While the coronavirus crisis has pushed Europe’s economies into record second quarter slumps, Nordic countries have fared better than most, with their well-oiled welfare states helping to limit the damage. Without the government’s help, Markus Larsson insists, “we would have had to lay off maybe
A 100 billion euros recovery plan in France, 30 of which are devoted to the ecological transition, compared with 130 in Germany, 35 of which are for the green transition. “Historical” is how Prime Minister Jean Castex described the French recovery plan presented by the
On September 4th, 2000, the CAC 40 was close to 7000 points. It has experienced several shocks from which it has still not recovered. Just 20 years ago the CAC 40 was close to 7,000 points. On September 4th, 2000, the leading index of the
Foreign tourist arrivals in Spain plummeted by 75 percent year-on-year in July despite the reopening of borders in the world’s second-most popular tourist destination, official figures have shown. July was the first full month of Spain’s new normality since Madrid reopened its frontiers on June
A 60-year-old man was bitten in his sleep by a spider, causing necrosis of his hand. The man’s misadventure could be the biggest nightmare for arachnophobes. Which person with a deep-rooted fear of spiders has never had an unpleasant dream in which a little eight-legged
Summer time is rave time in France but this year battle lines have been drawn between authorities alarmed at the risk of coronavirus and serious party-goers determined to dance on. Ravers, called “teufeurs” in French back slang, speak of “resistance” against a crackdown by security
If the government’s promises are kept, there should soon be 6,500 spaces to house women and children who are victims of violence. The State will create one thousand additional accommodation places for victims of domestic violence besides the 1,000 already planned previously, Prime Minister Jean
In July, French people saved 16 billion euros, i.e. over 2.5 times the average amount of deposits collected each month for the past three years, according to the Bank of France. Introducing the recovery plan to prepare France for 2030 on Thursday, September 3rd, Prime
The terrorist threat against Europe has mutated in the last half-decade as jihadist groups have seen their Middle East sanctuaries eroded, but analysts say the West must remain braced for more attacks. Both Al-Qaeda and the Islamic State group — together responsible for the highest-profile
Making no noise, the trees are dying out in the forests of France. Global warming and successive droughts are to blame. French trees are suffering. And with them, they threaten our forests with extinction. “Three successive dry springs and summers, we’ve seen nothing like this,”