From January to June 2022, France holds the Presidency of the EU Council, following the Slovenian&nbsp;Presidency and preceding the Czech Presidency.&nbsp; During January plenary session MEPs discussed&nbsp;with French President Emmanuel Macron the political strategy and aims of France’s six-month helm of the EU. France’s ministers are present their priorities in a series of meetings with parliamentary committees in January.

The motto of the&nbsp;French Presidency&nbsp;is “Recovery, Strength and a Sense of Belonging”, to underline that, in order to fight the health crisis, the rise of aggressive foreign powers and climate disruption, the best response is a European response. In terms of EU legislation, France plans to give priority to negotiations on the new Digital Services and Markets Acts, the establishment of an adjustment system for carbon pricing at the EU’s borders, and on common minimum wages rules. The&nbsp;Conference on the Future of Europe&nbsp;is expected to deliver its proposals in the course of the French Presidency semester in the first half of 2022. The Presidency of the Council rotates among the EU member states every 6 months. During this 6-month period, the Presidency chairs meetings at every level in the Council, helping to ensure the continuity of the EU's work.&nbsp;

French Presidency

This storybook is about a little girl, Anna, who is starting school in a new country and learning the local language through immersion. The audiobook and e-book versions are available in the 24 EU official languages. While the target audience is 3-6 year olds, this storybook could also be useful for older children learning to read, whether in their first EU language or in another one.

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Anna learns a new language (French version)

Helmut Kohl, German Federal Chancellor, from 1/10/1982 to 27/10/1998, and François Mitterrand, President of the French Republic, from 21/05/1981 to 17/05/1995, worked hard to bolster the post-war relationship between France and Germany, and underscored the importance of peace between their nations in the pursuit of European integration.

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On 22 November 1989 in Strasbourg, François Mitterrand, President in office of the Council of the EU, invited Helmut Kohl to address the MEPs aftermath of the fall of the Berlin Wall.

22 November 1989 - Addresses by Helmut KOHL, German Federal Chancellor and François MITTERRAND, President of the French Republic

As a founding member of the European Community, France has a deep and long standing commitment to the European Union - with a particularly special connection to the European Parliament.

There is a long standing relationship between the European Parliament and the Presidents of the French Rebpublic. Six of the eight presidents of the Fifth Republic -&nbsp;excluding&nbsp;de Gaulle and Pompidou&nbsp;-&nbsp;have visited the European Parliament in Strasbourg, thus displaying solidarity with the parliament and demonstrating their commitment to the European project.

The Presidents of the French Republic and the European Parliament

Roberta METSOLA, EP President meets with Jean-Noel BARROT, French Secretary of State

Guy LAVOCAT official portrait - 9th Parliamentary term

Francois THIOLLET official portrait - 9th Parliamentary term

Roberta METSOLA, EP President meets with Elisabeth BORNE, French Prime Minister

Official visit by Roberta METSOLA, EP President to Paris ( France ) - Meeting with Emmanuel MACRON, President of the French Republic

Joint press statement by Roberta METSOLA, EP President and Emmanuel MACRON, President of the French Republic

Conference on the Future of Europe - Plenary

Press conference by Andreas SCHWAB, Parliament's rapporteur, Cédric O, Minister of State for the Digital Sector, for the French Presidency of the Council, Margrethe VESTAGER and Thierry BRETON, for the Commission, on the Digital Markets Act (DMA) – results of the trilogue

Press conference by Roberta METSOLA, EP President and Emmanuel MACRON, President of the French Republic on the priorities of the French Presidency.

Press Conference by David SASSOLI, EP President and Jean CASTEX, French Prime Minister on the incoming French Presidency of the Council

Debatte mit dem französischen Staatspräsidenten, Emmanuel Macron, über die Zukunft Europas (Aussprache)

Debate with the President of the French Republic, Emmanuel Macron, on the Future of Europe (debate)

Joint Press point by Antonio TAJANI, EP President and by Emmanuel MACRON, President of the French Republic

Die derzeitige Lage in der Europäischen Union Erklärungen von François Hollande, Präsident der Französischen Republik, und Angela Merkel, Bundeskanzlerin der Bundesrepublik Deutschland

Current situation in the European Union Statements by Mr François Hollande, President of the French Republic, and Ms Angela Merkel, Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany

Press point: Martin SCHULZ - President of the European Parliament – and Michel SAPIN - French Minister for Labour, Employment and Social affairs

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Catherine TRAUTMANN and Benoit HAMON - French Minister Delegate to the Minister of Economy and Finance, in charge of the Social and Solidarity Economy and Consumption

Hannes SWOBODA - President of the S&D Group - and Pierre MOSCOVICI - French Minister for the Economy and Finances

Martin SCHULZ - President of the European Parliament - and François HOLLANDE - President of the French Republic

Erklärung von François Hollande, Präsident der Französischen Republik (Aussprache)

Statement by François Hollande, President of the French Republic (debate)

Mangelhafte, mit Silikongel gefüllte Brustimplantate der französischen Firma PIP (Aussprache)

Defective silicone gel breast implants made by French company PIP (debate)

