The two-bedroom penthouse comes with sweeping views of the Eiffel Tower and just about every other monument across the Paris skyline. The rent, at 600 euros a month, is a steal. Marine Vallery-Radot, 51, the apartment’s tenant, said she cried when she got the call last summer that hers was among 253 lower-income families chosen […]
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Macron and Scholz Spar Over Policy on Ukraine and Russia
It was a private dinner in a Parisian garden on the Boulevard St. Germain, meant to cement the important personal relationship between the leaders of France and Germany. After the meal on July 4, 2022, Chancellor Olaf Scholz said “Merci beaucoup” in a Twitter post praising “close exchanges.” But on the way out, President Emmanuel […]
Read MoreTesla Launches New Two-Seater Model Y For Businesses, But Only In France
Tesla Launches New Two-Seater Model Y For Businesses, But Only In France | Carscoops <!—-><!– –><!– –><!—-><!—-> A new two-seat-only Model Y aimed at businesses skirts taxes and provides more range than the normal version 6 hours ago <!––> <!– –> Tesla just launched a new two-seater but you can only get it in France. […]
Read MoreWhy Power Eludes the French Left
The signs that a protest is happening in Paris are nearly always the same: the quiet of blocked-off streets; the neat rows of police vans containing the gendarmerie stretching down the boulevard; the sound of drumbeats and whistles and the neon red flares that spit smoke into the sky. For six months last year, those […]
Read MoreTrump’s on the Ballot for Super Tuesday, and France Puts Abortion in Its Constitution
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Read MoreFrance Enshrines Access to Abortion in Constitution, a Global First
French legislators on Monday voted to explicitly enshrine access to abortion in the Constitution, making their country the first in the world to do so. Acutely aware that they were breaking historical ground from the grand assembly room inside Versailles Palace, the politicians delivered impassioned speeches about women’s rights around the world, paid homage to […]
Read MoreNow It’s Germany’s Turn to Frustrate Allies Over Ukraine
First it was France’s president, Emmanuel Macron, who angered his NATO allies by suggesting that soon the West could be forced to send troops to Ukraine, portending a direct confrontation with Russian forces that the rest of the alliance has long rejected. Then Chancellor Olaf Scholz of Germany took his own turn exposing new divisions. […]
Read MoreChaim Soutine’s Lessons For Today’s Refugee Artists
Pablo Picasso was among the few who stood beside Chaim Soutine’s grave as his corpse was lowered into it. It was Aug. 11, 1943, and Paris was under Nazi occupation. Mr. Soutine — the artist, the genius, the Jew — had died in his hospital bed with his belly cut open after being smuggled into […]
Read MoreItalian Government Has No Plans To Buy Stellantis Stake
Italian Government Has No Plans To Buy Stellantis Stake | Carscoops <!—-><!– –><!– –><!—-><!—-> Italy’s prime minister has previously accused Stellantis of favoring France’s interest over Italy’s https://www.carscoops.com/author/bradcarscoops-com/ <!––> by Brad Anderson 4 hours ago <!––> <!– –> The Italian government does not have any plans to buy a stake in Stellantis, despite the nation’s […]
Read MoreDacia Teases New Model, Could It Be An Updated Spring EV?
Dacia Teases New Model, Could It Be An Updated Spring EV? | Carscoops <!—-><!– –><!– –><!—-><!—-> The affordable EV could be up for some serious updates, likely not limited to a redesigned exterior 1 hour ago <!––> <!– –> The Dacia Spring, the most affordable electric car in the European market, is facing strong competition […]
Read MoreHigh Fashion Meets High Crimes in The New Look
We meet her at the moment when her association with her German neighbors goes from casual to official, from ambient to active. Her beloved nephew is captured fighting for the French army, and Chanel takes on a debt of service to the Nazis—particularly SS spymaster Walter Schellenberg—in order to help him. By the end of […]
Read MoreFrance Slashes EV Subsidies For Wealthier Buyers, Halts Cheap Monthly Leases From €54
France Slashes EV Subsidies For Wealthier Buyers, Halts Cheap Monthly Leases From €54 | Carscoops <!—-><!– –><!– –><!—-><!—-> Too many French people wanted to lease a cheap EV with the government’s help, so the program is being suspended until 2025 3 hours ago <!––> <!– –> The French government is reassessing its incentive structures for […]
Read MoreIs This A Joke? New Toyota GR Yaris May Cost Over $100,000 In France
Is This A Joke? New Toyota GR Yaris May Cost Over $100,000 In France | Carscoops <!—-><!– –><!– –><!—-><!—-> The Toyota GR Yaris may be a small car, but it emits CO2 like a much bigger one, and that means a whopping tax bill for French buyers 1 hour ago <!––> <!– –> The Toyota […]
Read MoreQuarkus P3 Is A Little French Beast That’ll Take On Pikes Peak
Quarkus P3 Is A Little French Beast That’ll Take On Pikes Peak | Carscoops <!—-><!– –><!– –><!—-><!—-> The startup also has the backing of the man who currently holds the world record at Pikes Peak, Romain Dumas 5 hours ago <!––> <!– –> Quarkus, a small French company with the goal of bringing a mid-engine […]
Read MoreFrench Farmers Are Urged by Unions to End Roadblocks
France’s main farmer’s unions called on Thursday for an end to roadblocks across the country after expressing cautious satisfaction with a flurry of new government announcements to appease them, in the first sign of a possible reprieve after more than a week of protests disrupted traffic nationwide. It was not immediately clear whether the approximately […]
Read MoreMistral CEO confirms ‘leak’ of new open source AI model nearing GPT-4 performance
The past few days have been a wild ride for the growing open source AI community — even by its fast-moving and freewheeling standards. Here’s the quick chronology: on or about January 28, a user with the handle “Miqu Dev” posted a set of files on HuggingFace, the leading open source AI model and code […]
Read MoreFrench Farmer Was Spark Behind Widespread Protests
Jérôme Bayle had spent seven nights on a major French highway, leading a group of aggrieved farmers in protest, when the prime minister arrived, dressed in his Parisian blue suit and tie, to thank them for “making France proud” and announced he would meet their demands. Before camera flashes and outstretched microphones, Mr. Bayle told […]
Read MoreFrench Lawmakers Vote to Enshrine Abortion Rights in Constitution
French lawmakers on Tuesday overwhelmingly approved a bill to enshrine abortion rights in France’s Constitution, the first step in a complex legislative process that began in direct response to the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. The bill, proposed by President Emmanuel Macron and his government, was passed by the National Assembly, […]
Read MoreFrench Farmers Block Roads Around Paris in Growing Standoff
Irate farmers deployed tractors to block the main roads in and out of Paris on Monday in an intensifying standoff that has left the capital girding for disruptions and become the first major test for France’s newly appointed prime minister, Gabriel Attal. Last week Mr. Attal rushed to farming regions in the south of France […]
Read MoreFrance Tries to Contain Protests by Farmers as Outrage Spreads
Protests by farmers angered by complex regulations, administrative hassles and low wages spread across France on Friday, blocking several highways, snarling traffic for miles and forcing the country’s new prime minister to tear up his schedule and head to a remote farm in the region where the demonstrations began. Gabriel Attal, the 34-year-old prime minister […]
Read MoreWill a New Monument for Those Enslaved by France Heal or Divide?
