Maltese French Chamber of Commerce

19/09/2021

Destination Malte

20/01/2021

A very interesting read....

On the fourth of May 1798, 15 Floreal on the French Republican Calendar – a 28-year old young man on the rise dictated a letter to his secretary that was to change the course of local history forever and ignite the very concept of Maltese nationhood. The man of course was Napoleon Bonaparte, who w...

10/09/2020

"Paris and Marseille airports have been added to the Maltese list requiring Covid-19 testing or quarantine on arrival to Malta."

Paris and Marseille airports have been added to the Maltese list requiring Covid-19 testing or quarantine on arrival to Malta. In a statement, the Health Minister said that it was amending the appl…

04/09/2020

The plan earmarks in particular €35 billion euros for making the euro zone’s second biggest economy more competitive, €30 billion for more environmentally friendly energies and €25 billion for supporting jobs.

The French government detailed on Thursday its 100 billion euro ($118.3 billion) stimulus plan to erase the economic impact of the coronavirus crisis over two years, lining up billions of euros in …

18/06/2020

Workers at the Parisian landmark, which looms 324 metres (1,062 feet) over the French capital, were on Wednesday making preparations to re-open on June 25, after three months of shutdown. It has been the site’s longest period out of action since World War Two.

The Eiffel Tower is preparing to welcome back visitors after the COVID-19 lockdown, but they will need to be fit: because of lingering concerns about infection, the elevators will initially be off-…

11/06/2020

"“France is going to get there, it’s going to recover and return to growth. We can reduce (unemployment), we can rebound from 2021 if we push up our sleeves, get back to work and step up the recovery,” Le Maire said.

France should speed up its gradual return to work and business activity, French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said on Thursday as new data showed the economy lost half a million jobs in the first…

15/05/2020

Under the plan, tourism businesses will be eligible for grants of up to 10,000 euros. There are also government-guaranteed loans totalling 6.2 billion euro.

French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe has announced an “unprecedented” 18 billion euro plan to support the country’s tourism industry. Under the plan, tourism businesses will be eligible for grant…

07/05/2020

The GSD NovaPrime product to identify the SARS-CoV-2 virus will make use of the polymerase chain reaction (PCR), which Eurofins called the method of choice to detect acute virus infections.

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French diagnostics company Eurofins announced on Thursday the launch of a new product to detect the coronavirus.

05/05/2020

" ’s caregivers are being hailed as heroes among the frontliners fighting against for over two months, whose courage and efforts have helped to save many lives."

France’s caregivers are being hailed as heroes among the frontliners fighting against COVID-19 for over two months, whose courage and efforts have helped to save many lives. Cécile Aime has been pr…

28/04/2020

"The French Government has indicated that it will seek to balance the need to get the economy going once again while ensuring maximum safety in terms of public health."

French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe is expected to announce an easing of restrictions this afternoon in Parliament. The French Government has indicated that it will seek to balance the need to g…

24/04/2020

"The research echoed similar findings published in the New England Journal of Medicine last month that suggested that 12.6 percent of 1,000 people infected in China were smokers. That was a much lower figure than the number of regular smokers in China’s general population, about 26 percent, according to the World Health Organization (WHO)."

Researchers in the Paris have found some evidence that smokers could be better protected from the virus, though warned that smoking can aggravate symptoms.

24/04/2020

" on Thursday reported 516 new deaths from the novel in the last 24 hours, bringing its overall toll to 21,856 fatalities, the country’s health department said. But it said the number of patients in intensive care is continuing a two-week decline, falling by 165 over 24 hours to 5,053."

France on Thursday reported 516 new deaths from the novel coronavirus in the last 24 hours, bringing its overall toll to 21,856 fatalities, the country’s health department said. But it said t…