French unemployment rate hits new high in JuneJuly 26, 2014 - 15:28 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The number of people without a job in France rose in June to a new record, Euronews reports. The Labor Ministry said the unemployment total in mainland France rose by 9,400 to 3,398,300. That is a 4.0 percent increase on June last year and up 0.3 percent from May, viewed as another blow to Socialist President Francois Hollande, whose popularity has plummeted as he has failed to come good on promises to get more people into work. Hollande is hoping plans to phase out 30 billion euros of payroll taxes will get companies investing and hiring. The Labor Ministry said the number of job offers received by the state employment agency had risen 5.4 percent in June from May. Related links: Top stories Yerevan has dismissed Turkey’s demand to shut down the Armenian nuclear power plant as “inappropriate”. Armenia will loan 2.9 billion drams to Nagorno Karabakh (Artsakh), according to a draft government decision. The Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of Azerbaijan has “strongly condemned” Armenia’s decision. Kerobyan has said that for the first time in the history of Armenia, the volume of foreign direct investments amounted to about $1 billion. Partner news | Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan. Armenia: Defense Ministry warns against involving army in political processes The Ministry’s statement came after a video surfaced online, showing soldiers joining the protests in Tavush. Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. |