Description
Added on the 09/07/2021 11:15:00 - Copyright : France 24 EN
French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal arrives in Montbeliard, in the eastern Doubs departement, to launch "Montbeliard, French Capital of Culture" 2024. IMAGES
French and Spanish farmers gather on their tractors in Biriatou, on the border between the two countries, with the aim of joining forces to make their demands heard, particularly at European level. IMAGES
Yulia Navalnaya, the widow of late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, says she fears disruption and arrests at her husband's funeral, planned for Friday 1st March in Moscow. Navalny's burial is set to take place at the nearby Borisov cemetery, a short walk from the banks of the river Moskva. SOUNDBITE
Driving at snail's pace down the motorway and amassing at the tollgates in Le Boulou, a few kilometres from the Spanish border, France's farmers show little sign of abandoning their protest despite government concessions in response to a movement that has spread nationwide and elsewhere in Europe. IMAGES
A tractor convoy makes its way along the A709 motorway towards a toll booth by Saint-Jean-de-Vedas, close to Montpellier in the south of France. French farmers are increasing blockades and slow-down operations as they await to hear what measures Prime Minister Gabriel Attal said he will announce later today. IMAGES
In Plevenon, the famous Breton lighthouse of Cap Frehel is covered in a thin layer of snow. As France faces its coldest day of the week, the Cotes-d'Armor and Ille-et-Vilaine regions of Brittany in the north-west have activated the yellow level of the winter plan. IMAGES