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World Press Photo 2024: AFP photographer Adem Altan wins the Europe Prize

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Agence France-Presse

World Press Photo 2024: AFP photographer Adem Altan wins the Europe Prize

World Press Photo 2024: AFP photographer Adem Altan wins the Europe Prize

The Europe Prize rewards the photo of the earthquake in Turkey, which happened in February 2023. Adem Altan is also in the running for the global World Press, which will be announced on April 18th.

03 April 2024

2 min

AFP condemns the strike on its Gaza bureau

Diplomacy / International

Diplomacy / International

Agence France-Presse

AFP condemns the strike on its Gaza bureau

AFP condemns the strike on its Gaza bureau

AFP Chairman and CEO, Fabrice Fries, has strongly condemned the strike that severely damaged the Agency’s office in Gaza on Thursday, November 2nd.

03 November 2023

1 min

Fabrice Fries (AFP) elected new President of the European Alliance of News Agencies

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Agence France-Presse

Fabrice Fries (AFP) elected new President of the European Alliance of News Agencies

Fabrice Fries (AFP) elected new President of the European Alliance of News Agencies

Fabrice Fries, CEO of Agence France-Presse, was elected as the new President of the European Alliance of News Agencies (EANA), for a two-year mandate, during the organisation’s General Assembly held in Paris on Thursday, September...

15 September 2023

1 min

Europe is in danger of losing the battery race

Diplomacy / International

Diplomacy / International

Cour des Comptes Européenne

Europe is in danger of losing the battery race

Europe is in danger of losing the battery race

> EU aspires to become global battery powerhouse > €8 billion of public support was put on the table to support the battery industry > Geopolitical and economic factors could slow down the expansion of...

19 June 2023

3 min

Ukrainian news agency trains in fact-checking with AFP and APA

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Agence France-Presse

Ukrainian news agency trains in fact-checking with AFP and APA

Ukrainian news agency trains in fact-checking with AFP and APA

After training with journalists from Agence France-Presse and the Austrian news agency APA, Ukraine’s largest news agency Ukrinform has started writing its own fact-check articles in an effort to confront a wave of war-related disinformation.

28 March 2023

1 min

EU freight transport: the truck continues to rule

Diplomacy / International

Diplomacy / International

Cour des Comptes Européenne

EU freight transport: the truck continues to rule

EU freight transport: the truck continues to rule

> The proportion of EU freight transported by road (about 77 %) is still on the rise > Some EU rules to promote other modes of transport are outdated or counterproductive > The European infrastructure...

27 March 2023

2 min

Ukraine - a year of unprecedented coverage by AFP

Diplomacy / International

Diplomacy / International

Agence France-Presse

Ukraine - a year of unprecedented coverage by AFP

Ukraine - a year of unprecedented coverage by AFP

Exactly one year ago, AFP reported live from Kyiv’s central Maidan Square that the Russian offensive had begun against Ukraine. Since then, the agency has deployed unprecedented resources to cover this war in the heart...

21 February 2023

2 min

Fabrice Fries re-elected AFP Chairman for five more years

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Agence France-Presse

Fabrice Fries re-elected AFP Chairman for five more years

Fabrice Fries re-elected AFP Chairman for five more years

The board of Agence France-Presse on Thursday re-elected with a wide majority AFP Chairman and Chief Executive Fabrice Fries for a second five-year mandate.

10 November 2022

1 min

Economy

AXA

AXA Future Risks Report 2022: Climate change is becoming the number one concern around the world

AXA Future Risks Report 2022: Climate change is becoming the number one concern around the world

• Climate change becomes the number one risk in all geographies • Geopolitical risks come in second, overtaking cyber and pandemic risks • Sense of vulnerability to certain risks increases and confidence wanes

24 October 2022

2 min

Member States need to step up fight against illegal fishing

Diplomacy / International

Diplomacy / International

Cour des Comptes Européenne

Member States need to step up fight against illegal fishing

Member States need to step up fight against illegal fishing

Illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing is one of the greatest threats to marine ecosystems, undermining efforts to manage fisheries sustainably. The EU and its Member States have put measures in place to keep illegal fishing...

26 September 2022

2 min