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‘An extraordinary politician’: François Mitterrand’s presidential victory, 40 years on Issued on: 10/05/2021 - 10:27 In this file photo taken on April 26, 1981, then Socialist candidate François Mitterrand casts his ballot for the first round of the French presidential election in Chateau Chinon. © Jean-Claude Delmas, AFP Text by: Romain BRUNET 6 min François Mitterrand was elected...

Macron opens vaccine access to all adults as France steps up anti-Covid drive Issued on: 06/05/2021 - 15:46 French President Emmanuel Macron and Commander of the Paris fire department, the Brigade de sapeurs-pompiers de Paris (BSPP), General Jean-Marie Gontier visit a large-capacity COVID-19 vaccination center during its inauguration at Porte de Versailles convention centre in Paris, France May 6, 2021. REUTERS - POOL 3 min French...

14:56 CEST France has reached its target of 10 million people getting at least one Covid vaccine injection, one week ahead of schedule. Prime Minister Jean Castex announced on Thursday afternoon that the 10 million target – set for mid April – had been reached. EN DIRECT | 10 millions de Français primo-vaccinés : @JeanCastex s’exprime depuis le centre de vaccination de Nogent-sur-Marne. https://t.co/rlAQIZIxce “The pace has picked up for good,” added French government spokesman Ga...

Archyde April 8, 2021 by archyde “250 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines made in France in 2021: that’s our objective,” Macron said on Twitter. “It begins from today with the first BioNTech-Pfizer vaccines produced on the Delpharm site at Saint-Remy-sur-Avre” east of Paris, he added. 250 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines produced in France in 2021: this is our goal. It begins today with the first BioNTech-Pfizer vaccines produced on the Delpharm site in Saint-Rémy-sur-Avre: bravo t...

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The Local John Lichfield John Lichfield 09:30 CET My theme is what didn’t happen and why it can sometimes be more important than what did happen, writes John Lichfield in his latest article exploring the troubled relationship between Islam and the French state. The problem is that, in the present quarrelsome age, it’s not always easy to separate the two. Add the words “Islam” and “Islamism” and the debate rapidly moves from the tricky to the impossible. My first example is the Frenc...

Future moves by UK or EU to deny the other fisheries access will mean retaliatory trade measures By Dec. 31, 2020 10:33 GMT The UK and EU have struck a Brexit deal at the 11th hour of negotiations, with both parties looking likely, at the time of writing, to sign off on an agreement which means continued tariff-free trade in 2021 [...] Want to keep reading? sign up This field is required Remember me Enter the email address associated with your account. Well send you instructions to reset y...