Jahresbericht der Europäischen Union zu den Menschenrechten - Initiative Frankreichs in der UNO zur Entkriminalisierung der Homosexualität (Aussprache)

EU Annual report on human rights - French initiative at the UN on the decriminalisation of homosexuality (debate)

Ergebnisse des Europäischen Rates vom 11. und 12. Dezember 2008 - Tätigkeitsbericht des französischen Vorsitzes (Aussprache)

Outcome of the European Council on 11-12 December 2008 - French Presidency's term of office (debate)

Francois THIOLLET - official portrait

Official visIt By Roberta METSOLA, EP President to Paris ( France ) - Bilateral Meeting with Yaël BRAUN-PIVET, President of the French Assemblée Nationale

Official visit by Roberta METSOLA, EP President to Paris ( France ) - Bilateral Meeting with Gérard Larcher, President of the French Senate

EP Plenary session - Council and Commission statements - Islamist terrorist attack on French schools and the need to protect people and promote social cohesion

Press seminar for French journalists

Press point by French MEPs following the debate on the State of the European Union 2023

Roberta METSOLA, EP President meets with Laurence BOONE, French Secretary of State for European Affairs

REGI mission to Marseille, France

Asylum and Migration - LIBE delegation visit to Calais, France

European Centre of deported resistance members - Former Natzweiler concentration camp - Struthof.

Roberta METSOLA, EP President, Elisabeth BORNE, French Prime Minister,  Alexander DE CROO, Belgian Prime Minister and  Xavier BETTEL, Luxembourg Prime Minister group photo ahead the solemn ceremony of the 70th anniversary of the European Parliament

Roberta METSOLA meets with Elisabeth BORNE, French Prime Minister

Roberta METSOLA, EP President meets with Laurence BOONE, French Minister of State for Europe.

Greens/EFA study launch event -  Assessing the resilience of the French legal system to an authoritarian shock

EP President Roberta METSOLA and President of the French Republic Emmanuel MACRON sign the 15th three-year contract 2024-2026 on the European Parliament seat in Strasbourg.

Signing of the 15th three-year contract 2024-2026 on the European Parliament seat in Strasbourg, with the participation of Roberta METSOLA, EP President, and Emmanuel MACRON, President of the French Republic

This clips is a tribute to the former President of the European Commission (1985-1995) and Member of the European Parliament (1979-1981), Jaques Delors. The footage includes his last speech as Commission's President in the hemicycle of Strasbourg.

Clip - Tribute to Jacques Delors (1925-2023)

The former President of the European Commission and prominent figure of the French left passed away on 27 December aged 98. For the National tribute for former European Commission President Jacques Delors in Paris, France, the European and French flags are at half-mast in front of the European Parliament buildings in Brussels and Strasbourg.

European and French flags at half-mast in front of the European Parliament buildings in Brussels and Strasbourg in honour of former European Commission President Jacques Delors

EP President Roberta METSOLA meets the French Prime Minister, Elisabeth BORNE, before inaugurating the Simone Veil building at the European Parliament in Strasbourg.

Inauguration of the Simone Veil building of the EP in Strasbourg in the presence of Roberta METSOLA, EP President, and Elisabeth BORNE, French Prime Minister: extracts from the arrival and the bilateral

EP President Roberta Metsola and French Prime Minister, Elisabeth Borne inaugurate the Simone Veil building in Strasbourg (previously Osmose).

Inauguration of the Simone Veil building of the EP in Strasbourg in the presence of Roberta METSOLA, EP President and Elisabeth BORNE, French Prime Minister: extracts from the ceremony

French version. Together.eu is a community of people who believe in democracy and who want to give it real meaning as the next European elections approach. It connects people from across Europe to meet, share knowledge and learn new skills, all while encouraging others to vote in 2024.

Together for democracy (French version)

At Elysée in Paris, Roberta METSOLA, President of the European Parliament, meets with Emmanuel MACRON, President of the French Republic . This news item shows extracts from the meeting and the joint press point with Emmanuel MACRON, President of the French Republic, at the Elysée.

Official visit by Roberta METSOLA, EP President, to Paris (France): meeting with Emmanuel MACRON, President of the French Republic and extracts from the joint press statement

Roberta METSOLA, President of the European Parliament, meets with Yaël BRAUN-PIVET, President of the French Assemblée Nationale. This news item shows extracts from the bilateral with Yaël BRAUN-PIVET, President of the French Assemblée Nationale, at the National Assembly.

Official visit by Roberta METSOLA, EP President, to Paris (France): meeting with Yaël BRAUN-PIVET, President of the French Assemblée Nationale

Roberta METSOLA, President of the European Parliament, and Emmanuel MACRON, President of the French Republic, give a statement during her official visit to Paris. This transcription is a result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

Roberta METSOLA, President of the European Parliament, meets with Gerard LARCHER, President of the French Senate, during her official visit to Paris. This news item shows extracts from their bilateral at the Senate during the official

Official visit by Roberta METSOLA, EP President, to Paris (France): meeting with Gerard LARCHER, President of the French Senate

&lt;p>The European Chips Act aims at bolstering Europe’s competitiveness and resilience in semiconductor technologies and applications, and help achieve both the digital and green transition. It will do this by strengthening Europe’s technological leadership in the field. This infoclip shows different industrial and production sites of microchips around different EU Member States (in Germany, France and Spain).&lt;/p>

Infoclip: European Chips Act

The official announcement has been made: European citizens will elect the new Members of the European Parliament from 6th to 9th June 2024. Roberta METSOLA, EP President, gives a statement in a video message.

