Second round of the regional elections in France: takeaways
The second round of the French regional elections went ahead yesterday, June 27th. In France, regional councils are elected every six years under a proportional voting list system, where the first list of the second round gets an absolute majority of councilors.
First round of the regional elections in France: takeways
The first round of the elections for the renewal of the members of the 18 regional councils (local governments mainly in charge of local economic development including digital transformation, higher education and research, transportation) was held yesterday, June 20th.
EU – US Summit: a partial opening up of trade relations and more dialogue on technology, climate change and the recovery to come
Seven years after the last Summit held in the presence of a U.S. president, the EU heads of states or governments welcomed President Joe Biden in Brussels on June 15th.
French measures to tackle the Covid-19 crisis
France is accelerating its vaccination campaign. Find out where the situation stands in this overview of the French measures taken to manage the sanitary crisis.
Best wishes for 2021
With 2020 having been such a peculiar year, marked by the global pandemic, we decided as a firm to support a cause that really resonates with us.
Two colleagues appointed within the governing bodies of the network of public affairs experts FIPRA
Two members of our team have joined the governing bodies of the FIPRA network present in more than fifty countries around the world and which SAMMAN Law and Corporate Affairs represents in France.
Second wave of Covid-19
We keep monitoring actively the measures taken by the Government and the European institutions to tackle the crisis. You can follow the adoption of Covid-19 related measures in France on our LinkedIn.
Results of the 2020 mayoral elections
The second round of the French mayoral elections took place Sunday, June 28th. Because of the Covid-19 pandemic, the 2nd round was held more than three months after the first round instead of a regular electoral procedure with a one week delay between the two rounds.
How public actors broadened their field of action with the rise of digital technology
In the French magazine La Revue des Collectivités Locales, our founding partner Thaima Samman wrote an article (in French) on how public actors broadened their field of action with the rise of digital technology and the internet.
Update on the major coronavirus-related developments prior to President Macron’s address tonight
The situation in France remains calm since the beginning of the crisis. The French population is rather disciplined, understanding and implementing the Government’s measures. At this point in time, the Government is succeeding in avoiding panic to rise in the country.