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Ukraine Confirms France Will Send Military Trainers To Its Soil
Ukraine Confirms France Will Send Military Trainers To Its Soil Ukraine’s military says it is ‘welcoming’ French trainers in Ukraine, in new remarks which strongly suggest that for the first time France is deploying its troops to Ukraine soil. This marks the beginning of major ‘boots on the ground’ escalation in a formal, public capacity […]
Expect a Financial Crisis in Europe With France at the Epicenter
Expect a Financial Crisis in Europe With France at the Epicenter The EU never enforced its Growth and Stability Pact or Maastricht Treaty rules. The crisis is coming to a head with France and Italy in the spotlight. The first casualty will be Green policy. Image composite by Mish from the European Commission Compliance Tracker Compliance […]
Are France & The UK Plotting A Ukrainian Power Play Right Under Germany’s Nose?
Are France & The UK Plotting A Ukrainian Power Play Right Under Germany’s Nose? There are indeed plans for a conventional Western intervention in Ukraine despite their leaders’ denials over the past two weeks, but they’ve yet to fully form and their execution can’t be taken for granted, but they also can’t be ruled out […]
France Caves To Farmers As Ireland ‘Solidarity’ Protests Kick Off
France Caves To Farmers As Ireland ‘Solidarity’ Protests Kick Off Two of France’s main farming unions on Thursday agreed to suspend protests and lift road blockades across the country after the government announced measures the deemed “tangible progress” in the ongoing revolt against EU ‘climate-driven’ initiatives designed to wean society off of evil, non-bug-based, carbon-emitting food while […]
The French Pension War
The French Pension War When a million people protest on the streets of Paris and most major French cities, you know there is a serious problem in French society… The protests, which had been going on for four days, culminated on Feb. 11 in Paris, where reportedly half a million people participated. The vitriol directed […]
Macron Says Russia Cannot Win Against Ukraine
Macron Says Russia Cannot Win Against Ukraine After a surprise UK visit, Ukraine’s President Zelensky went to Paris immediately afterward in a whirlwind European tour to meet with Western leaders. In Paris he held talks with French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz Macron asserted during the visit that Russia cannot win the war […]
Farm Convoy Of Tractors Hit Paris Streets To Protest Pesticide Ban
Farm Convoy Of Tractors Hit Paris Streets To Protest Pesticide Ban Adding to the days of strikes and mass street demonstrations about French President Emmanuel Macron’s unpopular plan to raise the retirement age, farmers have flooded the streets of Paris for an entirely different reason. French farmers drove hundreds of tractors, if not more, into […]
France Hit By Strikes, Protests Amid Outrage At Hiking Retirement Age To 64
France Hit By Strikes, Protests Amid Outrage At Hiking Retirement Age To 64 French labor unions have been holding several days of mass strikes and protests against raising the retirement age, in a test of the momentum driving defiance to Emmanuel Macron’s signature economic reform… which is hardly surprising: France is one of the biggest […]
French And German Power Prices Soar As Cold Sweeps Europe
French And German Power Prices Soar As Cold Sweeps Europe After a mild start to the year, cold weather sweeping across western Germany, France, and the UK led to a surge in electricity prices on Tuesday. French day-ahead power prices jumped to 135 euros a megawatt-hour, a 42% increase versus the rolling two-week average. The […]
‘A gentle calm’: France’s streets once again echo to sound of working horses
‘A gentle calm’: France’s streets once again echo to sound of working horses Dispar, a Breton draft horse, pulls refuse collectors in Hennebont, Brittany. Photograph: Thomas Louapre/The Guardian Towns say they are not driven by nostalgia as they opt for horsepowered bin collections and school runs The clip-clop of hooves marked the start of the morning […]
The French Energy Sobriety Plan
The French Energy Sobriety Plan Preface. Below is the announcement of the French Energy Sobriety Plan by Prime Minister Borne. The energy crisis is coming to all nations, and we should all be implementing their action plan (and family planning, birth control, abortion, limited immigration). It’s hard for me to imagine a U.S. politician delivering […]
French Gas Rationing Begins As Refinery Strikes Worsen After Government Calls Back Essential Workers
French Gas Rationing Begins As Refinery Strikes Worsen After Government Calls Back Essential Workers France said on Tuesday that it would “requisition” (i.e. force) essential workers to staff Exxon’s French oil depot, and threatened to do the same for Total’s French refineries if talks failed to progress. But workers at Total’s Donges refinery decided on […]
With A Third Of French Gas Stations Experiencing “Supply Shortages”, Energy Giant Seeks Urgent Wage Talks
With A Third Of French Gas Stations Experiencing “Supply Shortages”, Energy Giant Seeks Urgent Wage Talks Just days after we reported that France had tapped its strategic fuel reserves to resupply a growing number of gas stations that had run dry due to a nearly two-week long strike of refinery workers, with Government spokesman Olivier Veran urging […]
“Nothing Left In Pipes”: French Towns Rely on Water Truck Deliveries For Survival
“Nothing Left In Pipes”: French Towns Rely on Water Truck Deliveries For Survival Severe drought conditions affect about 60% of the EU, and in France, dozens of municipalities have run out of water and relied on a fleet of trucks hauling fresh water for survival. At least 100 towns and villages have run out of […]
