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French Prime Minister Jean Castex arrives at a Bic factory in Montévrain (Seine-et-Marne), to preside over a National Council of Relocated Industry meeting, as part of the country's wider economic recovery plan. Castex is accompanied by the ministers of Economy Bruno Le Maire, Elisabeth Borne (Labour), and Agnès Pannier-Runacher (Industry). IMAGES
French Economy and Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire and Ukrainian PM Denys Shmyhal hold talks to strengthen and deepen bilateral economic relations and sign four intergovernmental agreements. IMAGES
French Secretary of State for Economy and Finance Agnès Pannier-Runacher says that Daimler "has a responisibility to all the people" employed at a Smart factory the German automaker is looking to sell. The company is citing financial difficulties related to the Covid-19 crisis as a reason for the sale. SOUNDBITE
Secretary of State for Economy and Finance Agnès Pannier-Runacher participates in a meeting with union groups at a Smart factory in Hambach that Daimler is looking to sell. IMAGES
Around 300 employees at the Smart factory in Hambach in eastern France symbolically stop work while an extraordinary social and economic committee (CSE) is held. The German group Daimler announced last Friday its intention to sell the factory, where production of Mercedes models was due to begin in the autumn. IMAGES