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France launches FrancoTech, the trade fair for innovation in French

On the sidelines of the Villers-Cotterêts Summit, organized jointly by France with the International Organisation of La Francophonie, the French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs is launching a trade fair for innovation in French, FrancoTech, on 3 and 4 October.

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PDF – 174.74 KB Published on 20 August 2024

The Francophonie Festival, Making a Better World

The Francophonie Festival, Making a Better World, will take place from 2 to 6 October at La Gaîté Lyrique and other venues in Paris, as well as at the Cité Internationale de la Langue Française in Villers-Cotterêts. The Festival will be a unique opportunity for meetings, discussions, and exploration of the Francophone world and its cultures, now made up of over 320 million people and 88 countries all over the world.

20240711_CP_Annonce Festival de la francophonie_FR
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15 Jul 2024

France launches FrancoTech, the trade fair for innovation in French

On the sidelines of the Villers-Cotterêts Summit, organized jointly by France with the International Organisation of La Francophonie, the French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs is launching a trade fair for innovation in French, FrancoTech, on 3 and 4 October. The General Secretariat of the Francophonie Summit entrusted Business France with its organization, in close partnership with the Alliance of Francophone Employers. The event, which will help to illustrate the Summit’s theme “Create, innovate and do business in French”, will be held in Paris at the world’s largest start-up campus, STATION F.

11 Jul 2024

The Francophonie Festival, 2 to 6 October

Taking place alongside the Francophonie Summit, which will be hosted by France on 4 and 5 October 2024, the Francophonie Festival, Making a Better World, is an invitation to discover the vitality of Francophone creation from every angle, artistic, cultural, societal, entrepreneurial and scientific – and an opportunity to celebrate all the diversity of the French language globally. The Festival will be a unique opportunity for meetings, discussions, and exploration of the Francophone world and its cultures, now made up of over 320 million people and 88 countries all over the world.

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