French subtitles - Message of the President of the European Parliament Roberta METSOLA on the 2024 European Parliament elections

In September 1940, in annexed Alsace, close to the village of Natzwiller (called Natzweiler in German), the Nazis discovered a vein of pink granite. In March 1941, Himmler, head of the SS, ordered that a concentration camp be built to exploit the granite for the major construction projects of the Reich. On 1st May 1941, at the place known as “Struthof”, Konzentrationslager Natzweiler was officially opened. From 1941 to 1945, 52,000 prisoners, of more than 30 different nationalities, were sent to Natzweiler and its subcamps. 35,000 prisoners did not go through the main camp. Around 17,000 prisoners died in the nebulous Natzweiler system, including 3,000 at the main camp. This infoclip illustrates the Struthof”, Konzentrationslager Natzweiler (Memorial).

Infoclip: European Centre of deported resistance members - Former Natzweiler concentration camp - Struthof

To celebrate the 10th anniversary of the EU receiving the Nobel Peace Prize in 2012, the European Parliamentary Research Service (EPRS) held a Jean Monnet House Seminar with Herman VAN ROMPUY, former President of the European Council, Jesus CARMONA NUNEZ, Director for Media of the European Parliament, Asle TOJE, Deputy Leader of the Norwegian Nobel Committee and Stella GHERVAS, Professor of History of the University of Newcastle.

Celebrating the 10th anniversary of the EU receiving the Nobel Peace Prize: EPRS/Jean Monnet House Seminar with Herman VAN ROMPUY, former President of the European Council

MEPs mark the creation of the Common Assembly of the European Coal and Steel Community in 1952, with a ceremony in the hemicycle in Strasbourg. Statement by Élisabeth BORNE, French Prime Minister. This transcription is a result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

Ceremony of the 70th anniversary of the European Parliament: statement by Élisabeth BORNE, French Prime Minister

On the 22nd November 2022, the European Parliament celebrates its 70th anniversary. A ceremony is organised in Strasbourg in presence of Elisabeth BORNE, French Prime Minister. Roberta METSOLA, EP President, welcomes her. Extracts.

Roberta METSOLA, EP President meets with Élisabeth BORNE, French Prime Minister: arrival and welcome

Roberta METSOLA, EP President, opens the European Parliament's plenary session in Strasbourg with a statement on 2 years after the assassination of Samuel Paty, French professor. This transcription is a result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

Resumption of session and order of business: opening remark by Roberta METSOLA, EP President on 2 years after the assassination of Samuel Paty, French professor

During the summer of 2022, parts of Europe experienced drought conditions exacerbated by heat waves. On 9 August, a senior European Commission researcher said it seemed to be Europe's worst year in 500 years, which was confirmed by the Global Drought Observatory. The footage shows dried-out agricultural fields, cracked earth, agricultural irrigation of fields and dried riverbeds and watercourses.

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Roberta METSOLA, EP President meets with Jean-Noel BARROT, French Secretary of State

Roberta METSOLA, EP President meets with Jean-Noel BARROT, French Secretary of State

Guy LAVOCAT official portrait - 9th Parliamentary term

Francois THIOLLET official portrait - 9th Parliamentary term

Roberta METSOLA, EP President meets with Elisabeth BORNE, French Prime Minister

Roberta METSOLA, EP President meets with Elisabeth BORNE, French Prime Minister

Roberta METSOLA, EP President meets with Elisabeth BORNE, French Prime Minister

Roberta METSOLA, EP President meets with Elisabeth BORNE, French Prime Minister

Roberta METSOLA, EP President meets with Elisabeth BORNE, French Prime Minister

Roberta METSOLA, EP President meets with Elisabeth BORNE, French Prime Minister

Roberta METSOLA, EP President meets with Elisabeth BORNE, French Prime Minister

Roberta METSOLA, EP President meets with Elisabeth BORNE, French Prime Minister

Roberta METSOLA, EP President meets with Elisabeth BORNE, French Prime Minister

Roberta METSOLA, EP President meets with Elisabeth BORNE, French Prime Minister

Roberta METSOLA, EP President meets with Elisabeth BORNE, French Prime Minister

Official visit by Roberta METSOLA, EP President to Paris ( France ) - Meeting with Emmanuel MACRON, President of the French Republic

Official visit by Roberta METSOLA, EP President to Paris ( France ) - Meeting with Emmanuel MACRON, President of the French Republic

Official visit by Roberta METSOLA, EP President to Paris ( France ) - Meeting with Emmanuel MACRON, President of the French Republic