French President Emmanuel Macron expressed regret today that Tehran still “refuses” to reach a deal on its nuclear program and vowed to continue his efforts to “reason it down”. “Iran still refuses to seize the opportunity offered to it for a good deal, as the latest talks with the Americans in Doha showed, the French […]
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EDF expects nuclear output cuts, further straining Europe’s energy supply
Electricite de France SA (EDF) may be forced to cut output at some of its French nuclear reactors during the summer as drought reduces the amount of river water available for cooling, according to Bloomberg. Power cuts, which have already occurred a few times at one station in June, will add further pressure to Europe’s […]
Lapid visits Paris to discuss Lebanon and Iran
In his first trip abroad since becoming Israel’s prime minister, centrist Yair Lapid flies to Paris today to ask French President Emmanuel Macron to “mediate” to save gas talks between Lebanon and the state of Israel . Lapid was appointed prime minister on Friday as part of a deal he made with Naftali Bennett that […]
The new French government is right-wing
Macron and Bourne worked all weekend to form a new government. After weeks of inactivity, the new motto is “full speed ahead”. What is unprecedented about a reshuffle is that from early morning the names began to leak out in batches, depending on the available press information. Bruno Lemaire even announced by himself that he […]
France: Macron will appoint former health minister Veran as government representative
LAST UPDATE: 10.22 French President Emmanuel Macron will appoint his former health minister, Olivier Veran, as the new government spokesman, BFM TV reported today, ahead of a wider government reshuffle expected to be announced later today. Veran is a technocrat who rose to public prominence as health minister during the Covid-19 pandemic and guided the […]
France is still waiting for its new government
France is on standby: the reshuffle, the new government, Prime Minister Bourne, President Macron. In the middle of all this, Chancellor Soltz arrives tomorrow. Pending! The French are still waiting for Prime Minister Elizabeth Bourne’s “government number 2”. He will have to proceed with a reshuffle to replace at least four ministers who were forced […]
French winery Groupe Castel is being investigated for deals with an African militia
An arm of French winemaker Groupe Castel is facing an investigation by anti-terrorism prosecutors over allegations it struck a deal with a militia linked to “mass atrocities” in the Central African Republic, Bloomberg reports. The company said on Friday it would “cooperate fully” with French authorities after the investigation was announced by The Sentry, an […]
B. Kikilias: Greece is the number 1 destination for Italian and French travelers
“Greece is this year the number 1 destination for travelers from France and Italy” said the Minister of Tourism Vassilis Kikilias at Open and to the journalist Fay Mavragani, pointing out that – despite the global unstable environment – the impressive results we see in tourist arrivals and in travel expenses are the product of […]
France: 1/5 flights from Charles de Gaulle airport will be canceled on Saturday morning
Airlines are expected to cancel a flight at 5am on Saturday at Paris Roissy-Charles de Gaulle airport due to the continuation of a strike, while a new notice has been lodged for the weekend of July 9 and 10, according to the General Confederation of Labor. (CGT). “Due to the absence of a solution to […]
France: 59% of the French believe that Macron cannot solve the country’s problems
A majority of French people (59%) still believe that Emmanuel Macron cannot “effectively deal with the problems facing the country”, but the percentage of those who say they trust him (37%) is slightly higher than recently past. This is the conclusion of Elabe’s periodic poll for the financial newspaper LES ECHOS and Radio Classique, published […]
