New French PM vows to nationalise EDF and tackle cost of living crisis
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In speech to divided parliament, Élisabeth Borne tries to court opposition parties to avoid deadlockFrance is to renationalise its indebted electricity giant EDF in response to the energy crisis aggravated by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the country’s prime minister, Élisabeth Borne, has said.Borne vowed to limit the impact of rising energy prices despite the political turmoil of Emmanuel Macron losing control of parliament in recent legislative elections. Continue reading...