Paris airport workers voted this morning to lift their strike warning after winning pay rises from airport management, an AFP reporter and a union source told Reuters. These workers, who held a general assembly at Roissy-Charles de Gaulle airport, ratified an agreement that provides for a general increase of 3% for all employees of the […]
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Bruno Le Maire on Johnson’s resignation: Populism and Brexit are not a good combination
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s resignation shows that populism and Brexit were not a good combination, French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said today, adding that he will not miss Johnson. After a series of scandals, Johnson announced on Thursday that he would step down as prime minister after a barrage of ministers, under-secretaries and […]
France: Many fires in southern areas swept by a strong northwesterly wind
Bolstered by “extreme weather conditions”, with a strong north-northwest wind and land affected by early drought, several fires swept through tourist areas in southern France this afternoon, forcing firefighters to deploy hundreds of men and several airlifters. inside. In the verdant Cévens mountain range, north of Gars, a “very unfavorable” fire “in dense vegetation” towards […]
France: Court condemns state for attempted investigation into media company Mediapart
The Nanterre court condemned the French state for an attempted search made in 2019 at the premises of the media company Mediapart, which had made public audio excerpts of a conversation between a top official of the presidency of the Republic and a former employee of the presidential majority party, “Front”. Following the release of […]
France: Package of measures of 25 billion euros against inflation
The French government today announced a package of measures worth around 25 billion euros, aimed at boosting purchasing power and more generally at supporting households hit by inflation. The announcement follows yesterday’s programmatic statements by Prime Minister Elizabeth Bourne and amid a backdrop of political tensions. Tensions that are expected to peak next week, with […]
France: Problems with train routes due to the 24-hour rail strike
Rail workers across France went on strike today, causing severe disruption to services just days before the start of the summer holidays and at a time of social unrest in other sectors of the economy as high inflation gnaws away the wages. Three of the four largest unions at SNCF, France’s state-owned railways, joined the […]
The French electricity company EDF is fully nationalized
The French government will fully nationalize the country’s electricity company EDF, Prime Minister Elizabeth Bourne has announced. “I confirm to you today that the state intends to control 100% of EDF’s capital,” Bourne told the lower house of parliament. EDF, already 84% owned by the French state, is facing delays and budget overruns at its […]
France: Appeal from Prime Minister Bourne for the spirit of compromise to prevail
The program statements of the government were presented today before the French National Assembly by the Prime Minister of France, Elizabeth Bourne, asking the opposition parties to deal with them with a sense of responsibility and with a willingness to compromise, where possible. An admonition that probably did not fall on deaf ears, since the […]
France: Nice re-enforces the use of masks on public transport
The very touristic city of Nice, the capital of the Cote d’Azur, has decided to reinstate the mandatory use of masks in public transport, faced with the seventh wave of Covid-19 that is affecting France. “I took my decision together with other mayors of the metropolis of Nice so that from Monday everyone will have […]
Erdogan wants Franco-Italian anti-aircraft system – Discussions with Draghi and Macron
The Franco-Italian SAMP-T long-range anti-aircraft system wants to be purchased by Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, as he revealed after his meeting on Tuesday with Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi, according to the website skai.gr. Erdogan said he already discussed the issue in detail with his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron on the sidelines of the recent […]
