Author: April Williams

Marco Mouly sentenced to three years’ imprisonment, arrest warrant issued

By Le Figaro with AFP Published 45 minutes ago, updated at 3:13 pm ” data-script=”https://static.lefigaro.fr/widget-video/short-ttl/video/index.js” > The 59-year-old was found guilty on Tuesday of organizing his insolvency in order to avoid repaying his legal debts. Marco Moulyfigurehead of the giant “carbon taxwas sentenced in his absence on Tuesday in Paris to three years’ imprisonment, with […]

CFE-CGC boss François Hommeril dismissed by his company

By Le Figaro with AFP Published 2 hours ago, updated at 1:08 pm ” data-script=”https://static.lefigaro.fr/widget-video/short-ttl/video/index.js” > François Hommeril, president of CFE-CGC, was sacked when his plant was taken over. The engineer had been employed there for 26 years. La wave of redundancy plans currently affecting the country spares no one, not even union leaders. Visit […]

Tourist flights 25 km from Earth in stratospheric balloons: the extraordinary challenge of French start-up Zephalto

DECRYPTAGE – The French start-up offers manufacturers and laboratories the opportunity to conduct experiments at altitude. This is the first step towards launching tourist flights 25 km from Earth in 2026. New support for Zephalto’s reusable stratospheric balloon project. After embarking BpifranceCharles Beigbeder’s Expansion fund, M Capital, the Occitanie region and Airbus Développement, the French […]

Despite the threat of legal action, the mayor of Bordeaux refuses to remove his posters against “budget cuts”.

The prefect of the Gironde department has ordered Pierre Hurmic to remove the banners criticizing the budget bill, failing which “legal action will be taken by the State”. It’s a real tug-of-war between the Mayor of Bordeaux and the Prefect of Gironde. Last week, the city’s ecologist mayor, Pierre Hurmichad two banners installed on the […]

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