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France says seeking to block EU-Mercosur pact by 'all means'

Yesterday 13:41 European farmers protest against free-trade agreement with Mercosur bloc. French government attempt to block adoption of trade pact between EU and four South American countries.

EU-MERCOSUR TRADE DEAL

France: EU-Mercosur deal will not be signed at G20 in Brazil

11-11-2024 14:06 France says the EU-Mercosur free-trade deal “will not be signed” at next week’s G20 Leaders Summit in Rio de Janeiro.

Lihtium in Argentina

Eramet buys out Tsingshan from Argentina lithium project

24-10-2024 17:50 French miner Eramet SA to buy back Tsingshan Holding Group Co’s stake in an Argentinian lithium project

RAPE ALLEGATIONS

Decision on French rugby players trial pushed back to November 1

24-10-2024 04:29 Court hearing to decide whether or not to close the case against two French rugby players accused of rape in Argentina postponed to next week.

RAPE ALLEGATIONS

Prosecutors seek dismissal of rape charges against French rugby players

04-10-2024 20:06 Prosecutor's office seeks dismissal of charges against French rugby players accused of rape, which could put an end to the case.

RAPE ALLEGATIONS

Accuser of French rugby duo denounces courts for 'violating rights'

03-10-2024 23:49 Woman who claims she was raped by two French rugby players appears before local human rights committee to denounce Mendoza courts.

EU-MERCOSUR TRADE DEAL

Germany's Scholz urges swift conclusion to EU-Mercosur trade deal

02-10-2024 12:11 "The Mercosur agreement is groundbreaking for diversifying and strengthening the resilience of our economy," states German chancellor as he appeals for a swift conclusion to long-stalled trade deal.

RAPE ALLEGATIONS

French rugby players accused of rape in Argentina land back in Paris

04-09-2024 15:55 Hugo Auradou and Oscar Jégou land in Paris, after Mendoza court allowed them to return home pending the conclusion of their case probing alleged rape.

RAPE ALLEGATIONS

Court allows French rugby players accused of rape to leave Argentina

03-09-2024 14:24 Oscar Jégou and Hugo Auradou, the two French rugby team players accused of rape by a woman in Argentina two months ago, will be allowed to leave the country, a court in Mendoza rules.

RAPE ALLEGATIONS

French rugby players accused of rape may be allowed to leave Argentina

31-08-2024 10:26 Mendoza courts considering allowing the French rugby players accused of rape to return to their country while the trial continues in which a request for the defence's acquittal is pending.

RAPE ALLEGATIONS

French rugby players' rape accuser survives suicide attempt, says lawyer

27-08-2024 10:14 Woman who denounced French rugby players for rape in Argentina tried to commit suicide last week and will miss a hearing set for Tuesday, says plaintuff’s legal representative.

RUGBY

Court ruling for French rugby players suspended due to accuser's ill health

24-08-2024 15:20 Lawyers for the rugby players had planned to file a motion for dismissal on Friday and seek permission for those accused to be able to return to France.

COURTS

French rugby players questioned over alleged rape in Mendoza

08-08-2024 15:53 The two French rugby players accused of rape in Argentina were formally questioned in court on Thursday.

RUGBY

Woman who accused French rugby players of rape testifies for second time

08-08-2024 14:43 There were 15 “injuries” on the alleged rape victim, reveals case prosecutor.

FOOTBALL

Argentina apologises to France in football-chant row

19-07-2024 14:54 Vice President Victoria Villaruel had accused France of being “colonialist” on social media.

FOOTBALL

Copa América champs Argentina to be investigated by FIFA over racist song

17-07-2024 12:12 Chelsea set to take disciplinary action against Enzo Fernández as row over chanting of racist and homophobic songs escalates.

COPA CONTROVERSY

France unhappy with insults from Argentina Copa América winners

16-07-2024 10:50 French Football Federation complains to FIFA about racist chants from members of Argentina's Copa América winning team.

RAPE ALLEGATIONS

Two French rugby players charged with aggravated rape

12-07-2024 15:18 Hugo Auradou, 20, and Oscar Jegou, 21, formally charged Friday with the aggravated rape of an Argentine woman after a night out following a match in Mendoza.

