Tag: #JeanCastex
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France to pay 38m citizens €100 each to help counter fuel surge
The Government of France has set forth a one-off payment of €100 (£84; $116) for every citizen whose monthly salary is €2,000 or less, to help counter the surge in fuel and energy prices. The “inflation allowance” will go to about 38 million deserving French citizens automatically, including those who do not drive or ride…
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President Emmanuel Macron appoints French civil servant Jean Castex as country’s new Prime Minister
Paris, July 3 (AFP/APP): President Emmanuel Macron on Friday named senior French civil servant Jean Castex, who drew up the policy for easing the coronavirus lockdown, as his new prime minister as part of a government reshuffle. “The president of the Republic has named Jean Castex as prime minister and mandated him to form a government,”…