restraint in dealing with nationwide protests in the European country.
TEHRAN, December 03 - Germany and France will on Monday seek to revive the long-delayed EU financial transaction tax by proposing that member states be allowed to use the revenues to reduce their EU budget contributions, a German newspaper reported.
TEHRAN, December 03 - Germany and France will on Monday seek to revive the long-delayed EU financial transaction tax by proposing that member states be allowed to use the revenues to reduce their EU budget contributions, a German newspaper reported.
TEHRAN, December 02 -When Emmanuel Macron rose to power, he put the environment at the heart of his agenda. Eighteen months later, anger over those policies has stoked protests that are a huge challenge for the French president.
TEHRAN, December 02 - Paris saw its worst unrest in a decade on Saturday when thousands of masked protesters fought running battles with police, torched cars, set fires to banks and houses, and burned makeshift barricades on the fringes of demonstrations against fuel tax.
TEHRAN, December 01 - French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday reportedly insisted that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman include international experts in the investigation of journalist Jamal Khashoggi’s murder, noting that the crown prince never heeds his words.
TEHRAN, November 27 -The French authorities have arrested a senior official in the French Senate accusing of spying for North Korea and handing over sensitive information to Pyongyang, judicial and security sources say.
TEHRAN, November 27 - France and Germany will likely host the Special Vehicle Purpose (SPV), a special payment channel created by Europe as part of its efforts to keep trade flowing with Iran in defiance of US sanctions, senior diplomats told the Wall Street Journal.
TEHRAN, November 27 - Concerns about post-Brexit fishing agreements with the EU have been running high among some Conservative MPs, who are worried the UK may lose control over its own territorial waters.
TEHRAN, November 27 - Intelligence agencies have arrested a senior French civil servant on suspicion of spying for North Korea, a judicial source in Paris said.
TEHRAN, November 26 -France and Germany will likely host the Special Vehicle Purpose (SPV), a special payment channel created by Europe as part of its efforts to keep trade flowing with Iran in defiance of US sanctions, senior diplomats told the Wall Street Journal.
TEHRAN, November 25 - The UK intention to withdraw from the European Union has brought into focus the need of a "profound" reform of the bloc, French President Emmanuel Macron told reporters on Sunday.
TEHRAN, November 25 - Large-scale "yellow vests" rallies over the rise in fuel prices sparked in France on November 17. According to the French Interior Ministry, more than 106,000 people were participating in the Saturday protests across the country.
TEHRAN, November 19 - In Berlin, President Emmanuel Macron of France renews the call for Europe to do more for its own defense and security, saying the continent cannot “become of plaything of great powers,” days after he irked the US by urging the formation of an independent European army.
TEHRAN, November 18 - More than 400 people were hurt, 14 seriously, in a day and night of "yellow vest" fuel price protests around France that claimed one life, Interior Minister Christophe Castaner said on Sunday.