IN JULY, EUROPE AND THE MEDITERRANEAN ARE AT THE HEART OF THE NEWS ON FRANCE 24 (02/07/2008)
On the 10th and the 13th of July, to mark the French Presidency of the European Union and the organization of the Mediterranean Union summit in Paris, FRANCE 24 will host two special program schedules.
Programme Schedule:
10th of July: live broadcast of Nicolas Sarkozy’s speech at the European Parliament in Strasbourg.
The FRANCE 24 magazine programs and talk shows - Top Story, Face-Off, The Debate and The Interview* – will exceptionally be relocated to and presented from Strasbourg where the French President will address European Members of Parliament.
Accompanied by experts and analysts, the FRANCE 24 special correspondents will give updates throughout the day in news bulletins as well as on FRANCE24.com. In addition, the internet site will devote a special report to the institutional mechanics of the Lisbon treaty, the major European Union projects and how Europe is perceived by its citizens.
* Broadcast schedule (Paris time) – Top Story: 8:20 a.m. / Face-Off: 12:15 p.m. / The FRANCE 24 Debate: 7:10 p.m. / The FRANCE 24 Interview: 10:45 p.m.
12th -13th July: Mediterranean Union Summit, Paris
Complementing this special edition, FRANCE 24 will offer exhaustive coverage of the Mediterranean Union summit, which will conclude on the 13th of July in Paris: direct broadcast of speeches by different heads of state, reports on the theme, analysis from correspondents in the principal Mediterranean Basin capitals, debates and interviews with prestigious guests in three languages.
The Team :
In addition to Caroline de Camaret, FRANCE 24’s specialist on European affairs, all the technical and editorial teams will be mobilized to offer viewers across the world reports, interviews and analysis of these important dates in international current affairs.
Meet the special FRANCE 24 team (from left to right):
Robert Parsons, presenter of Top Story, former BBC correspondent in Moscow.
Caroline de Camaret, presenter of Face à Face on the French channel, former host of European magazine programmes on Public Sénat.
Gauthier Rybinski, presenter of A la Une on the French channel, former senior reporter on the foreign desk at TF1.
Sylvain Attal, presenter of the Débat de FRANCE 24 on the French channel, former senior reporter and deputy editor at Europe 1.
Andréa Sanke, presenter of The Debate, former CNN correspondent in London, was named Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum 2008.
Taoufik Mjaied, presenter of The Interview and The Debate on the Arabic channel, former RMC Middle East journalist.
About FRANCE 24 :
FRANCE 24 is the leading French international news channel that offers a French perspective on world events. FRANCE 24 broadcasts on a 24/7 basis on three channels, in French, English and Arabic, in Europe, the Middle East, Africa and on the East Coast of the United States. FRANCE 24 can be accessed by all media platforms: cable, satellite and DSL. The website, www.france24.com , is available in 3 languages (English, French, and Arabic).
FRANCE 24 Contacts:
Nathalie Lenfant - Tél. : +33 (0)1 73 01 24 11 – nlenfant@FRANCE24.com
Damien Amadou - Tél. : +33 (0)1 73 01 24 31 – damadou@FRANCE24.com
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