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The Figaro Letter of May 13, 2020

2020-05-13T05:18:12.346Z


Today: why France is worse off than elsewhere economically, the left wing of LREM is fighting back, and the plan for Europe to reopen the borders.


Hello !

The castles of the Loire, Mont-Saint-Michel, the beaches of the Côte d'Azur and the Pyrenean peaks are also the Achilles heel of France: when there are no more tourists, it's all the economy that suffers. But the government is no stranger to the current slump: it has padlocked the country like nowhere in Europe, except Italy and Spain which, we recognize, are not locomotives economically.

Note also that LREM deputies criticize Emmanuel Macron for not pursuing a policy that is sufficiently left-wing. The executive has other cats to whip, but he fears that his majority in the Assembly will go up in smoke.

Have a nice day,

Ronan Planchon, journalist at Le Figaro

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Economic crisis: France more affected than the others

Air France has been hit hard by the crisis. Éric Gaillard / REUTERS

In March and April, France reduced its electricity consumption more than Germany. It may be a pleasure for followers of decline like Juliette Binoche and Nicolas Hulot, but there is

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