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French Prime Minister Jean Castex receives representatives of the Citizens' Climate Convention. In his general policy statement last week, he vowed to "make the French economy the most carbon-free in Europe" and promised 20 billion euros for the environment. IMAGES
French President Emmanuel Macron meets the Ivory Coast President, Alassane Ouattara, for a working lunch at the Élysée Palace. IMAGES
French Prime Minister Jean Castex and the Minister for Ecological Transition, Barbara Pompili, welcome to Matignon about twenty representatives of the Citizen's Climate Convention for an update. Several months ago 149 proposals were made by 150, randomly-picked citizens, 146 of which were initially accepted by president Emmanuel Macron. Critics including Grenoble's mayor, ecologist Eric Piolle, say the government is steadily dropping the proposals one by one. IMAGES
French President Emmanuel Macron hosts Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar at the Elysee Palace, with talks focusing on Brexit and its impact on the Northern Ireland border. SOUNDBITE
French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe arrives in Brussels to meet his Belgian counterpart Charles Michel and show his determination to bring France's budget back into the European mainstream. IMAGES