A LOOK at some of the news headlines from France. EU sets France tough new deficit targets, Sapin says can be reached The European Union has tightened targets for the reduction of France’s budget deficit two days after extending the deadline to reduce it to below three per cent for... Read more →
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Devon councillor living in France urged to quit
A Devon councillor who moved to live across the English Channel in France is facing calls to resign. Conservative Eve Barisic lives in Roscoff, a commute of more than 150 miles (240km) by ferry and road to her ward in Newton Abbot. Labour parliamentary candidate Roy Freer called it an... Read more →
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Ageing French rockers slammed for jobless jibe at young
A music video by a group of mostly middle-aged French stars telling the young to “get moving” if they wish to succeed has triggered a bitter generational row in a country grappling with record-high youth unemployment. The row underlined the anger felt by France’s young, facing unemployment rates upwards of... Read more →
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News stops: Hostage appeal in Yemen; Airbnb friends with Paris; Eiffel Tower power
A LOOK over some of the news headlines from France. Father of French woman abducted in Yemen appeals to kidnapper The father of a French woman taken hostage in Yemen on Thursday called on her kidnappers "to show their humanity" and release her free along with the Yemenite woman taken... Read more →
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Madonna attacks intolerance and says Europe ‘feels like Nazi Germany’
Madonna has lashed out at intolerance in Europe, saying it is now so high in France and across the continent that “it feels like Nazi Germany”. Speaking to French radio station Europe 1 in an interview to be aired on Friday morning, Madonna said “antisemitism is at an all-time high”... Read more →
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France unveils reforms to tackle Muslim radicalisation
France set out a package of reforms on Wednesday aimed at better integrating Muslims and preventing radicalisation in the wake of the recent jihadist attacks in Paris. It outlined plans to set up a "dialogue forum", tapping leading associations, intellectuals and other notable figures from the Muslim community for regular... Read more →
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New €20 banknote unveiled by Mario Draghi
THE ECB’s President Mario Draghi unveiled the new €20 banknote today at the ECB’s headquarters in Frankfurt and announced that it would enter into circulation on 25 November 2015. The new note includes an innovative security feature in the form of a “portrait window” set in the hologram. When the... Read more →
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News stops: Pound rises against euro; Muslim leaders boycott Jewish event; Rail boost
A LOOK over the headlines from France. British Pound at Seven Year High versus Euro The pound strengthened to a seven-year high versus the euro before Bank of England officials including Governor Mark Carney testify to lawmakers on the central bank’s latest economic forecasts. At the Inflation Report press conference... Read more →
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Drones spotted flying over Paris landmarks
At least five drones were spotted flying over central Paris landmarks during the night and police were unable to catch the operators, sources close to the probe said on Tuesday. The country has been hit by a series of mysterious drone overflights at nuclear plants and more recently over the... Read more →
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New Charlie Hebdo issue marks return to business as usual
More than a month after two gunmen attacked French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo’s offices in Paris, killing 12 people, the newspaper’s newest issue is due to be released on Wednesday as it resumes publication. The paper rushed out a “survivors’ issue” the week after the shooting, which took place on... Read more →
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