France may phase out one and two-cent coins The government is looking at plans to phase out the smallest coins, with cash payments rounded to the nearest five cents.
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Britain leaves the EU... what next?
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London to be awarded Légion d'honneur - pg 10
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thinking of the hundreds of thousands of French citizens in the UK and British citizens in France who are wondering about their rights and their future: I assure them that we will protect them. “The British government wishes to move swiftly forward; we are ready for this. It is in our common interest to define as close and deep a partnership as possible. “Dear British friends, you are leaving the European Union but you are not leaving Europe. Nor are you becoming detached from France or the friendship of its people. The Channel has never managed to separate our destinies; Brexit will not do so, either.” There were equally conciliatory words from Alain Rousset, President of
Haute-Vienne begins burying its bins - pg 5
Government creates reserve to protect Mont Blanc - pg 4
On 31st January, Britain officially left the EU. Whilst a transition phase is in place until the end of the year, some things are already changing for expats. t 23:00 on 31st J a n u a r y, Britain o ff i c i a l l y left the EU, ending a 47-year membership. Although the transition period - currently due to last until the end of this year - will see life continue as normal for most of us, there was widespread sadness across the country and the inevitable question of what happens next? Addressing British people all across Europe, President Emmanuel Macron wrote: “I must tell you, as an ally and, even more, as a friend and true European, how deeply sad I am at this departure. And I am thinking, today, of the millions of Britons - from England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland - who still feel deeply attached to the European Union. I am
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