Bastille Day

The traditional 14 July Bastille Day military parade on Thursday down Paris' Champs-Elysees will be a salute to Ukraine and France's eastern European allies ...

In that same address to the army, Macron said he wanted to “rethink" France's military positions in Africa, Addressing the army on Wednesday, Macron said that France is in a “ war economy", which he is expected to speak about during the interview on Thursday. A shift to artillery warfare in Ukraine has highlighted the fact that France lacks the capacity to quickly produce large amounts of ammunition.

France is celebrating its national holiday with thousands of French troops marching down the Champs-Elysees avenue alongside Eastern European allies touched ...

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The war in Ukraine made its mark on Paris's traditional Bastille Day military parade on Thursday as France honoured its eastern European NATO allies.

Macron's increased military commitment to eastern Europe coincides with a reduction in French troops in Africa's Sahel region. In the light of the Ukraine conflict and inflationary pressures, Macron has announced an increased defence budget for the coming years "to match the means to the threats". Troops representing France's contingent on NATO's eastern flank were next.

It is widely considered that this event sparked the beginning of the French Revolution overthrew the Bourbon monarchy under King Louis XIV and resulted in ...

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Bastille Day is a celebration of French freedoms and the beginning of the French republic. But the French don't call it Bastille Day...

Bastille Day is named after the storming of the Bastille (a French prison) on July 14, 1789. The Bastille was a prison used to hold those who challenged the King and Queen, and for many French civilians it was symbolic of royal corruption. On Bastille Day in America, people eat loads of French food and celebrate French culture so the date has become more of a ‘French Independence Day’. And because many Independence Days around the world are attached to a single event in history – the storming of the Bastille became associated with the date, Frenchly explains. Bastille Day is a celebration of French freedoms and the beginning of the French republic. It is a date when the French celebrate liberté, fraternité, and égalité – as mentioned in the country’s national anthem La Marseillaise. The day falling on the same date as the Bastille prison being stormed is just a coincidence for them. There are a number of theories as to why the French don’t call the day Bastille Day.

It is one of the most significant days for the nation because it marks the fall of the Bastille, a military fortress and political prison which was considered a ...

Occasionally non-military police and fire units also take part. In the UK, Bastille Day is mainly celebrated in the capital city, London, as it has a large French population. How is Bastille Day celebrated in the UK? The Bastille Day military parade, also known as the 14 July military parade and Défilé militaire du 14 juillet in French, is held on the Champs-Élysées in Paris. In France, Bastille Day is known legally as le 14 juillet, which translates as the 14th of July. It celebrates two events; the anniversary of the Storming of the Bastille in 1789, which was a major event of the French Revolution, and also the Fête de la Fédération, which celebrated the unity of the French people on the same day a year later.

“Our Market has an abundance of locally made French-inspired produce that our customers love including pastries, baguettes, cheese, truffles and charcuterie,” ...

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France will mark Bastille Day with a traditional military parade in Paris that will this year serve as a salute to Ukraine's resistance to Russia's brutal ...

“Russian criminal circles were working to try to rattle our prisons and use this to destabilize the situation in many cities,” he said. “At that time, the police just abandoned their posts and whole regional units went over to the side of the enemy. He said a number of security officers had been arrested in connection with the alleged torture. The groups have provided evidence that peaceful demonstrators and people who had nothing to do with the protests were among those killed by law enforcement and military personnel. A court in the southeastern region of Gomel sentenced the Belsat news agency journalist on July 13. My son was shot in the head and killed. Iran's power sector is a money-losing industry due to low electricity prices and the poor efficiency of power plants. Andreyeva, also known as Bakhvalava, and her colleague, Darya Chultsova, were both sentenced to two years in prison in February 2021 after being convicted of "organizing public events aimed at disrupting civil order." Vilnius shut the route for transport of steel and other ferrous metals, which it said it was required to do under EU sanctions that took effect on June 18. Almost one-fourth of this subsidy is allocated to the electricity sector. Moscow refers to its invasion of Ukraine as a "special military operation." Sunni Muslim-led Saudi Arabia is also a bitter rival to Shi'ite-majority Iran, with both competing for influence in the region.

French President Emmanuel Macron, center, flanked by Defense Minister Sebastien Lecornu, second right, and Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne, second left, ...

The opening of the parade was designed to demonstrate France's commitment to NATO and to European allies touched by Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

He called for a review of France’s military organisation to make it more nimble in the face of changing threats. Medal-winning Olympic and Paralympic athletes were honoured at the end of the parade. Get a note directly from our foreign correspondents on what’s making headlines around the world. “France has become my home, providing me security, work and good pay.” A Reaper, a sophisticated American combat drone, swooped over the parade. Troops from Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Romania, Bulgaria and Hungary were assigned the front positions during the parade.

The French elite acrobatic flying team, Patrouille de France, released red, white and blue smoke — the colours of the French flag — as they roared over the ...

