Europe France Most unions at Amazon France rejected a proposal by the company for 2022 pay, with the exception of one management union, but no immediate protest actions are planned
Europe France The run-off between Macron and Le Pen, candidates for the presidency of France, takes place today; Le Pen has agreed to sanctions against Putin, but 'not to the Russian gas stop'
Europe France With the results of the first round of the French presidential election, politicians from Spain, Germany and Italy issued strong statements against the far-right Marine Le Pen, warning that the second round will be a vote for Europe or for Putin
Europe France France's Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs said the country has decided to expel "many" Russian diplomats, "whose activities are contrary to our security interests"
Europe France President Macron wants to bring forward France's retirement age to 65, with the finance minister admitting it is a "risk" for the president seeking re-election, but that it is necessary to strengthen and protect France's social system
Europe France The first flax spinning mill has just opened in Normandy, in Saint-Martin-du-Tilleul, in the Eure region, creating 100% French flax with a €4 million investment by the NatUp group
Europe France Violent clashes broke out between protesters and police overnight Wednesday to Thursday on France’s Mediterranean island of Corsica as local anger intensified over the assault in prison of a nationalist figure
Europe France The UN Committee on the Rights of the Child has condemned the country for failing in its obligations by violating the "right to life" as 38 French children are still in Syrian camps
Europe France Professor Anne L'Huillier has been awarded the Wolf Prize in Physics for her pioneer contribution on ultrafast laser science and attosecond physics; she is the first woman after 44 years of male winners
Europe France After a total freeze of activity during the lockdown, filming of movies and series took the scenes of Paris more than ever before; the city hosted the filming of 110 feature films and 64 series for a total of 7.000 filming days in 2021
Europe France A new pristine coral reef has been discovered in Tahiti, French Polynesia, at a depth of over thirty metres; experts believe that knowing its secrets could help save and protect other ecosystems, thus representing a great sign of hope for the future
Europe France Teachers went on strike again this week, in a mobilisation described by the unions as "unprecedented in decades", over the government's handling of the health crisis and the health protocols, the last of which is considered unsustainable
Europe France The leadership of NATO's highest military force, the Very High Readiness Joint Force, has been taken over from Turkey starting today