11 July, 2023
On July 10, 2023, the French Senate, under the high patronage of its President Gérard Larcher and at the initiative of Roger Karoutchi, Vice President of the Senate, along with Nadia Sollogoub, President of the France-Ukraine Interparliamentary Friendship Group, hosted a roundtable at the Palais du Luxembourg. This event, dedicated to decentralized cooperation between France and Ukraine, brought together parliamentarians, representatives of local authorities from both countries, as well as institutional and associative partners.The roundtable provided an opportunity to review the state of cooperation between French and Ukrainian local authorities since the large-scale Russian invasion. The discussions were structured around two thematic sessions: the first focusing on strengthening ...
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5 May, 2023
On Thursday, May 4, 2023, a symposium was held in the European Affairs Committee Room of the French National Assembly, organized by Benjamin Haddad, MP for Paris, spokesperson for the Renaissance group, and president of the France-Ukraine Friendship Group. The event aimed to discuss a proposed resolution urging France and the European Union to designate the Wagner private military group as a terrorist organization.The Wagner Group, a key enforcer of Russian aggression, has established itself as a destructive force on the international stage. With operations in Ukraine, Syria, and several African countries, this private militia epitomizes the Kremlin’s hybrid warfare strategy, operating in the shadows to circumvent international law. Wagner’s atrocities, often marked by egregious hum...
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20 April, 2023
On the occasion of the International Summit of Cities and Regions held in Kyiv on April 19-20, 2023, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky awarded the city of Paris the title of "Rescuer City." This summit, organized by Ukraine to strengthen ties between Ukrainian and international communities and promote European integration at the local level, provided an opportunity to recognize Paris's long-standing commitment to Ukraine and its people.Among the many initiatives undertaken by the city, we highlight its immediate involvement in our campaign "Lights for Winter," which quickly delivered generators to Kyiv on behalf of Parisians, supporting the city as it faced widespread infrastructure damage caused by massive bombings.Looking ahead, Mayor Anne Hidalgo reaffirmed her oppositio...
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