On the eve of Bastille Day, Mr Macron praised Ukraine’s ability to stand up to Russia’s aggression. Towns near the country's forests have banned fireworks. More than 6,000 people, 200 horses, and 181 vehicles were also took part.

France Bastille Day, also known as Frances National Day, is celebrated every year on July 14. In 1880, Benjamin Raspail, a deputy for the Seine department, ...

The day signifies the fall of the To restore the tradition of revolutionary Paris, President d’Estaing re-routed the parade from the The views expressed here are that of the respective authors/ entities and do not represent the views of Economic Times (ET). ET does not guarantee, vouch for or endorse any of its contents nor is responsible for them in any manner whatsoever. ET hereby disclaims any and all warranties, express or implied, relating to the report and any content therein. National Assemblyduring the French Revolution’s early months, the people of Paris were highly agitated. A large number of spectators witness the celebrations.

Today (July 14) marks Bastille Day. Here's how to correctly wish someone a 'Happy Bastille Day' in French.

To celebrate the French throw parades, parties and firework exhibitions. Today (July 14) marks Bastille Day, an important day in French history. In addition, Fête de la Fédération, now reportedly the oldest military parade in Europe, is a huge event for the celebration.

France celebrated its national holiday Thursday with thousands of French troops marching down the Champs-Elysees avenue alongside allies from Eastern ...

France celebrated its national holiday with thousands of French troops marching down the Champs-Elysees avenue alongside allies from Eastern Europe. The ...

The Encyclopaedia Britannica writes: “During the unrest of 1789, on July 14 a mob approached the Bastille to demand the arms and ammunition stored there, and, when the forces guarding the structure resisted, the attackers captured the prison and released the seven prisoners held there. Some prisoners were held on the direct order of the king, from which there was no appeal, so it came to symbolise the strict rule of the Bourbon monarchy Troops from Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Romania, Bulgaria, and Hungary were assigned the front position, bearing their national flags.

France is celebrating its national holiday with thousands of French troops marching down the Champs-Elysees avenue alongside allies from Eastern Europe.

Police officers march during the Bastille Day parade in Paris. Troops march during the Bastille Day parade in Paris. French navy soldiers march during the Bastille Day parade in Paris.

France needs to mobilise to prepare for the probable scenario of energy shortages this autumn because Russia is using cuts in supplies to Europe as a weapon ...

"Nuclear energy is a sustainable solution," he said, "both for France and for other countries". Using less energy was a good thing both "for the climate and also for our energy independence". Accusing Moscow of using energy deliveries to the West as "a weapon of war", Macron said in a TV interview marking the occasion of France's Bastille Day that France was already diversifying the sources of its energy supplies, and building stocks ahead of next winter.

French President Emmanuel Macron promised Thursday to push ahead with reforms during his second term, despite a humiliating setback in last month's ...

That could be a risky bet for the president given his lost parliamentary majority and falling public support. Speaking in the gardens of the Elysée Palace, Macron said France is aiming to manage without Russian gas as soon as possible. French President Emmanuel Macron promised Thursday to push ahead with reforms during his second term, despite a humiliating setback in last month’s parliamentary elections.

Republican Guards ride their horses during the Bastille Day military parade on the Champs-Elysees in Paris, France, July 14, 2022. Sarah Meyssonnier/Reuters.

The French President warns his country to prepare for a total cut-off of Russian natural gas and says France needs to spend more on its military as the ...

"This war will last but France will always be in a position to help Ukraine." "We should prepare ourselves for the scenario where we have to go without all Russian gas." French President Emmanuel Macron has warned his country to prepare for a total cut-off of Russian natural gas and stressed the need for France to invest in its military as Russia persists with its invasion of Ukraine.

Four American World War II veterans who fought in France were bestowed the Legion of Honor Medal on Bastille Day. The honor is France's highest award.

"It was meant to express their gratitude of the nation for the courage of our soldiers," Etienne said before the ceremony. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman added, "The Legion of Honor is France's highest honor. Marvel’s granddaughter, Willia Peoples, recalled her grandfather telling her of passing his brother on the street in Germany, saluting him and not recognizing him in his uniform since they had both been deployed for two years. After heavy fighting, his unit pushed the Nazis out of France," the announcer stated before French Ambassador Philippe Etienne placed a medal around Marvel's neck and kissed him on both cheeks. We landed on the beach and … in the worst world, and it wasn't very, very pleasant." "It wasn't very pleasant.

Fête Nationale commemorates the storming of the Bastille - a walled medieval fortress and makeshift prison - by a mob of peasantry on July 14, 1789. The mob had ...

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In a TV interview on Bastille Day, French President Emmanuel Macron talked about the war in Ukraine, dependency on Russian gas, inflation and reforms ...

Reforms should start "in the summer of 2023," he said. As a result, "we must prepare to do without Russian gas", Macron warned, announcing that France was going to draw up an energy “sobriety plan”. The summer and the beginning of autumn will be very hard, without doubt," he said.