Tag: France

Thursday, November 26th 2020 - 08:21 UTC
France demands online technology giants to pay a “new digital tax” on 2020 profits

France will require online technology giants to pay a new “digital tax” on their 2020 earnings, the finance ministry said on Wednesday, despite Washington's warning that it could retaliate with new tariffs on French imports.
Tuesday, November 17th 2020 - 08:56 UTC
Europe bird flu outbreak extends to France and Denmark; thousands of chickens culled

France and Denmark confirmed bird flu cases on Monday days after an outbreak in the Netherlands triggered a massive cull. Hundreds of hens were killed after the virus was detected in a garden centre on the French island of Corsica, and the Danes said more than 25,000 birds would be slaughtered after the virus emerged in the west of the country.
Monday, November 16th 2020 - 08:22 UTC
Macron favors Europe's own independent and sovereign strategy, no matter how governs in US

Europe still needs its own independent and sovereign defence strategy, even if it is dealing with a new U.S. government which may result in friendlier ties, French President Emmanuel Macron told the “Revue Grand Continent” publication.
Monday, November 2nd 2020 - 09:40 UTC
Johnson announces lockdown as of Thursday, coordinated with France, Germany and Belgium

Britain on Sunday became the ninth country with more than 1 million confirmed coronavirus cases. According to data compiled by the John Hopkins University Coronavirus Resource Center, as of early Sunday, Britain had 1,014,794 infections and 46,645 deaths.
Friday, October 30th 2020 - 08:27 UTC
Terrorist murders three people in a Nice church; European leaders come out in support of Macron

France raised the security alert for French territory to the highest level on Thursday after a knifeman murdered three people at a church, beheading at least one of them in what was described as a terror attack in the city of Nice.
Tuesday, October 20th 2020 - 09:17 UTC
France remains in shock and anger over the beheading of a history teacher

French police have conducted a series of raids targeting extremist networks, three days after the beheading of a history teacher who had shown his pupils a cartoon of the Prophet Mohammed.
Thursday, October 15th 2020 - 09:34 UTC
Macron orders night curfew for Paris and eight other cities, a third of French population

President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday ordered a nighttime curfew for Paris and eight other French cities to contain the spread of COVID-19 after daily new infection rates reached alarming record levels.
Wednesday, October 14th 2020 - 08:51 UTC
EU/UK post-Brexit talks in “critical stage”: fisheries, disputes and fair competition stumbling blocks

The European Union demanded a “substantive” movement on Tuesday from Britain on fisheries, dispute settlement, and guarantees of fair competition in their talks on a post-Brexit trade deal, with Germany saying they were at a “critical stage”.
Monday, October 12th 2020 - 09:00 UTC
Johnson talks to Macron for a secure post Brexit deal, but fisheries remain a major issue

Boris Johnson has told the French president the UK wants to “explore every avenue” to secure a post-Brexit trade deal with the EU, days before the PM's self-imposed deadline. Johnson told Emmanuel Macron “intensive talks” were needed to “bridge significant gaps” remaining across the negotiating table.
Wednesday, October 7th 2020 - 09:00 UTC
French parliament approves law regulating “kid influencers” work and funds

When kids become YouTube or Instagram sensations, should they be considered child workers? And who looks after their money? The French parliament has attempted to answer those questions with a new law passed on Tuesday.