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The French government has drawn up an ambitious agenda for the next six months, but its delivery could be impacted by the presidential elections that will run simultaneously

Secretary of State for European Affairs Clément Beaune said France is considering litigation proceedings against the United Kingdom over the remaining post-Brexit fishing licenses still pending to be awarded in the island of Jersey. The UK/French licenses dispute at the Channel Islands of Jersey and Guernsey, off the French coast, has been ongoing for weeks.

The Minister of State for European Affairs Thomas Byrne, T.D., will travel tomorrow to Paris to attend the 2021 Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Ministerial Council Meeting (MCM). Ahead of this meeting, he will meet with his French counterpart, Secretary of State for European Affairs, Clément Beaune on 5th October.

First case of UK variant found in Georgia, states health department says  From CNN’s Jamiel Lynch The first case of the UK Covid-19 variant has been identified in Georgia, according to a release from the state Department of Health.  "The Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) is announcing Georgia’s first case of COVID-19 variant B.1.1.7, the same variant discovered in the U.K. and in several other countries and U.S. states," the department said in a news release. The variant was disco...