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Jean-Noel Barrot: “Either the European Commission applies with the greatest firmness the laws that exist to protect our unique space or it does not, and in that case, it should think about giving the capacity to do so back to the member states of the European Union, to France.” Source: RT 🚨FRENCH FOREIGN MINISTER: THE …
A train driver’s suicide caused widespread delays on Christmas Eve and into Christmas Day in France, with some 3,000 passengers affected during the busy holiday period. The suicide by a train driver on the job has caused widespread delays in France’s rail traffic, operator SNCF said Wednesday. Some 3,000 train passengers have been affected by …
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Michel Barnier arrived at the Elysee Palace to submit his resignation and that of his government to Macron after losing a vote of no confidence in parliament yesterday. It’s unknown whether Macron will ask him to remain as caretaker PM until a replacement can be found or whether he already has someone in mind for …
BREAKING: French farmers are dumping garbage outside government buildings in protest. The farmers protest are back. SHARE – The mainstream media won't show you this 👇pic.twitter.com/OV0CAZzOcC — PeterSweden (@PeterSweden7) November 19, 2024
PARIS (Reuters) -Major French newspapers, including Le Monde, Le Figaro and Le Parisien, said on Tuesday that they were taking legal action against social media platform X for allegedly using their content without paying. Representatives for X did not immediately respond to requests for comment. The newspapers said they were due payment under their ancillary …
French billionaire Philippe Argillier claims he has four databases that will expose 38 individuals who run the "shadow government". Bill Gates is one of those 38 individuals. pic.twitter.com/R75JYlif6P — Not A Number (@myhiddenvalue) October 22, 2024
WATCH: “I’ve Now Worked for 15 Minutes More Than Kamala” – Trump Visits McDonald’s in Pennsylvania, Works French Fryer and Serves Customers – Trump Tells Reporters That “Lying Kamala” Never Worked at McDonald’s a Day in Her Life
US food is so toxic, that the French and Germans smoke at 2x our rate and still outlive us pic.twitter.com/bY2nA7BFei — Alex Miller (@alexlmiller) October 13, 2024 A lot of people seem to also think I am postulating tobacco isn’t bad No, it still definitely is! — Alex Miller (@alexlmiller) October 14, 2024 Not only …
A major french fry supplier is cutting jobs as customers continue to count their pennies amid inflated prices at fast-food chains. Lamb Weston, the largest producer of french fries in North America, announced last week it was closing its plant in Connell, Washington, meaning 375 employees, or 4% of its workforce, would be laid off, according to an …
The 39-y-o has been convicted 25x including 8 for church arsons. He once got 3 years & set fire to a church on the day of release. French police caught the guy who burned down a church in Pas-de-Calais. The 39-y-o has been convicted 25x including 8 for church arsons. He once got 3 years …
by Mike Shedlock A poor decision by Macron to call a snap election has made France ungovernable. Macron ponders a socialist technocrat (non-politician) to head up French domestic policy. Le Monde reports Macron Considers New Name in Prime Minister Search. As President Emmanuel Macron began a new round of consultations to find a new prime minister on …
Telegram billionaire Pavel Durov was apprehended by police as he landed at an airport on a private jet near Paris on Saturday evening amid a probe into the state of organised crime conducted through the messaging programme. The arrest has brought attention to Durov’s vast network of global contacts, including government officials, and the criminal …
Savage! A French pilot was found guilty of manslaughter after he decapitated a skydiver with the wing of a plane in 2018. According to reports from the BBC and French outlets Le Parisien and BFMTV, the pilot, who has not been named, was sentenced to a 12-month suspended sentence Tuesday after previously being convicted of …
It is worse than that. Even their advantages have a downside. Unlike the US most EU countries have exercised good debt management and have long average maturities. A higher for longer scenario is not their friend as debt gets rolled over. #EU #France #debt #deficit — Jacobo Pascual (@jacobotweetsnow) July 16, 2024 Current Fiscal Deficit: …
“Jupiterian” French President Emmanuel Macron has written to the French people, reflecting on the failure of the recent snap election to produce a new government, but conveniently forgetting to mention his role in that outcome. There will be no new Prime Minister or government appointed for some time, President Macron said in a nationally published …
