Budget Minister Laurent Saint-Martin has proposed reducing the planned reduction in exemptions from these charges from 4 to 2 billion euros. The government is “ready” to slash 4 billion euros from its budget reduction in employers’ social security contributions initially presented in the 2025 budget. Budget Minister Laurent Saint-Martin proposed that “only half, 2 billion […]
Clément Noël wins the first slalom of the winter in Finland
France’s Clément Noël won the first slalom of the World Cup ski season in Finland on Sunday, beating Norway’s Henrik Kristoffersen and Switzerland’s Loïc Meillard. French skier Clément Noël won the first slalom of the World Cup ski season in Levi (Finland) on Sunday, recording his 11th victory on the circuit and his first since […]
Pesticides, antibiotics, animal welfare… These irritating differences in standards between the EU and Mercosur
DECRYPTAGE – If the free trade agreement is ratified, farmers fear unfair competition from cheap South American products, while the European Union is much stricter on environmental and health standards. France has always had a cautious attitude towards the free trade agreement between the European Union and the Latin American Mercosur countries, to be concluded […]
Olaf Scholz reaffirms that nothing will be decided without Kiev
Criticized for his telephone conversation with Vladimir Putin, the German chancellor was keen to reassure Kiev. “Ukraine can count on us”, he said. Chancellor Olaf Scholz, criticized for his telephone conversation with Vladimir Putinreaffirmed Germany’s unwavering support for Ukraine on Sunday, assuring us that no decision on the outcome of the Russian-led war will be […]
“I waited a long time for this first match, but it was worth it,” says Romain Buros after his debut against the All Blacks.
Long called up but never selected, the UBB full-back made his international debut in Saturday’s 30-29 win over New Zealand. For your first selection for the French national team victory over the All Blacks . How did you experience these unique moments? Romain Buros: It was intense! Honestly, I think I lost quite a bit […]
When a useless multi-purpose hall threatens to ruin a Nantes commune
MONEY OUT THE WINDOW – In La Remaudière, a small commune in the Nantes vineyards, the municipality embarked on a 2 million euro project some ten years ago. Too costly, the building, which was to be used for private and community events, was eventually demolished. On this November morning, the silhouette of the building emerges […]
five dead in a car accident near Albi
By Le Figaro with AFP Published 32 minutes ago, updated at 12:34 pm ” data-script=”https://static.lefigaro.fr/widget-video/short-ttl/video/index.js” > This Sunday morning, in circumstances that have yet to be clarified, four burned bodies inside a vehicle and a fifth ejected victim were discovered by emergency services in Gaillac, Tarn. Five people lost their lives in a car accidentIn […]
The stakes, the San Siro cauldron, the critics … 5 questions about Les Bleus’ last outing in 2024
The French national team takes on Italy on Sunday evening in Milan on the final day of the Nations League. At stake is first place in the group, but above all a different face for Les Bleus. What’s at stake? Finish top of the group and leave a good last impression. The first objective will […]
I had the hardest father ever, but I wouldn’t have wanted any other.
ONE MAN ONE VOICE – True to form, the author of Barbarian Wedding returns with a beautiful, harsh and brutal novel in which, for the first time, a soothed and reconciled vision of the family emerges. This article was originally published in Figaro Magazine Age has no hold on him. Which is why he remains […]
SNCF boss calls on railway workers to “stay on the side of the French”.
Jean-Pierre Farandou believes that the unlimited strike called by the unions from December 11 is “avoidable”, in an interview with La Tribune Dimanche. Will French people wishing to spend the festive season with their families stay on the platform this Christmas? SNCF unions have called for an indefinite strike from December 11.to demand a moratorium […]