A person with a knife has attacked officers in Cannes, a coastal city in the south of France. At least one officer was injured. The attacker has been “eliminated”, Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin said. He said he was going to town on Monday morning. Authorities have not yet disclosed […]
The Italian government is in talks with Intel about a new chip factory. So far, Germany has been the biggest contender for a new Intel chip factory. But the Benelux is also being considered, as are Poland, where Intel is already present, and France. Italy is now added. According […]
The number of new cars sold in the European Union fell by more than 23 percent in September compared to the same month in 2020. The biggest problem for car manufacturers is the persistent shortage of chips, according to the European automotive industry association ACEA. Last month, 718,598 cars […]
The German elections have increased the chance that Angela Merkel will soon be able to call herself the longest-serving chancellor since the Second World War. The 67-year-old politician does not want a new term in office but will remain in office for a while until a new government can […]
The planned trade summit between European member states and the United States, which is scheduled for next week in Pittsburgh, USA, will continue. The European Commission has been divided over participation in the consultations after France proposed postponing the summit. However, European Commission Vice-President Margrethe Vestager wrote on Twitter […]
Additional security measures have been taken in the French capital, Paris, in the run-up to the trial of the suspects in the November 2015 terrorist attacks in the city. More than a thousand police officers are being deployed to maintain security during the trial. The attacks on Bataclan concert […]
European banks have not reduced their presence in tax havens. Not even after several dubious practices came to light that multinationals use to evade taxes, a study published Monday found. The Dutch banks Rabobank, ABN AMRO and ING were also included in the study. Rabobank increased its profit share […]
French pharmaceutical company Sanofi has reached an agreement to acquire partner biotechnology company Translate Bio. The billion-dollar deal is the first example of a major pharmaceutical company buying up a biotech company because of the technology behind some of the world’s best-selling corona vaccines; mRNA. Sanofi is catching up […]
The French economy, the second-largest in the eurozone, returned to growth in the second quarter. Helped by the winding down of the corona lockdown in the country, French consumers again spent a little more. Business investment also picked up, among other things. A preliminary estimate by the French statistical […]
Germany is considering a mandatory corona test for everyone returning from a holiday abroad. It then no longer matters whether you return from a risk area and which means of transport you use. Until now, the requirement for a negative test only applied to air passengers and when returning […]
