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The 30th Conference of the Parties (COP) will be chaired by Brazil, taking placing in Belém from 10 November to 21 November 2025. Ten years after COP21, which led to the adoption of the historic Paris Agreement, this new conference is a further step to speed up the implementation of climate commitments. The results of COP30 will be essential to meet the targets set, particularly the target to limit the increase in the global average temperature to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels.
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Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Noël Barrot spoke with his Malaysian counterpart, Mohamad Hasan, on November 6.
The French Foreign Minister congratulated the Malaysian ASEAN presidency on the Kuala Lumpur summit and on its work to resolve regional crises such as the border dispute between Thailand and Cambodia and the situation in Myanmar. The two Ministers expressed their support for closer ties between Europe and ASEAN.
They also spoke about the positive dynamic in our (…)

The incidents that occurred yesterday evening at the Philharmonie de Paris concert hall during a performance by the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra are unacceptable. The actions taken to disrupt the performance, including the lighting of flares and attempts to intimidate artists and the audience, are irresponsible and dangerous.
France reiterates its opposition to all types of boycotts against artists and its commitment to artistic freedom and the respect of cultural institutions. These (…)

Every year, ahead of the COP – the next meeting of which will take place in Belém (Brazil) from 10 to 21 November 2025 –, France announces its annual climate finance sums for developing countries, in line with its international commitments and in partnership with the other European Union Member States. In 2024, France provided €7.2 billion of climate finance for developing countries, including €3 billion for climate-change adaptation.
This finance predominantly consists of loans, donations from (…)

Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Noël Barrot spoke with his Ethiopian counterpart, Gedion Timotheos, on November 4.
During their very positive conversation, the Minister stressed France's support for Ethiopia, particularly on the economic front, with France supporting the restructuring of the Ethiopian debt. They also explored the many prospects for bilateral economic cooperation created by the Ethiopian Prime Minister's visit to Paris this past May, as well as the EU-Ethiopian (…)

Cécile Kohler and Jacques Paris were transferred to the French Residence in Tehran today, Tuesday 4 November 2025. They are now safe. This puts an end to their ordeal of more than three years. It is the result of active, coordinated efforts by the families and supporters of our two compatriots, to whose courage we once again pay tribute, and by all the State services involved.
We welcome this first gesture by the Iranian authorities.
The staff of the Ministry for Europe and Foreign (…)

On November 4, 1950, France joined 11 other European nations in signing the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms.
This convention established the European Court of Human Rights, Europe's first binding mechanism to protect international human rights. Today it ensures respect for the fundamental rights and freedoms of the more than 600 million citizens of the Council of Europe's 46 member states.
Seventy-five years after the signing of this convention, France (…)

In the face of the damage caused in Jamaica by Hurricane Melissa, a historic Category 5 hurricane, and at the Jamaican Government's request, France is making active efforts to help the people affected.
With the support of the Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs' Crisis and Support Centre and the European Union Civil Protection Mechanism, an overseas support and assistance vessel from the French Armed Forces in the West Indies (FAA) today delivered 40 tonnes of humanitarian aid (half of (…)

France strongly condemns the ethnic atrocities perpetrated by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in El Fasher, including summary executions, massacres, rapes, attacks against humanitarian workers, looting, kidnapping and forced displacements.
It urges the RSF to end the offensive in North Darfur and, in particular, not extend their operations to the territories where civilians fleeing their crimes are taking refuge. The perpetrators must be held to account and prosecuted.
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The results published by INSEE [French National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies] confirm the strong progress in French foreign trade in the third quarter of 2025. In an international context that is still uncertain, French exports are up 2.2% compared to the previous quarter, while imports have decreased 0.4%. Foreign trade is therefore making a positive contribution of 0.9 of a percentage point to GDP growth, after two quarters where it fell back.
Nicolas Forissier, Minister (…)