Nederlandse Journalist
Vienna, Paris, Milan celebrate the 200th anniversary of Beethoven's 9th Symphony
Europe is celebrating on Tuesday the 200th anniversary of Beethoven's Symphony No. 9, a legendary work which was resounded for the first time in Vienna after having seen the light of day in the...
Cannes Film Festival: call for strike one week before opening
A collective of cinema workers called on Monday for a strike “of all employees of the Cannes Film Festival and parallel sections” aimed at “disrupting” them, one week before the opening of the biggest...
“We had to remove the baccalaureate, considered too difficult”: when the Unknowns made fun...
“Ben Nard Pivot, the one who is stupid.” At the start of the 1990s, Les Inconnus gently made fun of French tastes in television in “La Famille enplomb” (a parody of “Une famille en...
Death of Bernard Pivot, the man who loved books
Hello, Bernard Pivot, can you react to the death of Michel Tournier, Jean d'Ormesson, Alexandre Soljenitsyne, Jean-Claude Lattès?… Do not cross out the unnecessary mentions, there are none. He himself smiled at this reflex...
“Helldivers 2” player revolt forces Sony to backtrack
By wanting to force PC players of “Helldivers 2”, a very popular cooperative shooter, to register on its online service PlayStation Network, the video game giant Sony provoked a revolt which pushed it to...
Energy check: have you not received the aid even though you think you are...
A bit of patience. If you believe you are eligible for the energy check in 2024 but have not received the aid in question, you will be able to submit a complaint from July,...
Automobile: France will be electric, reaffirms Bruno Le Maire
The Minister of the Economy Bruno Le Maire reaffirmed on Monday the “resolute choice of the electric car” for French industry. “I say it to all the political parties who say that we absolutely...
Emmanuel Macron advocates “fair rules for all” in trade to Xi Jinping
Trade disagreements marked the start of a two-day state visit to France by Xi Jinping on Monday, who brushed aside European concerns over the firmness displayed by Emmanuel Macron and European Commission President Ursula...
Strikes, closed metro stations… an update on transport during the Ascension Bridge
The French understand it well, the Ascension Bridge is an opportunity to take five days off thanks to a single day off. But be careful to anticipate travel, which could become complicated due to...
Real estate loan: the average interest rate fell back below 4% in March, according...
The start of a drop in rates and banks becoming more active are doing nothing: the total amount of new real estate loans continues to plummet, according to data from the Banque de France...