Big Pharma in a forum in Paris
The top bosses of the global pharmaceutical industry are meeting today in Paris. The day before a meeting of the Strategic Council of Health Industries (CSIS) relaunched last February by Macron.
Economy
Money laundering in the Fnac-Darty group: an ex-employee tells
The Fnac Darty group would have accepted, in recent years, to receive cash payments of up to tens of thousands of euros per day. A totally illegal practice.
Nord stream 2: US concedes but Germany commits to support Ukraine
Washington has agreed with Berlin on the completion of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline for Russian gas, under the Baltic. In exchange Germany has promised investments and political support for Ukraine.
Putin annexes the champagne
A law signed on July 2, 2021, states that, from now on, all sparkling wines made in Russia will be stamped “Champagne”. As for the real Champagne, it becomes a simple “sparkling wine”.
The biggest hot air ballon gathering in the world!
The next edition #GEMAB21 is scheduled from July 23rd to August 1st 2021 on the Chambley aerodrome (Meurthe-et-Moselle / Lorraine / Grand Est).
Africa, a continent to conquer
Struck by the global pandemic, the African economy saw its GDP decline by 2.1% in 2020. However, the post-Covid recovery offers good prospects, particularly in construction and real estate.
The biggest magnet in the world comes to France
ITER or the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor, currently under construction at Cadarache in the South of France, is getting ready to receive the biggest magnet in the world.
Ex-Prime Minister Fillon to join Russian hydrocarbon company
Former french Prime Minister François Fillon is to join the board of directors of the Russian oil company Zaroubejneft, according to a Russian government decree. He is the nominee of the Russian government. Zaroubejneft specializes in the development and exploitation of oil and gas fields particularly overseas.
Food industry: margins are collapsing
“How to reconcile food sovereignty, better remuneration for the agricultural world while meeting the challenges of tomorrow when 2021 marks the 8th consecutive year of deflation for our industry,” asks the National Association of Food Industries (ANIA)? Undoubtedly by increasing prices in stores.
Gunboat diplomacy off the Channel Islands
The U.K. and France are engaged in a standoff over post-Brexit fishing rights around the British Channel Islands of Guernsey and Jersey.
Ecologists hold up Nord Stream 2
A legal action launched by a German environmental NGO Nabu has caused the suspension of the work on the much tormented pipeline. According to Nabu the pipeline could destroy marine habitat.
French production: truths and lies
A few small events show us that the French as a whole, their elected officials, their journalists and commentators have rather blurred views on what it means to produce French.