SCANDAL IN MENDOZA

French rugby players taken to Mendoza to face rape allegation

11-07-2024 12:26 Hugo Auradou, 20, and Oscar Jegou, 21, were being transferred Thursday from Interpol's Buenos Aires headquarters to the city of Mendoza, where they will be questioned over alleged rape.

SCANDAL IN MENDOZA

Woman in Mendoza was raped, beaten by French rugby players, says lawyer

10-07-2024 22:53 Alleged victim's lawyer says her client had suffered "fierce" violence at the hands of two French rugby players and claims to have been raped repeatedly.

SCANDAL IN MENDOZA

What next for French rugby players held in rape probe?

10-07-2024 10:29 Two members of France's international rugby team touring South America were arrested in Argentina on July 9, 2024 following an allegation of sexual assault.

ALLEGED SEXUAL ASSAULT

Mendoza: Two France rugby players detained over alleged sexual assault

09-07-2024 09:59 Scandal as French national rugby team stars Hugo Auradou and Oscar Jegou are arrested in Buenos Aires for alleged sexual abuse in Mendoza after last Saturday's clash against the Pumas.

ELECTIONS IN EUROPE

Milei cheers far-right EU vote gains as France calls snap election

10-06-2024 12:16 Far-right gains in EU elections triggered a political earthquake in France on Sunday and Argentina's President Javier Milei was among those hailing the "tremendous advance of the new right."

FOREIGN POLICY & DIPLOMACY

Milei cancels on Macron, zigzags on G7 amid hurdles at home

07-06-2024 16:39 Milei reverses decision and will attend the G-7 summit in Italy next week.

FOREIGN POLICY & DIPLOMACY

Milei to meet Macron in Paris during packed European tour

30-05-2024 17:44 Argentine leader's packed European tour in mid-June will also include a bilateral meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris.

FOREIGN POLICY & DIPLOMACY

Argentina, 17 other nations to call on Hamas to release Israeli hostages

25-04-2024 12:55 Argentina signs joint statement calling for the release of the hostages held in Gaza; Casa Rosada's release says nation is aligned with "nations of the free world."

World Organisation for Animal Health

Argentine veterinarian looks to conquer French multilateral bastion

18-04-2024 00:23 Luis Barcos, the Argentine candidate to be the next director-general of the World Organisation for Animal Health, is looking to become the first non-French person to lead the ex-Office International des Epizooties.

FOREIGN POLICY & DIPLOMACY

Milei: Argentina in talks with Ukraine, military aid a possibility

08-04-2024 12:22 President Milei plans to meet with Ukraine leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy in mid-June and says talks between two nations includes potential sending of military aid.

Global Affairs

French Foreign Minister to meet with Milei in Argentina

15-02-2024 16:06 French Foreign Minister Stéphane Séjourné to meet with President Javier Milei in Argentina on February 19 and 20.

EU-MERCOSUR DEAL

EU-Mercosur trade deal totters as Europe's farmers revolt

30-01-2024 18:15 Growing farmer protests in Europe and strong opposition from France damages push for EU-Mercosur free-trade deal.

EU-MERCOSUR TRADE DEAL

Macron asks EU’s Von der Leyen to stop Mercosur trade deal

30-01-2024 07:27 French President Emmanuel Macron asks European Commission President Ursula Von Der Leyen to end the current round of negotiations over free-trade deal between EU and Mercosur trade bloc.

EU-MERCOSUR TRADE DEAL

France 'opposes signing' of EU-Mercosur trade deal, says prime minister

26-01-2024 14:59 French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal says President Emmanuel Macron "has always opposed" the free-trade deal negotiated between the European Union and the Mercosur trade bloc.

EU-MERCOSUR TRADE DEAL

Scholz, Milei in favour of swift conclusion to EU-Mercosur deal

09-01-2024 20:42 President Javier Milei spoke with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Tuesday, with the two calling for a swift conclusion to the European Union-Mercosur trade deal.

EU-MERCOSUR TRADE DEAL

Crunch time for EU-Mercosur trade deal at Rio summit

05-12-2023 09:01 Fate of long-awaited trade deal hangs in the balance this week at key Mercosur summit in Brazil; Meeting was originally supposed to seal agreement, but last-minute bickering puts it in doubt.

