A journey through the maze of laws and standards
Farmers in particular are protesting against the inflation of standards affecting their sector. They are not the only ones who are fed up with the overflow of laws and decrees that overwhelm us.
Economy
Angry farmers : Executive fears risk of contagion!
After Germany, Poland, Romania and the Netherlands, French farmers are blocking roads in the South-West. Their protest movement could spread to other regions, leading to further mobilizations.
Over 5,000 tractors in Berlin
Farmers end a week of protests against the federal government’s austerity measures. Other sectors have also joined in. The German economy is shaking on its foundations.
France on the brink of economic crisis? Marc Touati’s view
What state will Elisabeth Borne’s successor at Matignon find the French economy in? Far from the “all’s well” of Economy Minister Bruno Le Maire, all indicators are bright red. Marc Touati, economist, provides an overview.
Germany : Tractors block the roads from Monday
German farmers will be paralyzing the country with their tractors from Monday January 8, 2024 and throughout the week. They are opposed to the government’s agricultural policy and austerity plan.
A bomb on every coach!
Contrary to the official version, a pensioner from Lorraine has identified the probable cause of several fatal coach fires, such as in Beaune (53 deaths in 1982) Puisseguin (43 deaths in 2015), but also in Germany, Bulgaria, Egypt and Algeria… Over 200 deaths, including 100 French. He alerted the authorities. To no avail.
How has the Russian economy held up under sanctions since February 2022? (1/2)
The 65ᵉ session of the Franco-Russian seminar co-organized by the Centre d’Études des Modes d’Industrialisation of the École de Guerre Économique (Paris) and the Institute of Economic Forecasting of the Russian Academy of Sciences (Moscow) was held in Paris from July 3 to 5, 2023. Jacques Sapir, a well-known journalist and economist, gives an edifying account of the event, published on the “Les crises” website.
The world’s largest hot-air balloon gathering
From July 21 to 30, 2023, over 700 pilots from 50 nations will gather at the Chambley-Bussières airfield in Meurthe-et-Moselle, France, for the magical Grand Est Mondial Air Ballons (GEMAB).
Pensions : The law is enacted!
Validated Friday, April 14, 2023 at 6 p.m. by the Constitutional Council, the law on pension reform was promulgated during the night by the President of the Republic.
New day of mobilization on April 6, 2023
Even if the 10ᵉ day of mobilization against the pension reform gathered less people, this Tuesday, March 28, the anger of the unions and the French, does not fall back, far from it.
Scenes of war in Sainte-Soline (Deux Sèvres)
Violent confrontations opposed demonstrators and police forces this Saturday afternoon. The toll is heavy: 24 gendarmes were injured as well as about thirty opponents to the highly contested mega-pond project. Several vehicles were set on fire.
Pensions : scenes of chaos in France!
Record demonstrations throughout France, blockades, fires, violent clashes with the police… No more? Not yet: we start again on March 28, 2023.