French PM Sebastien Lecornu has resigned. Let’s just get this straight: we’re talking about a Prime Minister whose tenure lasted a mere 17 hours. That’s right, a little over half a day. This isn’t just a short term; it’s practically a blink of an eye in political time, setting a new record – and not a particularly flattering one – for the shortest-lived government in French history. The previous record holder, from the Fourth Republic, managed to hang on for a whole three days. Lecornu barely made it through a single day before the whole thing imploded.
For some context, even Liz Truss, whose time as UK Prime Minister was widely ridiculed, enjoyed a significantly longer stint in office.… Continue reading
A French Senate inquiry revealed that the Macron government concealed Nestle’s illegal treatment of mineral water, including Perrier, violating French and European regulations. The report details a deliberate strategy of concealment, spanning years of using banned treatments to avoid contamination, ultimately resulting in a €2 million fine for Nestle. The estimated fraud totals over €3 billion, representing a significant deception of consumers. The inquiry interviewed numerous individuals, including Nestle executives, highlighting a lack of transparency from both Nestle and the French government.
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A French Senate investigation revealed a government cover-up of Nestle’s use of banned treatments in its Perrier and other mineral water brands. The report details how the highest levels of the French state, including the Elysee Palace, authorized microfiltration despite EU regulations prohibiting treatments altering natural mineral water. This authorization, despite knowledge of Nestle’s years-long deception, allowed Nestle to avoid legal action after paying a €2 million fine. The cover-up involved deliberate strategies to maintain a lack of transparency with both national and European authorities.
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