Tag: France

• Monday, September 16th 2019 - 08:51 UTC

  Clashes of British and French fishing fleets anticipated in a no deal Brexit

  

  The waters for French fishermen are being stirred up by uncertainty of what will happen if Britain leaves the EU without a deal on Oct 31 and their boats barred from British waters.

• Saturday, September 14th 2019 - 21:51 UTC

  French ruling covers casual sex consequences as possible work related accidents in business trips

  

  Should a heart attack during an adulterous tryst on a business trip count as a work-related accident? A French court has ruled it should, surprising even seasoned watchers of the country's protective legislation.

• Wednesday, September 11th 2019 - 09:46 UTC

  Numerous messages of support for French First Lady, insulted by Bolsonaro

  

  World leaders have offered their support to Brigitte Macron, the wife of France's president, after a string of public insults from Brazilian leaders targeting her appearance.

• Friday, September 6th 2019 - 09:51 UTC

  Brazilian minister iterates that Brigitte Macron is in effect “truly ugly”

  

  A Brazilian government minister said French first lady Brigitte Macron was “truly ugly” on Thursday, only days after the country's president appeared to endorse an attack on her appearance. Brazil's economy minister Paulo Guedes said he agreed with President Jair Bolsonaro's comments about Macron's looks.

• Tuesday, September 3rd 2019 - 09:05 UTC

  Brazilian top official threatens to “choke” Macron as “a chicken” and further insults the French First Lady

  

  Brazil's tourism ambassador and former Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) fighter, Renzo Gracie, has posted a video on Twitter threatening to “choke” French President Emmanuel Macron - along with insulting his wife Brigitte.

• Saturday, August 31st 2019 - 09:09 UTC

  Bolsonaro bans the use of Bic pens because they are French

  

  Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro said on Friday he will stop using disposable pens made by France's Bic to sign official documents, while a diplomatic spat continues over fires in the Amazon basin.

• Thursday, August 29th 2019 - 08:10 UTC

  French mayors propose pesticide-free buffer zones around residential areas

  

  France is looking at introducing pesticide-free buffer zones around housing areas after several local mayors defied the government by banning weed killers such as glyphosate in their towns.

• Wednesday, August 28th 2019 - 08:09 UTC

  Bolsonaro will consider G7 aid for the Amazon if Macron retracts from “insults”

  

  Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro said on Tuesday he wants French President Emmanuel Macron to retract “insults” against him before he considers accepting aid from the Group of Seven nations who offered US$20 million to help fight forest fires in the Amazon.

• Tuesday, August 27th 2019 - 09:57 UTC

  Brazil rejects G7 aid, and tells Macron to reforest Europe and to look after world heritage sites

  

  Brazil rejected aid from G7 countries to fight wildfires in the Amazon, with a top official telling French President Emmanuel Macron to take care of “his home and his colonies.”

• Tuesday, August 27th 2019 - 09:44 UTC

  G7 summit pledges US$ 20 million for firefighting planes to tackle Amazon blazes

  

  The G7 will give US$20 million (€18 million) to send firefighting planes to tackle the blazes engulfing parts of the Amazon, the presidents of France and Chile said on Monday.