The Spanish energy giant iberdrola agreed to pay a fine of 200,000 euros ($218,000) for a “deceptive business practice” in 2021, the anti-fraud service announced Thursday in France. “The facts are due to a difference in rates between the prices shown and those applied, and also of duration in a period in which the prices […]
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Protests in France: Pension reform calls day 11 in Paris
Hundreds of Frenchmen returned to the streets on Thursday to protest against the pension reform of the government of the president Emmanuel Macronin the eleventh great day of protests organized by the unions, which registered a slight decrease in participation and some incidents in Paris. In the prelude to the final decision of the Constitutional […]
Nantes beats Lyon at home and advances to the French Cup final
In a match valid for the semifinals of the french cup, held this Wednesday, Lyon visited Nantes at the Stade de la Beaujoire. The confrontation ended with a 1-0 victory for the hosts, thanks to a goal by Ludovic Blas. Nantes are waiting for the winner of the clash between d’Annecy and Toulouse to find […]
French federation appoints Hervé Renard as new coach of women’s national team
Hervé Renard took over on Thursday as the new head coach of the French women’s football team until August 2024, replacing Corinne Diacre, who was sacked on March 9, the French Football Federation (FFF) announced. Renard (aged 54), former Saudi Arabia coach in world Cup 2022 in Qatar and twice champion of the African Cup […]
France denies that it is blocking the EU-Mercosur agreement but reiterates its demand
France denies that it is blocking the EU-Mercosur agreement, whose ratification it has been vetoing since it was signed in 2019, but reiterates its demands to correct it and says it awaits the result of the negotiation that the European Commission is carrying out with its South American partners. “We will evaluate the actions and […]
Giroud breaks another France record; check out
In addition to being the greatest goalscorer in the history of the french selectionstriker Olivier Giroud reached another milestone in the match against Ireland, this Monday, for the Euro Cup Qualifiers. Upon entering the field, Giroud became the oldest player to wear France’s jersey as a starter at 36 years and 178 days. Giroud was […]
It is urgent to postpone retirement to maintain the economically active population, affirms BM in support of Macron
Given a longer life expectancy, increasing the retirement age is necessary to maintain the proportion of the economically active population despite aging, recommended Monday the chief economist of the World Bank (WB), Indermit Gill. Taking as an example FranceGill recalled that in that country they “sees a 20-year increase in life expectancy since 1950″. “We […]
France bans the use of TikTok on civil servants’ phones
The French government on Friday banned the installation and use of applications “of leisure”, such as the TikTok social network or the American platform Netflix on the professional phones of 2.5 million agents of the State civil service. These applications present “risks in terms of cybersecurity and data protection for public agents and the administration,” […]
France v Netherlands: see information about the match for the Euro Qualifiers
The qualifiers for eurocup follow this Friday and the highlight will be the clash between France and the Netherlands, at 4:45 pm (Brasília time), in Paris, for Group B. The hosts are back on the field for the first time after losing the World Cup title to Argentina. France wants to show that it is […]
Mbappé considers “normal” Griezmann to be “disappointed” for not being captain
Kylian Mbappé, the new captain of the French national team, told a press conference on Thursday that he considers it “normal” for Antonine Griezmann to feel “disappointed” at not having kept the armband, as chosen by coach Didier Deschamps. “I spoke with Antoine. He was disappointed and, frankly, it’s understandable and normal. In his place, […]