Read news from:
Austria
SHARE
COPY LINK

WEATHER

France submits bid to host European weather forecasting centre after Brexit

France has submitted a bid to host part of the European weather forecasting centre, which is leaving its current home in the UK because of Brexit.

Published: 2 October 2020 17:38 CEST
France submits bid to host European weather forecasting centre after Brexit
The southern French city of Toulouse is bidding to host the weather forecasting centre. Photo: AFP

The European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts is currently based in Reading, but could move to Toulouse if the French bid is accepted.

The centre, which employs 150 people, collects meteorological data from around the world and develops short and long rang forecasts and models for EU member states.

A centre of the aerospace industry, Toulouse already hosts the National Centre for Space Studies (CNES), the forecasting services of French weather forecaster Météo-France and those of Mercator Ocean International, which is implementing the ocean monitoring service of the European Copernicus program.

France has already secured the hosting of the European Banking Regulator, which moved from London to Paris last year, and the relocation of several high profile banks.

French president Emmanuel Macron is keen to set up Paris as a rival financial centre to London after Brexit, and the French government has also been targeting British tech and computer games businesses.

 

Member comments

  1. Well that’s what the deadbeats voted for, “freedom”. Over the next few years many more institutions will follow suit.

Log in here to leave a comment.
Become a Member to leave a comment.

WEATHER

Southern France on alert as Storm Boris rolls in

Parts of the south of France have been placed on a weather alert as Storm Boris - which caused devastation and at least 18 deaths in Europe over the weekend - is predicted to hit.

Published: 17 September 2024 11:55 CEST
Southern France on alert as Storm Boris rolls in

The storm hit central Europe over the weekend causing torrential rain and floods in countries including Austria, Poland and the Czech Republic and causing the death of 18 people.

It is predicted to move to northern Italy on Tuesday, with areas of southern France expected to be affected by high winds, heavy rain and possible localised flooding.

Five départements along France’s Mediterranean coast are currently under an orange weather alert – they are Alpes-Maritimes, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Var, Vaucluse and Bouches-du-Rhône.

The island of Corsica is also on orange alert.

Météo France predicts that the storms will hit Corsica on Tuesday morning and then move north towards mainland France, striking in the evening.

Central and southern France are not expected to experience any extreme weather, but they are predicted to remain cloudy with possible rain on Tuesday.

SHOW COMMENTS