A Look Back on the French Presidency of the Council of the European Union
The PFUE promised to bring excitement to the EU normative powerhouse, with the French general election occurring amid the second half of the Presidency. It eventually marked a radical turning point for the EU’s geostrategy, with the outbreak of the war in Ukraine.
President Macron presents the French EU Presidency priorities before the European Parliament
President Macron presents the French EU Presidency priorities before the European Parliament On Wednesday January 19th, Emmanuel expanded on the French EU Presidency priorities before the European Parliament. Broadly speaking, President Macron advocated for European values and sovereignty, together with regaining citizens’ trust in the EU. Key takeaways by sector: #Digital ➡ The adoption of two major […]
Happy New Year 2022
The year 2021, in the continuation of 2020, has been special and complex. Our profession of public affairs advisors has been enriched and our values strengthened.
The French EU Presidency: An Opportunity for the Digital Transition?
Report of the event organized by Numeum and SAMMAN Law & Corporate Affairs on December 3rd, 2021.
Notre Dame: Digital technology, a key element of our heritage
Earlier this month, Thaima Samman had opportunity to visit the Paris cathedral and to witness the contribution of digital to its reconstruction.
French EU Presidency: What are the policy priorities and expectations? (Post-event summary)
The fast pace of EU decision making during the Covid-19 outbreak showed that “Europe is more united, more resilient, more efficient than 10 years ago”.
Second round of the regional elections in France: takeaways
The second round of the French regional elections went ahead yesterday, June 27th. In France, regional councils are elected every six years under a proportional voting list system, where the first list of the second round gets an absolute majority of councilors.
First round of the regional elections in France: takeways
The first round of the elections for the renewal of the members of the 18 regional councils (local governments mainly in charge of local economic development including digital transformation, higher education and research, transportation) was held yesterday, June 20th.
EU – US Summit: a partial opening up of trade relations and more dialogue on technology, climate change and the recovery to come
Seven years after the last Summit held in the presence of a U.S. president, the EU heads of states or governments welcomed President Joe Biden in Brussels on June 15th.
French measures to tackle the Covid-19 crisis
France is accelerating its vaccination campaign. Find out where the situation stands in this overview of the French measures taken to manage the sanitary crisis.