As the color drained from the sky, a group gathered before the white-stoned basilica of St. Denis, where dozens of French kings are buried, to pay homage to their ancestors. Not to King Louis XIII, who formerly authorized the slave trade in 1642, or his son, the Sun King, who introduced slavery’s legal code, both […]
Read MoreFrench Police Officer Convicted in Théo Luhaka Abuse Case
A police officer who brutalized a 22-year-old Black man with an expandable baton during an arrest seven years ago was convicted by a French court on Friday of “intentional violence” in one of the country’s highest-profile cases of police abuse. The young man, Théo Luhaka, sustained a four-inch tear to his rectum after the police […]
Read MoreMacron Shifts Rightward, and Charts a New Course
The political ideology known as “Macronism” has always been about action, even agitation, at least in verbal form. Emmanuel Macron burst onto the scene in 2017 promising a “revolution.” Since then, over more than six years as France’s president, he has embraced a “refoundation” and renamed his political party “Renaissance.” Now, he’s calling for civic […]
Read MoreMacron Vows to Break France’s Taboos and Fight the Far Right
Vowing to “break taboos,” deregulate the economy and fight to the last against the extreme right, President Emmanuel Macron presented his vision of a stronger, more just France during a televised news conference that lasted deep into the Parisian night on Tuesday. “We will put an end to useless norms,” Mr. Macron said in an […]
Read MoreMacron’s New French Cabinet Features Veteran Politicians and Some Surprises
President Emmanuel Macron of France convened a new, smaller cabinet for the first time on Friday, a day after a government reshuffle that brought in a handful of new ministers — including one poached from the right and a Europe-focused foreign minister — but that left most key positions untouched. “A united government,” Mr. Macron […]
Read MoreGabriel Attal Is France’s Youngest and First Openly Gay Prime Minister
PARIS — In a typically bold bid to revitalize his second term, President Emmanuel Macron named Gabriel Attal, 34, as his new prime minister, replacing Élisabeth Borne, 62, who made no secret of the fact that she was unhappy to be forced out. Mr. Attal, who was previously education minister and has occupied several government […]
Read MoreVW Cuts ID Prices In Europe And Introduces New Entry-Level Versions
VW Cuts ID Prices In Europe And Introduces New Entry-Level Versions | Carscoops <!—-><!– –><!– –><!—-><!—-> In some markets, VW has reduced prices to ensure its ID models are eligible for government incentives https://www.carscoops.com/author/bradcarscoops-com/ <!––> by Brad Anderson 2 hours ago <!––> <!– –> VW is cutting prices on its ID range of battery-electric vehicles […]
Read MoreFrench Prime Minister, Élisabeth Borne, Resigns
Prime Minister Élisabeth Borne of France resigned on Monday ahead of a widely expected cabinet reshuffle by President Emmanuel Macron, as he attempts to inject new energy into his presidency at the start of a year of major events in France, including European Parliamentary elections and the Summer Olympics in Paris. Ms. Borne, 62, was […]
Read MoreA Small-Town Stabbing Takes On a Larger Significance for France
The traditional village ball 18 minutes outside the city ended in the traditional way: young men fighting outside. What made it different were the flashing knives. Three young men were rushed to the hospital early in the morning on Nov. 19. One, the 16-year-old captain of a local rugby team, died en route from a […]
Read MoreEurozone Price Pressures Edged Higher to End the Year
What It Looks Like in Germany, France and Spain: The effect from Europe’s largest economies. In Germany, inflation jumped at an annual rate of 3.8 percent, up from 2.3 percent in November. But the increase was less than expected and driven by a statistical quirk: Energy costs in late 2022 were pushed to particularly low […]
Read MoreEurozone Price Pressures Edged Higher to End the Year
What It Looks Like in Germany, France and Spain: The effect from Europe’s largest economies. In Germany, inflation jumped at an annual rate of 3.8 percent, up from 2.3 percent in November. But the increase was less than expected and driven by a statistical quirk: Energy costs in late 2022 were pushed to particularly low […]
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