Jun.09 — The French government will present a plan worth billions of euros to the aerospace industry. The aid package is going to be aimed at jet manufacturer Airbus SE, engine maker Safran SA and defense group Thales SA and hundreds of French suppliers who have seen their business dry up overnight because of the coronavirus pandemic. Bloomberg’s Caroline Connan reports on “Bloomberg Daybreak: Europe.”
In This Story: France
France is a republic and the largest Western European nation. Through expansion and colonisation in the 17th and 18th centuries France became a great power and still retains territories around the world. It has a seat on the UN security council and is the world’s fourth most wealthy country with a high standard of living and strong cultural identity.