In a significant development, France’s Labour Ministry stated, the French government plans on making wearing a mask compulsory in the vast majority of workplaces from September 1, 2020, as one of the measures to mitigate the resurgence of the COVID-19… Read More ›
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France earmarks $21.7 billion for corporate bailouts of public & private companies
On Friday, French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire stated, the French government has allocated $21.7 billion (20 billion euros) for helping big companies shore up their capital reserves. “We’ve decided to put credit on the fund, to put 20 billion… Read More ›
French port town Calais floating in post-Brexit duty free dreams
Authorities in Northern France, in the port town of Calais are lobbying the French government to create a duty-free zone which covers the entire town if a future trade deal between the EU and France trturns to trade tariffs. Calais’s… Read More ›
Flight schedule of Air France not affected by Jan. 6 & Jan.7 strike
In a statement, Air France said, its flight schedule for January 6 and January 7 will not be affected by the calls for strike by some crew unions. The French government has initiated reforms in the nation’s pension system. “On… Read More ›
Cost overruns raises cost of 6 nuclear power plants in France to 46 billion euros
On Saturday, French newspaper Le Monde stated, according to an estimate by EDF, a power utility, it would cost at least $51 billion (46 billion euros) to build six of its latest generation EPR nuclear reactors, if the French government… Read More ›
GE plans to cut 1,000 jobs from its Belfort site in France
GE’s first quarter results could be a bargaining point for the French government since profits rose more than what GE had expected. General Electric (GE) has announced a plan to slash nearly 1,000 jobs in France. The move is likely… Read More ›
FCA Renault merger proposal has merits
An European industrial giant in Europe bodes well for the bloc. On Monday, Sibeth Ndiaye, a spokeswoman for the French government stated, the government is looking “reasonably favorably” on a proposed merger deal between Italian carmaker Fiat and France’s Renault…. Read More ›