Hundreds of Israelis and Palestinians in Paris to build a bridge for peace and reconciliation : two states, two people, one future. 🇮🇱🇵🇸

#News | Yesterday, the Patrouille de France flew over the Statue of Liberty and Manhattan, marking 250 years of friendship between France and the US. This flyover above the Hudson River was part of the commemorations for the 250th anniversary of American independence.

The Patrouille de France flying over the Statue of Liberty today. What a symbol. 250 years of shared history.

Our heroes are back and Brigitte was here to welcome them!

Welcome back to France! Welcome home to Normandy! 🇨🇵🇺🇲 Welcoming the last American veterans of World War II on the tarmac of Deauville-Saint-Gatien airport, here to commemorate the 82nd anniversary of D-Day, was a rare and deeply moving moment. Alongside Brigitte Macron and U.S. Ambassador Charles Kushner, we paid them the tribute they deserve. Eighty-two years ago, thousands of young Americans crossed the ocean toward shores they had never seen, to free a country that was not their own. Many never went home. To see them return, most of them now centenarians, is to watch living history walk back onto this soil. What they did here in June 1944 was more than a military operation. It was a promise kept. America came not to conquer, but to liberate. In 2026, the year of America’s 250th anniversary of independence, our friendship is not a matter of circumstance. It is a matter of conviction. And that conviction is shared between friends and allies. The Atlantic does not separate us so much as it binds us together. This weekend, at the ceremonies in Normandy, we will honor their sacrifice and that of their brothers in arms. France will never forget. Vive l’amitié franco-américaine !

An honor to salute, alongside @FranceAtlanta, 28 WWII veterans before they return to Normandy for the 82nd anniversary of D-Day and the 2026 Freedom Prize ceremony.

🇫🇷 For the seventh year running, France remains the top choice for foreign investors in Europe. Industry, innovation, talent, energy: France’s appeal is built on the strengths of our regions and the expertise of our businesses. #ChooseFrance

🗳 #Elections2026 ⏰ Le portail du vote par internet est ouvert jusqu'au mercredi 27 mai à 12h (heure de Paris) ! 📣 Faites entendre vos voix pour élire vos conseillers des Français de l’étranger. 🔗 Accédez au portail de vote sur : swll.to/QJ3UZ @francediplo

À la conquête de l’Amérique. Avec nos Bleus ! 🇫🇷

From 🇫🇷 Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Noël Barrot.

🇫🇷🇪🇺 Today, on 8 May, we honour the memory of those who gave their lives for victory in 1945 and opened the way towards a world order founded on peace and international law. 81 years on, France and Europe are preserving that legacy, so that our continent may never again be divided by war. Peace is our greatest victory.

France reaffirms its full support to those targeted by Russia’s atrocities. Occupation is not Liberation #WordsMatter

World press freedom day

#EES | A tip to make your trip to Europe easier! Learn everything about the digital border system that will make your travel more secure from 10 April 2026. #TravelToEurope 👉More information travel-europe.europa.eu

The #G7 starts now! The Foreign Ministers and their partners are meeting in Vaux-de-Cernay for 2 days of work, press conferences and bilateral meetings. On today’s agenda: 🌍 Resolving major international crises 🌐 Relaunching global governance reforms x.com/i/broadcasts/1yKAPMRwp…

French is the 4th most spoken language in the world! 396 million speakers across 5 continents 🌍 Did you know that:
 ✅ It is the 2nd most commonly learnt language after English
 ✅ It is the 4th most widely used language on the internet
 ✅ It is spoken in 130 countries thanks to the French Institutes and Alliances ↗️ French is on the rise! It has climbed from 5th to 4th place behind English, Mandarin and Spanish, according to the latest report from @OIFrancophonie.

💜 #8mars Où qu’elles soient dans le 🌍, les Françaises victimes de violences doivent pouvoir compter sur une protection efficace et immédiate. C’est un des piliers de la feuille de route sur la diplomatie féministe de @francediplo. ✅ Plus d'infos sur : swll.to/nTw7kJ

Four years ago, Europe awoke to the sound of Russian bombs falling on Ukraine. Four years of a war of aggression chosen by Russia, in blatant defiance of international law, of a people’s sovereignty, and of human life. Four years of cities struck, of schools and hospitals destroyed, of energy infrastructure methodically targeted to plunge families into cold and terror. Four years: 15,000 Ukrainian civilians killed. Four years of shattered lives—violence, rape, torture, war crimes, and terror. Four years, and thousands of Ukrainian children torn from their land and their families. And yet, for four years Ukraine has held firm and resisted. One day, Russians will grasp the enormity of the crime committed in their name, the hollowness of the pretexts invoked, and the long-term, devastating effects on their own country. While the Kremlin promised to conquer Ukraine in a matter of days, only 1% of Ukrainian territory has been taken since the front stabilized in November 2022. Last month, Ukraine even regained ground. And at what cost for the Russians? More than 1.2 million Russian soldiers have been wounded or killed—the highest number of Russian combat casualties since the Second World War. Faced with these losses, Russia is recruiting individuals on the African continent to send them to fight on the Ukrainian front, often with no prior training whatsoever. This war is a triple failure for Russia: military, economic, and strategic. It has strengthened NATO—the very expansion Russia sought to prevent—galvanized Europeans it hoped to weaken, and laid bare the fragility of an imperialism from another age. Because Ukraine is the first line of defence of our continent, France and Europe stand resolutely by its side. Financial, military, humanitarian, and energy assistance: Europe has already mobilised €170 billion. At the European Council in December, we agreed on a €90 billion loan to provide Ukraine with predictable funding over the next two years. There is no justification for calling this into question. We must now deliver on it. Deliveries of equipment and ammunition, training, strengthened air defences and counter-drone capabilities, and support for the systems already supplied will continue. So that Ukraine can hold—and so that Russia understands that time is not on its side. We will also continue to target Russia’s war economy: we will stay the course on sanctions and press ahead with action against the shadow fleet. Because there can be no peace without security—and because our security is being decided in Ukraine—we will continue our engagement within the Coalition of the Willing. In Paris on 6 January, we built strong convergence with the United States on future security guarantees. Today’s new meeting must allow us to keep moving forward. We will also ensure that Europeans’ interests are properly taken into account in the discussions, including—when the time comes—when it is a question of the security architecture our continent needs. To the women and men of Ukraine: we think of you with deep emotion. Of your families who have endured so much, of your children, of all those who keep resisting under the strikes. To those who believe they can count on our fatigue: they are mistaken. We are, and will remain, by Ukraine’s side.

We #StandWithUkraine today, tomorrow, and for as long as it takes.

According to @Reuters, France is the place to be for Americans! Did you visit last year?