EU-MERCOSUR TRADE DEAL

Argentina: Conditions not in place to sign Mercosur-EU deal

04-12-2023 12:09 Argentina’s outgoing government says conditions are not in place to sign long-delayed free-trade agreement between Mercosur and European Union.

RUGBY WORLD CUP 2023

England hold on to edge Argentina in World Cup third place play-off

28-10-2023 08:12 England cling on to beat the Pumas 26-23 and claim third place in the Rugby World Cup.

RUGBY WORLD CUP 2023

Veteran Cubelli returns for Pumas World Cup third place play-off

26-10-2023 10:06 Facundo Isa said on Thursday Argentina want to make up for losing in 2015's Rugby World Cup third-place playoff when they face England in the corresponding fixture in this year's tournament.

RUGBY WORLD CUP 2023

Déjà vu as Argentina, England battle for third place

26-10-2023 10:03 Argentina play England in the Rugby World Cup's third-place play off on Friday with both sides licking their wounds from two very different semi-final losses.

RUGBY WORLD CUP 2023

Michael Cheika – behind the quips, a shrewd rugby brain

19-10-2023 13:05 Michael Cheika and his larger than life persona has taken the Pumas to the semi-final – now Argentina must defeat New Zealand for a chance at the Webb Ellis trophy.

RUGBY WORLD CUP 2023

Cheika says Pumas want to inspire a nation in World Cup semi-final

18-10-2023 14:35 Argentina head coach says his team want to "have no regrets" once the final whistle goes on their Rugby World Cup semi-final with New Zealand on Friday.

RUGBY WORLD CUP 2023

Isa set for 50th Pumas cap in World Cup showdown with New Zealand

18-10-2023 13:54 Head coach Michael Cheika makes just the one change to the starting XV from the one that surprised Wales in the quarter-finals: Gonzalo Bertranou replaces Tomás Cubelli at scrum-half.

RUGBY WORLD CUP 2023

Pumas veteran Nicolás Sánchez dreaming of one last hurrah

15-10-2023 09:42 Nicolás Sánchez may not be the central figure in Argentina's attack that he once was but he's still dreaming of World Cup glory.

RUGBY WORLD CUP 2023

Boffelli boots Pumas past Wales into World Cup semis

15-10-2023 09:34 Emiliano Boffelli kicked 19 points to help Argentina to a dramatic 29-17 victory over Wales in Marseille on Saturday to set up a World Cup semi-final against New Zealand.

RUGBY WORLD CUP 2023

Pumas set up Wales quarter-final clash after beating Japan

09-10-2023 09:06 Coach Michael Cheika says weight of expectation will force his players to change their mentality going into next weekend's World Cup quarter-final against Wales.

RUGBY WORLD CUP 2023

Pumas 'very hungry' to reach World Cup knock-outs, says Cheika

03-10-2023 12:46 Argentina are "very hungry" to get back into the Rugby World Cup knock-out stages after missing out four years ago, says head coach Michael Cheika.

RUGBY WORLD CUP 2023

Argentina coach Cheika backs veterans for Chile 'derby'

28-09-2023 15:15 Argentina head coach Michael Cheika says his much-changed team to face Chile in the Rugby World Cup this weekend can prove him a point.

RUGBY WORLD CUP 2023

Pumas ready for 'battle of South America' after Samoa win

23-09-2023 09:08 Emiliano Boffelli scored 16 points as Argentina put their World Cup campaign back on track with a disciplined and composed 19-10 victory over erratic Samoa.

RUGBY WORLD CUP 2023

Veteran Moroni in as Argentina's Cheika makes three changes

21-09-2023 00:13 Veteran Matías Moroni recalled in one of three changes made to the Argentina team ahead of Samoa clash in the Rugby World Cup this weekend.

RUGBY WORLD CUP 2023

Pumas' claws will be sharper for Samoa challenge, says Agustín Creevy

14-09-2023 10:09 The Pumas have the weekend off at the Rugby World Cup but will be keenly watching their next opponents Samoa enter the fray when they face Chile in Bordeaux on Saturday.

