Apparently, France has overproduction of wine problem so much so that the government is allocating €200m to destroy the surplus wine and support producers.
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FRANCE: Washington Bound United Airlines Flight Cancelled After Pilot Tuned Up Drunk
A United Airlines pilot was arrested after turning up drunk for a flight from Paris to Washington, D.C. last Sunday.
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FRANCE: French Digital Minister Threatens Twitter Ban Over Non-compliance With EU Rules
France’s Digital Minister Jean-Noël Barrot on Monday raised the tempo on the rising tussle between the European Union and Elon Musk’s Twitter, as he threatened the social media platform’s access to the economic bloc.
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NIGERIA: EU Offer $1.3 Billion Loan To Help Nation Diversify Economy
The European Union (EU) and its development finance institutions will provide Nigeria with 1.29 billion euros ($1.3 billion) to help Africa’s most populous country diversify its economy away from oil, a document from the bloc showed.
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MALI: Military Government Breaks Off Defence Accords With France
Mali’s ruling military government has announced it was breaking off from its defence accords with former colonial ruler France, condemning “flagrant violations” of its national sovereignty by the French troops there.
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RUSSIA INVASION: EU Contradicts UN On Discrimination Of Africans At Ukraine Border
The United Nations has admitted that some non-European refugees have faced discrimination while trying to flee to safety at Ukraine borders after their experiences were dismissed as lies and “Russian disinformation” by online commentators.
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GREECE: Dutch Journalist Arrested For Housing Asylum Seeker
A Dutch Freelance Journalist Ingeborg Beugel has been arrested in Greece for sheltering an Afghan asylum seeker.
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EU: Commission Launches Digital COVID Passport
The European Commission has finalised plans for the EU Digital COVID Certificate, which is due to launch at the beginning of July.
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ITALY: EU Blocks AstraZeneca Vaccine Shipment To Australia
The Italian government with the backing of Brussels has blocked 250,000 doses shipment of Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine to Australia.
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