France to ban some domestic flights where train available
French MPs have voted to suspend domestic airline flights on routes that can be travelled by direct train in less than two and a half hours, as part of a Continue Reading
First cargo vessel operating on hydrogen to debut in Paris; commercial river operations this year
The European innovation project Flagships will deploy the world’s first commercial cargo transport vessel operating on hydrogen, plying the river Seine in Paris. Commercial operations are set to commence in Continue Reading
France Cuts Growth Forecast as Nationwide Lockdown Starts
France’s economy will rebound less than previously expected this year due to the latest four-week nationwide lockdown aimed at halting a surge in coronavirus cases. French Finance Minister Bruno Le Continue Reading
Covid-19: France enters third national lockdown amid ICU surge
Non-essential shops and restaurants will be shut France has entered its third national lockdown as it battles a surge in cases of Covid-19 that threatens to overwhelm the country’s hospitals. Continue Reading
France Pushes To Make Nuclear Power Mainstream In Europe
Together with Eastern European leaders, French President Emmanuel Macron co-signed a letter calling on the European Commission to include nuclear energy in its Green taxonomy. The letter was written on Continue Reading
France Heads Into Monthlong Lockdown as Virus Spirals in Europe
French President Emmanuel Macron announced a nationwide four-week lockdown, closing schools and business, in the latest and alarming sign that Europe is yet again losing control of the pandemic. “We did Continue Reading
Air France Is Said to Be Near Deal for State Rescue Plan
The French government is close to finalizing a recapitalization plan for Air France after addressing some antitrust concerns raised by the European Commission, according to people familiar with the matter. The multi-billion-euro Continue Reading
French hospitals face ‘violent shock’ within weeks from COVID-19 surge
The French hospital system could face an “unprecedented violent shock” in about three weeks if the country fails to curb its vertiginous rise in COVID-19 cases, the president of the Continue Reading
Covid: Paris lockdown as France fears ‘third wave’
Some 1,200 people are said to be in intensive care in hospitals across Paris The French capital Paris is set to go into a month-long Covid lockdown as the country Continue Reading
France extends lifetime of its oldest nuclear reactors
France’s nuclear safety authority agreed Thursday to extend the operational lifetime of the country’s 32 oldest nuclear reactors by a decade to as much as 50 years. The public electricity Continue Reading