RUGBY WORLD CUP 2023

It all went wrong, Cheika says after Pumas loss to England

10-09-2023 16:38 "Pretty much everything that could go wrong did go wrong. I think we let the play get too stop and start," said Argentina coach Michael Cheika after Pumas slumped to 27-10 defeat against England.

News of france argentina

France says seeking to block EU-Mercosur pact by 'all means'

France: EU-Mercosur deal will not be signed at G20 in Brazil

Eramet buys out Tsingshan from Argentina lithium project

Decision on French rugby players trial pushed back to November 1

Prosecutors seek dismissal of rape charges against French rugby players

Accuser of French rugby duo denounces courts for 'violating rights'

Germany's Scholz urges swift conclusion to EU-Mercosur trade deal

French rugby players accused of rape in Argentina land back in Paris

Court allows French rugby players accused of rape to leave Argentina

French rugby players accused of rape may be allowed to leave Argentina

French rugby players' rape accuser survives suicide attempt, says lawyer

Court ruling for French rugby players suspended due to accuser's ill health

French rugby players questioned over alleged rape in Mendoza

Woman who accused French rugby players of rape testifies for second time

Argentina apologises to France in football-chant row

Copa América champs Argentina to be investigated by FIFA over racist song

France unhappy with insults from Argentina Copa América winners

Two French rugby players charged with aggravated rape

French rugby players taken to Mendoza to face rape allegation

Woman in Mendoza was raped, beaten by French rugby players, says lawyer

What next for French rugby players held in rape probe?

Mendoza: Two France rugby players detained over alleged sexual assault

Milei cheers far-right EU vote gains as France calls snap election

Milei cancels on Macron, zigzags on G7 amid hurdles at home

Milei to meet Macron in Paris during packed European tour

Argentina, 17 other nations to call on Hamas to release Israeli hostages

Argentine veterinarian looks to conquer French multilateral bastion

Milei: Argentina in talks with Ukraine, military aid a possibility

French Foreign Minister to meet with Milei in Argentina

EU-Mercosur trade deal totters as Europe's farmers revolt

Macron asks EU’s Von der Leyen to stop Mercosur trade deal

France 'opposes signing' of EU-Mercosur trade deal, says prime minister

Scholz, Milei in favour of swift conclusion to EU-Mercosur deal

Crunch time for EU-Mercosur trade deal at Rio summit

Argentina: Conditions not in place to sign Mercosur-EU deal

England hold on to edge Argentina in World Cup third place play-off

Veteran Cubelli returns for Pumas World Cup third place play-off

Déjà vu as Argentina, England battle for third place

Michael Cheika – behind the quips, a shrewd rugby brain

Cheika says Pumas want to inspire a nation in World Cup semi-final

Isa set for 50th Pumas cap in World Cup showdown with New Zealand

Pumas veteran Nicolás Sánchez dreaming of one last hurrah

Boffelli boots Pumas past Wales into World Cup semis

Pumas set up Wales quarter-final clash after beating Japan

Pumas 'very hungry' to reach World Cup knock-outs, says Cheika

Argentina coach Cheika backs veterans for Chile 'derby'

Pumas ready for 'battle of South America' after Samoa win

Veteran Moroni in as Argentina's Cheika makes three changes

Pumas' claws will be sharper for Samoa challenge, says Agustín Creevy

It all went wrong, Cheika says after Pumas loss to England

Milei pulls Argentina’s delegation from COP29 climate conference

Milei visits Trump’s home turf eyeing free-trade deal with United States

Lula’s embrace of Xi sets up a clash over Trump’s China policy

Milei's COP29 team leaves as Trump tensions hang over summit

France says seeking to block EU-Mercosur pact by 'all means'

Epec: por qué las facturas llegarán con más aumentos para los usuarios de Córdoba

Axel Kicillof rechazó el blanqueo de Javier Milei y ARBA les cobrará a los bonaerenses que ingresaron

Javier Milei se metió en una polémica al aire de TN por el dólar: "Abstinencia de pauta"

Aguas Cordobesas, Ecogas y Epec, entre las empresas imputadas por incluir tasas en sus facturas

El gobierno de Javier Milei suspende las jubilaciones de privilegio de Cristina Kirchner