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A life of deprivation for two million elderly people below the poverty line

Unsplash Two million people live below the poverty line in their third age, particularly women and single people who find…

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Budget 2025: Barnier government faces 3,228 billion euros of public debt

© EMMANUEL DUNAND/AFP/Archives Michel Barnier, May 22, 2017 in Brussels . With the Barnier government having taken the reins, this…

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Aura Retail, or how to trample on French food sovereignty ?

©Denis Charlet/AFP On September 23, Intermarché, Auchan and Casino (which includes Monoprix and Franprix), have joined forces to form "Aura…

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Communities: the Court of Auditors calls for a reduction of 100,000 jobs

De Rosa/AFP The Court of Auditors, responsible for identifying ways to save money to bring the public deficit back into…

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Surcharge on electric vehicles made in China: Berlin still uncertain about the vote, France, Italy, Greece and Poland in favour

Unsplash On Friday, European Union (EU) member states will have to decide whether to impose tariffs of up to 45%…

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Russia: 24 foreign leaders and UN Secretary-General expected at BRICS summit

FS BRICS Summit on October 22 in Russia Twenty-four foreign leaders and UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres are expected to attend…

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French scallops break new abundance records

DR French scallops set new abundance records Well managed and less fished, scallop populations have reached new abundance records in…

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In Germany, dog tax fills state coffers

© LIU JIN/AFP/Archives A tax with bite ? In Germany, the dog tax has allowed public finances to collect more…

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Economic crisis: Wave of bankruptcies for French SMEs and mid-caps

AFP/Archives - Stefani Reynolds Bruno Le Maire, former Minister of the Economy, April 12, 2023. This year, while bankruptcies are…

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Environment: BlackRock's so-called “sustainable” funds in the sights of an NGO

AFP The NGO ClientEarth has sent a report to the Financial Markets Authority (AMF) concerning investment funds that BlackRock describes…

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