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French fishermen block access to the Channel Tunnel freight terminal, to demand the settlement of post-Brexit fishing disputes with the UK. IMAGES
French fishermen are launching a blockade of ports, such as Saint Malo, and the Channel Tunnel freight access on the French side amid demands for a settlement of post-Brexit fishing disputes with the UK. IMAGES
Less than a week after the shock announcement of the closure of the Bridgestone plant in Béthune in northern France, French ministers Agnès Pannier-Runacher (Industry) and Elisabeth Borne (Labor) meet to put pressure on management to try to prevent the closure of the site, which employs 863 people. IMAGES
Qatar's emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, arrives at the Élysée Palace in Paris for a state dinner hosted by French President Emmanuel Macron and First Lady Brigitte Macron, as part of a two-day visit to France focused on the release of hostages in Gaza and the relaunch of the process to create a Palestinian state, as well as on strengthening bilateral relations. IMAGES
Representatives of the majority farming unions, Arnaud Rousseau (FNSEA) and Arnaud Gaillot (Jeunes Agriculteurs), arrive at Matignon to meet French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal and obtain "concrete measures" to deal with farmers' anger. IMAGES