Here's an analysis on how Macron and his vicious tactics led to the defeat of Marine Le Pen and Bardella's far-right party. Marie Le Pen was supposed to win France with overwhelming majority this time but Macron did a devils deal with leftists and all the leftists came together… — Harsh Gautam (@Harsh_Gautam007) July 9, …
In 2024, ‘democracy’ blurs as prosecutors target populists, erasing lines between autocracy and democracy.” French prosecutors have opened an investigation into the campaign financing of far-right leader Marine Le Pen’s presidential bid in 2022. The probe follows a preliminary inquiry and focuses on suspicions of embezzlement, forgery, fraud, and a candidate accepting a loan during an election campaign. Le Pen, …
OUCH! French far-right has strong lead in France's 1st voting round, and could get a majority in Parliament after 2nd round, projections show. The National Rally was projected to get between 33% and 34.2% of the vote. The left-wing New Popular Front coalition was set to get… pic.twitter.com/z3XPOE9DhH — Holger Zschaepitz (@Schuldensuehner) June 30, 2024 …
French Bond Yield Premium soars to highest level in 7 years 🚨 pic.twitter.com/8ZmLy0ZPz1 — Barchart (@Barchart) June 14, 2024 🇫🇷 #France #Stocks | Since June 6 (close), French small and mid caps are down >7% while big caps (CAC 40) are down ~5% – Bloomberg pic.twitter.com/60BUoofU9W — Christophe Barraud🛢🐳 (@C_Barraud) June 14, 2024
As France heads towards snap elections at the end of June, French government bonds could slide further, having already taken a major hit from the weekend’s European parliamentary elections, pushing their yields even higher, analysts said. https://www.wsj.com/world/europe/french-government-bonds-face-trouble-as-elections-loom-aef03ead?mod=RSSMSN French right-wing parties were mired by infighting Thursday as campaigning intensified for snap elections called by President Emmanuel …
⚡️Russian army captured a French mercenary in the neighbourhood of Liptsy, Kharkov region. In a video that has gone viral on social media, a Russian soldier orders the merc to get out of his trench and drop the weapon. The militant responds in French, obeys and lies on the… pic.twitter.com/kY8uo9Bu55 — Russian Embassy in South …
https://t.co/RjFVIxnLbT — AF Post (@AFpost) May 30, 2024 While 700,000 refugees wait in chaos on the shores of the Mediterranean Sea in the hope of reaching Europe, confusion reigns on the other side. There is a profound lack of means, ideas, and laws to safely distribute these desperate migrants among the 28 member states of …
Perrier, which has been marketed as French mineral water for more than a century, is actually soda — and can therefore be taxed, a Pennsylvania court ruled. Perrier’s classification has been under fire since 2019, when thirsty patron Jennifer Montgomery was taxed 24 cents on a 16-ounce Perrier bottle at a Sheetz convenience store in …
Unprecedented disparity emerges between French CPI and PPI, with the latter contracting to levels resembling 2008. Meanwhile, Italy experiences a decline in its inflation rate, recording a growth of 0.2% in April, below market expectations, signaling potential economic challenges ahead. A larger gap between French CPI & PPI (Y-o-Y %) hasn't been seen before. PPI …
McDonalds Suburb North of Denver. https://twitter.com/jruizleon/status/1779674876405563679?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw h/t javierruizleon
The French President plans to send the 126th Infantry Regiment, which fought in Africa and Afghanistan, to Odessa This is reported by the French publication Le Monde, which found out that Macron’s “plan” to send troops to Ukraine has been discussed for several months. Le Monde… pic.twitter.com/HFJAoSXDtv — Sprinter Press (@SprinterPress) April 10, 2024 Monde …
DAVID FRENCH ON MSNBC: “What we saw on Easter Sunday was a remarkable display of venom and hatred. During Holy Week, Christians all over Twitter were posting 'Christ is King' specifically aimed to assert religious dominance… It is very dangerous.” pic.twitter.com/VKe1rUygYi — Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) April 2, 2024 LSU women’s basketball has been under fire …
The French army “is ready”, Schill wrote in an op-ed piece in French daily Le Monde. “However the international situation may evolve, French people can be certain that their soldiers stand ready to respond,” he said. Schill said a display of French military capabilities would help to “deter any attack on France”. “To protect itself …
Macron can barely get his own country under control but he’d love to send French youth into some Ukrainian meat grinder. And for what? He’d be humiliated like Napoleon. https://t.co/5A31Euvr4C — Ian Miles Cheong (@ianmiles) March 18, 2024 France: after the threat of a nuclear war with Russia, now we have Racial riots AGAIN in …