Renault and Nissan are being sued by their disgruntled customers in France over problems with their vehicles. Christophe Lèguevaques, a legal representative in the lawsuit against Renault and Nissan, said that about 1,100 people have taken joint legal action so far. Renault said that although some of its vehicles had some technical problems, they never […]
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Republican leader: It’s up to Macron to change course and take our political proposals into account
The leader of the French Conservative Party, Les Republicains (LR), the fourth force in the French National Assembly, told France Inter radio today that it was up to Emanuel Macron to change course and take his party’s political proposals into account. if he wants to continue ruling after the loss of an absolute majority. “He […]
France: Prime Minister Bourne offers her resignation to Macron, who rejects it
French Prime Minister Elizabeth Bourne has made her resignation known to the country’s president, Emanuel Macron, following the results of the parliamentary elections that deprived the center-right Ensemble bloc of an independent majority in the National Assembly. However, the French head of state, who began his second five-year term after being re-elected to the post […]
Are French nuclear weapons enough in Europe for Putin?
By Andreas Kluth Russian President Vladimir Putin has launched a European debate that has long since disappeared from the limelight in the headlines. Does “Europe” need its own nuclear arsenal to prevent a possible Russian attack, now or in the future? For most of the Cold War and the years that followed, this issue seemed […]
Republicans rule out ‘coalition’ with Macron’s faction
The Republicans, France’s traditional right-wing party, today ruled out allying with President Emanuel Macron’s centrists or concluding a co-operation agreement following Sunday’s parliamentary elections, in which no faction secured an absolute majority in the National Assembly. With the exception of a few cases, Republican lawmakers meeting today to discuss the election result have already rejected […]
France: Jean-Luc Melanson calls on PM to ask for vote of confidence from National Assembly
French Prime Minister Elizabeth Bourne must abide by tradition and ask for a vote of confidence in the newly elected National Assembly, left-wing leader Jean-Luc Melanson said today, noting that the government no longer has a majority. “Bourne will be defeated,” he said. Melanson also told reporters that the parties forming the left-wing Nupes alliance […]
France: Reprimand against E. Bourne’s government by the Melanson bloc on July 5
LAST UPDATE: 13.36 The left-wing political coalition New Ecological and Social Popular Union (NUPES), led by Jean-Luc Melanson, which unites most of the Left and the Greens in France, as well as the center-left Socialist Party, will file a motion of censure against the government of the Prime Minister of France, Elizabeth Bourne, on July […]
France: Criticism of E. Bourne’s government by Melanson’s bloc
LAST UPDATE: 15.54 The left-wing political coalition New Ecological and Social Popular Union (NUPES), led by Jean-Luc Melanson, which unites most of the Left and the Greens in France, as well as the center-left Socialist Party, will file a motion of censure against the government of the Prime Minister of France, Elizabeth Bourne, on July […]
Newcleo pocket startup raises € 300 million for UK-France expansion
The startup of its space nuclear power Newcleo raised € 300 million in investment funding to develop its technology to carry out its first pilot projects in France and the United Kingdom. The London-based company aims to reduce the cost of developing and producing nuclear power, in order for the latter to play a greater […]
France: A National Assembly that is not meant to last long
By Costas Raptis “The situation is unprecedented. The National Assembly has never had such a correlation under the Fifth French Republic.” re-elected President Emanuel Macron. The result is not surprising, to the extent that already on the night of Macron’s election victory the French appeared in the polls to prefer a 54% “cohabitation”, ie a […]
