VISIT TO BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA, TO PROMOTE HIGH-SPEED RAIL
On August 20, Philippe Ardanaz, Consul General of France, and Lutz Hermann Görgens, Consul General of Germany, will visit Birmingham, Alabama, to promote high-speed rail, a key element of economic development in their respective (...) [read ...]
In August, Atlanta will welcome four winners of the contest « The Dream of M.L.K. ». Each hails from Toulouse, French Sister City of Atlanta since 1974. The annual essay contest, in its 3rd year, was co-organized by the City of Toulouse, the American Consulate in Toulouse and the Rectorate of the (...) [read ...]
JOURNALIST CONTEST ABOUT WORLD VIEWS ON EUROPE
In the framework of its follow-up program of the French presidency of the European Union called ‘Get Europe to make sense: fair & responsible’, Coordination SUD, the national platform of French international solidarity NGOs, organises a contest in journalism and cartoons on the theme ‘World (...) [read ...]
THE HIGH SPEED TRAIN, A EUROPEAN SUCCESS STORY
On September 22, 2008, the High Speed Train (TGV) will celebrate its 27th anniversary. The project began in 1981 with the launching of the TGV line linking the cities of Paris and Lyon in just two hours. The development of the high speed train also brought the major European cities closer (...) [read ...]
EUROPEAN ARTISTS TAKE CENTER STAGE DURING THE FRENCH PRESIDENCY OF THE (...)
To mark its Presidency of the Council of the European Union, France is organizing a « European Cultural Season » during the second semester of 2008. During these six months, France is inviting its 26 EU partners to showcase the best of their cultural heritage and creative talents. In total, (...) [read ...]
AFGHANISTANT - COMMUNIQUE ISSUED BY M. NICOLAS SARKOZY
Paris, August 19, 2008 In her battle against terrorism, France has just been hit hard. Yesterday, 10 of our soldiers from 8th Marine Infantry Parachute Regiment, 2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment and the Chad Marching Regiment died in Afghanistan. 21 others were injured during a joint reconnaissance mission with the Afghan national army. Significant assets, particularly air assets, were implemented with the allies’ support to provide back-up and free our troops caught up in an extremely (...) [read ...]