RFI Spotlight on France

Spotlight on France - Podcast: May Day protests, Leonardo da Vinci and French cheese labelling wars

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Who is attacking whom? May Day protests get complicated. Also, alcohol consumption in France is not going down and doctors blame the wine lobby. And, Leonardo da Vinci's French connections. Plus, cheese wars: who gets to define a label? Paris bouquiniste booksellers struggle to stay in business. And… a bit of football.

 

In this episode:

- Frederic Blanchard, cheese farmer, president, National association of farmhouse milk products

- Jerome Callais, book seller, president, association of Paris 'Bouquinistes'

 

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3 May 2019 English South Africa News

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