Animal shot dead in Dordogne was a wolf
It has been revealed that the animal shot dead at the end of last year was indeed a wolf - the first confirmed sighting in the Dordogne >> Page 5
Dordogne July 2016 - Issue #37
Brexit - what does it mean for you? The United Kindgom has voted to leave the EU, creating fear and confusion for expats across Europe. Years of complex negotiations will follow, but what might the recent Brexit mean for those of us living and working in France today? Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty. This will signal the start of the official exit process from the EU and will begin at least two years of negotiations on any future agreements between Britain and the European Union. Leave campaigners believe that Britain is such an important market for Europe that the EU will effectively be forced to give the UK access to the European single market through the European Economic Area (EEA) agreement. With 500 million consumers, the EEA is the world’s biggest free trade area. Other non-EU countries that are members of the EEA (Norway, for exam-
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NEWS - New superregion named
Those of us who used to live in Aquitaine now reside in Nouvelle Aquitaine - a name change that has not gone down well in many areas >> Page 3
NEWS - Elephant's broken leg fixed
In a world first, an Auvergne zoo has healed an elephant with a double leg fracture - an injury that often proves fatal >> Page 10
NEWS - European air traffic network? © Luc Viatour / www.Lucnix.be (WikiCommons)
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o it’s official. The people have spoken and the United Kingdom has voted to leave the European Union. The news has been met with shock, concern and anger across Europe and leaves hundreds of thousands of British expats in France facing an uncertain future. Whilst it is not yet clear what will happen in the medium term, governments on both sides of the Channel have been keen to stress that nothing will change in the short term. At some point in the coming weeks and months, the British government will invoke
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Following more strikes by air traffic controllers, a group of major airlines is calling for a European-wide air traffic network to reduce the impact of industrial action >> Page 12
The Bugle Business Directory
They are a symbol of the country, but the French are eating fewer and fewer baguettes >> Page 10
We all have bad habits. Develop a healthy one that actually saves you money!
4 pages of listings for local English-speaking businesses - your essential guide to finding just what you’re looking for >> Pages 15-18
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