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New report tackles problem of governments' overreliance on consulting firms

Dependence on consulting firms is a growing trend among governments globally. Left unchecked, it can have a negative impact due to high costs or transparency issues. Such dependence came to the fore in France a few years ago, when the Macron government was criticised for its close ties with US consulting giant McKinsey. UNESCO's Inclusive Policy Lab, headed by Iulia Sevciuc, has established a new blueprint to tackle this problem. She spoke to us in Business.

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Macron, Trump hold 'constructive' talks ahead of UN General Assembly

French President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday he had "very constructive" talks with his US counterpart Donald Trump on the conflicts in the Middle East and Ukraine as they met in New York ahead of the annual gathering of world leaders at the United Nations General Assembly. France 24’s Philip Turle takes a closer look at what came out of Macron and Trump’s bilateral meeting and what to look out for at the UN later today.

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Macron converts with Trump over Ormuz and Zelenski over an energy truce

French President Emmanuel Macron talked to Donald Trump in New York about measures to restore navigation through the Strait of Ormuz, protect oil facilities in the Red Sea and accelerate the delivery of interceptor missiles to Ukraine. He then addressed with Volodímir Zelenski a possible energy truce and a temporary suspension of the attacks in the Black Sea.

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'Macron has been trying to convince Trump to take a harder line on Putin'

US President Donald Trump's first meeting with a foreign leader on the sidelines of the UN general assembly was with French President Emmanuel Macron. The French president said that the talks, which focused on Ukraine and the Middle East, were "quite constructive". Macron has been trying to convince Trump to take a harder line on Putin and support the sovereignty of Ukraine. Click on the video for more details.

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Trump-Macron meeting: Paris wants to extend Trump's rapprochement with Europeans

US President Donald Trump met his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron in New York on Monday afternoon. "For Paris, the aim is to keep the United States engaged in negotiations alongside Ukraine. Emmanuel Macron wants to take advantage of this interview to extend the rapprochement between Donald Trump and Europeans," explains Sarah Andersen, correspondent for France 24 in New York.

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Direct to... New York and Trump's agenda with Rodríguez, Zelenski, Macron and Mamdani

The United Nations General Assembly will begin in New York on 22 September. From this 21, the leaders who will give the speeches began to arrive. Venezuela's president, Delcy Rodríguez, has already arrived in the United States; it is the first time in eight years that a Venezuelan president has attended the Assembly. In the antecedent, Donald Trump will meet with Rodríguez, who will be his first face-to-face meeting, and is expected to meet with the Ukrainian leader, Volodímir Zelenski, as well as his French counterpart, Emmanuel Macron, and the mayor of New York, Zohran

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Macron gets to America. USA to meet Trump before UN General Assembly

The French President, Emmanuel Macron, arrives on September 21 in the United States, where he will meet with his counterpart, Donald Trump, on the eve of the opening of the UN General Assembly debates, after Macron met with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, in the French overseas territory of San Pedro and Miquelon, in the North Atlantic. A message addressed to Trump, who published a map on which Canada, Greenland and San Pedro and Miquelon appeared under the American flag.

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Emmanuel Macron to meet Donald Trump at the UN General Assembly

Donald Trump will meet with his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron on Monday 21 September in New York, where the two leaders are to participate this week in the UN General Assembly, the White House announced. Gauthier Rybinski, an international columnist for FRANCE 24, gives us his analysis of the French president's move.

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France and Canada deepen economic and defense ties

French President Emmanuel Macron and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney have announced plans to deepen economic ties between their countries following a meeting at the weekend. Macron welcomed Carney in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, a French territory off the coast of Canada’s Newfoundland. The two leaders discussed opportunities to share infrastructure in the space and defence sectors, as Canada’s trade relationship with the US deteriorates and Europe looks to diversify its energy supplies. Bryan Quinn has more.

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Macron and Carney press conference in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon

From his arrival on Saturday night, Emmanuel Macron reaffirmed French sovereignty over the archipelago of Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon. He then welcomed Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Sunday for an unprecedented visit to this small French territory of the North Atlantic, intended to reaffirm the unity of Canada, France and Europeans in the face of Donald Trump's recurring blows. Follow their live speech.

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In San Pedro and Miquelon, Macron and Carney defend sovereignty and cooperation between France and Canada

This Sunday, French President Emmanuel Macron received Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney in San Pedro and Miquelon, a French North Atlantic archipelago off the coast of Newfoundland, Canada. The symbolic visit serves to strengthen cooperation in sectors such as fishing, security and energy, and to ratify French sovereignty in the territory, weeks after Donald Trump published an image in which the islands appeared covered by an American flag.

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Macron, Carney hail new chapter in France-Canada ties at symbolic archipelago meeting

French President ​Emmanuel Macron and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on ​Sunday called for stronger bilateral ties in the face of new global threats at a meeting on Saint Pierre and Miquelon, a French territory off Canada's Newfoundland. The first-ever visit by a Canadian leader to the North Atlantic archipelago came as both countries have increasingly awkward relations with the US.

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Macron will meet Carney in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon

Emmanuel Macron will meet with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon on Sunday 20 September, a few weeks after US President Donald Trump posted an image of the archipelago covered by the American flag.

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Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon is "fier d'être français" : Macron answers Trump from the archipelago

From his arrival on Saturday night, Emmanuel Macron reaffirmed French sovereignty over the archipelago of Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, in the North Atlantic. He must meet with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney. His first visit to the Overseas Territory came a few weeks after US President Donald Trump published a photo on social media showing this area covered by the American flag.

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Macron and Carney to hold talks on strengthening Canada-France ties

French President Emmanuel Macron ⁠visited the French territory of Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon on Sunday, where he will meet with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney. The visit comes weeks after US President Donald Trump posted an image on social media showing the archipelago covered by the American flag.