Lecornu brings forward 1.6% minimum wage rise to December in France
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🇫🇷 France · Source: Yabiladi ·
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🇭🇺 Hungary · Source: L’essentiel ·
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🇹🇷 Türkiye · Source: France 24 ·
More than 4,200 migrants arrive in the Canaries in five days
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🇪🇸 Spain · Source: Seneweb ·
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