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France impacted by EU approval for €3 tax on small parcels from outside the union
Tax could coincide with separate French fees for parcels says Finance Ministry
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Winegrowers outraged by €0.01 bottle of wine in French supermarket
Lidl claims labelling error but local farmers’ union says it threatens local production
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Farmers block roads and clash with police in Occitanie over cow culling order
A75 blocked by around 100 tractors with protests set to continue into weekend
‘Election was wrong’ says French barrister
French barrister Julien Fouchet from Bordeaux has launched a case before France’s Conseil d’Etat contesting the validity of the European elections.
The grounds include the problem of the five French MEPs who can only take their seats if Brexit occurs and France’s requirement of 5% of the votes for a European Parliament seat, which the case says is too high.
See also:
Barrister’s fight over EU voting
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