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How France plans to help winemakers over problem of too much red wine
Too much red wine may not seem a problem to some – but the sector is experiencing a crisis of overproduction
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What are the rules on paying in cash in France?
There are limits and exceptions depending on your tax status and the kind of transaction
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EasyJet adds three new France-UK routes, taking total to 50
Flights to and from Nice, Montpellier, and Paris expand summer services
Probe into electrical giants
Electrical supplies manufacturers Schneider Electric and Legrand plus distributors Rexel and Sonepar are being investigated by monopolies authorities over price-fixing and corruption.
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The companies are world leaders in their markets and an inquiry started in April after a tip-off to competition and anti-corruption agencies following an article on the French news investigation website Mediapart. They could face high fines in the wake of last year’s ‘lino cartel’ where three companies were fined €305million.
