“Secret” agreement against the violation of “all our rules”, “looting the country”: elected officials of the French left loudly denounced yesterday Sunday the relations of President Emmanuel Macron, during his time as Minister of Economy, with the company Uber, after press disclosures. As part of the “Uber Files”, an investigation based on thousands of internal […]
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Cutting off Russian natural gas ‘the most likely option’, according to the French economy minister
French Economy Minister Bruno Le Maire called for preparations for a “complete cut” of Russian gas supplies, “the most likely option” he said, during economic meetings in Aix-en-Provence, southern France. “Let’s prepare for the total cutoff of Russian natural gas, which is currently the most likely option. It requires us to accelerate our energy independence,” […]
French industries are turning to oil for fear of a complete gas outage
France’s energy-intensive companies are stepping up contingency plans and turning natural gas boilers into oil equivalents as they try to avoid disruptions if any further cuts in Russian gas supplies lead to blackouts, Reuters reports. At a business and economy conference in southern France, several top executives said they were preparing for possible blackouts. “What […]
French government: Nationalization of EDF will not increase electricity bills of French households
The planned nationalization of French electricity company EDF will not lead to an increase in the electricity bills of French households, government spokesman Olivier Veran said today, according to Reuters. “The nationalization of EDF will have no impact on the cost of electricity for the French,” Verand told LCI television. EDF and the French government […]
French Ministry of Finance: Interruption of natural gas flows from Russia is the most likely scenario
LAST UPDATE: 12:12 p.m French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said today that a cut in Russian gas shipments is currently the most likely scenario, Reuters reported. “Let’s prepare for a Russian gas cut. Today is the most likely scenario,” he told a business and economic conference in southern France. “It would be completely irresponsible […]
France: Government wants to deport ‘any foreigner’ who has ‘committed serious acts’
The French government hopes to make it possible to deport “any foreigner” who “has committed serious acts” by lifting the age requirement for arrival in France, Interior Minister Gérald Darmanen said in an interview today with the online edition of Le Monde newspaper. “Today, a foreigner who has committed serious acts cannot be deported if […]
Harsh criticism from Le Point on Erdogan: ‘He is our enemy from within’
In an article in the French magazine Le Point, he criticizes the president of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan and what he seeks in the background of the 2023 elections, characterizing him as a “psychotic Sultan”. “If you’ve enjoyed the months-long performance of Vladimir Putin, a war criminal and criminal by trade, who dreams of reconstituting […]
France: Balance exercises ahead of bill to boost household purchasing power
With the government trying to balance on a tightrope and citizens divided almost equally between right, center, left and indifferent, France is now well into the second five years of the Macron presidency. Prime Minister Elizabeth Bourne presented last Monday the complete form of the new French government, which surprised no one and nothing, while […]
France: The fire in the Cevennes mountain range has been contained, new outbreaks in the south
The fire that has destroyed 6,500 hectares of forest since Thursday in the Cévens mountains in southern France was developing “favorably” today, in a “high risk environment” as the fire service received numerous calls about new fire outbreaks in the prefecture. The French weather service, Météo-France, had today put Gars (a touristic department in southern […]
France: ‘Don’t forget the Western Balkans’, says the president of France’s friendship group with the Western Balkans
Not to forget the Western Balkans now that the spotlight has fallen on Ukraine and Moldova, the president of France’s friendship group with the Western Balkans in the French Senate, Marta De Sidrac, asks in her statement. “The region of the Western Balkans poses strategic challenges for Europe, especially in terms of security and migration, […]
