Via France election: Germany rules out reworking EU’s ‘fiskalpakt’ – Telegraph. Mr Hollande has called for a shift in strategy toward more growth-oriented measures including more public spending. But Mr Seibert said Angela Merkel would not accept “deficit spending” to feed economic expansion, and believed in “growth through structural reforms” such […]
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French péages — marvelous
The lightest traffic and a speed limit just over 80 mph: brisk and pleasant.
Read MoreWork more, earn more — invest-in-france.org
Inspired by an advert in the Economist, I found this from invest-in-france.org: New French labour regulations have been brought in and provide incentives to work more and earn more. Companies can raise the number of hours worked by management staff or independent salaried employees from 218 days to 235 days […]
Read MoreWeekend near Avignon
Spent the weekend relaxing near Avignon. The Palais des Papes provided a photo opportunity:
Read MoreRural France and the EU food police
I listened this morning to a Today Programme podcast concerning rural France. An Englishman resident in Normandy was explaining how the villagers scurry around protecting themselves from the “EU gestapo”. To avoid the condemnation of much that is sold to the satisfaction of all concerned, the villagers monitor the train […]
Read MoreNext time I have a month…
I intend to ride the Route Napoleon, then explore the south of France and into the Alps. Coming with me?
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