Posted on Thursday, August 27, 2020 at 11:22 p.m. — On the eve of Egbert Lachaert’s first report to the king, Bart De Wever and Georges-Louis Bouchez cling to social networks about a possible Vivaldi coalition. – – The president of the Open VLD, Egbert Lachaert, is due to make his first report to the … Read more
The employee of a Carrefour store in the Alpes-Maritimes (06) was arrested at his place of work on August 19 while he was putting away bottles from a department, tells France 3 Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur. Because he was wearing his mask badly, two gendarmes approached him to ask him to adjust it. Unhappy to be disturbed … Read more
By Le Figaro with AFP Sweden announced on Thursday that it was participating in an EU-wide agreement with the Swedish-British pharmaceutical group AstraZeneca to secure its supply of vaccines against Covid-19. In mid-June, Germany, France, the Netherlands and Italy negotiated an agreement with AstraZeneca on behalf of the European Union, guaranteeing the supply of 300 … Read more
Posted on Friday, August 21, 2020 at 11:51 p.m. By Sudinfo with Belga — “The country is not blocked because of an opposition between Francophones and Flemings. The divide is not North-South, it is left-right, ”says Georges-Louis Bouchez in a long interview with Echo, published Friday evening. The president of the MR also says he … Read more
The unemployment rate started to rise again in May in Italy as job seekers, in particular women, are actively resuming their efforts after weeks of confinement which have weighed on economic activity, Istat said on Thursday . The number of people looking for work increased by 18.9% compared to April, to 307,000 people, according to … Read more
Brussels launched Thursday an infringement procedure against ten EU countries, including France, to defend the right of travelers to be reimbursed in cash in case of cancellation of their trips due to the coronavirus. In addition to France, the European Commission has sent a letter of formal notice to the Czech Republic, Cyprus, Greece, Italy, … Read more
Microsoft aims to support the return to employment of 25 million people around the world by helping to train them in the trades that businesses need most. Ph: AFP Microsoft intends to equip 25 million people by the end of the year with the skills necessary to find a job or stay up to date … Read more
Oil prices started again on Monday, with the momentum of the stock markets, in spite of the worries of the investors on the evolution of the pandemic of Covid-19 and the return of the containment measures, unfavorable to the demand, that it could result. Around 3:00 p.m. GMT (5:00 p.m. in Paris), a barrel of … Read more
Several hundred German employees of the American giant of online commerce Amazon began a strike on Monday to demand better working conditions in the face of the coronavirus health crisis. “We call the employees of six centers of the online trading company Amazon on Monday and Tuesday to go on strike“The German services union Verdi … Read more
The German chancellor hardens the tone as negotiations between Europe and the United Kingdom skate. By Le Figaro with AFP –On July 1, Germany will take over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union for six months. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke The United Kingdom will “assume the consequences»Of a weaker economic relationship with the EU … Read more