In front of the entrance to the headquarters of the Grand Maritime Port of Le Havre, demonstrators blocked activity on January 22, 2020 to protest against the pension reform.

From Le Havre to Marseille, the Blocking of Ports Weighs on the French Economy

CGT unionists opposed to the pension reform continue to block commercial ports. Some carriers claim state intervention. The blocking of the commercial ports by trade unionists of the CGT opposed to the pension reform worries many actors of the port world and beyond, as in Havre where the action “dead port” was very followed still Wednesday 22nd […]

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500 hotels in Spain could close due to the bankruptcy of Thomas Cook

Bankruptcy of Thomas Cook: 500 Hotels “Will Close Immediately” in Spain, According to the Employers

TOURISM: Of these 500 hotels, 100 depended exclusively on Thomas Cook, who went bankrupt on 23rd September The bankruptcy of the British tour operator Thomas Cook could have disastrous consequences for the tourism sector in Spain. According to Juan Molas, president of the Confederation of Hotels and Tourist Accommodation, 500 hotels “will close immediately”. “The situation could […]

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The low-cost airline XL Airways announced Monday the removal of all its flights.

The Flights of the Company XL Airways, in Difficulty, Interrupted

Placed on September 23 in receivership, XL Airways announced Monday to be “no longer able to ensure its flights” and their interruption “as of Monday at 3pm The low-cost airline XL Airways announced Monday 30th September 2019 the removal of all flights, two days before a court decision on a possible recovery or its liquidation, strongly denouncing a competition that […]

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Tax at source has collected 2 billion euros more

Tax at Source has Collected 2 Billion Euros More

Minister of Public Accounts Gérald Darmanin says the state has raised an additional € 2 billion in income taxes this year. The introduction of tax withholding tax has allowed the state to collect an additional € 2 billion this year, said Wednesday 25th September 2019 the Minister of Public Accounts, Gerald Darmanin. “We recovered 1 billion more than we had planned, that […]

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La Manche recruits Norman talents and organizes a job dating, in Le Havre, September 26, 2019.

La Manche Recruits and Organizes a Job Dating at the Gaumont Cinema in Le Havre

Thursday 26th September, looking for a job in La Manche, have a meeting at the Gaumont cinema in La Havre for a job dating session. Less than two hours from Le Havre (Seine-Maritime), the department of La Manche launches a major operation with the people of Le Havre and organizes a job dating, Thursday 26th September 2019 at Gaumont Docks Vauban. Goals? Offer jobs […]

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UK officials help Thomas Cook customers at Cancun airport in Mexico on September 23, 2019.

Thomas Cook: Repatriated Tourists, Accused Leaders

In the United Kingdom, at the headquarters of the bankrupt tour operator, Thomas Cook, controversy swells over the huge salaries received by the leaders of the group. The authorities repatriated thousands of tourists affected by the bankruptcy of Thomas Cook on some 600,000 people on holidays around the world, while in the UK the controversy swelled on […]

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Pension reform: after FO, the CGT in the street

Pension Reform: After FO, the CGT in the Streets

After the liberal professions or the RATP, the CGT calls to protest this Tuesday 24th September 2019, against the pension reform. Disturbances are expected at SNCF. After lawyers, doctors, pilots, nurses, the RATP or Force Ouvrière (FO), it is the turn of the CGT to march Tuesday 24th September 2019 throughout France against the future pension reform, for which the government takes now […]

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A poster of tour operator Thomas Cook at Gatwick Airport in London

Thomas Cook: British Tour Operator Goes Bankrupt

ECONOMY: The authorities will have to organize massive repatriation of some 600.000 tourists in the world who have travelled with Thomas Cook British tour operator Thomas Cook announced on Monday that it was going bankrupt after failing over the weekend to find the necessary funds for its survival, and will go into “immediate liquidation”. The authorities will have to […]

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Seventeen "small" taxes will disappear by 2021, announced Bercy

Seventeen “Small” Taxes will Disappear by 2021

BUDGET: These taxes are judged to be low yield They concern driving licenses, vaping products or food trucks and will soon no longer exist. Seventeen taxes deemed low yield will disappear by 2021, said Wednesday the Ministry of Economy and Finance, confirming information Le Figaro. In detail, 13 taxes will disappear next year and four more in 2021. Less than 100 million […]

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In the Vendée, uncertainty for the future at the Michelin factory

Vendée: Uncertainty for 620 Michelin Employees

Threat on the Michelin factory in La Roche-sur-Yon. Despite the improved economic and industrial performance, the site is losing production volumes. And fear the worst. At the request of the unions, the diagnoses of each Michelin business site will be communicated to employees this weekend. In La Roche-sur-Yon (Vendée), worries rose in a niche as production fell sharply. One can even imagine […]

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