Will the students of Gibert / Zola school celebrate Australia Day on January 26, as they have done in previous years with the children of these Australian families who have settled in Cherbourg since 2016?
Nothing is less certain as the breach of the contract for the construction of twelve submarines by Canberra had the effect, in Cherbourg, of a cold shower.
"A stab"
, gets carried away Benoît Arrivé, the mayor (PS) of the city, who, just coming out of a meeting with the Australian ambassador, castigates the
"international policy of France" of
which his city would be victim.
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Since 2016, the year of the signing of the “contract of the century”, the Manche sub-prefecture has been dreaming big.
“This contract allowed us to raise our heads
,” recalls the mayor
.
Today, unemployment is less than 6%.
But I hope that this decision will not affect our health and that the friendships we have forged will last. ”
Will the departure of these Australians mark the end of the international dream for Cherbourg?
The city wishes to maintain its economic or cultural cooperation agreements with Adelaide and Port Adelaide Enfield
With Naval Group, the port of Cotentin had to prepare for arrival
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