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Germany doesn’t want to underwrite France’s chronic overspending. 🚨🚨🚨German Chancellor Merz has rejected French President Macron’s request for the European Union to issue bonds to pay for stuff France cannot afford. Germany doesn’t want to pay for free stuff for the French govt which is deeply in debt. Debt to GDP: Germany 65%France… pic.twitter.com/vcwO2elgnx — …
France’s economy is a rotting husk, and its leaders are complicit. Debt at 113% of GDP, a 5.5% deficit, bond yields topping Greece’s, it’s a fiscal bloodbath. Britain’s 101% debt-to-GDP is ugly, but France’s 57% state spending is a gluttonous beast eating its own entrails. Politicians shuffle numbers while markets lay bare their incompetence. It …
What the elites eventually seem to forget is that if they don’t accept peaceful losses by democratic means, eventually, they may lose in some much worse way. A Coup Against Right Wing Movements Is Underway In Europe. In Germany the establishment is attempting to ban the increasingly successful AfD Party on the grounds that they …
The recent downgrade of France’s debt rating to negative by Moody’s has sent shockwaves through Europe, reigniting fears of a potential debt crisis reminiscent of the turmoil seen in previous years. The term “EU debt crisis 2.0” is now being thrown around, warning that the continent might once again grapple with severe financial instability. While …
In France’s new parliament, the youngest member , far-right MP Flavien Termet, was assigned to welcome the deputies but most didn’t shake his hand pic.twitter.com/mseuSQ1zH2 — non aesthetic things (@PicturesFoIder) October 14, 2024 Respect to the 22-year-old, he still went to shake everyone's hand despite knowing people would reject him. You can disagree with people, …
BREAKING: Massive sabotage attack against France’s high-speed railway network on the opening day of the Paris Olympics. Arson attacks against critical infrastructure in several places and a major hacking attack. Thousands of passengers are stranded across the country. Russia? pic.twitter.com/XgdJlrRdeF — Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) July 26, 2024 There has been a significant sabotage attack …
Niger has withdrawn the operating permit of the French state-owned company Orano for the Imouraren uranium mine, one of the largest in the world for the mineral used to make fuel for nuclear power plants, in a context of strong tensions between Paris and this African country. In a statement published on Thursday, Orano indicates that it …
The rally in Apple Inc., the world’s most valuable publicly traded company, is showing no signs of easing. After closing at a record high on Thursday, the iPhone maker’s market value is approaching that of Europe’s largest stock market: France. The combined market value of companies listed in Paris was about $3.2 trillion as of Wednesday’s close, …
The riots in France should be terrifying to Americans and to everyone in the West. Please notice that it alarmingly resembles what’s happening in the United States and other Western nations. It is the result of a hardcore leftist ideology. The Islamists may be the one’s rioting, but it is the left that is encouraging them, …
As chaos and disorder surge through the streets of France, Nationalist politician Marine Le Pen has issued a stirring national address, imploring her compatriots to reject the rising tide of anarchy and violence. “For several days, a state of endemic disorder, violence, and destruction has been established in the country, the images and echoes of …