A number of chains have announced reductions in petrol prices following the sale of strategic reserves. The price will continue to be market-driven, but will be kept in check by the volumes released from the strategic reserves.
The number of protesters in France continues to fall: according to the Ministry of the Interior, 320,000 people took to the streets this Saturday (70,000 of them in Paris), compared with 410,000 a week earlier. Nevertheless, the authorities remain on high alert for possible clashes this evening, during the Halloween celebrations.
Demonstrations across France on Saturday, 24 October, were attended by 410,000 people, including 110,000 in Paris. These figures were provided by the country’s Ministry of the Interior. According to estimates by the General Confederation of Labour of France (CGT), the number of participants was close to 800,000, of whom 250,000 took to the streets of the capital.
The euro is losing ground against key global currencies. This is due to protests in France, as well as investor concerns surrounding the conflict in Ukraine. This was reported by Bloomberg.
Footage of yesterday’s violence has overshadowed images of 550,000–800,000 peaceful demonstrators protesting against rising prices across France. They took to the streets, mostly peacefully and often without even noticing the unprecedented violence in France’s major cities.
In France, hackers breached the control software of refrigeration units in the country’s largest retail chains, remotely raising the temperature in display cabinets and freezers to 50°C and destroying tonnes of fresh and frozen food.
This month, Moldova’s economy will be represented at two major events in France. This was reported by the Investment Agency.
France is coming under increasing pressure due to its high budget deficit, rising public debt and political divisions over spending cuts.
Zinedine Zidane took charge of the French national team almost five years after leaving Real Madrid. On 21 September, the 54-year-old coach led his first training session with the national team at their base in Clairefontaine. He was joined by his long-standing assistant, David Bettoni, and his former international teammate, Fabien Barthez, who is now in charge of goalkeeping training.
Following the high-profile Louvre heist, French museums have once again come under attack. On the morning of 8 September, four paintings were stolen from the Auguste Renoir Museum in Cagnes-sur-Mer. The estimated value of the stolen items is around €9 million.
