Paris restrictions to stay as France reopens

May 8, 2020

Measures to curb the spread of coronavirus will be kept in place in Paris when the lockdown is eased in other parts of France, its PM says.

Edouard Philippe said the country was “cut in two” in terms of the rate of infections. Restrictions will remain in the capital and north-eastern regions.

It comes as France prepares to relax its lockdown on Monday, with shops and some schools allowed to reopen.

The country has suffered one of the highest Covid-19 death rates in Europe.

Almost 26,000 people there have died from the disease in hospitals and care homes, but the number of new cases has also fallen in recent days.

On Thursday, the health ministry said the virus had claimed 178 lives over the past 24 hours – 100 fewer than a day earlier.

Restrictions – introduced on 17 March – would be lifted over the course of several weeks, Prime Minister Philippe said on Thursday.

“It’s good news for France and for the French people,” he said.

The government has issued a colour-coded map of the country, splitting it into green and red areas depending on the rate of infection.

Restrictions will be eased more in the green areas than the red for the time being.

To begin with, primary schools and most businesses will be allowed to reopen in both zones. Cafes, restaurants and secondary schools will be able to reopen in June in the green zones, infection rates permitting, Mr Philippe said.

In Paris and the four adjoining regions – Ile-de-France, Hauts-de-France, Grand Est Bourgogne-Franche-Comte – which comprise the red zone, public parks and gardens will stay shut.

Masks must be on worn on public transport, which will be disinfected at least once a day, and stores will have the right to ask shoppers to wear them. Social distancing rules will also stay in place.

But for the first time since the lockdown began, people everywhere (except the French Indian Ocean island of Mayotte) can go back to work and leave home without downloading a permit.

Video surveillance cameras will monitor how many people are wearing masks and staying at least a metre (3ft) apart.

In other developments in Europe:

Sweden’s reported death toll has now passed 3,000. The country did not impose strict lockdown measures and although the toll is higher than in its Scandinavian neighbours it is lower per capita than Britain, France, Spain or Italy
UK PM Boris Johnson is to announce for the first time on Sunday plans to ease the country’s lockdown
Restrictions in Moscow are to be extended until 31 May, the city’s mayor has said
Germany’s Bundesliga will resume on 16 May, the first major European football league to do so
Greece will reopen museums in June, the culture ministry says. Tourism is a vital part of the Greek economy.

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Air France ‘must cut domestic flights to get state loan’

May 5, 2020

A French government plan to rescue Air France is contingent on the carrier scrapping some domestic flights, the country’s economy minister has said.

Air France should become “the most environmentally respectful airline”, Bruno Le Maire told France Inter radio.

The government has approved a €7bn (£6.15bn) loan to Air France, which has been hit hard by coronavirus curbs.

On Monday, the European Commission approved the proposal, saying it met EU rules on state aid.

In his radio interview, Mr Le Maire said the coronavirus crisis provided an opportunity to “reinvent our model of economic development to ensure it is more respectful of the environment”.

He added this meant a number of Air France domestic routes would need to go.

“It is obvious that today a number of domestic routes are no longer justified,” he said, without giving further details.

“When you can travel by train in less than two and a half hours, there is no justification for taking a plane.”

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Like most airlines, Air France has drastically reduced its activities. The company is currently operating about 5% of its usual scheduled flights.

Last month, Air France-KLM secured at least €9bn in government aid, as the Franco-Dutch airline group struggles to stay afloat because of the coronavirus outbreak.

The French authorities said Air France would get €3bn in loans and another €4bn in state-guaranteed funds.

The Dutch government said it was preparing between €2bn and €4bn in aid to KLM.

Earlier this year, Air France-KLM estimated the outbreak would cost the group between €150m and €200m in between February and April.

The two airlines merged in 2004.

CREDIT: BBC

France’s luxury-goods tycoons pledge at least 600 million euros ($678 million) to help in the reconstruction of Notre-Dame cathedral.

April 17, 2019 reputationpoll

French billionaires and major companies have pledged to donate at least 600 million euros to help reconstruct the Notre Dame Cathedral after a catastrophic fire tore through the historic structure, collapsing its spire, and causing significant damage.

François-Henri Pinault, chairman and CEO of the international luxury group Kering, which includes Gucci and Saint Laurent, said Monday night that he and his family will donate 100 million euros to the cathedral’s reconstruction.

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