Why “France” is being discussed
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France has big wind farms too.
by rjsw · Oct 31, 2026
Do you mean kwh? Your per Watt is way off. Also France is around 7c (euro) per kwh from nuclear generation. If the whole west was all in on nuclear for last 50 years it would ha…
by chrismustcode · Oct 31, 2026
> They should tax ads then That's what they're trying to do. The problem is that the person paying for the ads is not in France (and has no presence in the EU at all), and the p…
by spwa4 · Oct 31, 2026
That's not the right way to understand what happened. It's not as in the US with both parties in session and every vote count. It's very common in France for working sessions on…
by yaantc · Oct 31, 2026
> No justification, like gasoline tax, which is used to fix the roads and fund green technology What? There is no justification for gasoline tax beyond "government wants more mo…
by spwa4 · Oct 31, 2026
Here is the actual amendment [1] and also it is not yet law. It's not a tax on individuals using the internet. It's a tax on companies providing content to the customers of ISPs…
by Brybry · Oct 31, 2026
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France, officially the French Republic, is a country primarily located in Western Europe. Its overseas regions and territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the North Atlantic, the French West Indies, and many islands in Oceania and the Indian Ocean. Metropolitan France shares borders with Belgium and Luxembourg to the north; Germany to the northeast; Switzerland to the east; Italy and Monaco to the southeast; Andorra and Spain to the south; and a maritime border with the United Kingdom to the northwest. Its metropolitan area extends from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean and from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea. Its 18 integral regions—five of which are overseas—span a combined area of 632,702 km2 (244,288 sq mi), with a total population estimated at over 69.1 million in 2026. Its capital, largest city and main cultural and economic centre is Paris, with a metropolitan population of over 13 million. Read more on Wikipedia