French President Emmanuel Macron offered a sweeping vision for a renewal of Europe on Tuesday michael kors miranda tote navy , calling for the EU to cooperate more closely on defense, immigration, tax and social policy, and for the single currency bloc to have its own budget.
In a speech delivered two days after the German election, in which Chancellor Angela Merkel's alliance did less well than expected and limiting her freedom to maneuver on Europe, the 39-year-old Macron held little back in terms of ambition.
Speaking at the Sorbonne, he portrayed Europe as needing to relaunch itself michael kors jet set tote black large , saying that on issues as diverse as asylum, border protection, corporate tax, intelligence sharing, defence and financial stability it needed to forge deeper cooperation.
"The only path that assures our future is the rebuilding of a Europe that is sovereign, united and democratic," the former investment banker and philosophy student said in his opening remarks michael kors hamilton tote medium , flanked by a French and an EU flag.
"At the beginning of the next decade, Europe must have a joint intervention force, a common defense budget and a joint doctrine for action."
In his campaign for the presidency, Macron made European reform a central plank and he and Merkel have in recent months spoken often about their desire for France and Germany, the EU's two largest economies, to take the lead in integration.
NEW YORK, Sept. 15 (Xinhua) -- U.S. crude prices posted solidgains this week michael kors cynthia medium tote black , as the International Energy Agency (IEA) reporteda surplus of crude supply was starting to decline.
The report said global oil demand grew very stronglyyear-on-year in the second quarter of 2017, by 2.4 percent.
The demand growth of the Organization for Economic Cooperationand Development (OECD) continues to be stronger than expected,particularly in Europe and the United States.
Global oil supply fell in August due to unplanned outages andscheduled maintenance, mainly in non-OPEC countries, which is thefirst decline in four months.
Meanwhile, the U.S. dollar held losses on Friday, making oilmore attractive for investors holding other currencies.
The dollar index michael kors chelsea medium tote black , which measures the greenback against six majorpeers, was down 0.23 percent at 91.913 in late trading.
On the data front, the number of rigs operating in U.S. oilfields fell by seven to a total of 756 rigs this week, according todata released by oilfield service firm Baker Hughes on Friday.
The West Texas Intermediate for October delivery was unchangedto settle at 49.89 dollars a barrel on the New York MercantileExchange on Friday, while Brent crude for November delivery rose0.15 dollar to close at 55.62 dollars a barrel on the London ICEFutures Exchange. Enditem
HEFEI, Dec. 18 (Xinhua) -- Chery Automobile has become the first Chinese automaker to have produced five million cars.
The five millionth, Chery's best-selling model Arrizo5 michael kors chelsea medium tote , rolling off a production line on Friday capped a good year for the company in defiance of a market downturn.
Chery sold 50,540 vehicles in November, up 22.9 percent year on year. Its sales hit 252,439 in the first six months of 2015, up 17 percent from the same period last year.
China's total car sales rose only 1.4 percent in the first half.
Chery was founded in Wuhu of east China's Anhui Province in 1997. It took 10 years to produce its first million cars.
Over its history, the company has invested 30 billion yuan (4.6 billion U.S. dollars) in research and development, and has applied 7 michael kors bedford medium tote black ,308 national patents. It independently produces new-energy cars, engines and gearboxes.
It is now looking to the future as Chinese carmakers become less reliant on foreign partners and try to break into foreign markets.
"The next five yeas are a period of prime opportunity for Chinese automakers, as Internet technology combined with new energy solutions will bring a reshuffle to the world's auto industry," said Chery Ceo Yin Tongyue.
A joint venture between Chery and the UK's Jaguar Land Rover produces Chery's self-developed models as well as China-made Land Rovers.
Chery has exported over 1.2 million vehicles to more than 80 countries and regions.
KABUL, Jan. 13 (Xinhua) -- Two suicide bombings which struck the eastern Nangarhar and southern Helmand provinces on Wednesday, have claimed 13 lives including four attackers in Afghanistan, officials said.
In the first violent bombing michael kors marina large tote , which happened near Pakistan Consulate in Nangarhar's provincial capital Jalalabad, 120 km east of Afghan capital of Kabul, at 08:50 a.m. local time triggering gun battle, which lasted nearly four hours, leaving 10 people including three attackers dead, a police officer at the site of the blast said.
According to the official, one of the three militants involved in the bloody attack michael kors weston shoulder bag medium , blew himself up next to a police vehicle at nearby Pakistan Consulate in Jalalabad.
"One of the three terrorists approached a patrolling police vehicle and blew his suicide jacket up, killing himself and six others including four policemen aboard the car and two civilian passersby," the police officer told Xinhua, but refused to be identified, saying authorized officials would talk to media.
Following the suicide bombing, two more attackers occupied a one-story building near Pakistani Consulate office and begun firing on security forces around.
The attacked area is also housing to a private high school, residences of provincial officials and Indian and Iranian Consulate buildings.
The remaining two attackers and one police officer were killed and 11 more people including security personnel and civilians were injured in the firefight michael kors marina shoulder bag black , which ended at around noon time, the official added.
Interior Ministry confirmed the incident in a statement, without providing details on casualties.