Haitian groups seek billions in reparations from France
By Emma Farge and Catarina Demony GENEVA (Reuters) – France should repay billions of dollars in reparations to Haiti to cover a debt formerly enslaved people were forced to pay in return…
S&P spares France from rating downgrade
PARIS (Reuters) – Ratings agency S&P spared France on Friday the embarrassment of downgrading the country’s sovereign debt, but remained cautious about the outlook on account of the strained public accounts. S&P…
Bank of France’s Villeroy: Inflation may be past its peak in France
By Mathieu Rosemain PARIS (Reuters) – Inflation may be past its peak in France, Bank of France Governor Francois Villeroy de Galhau said on Wednesday, after official data showed inflation cooled more…
France says it backs ongoing talks between Tunisia and IMF
PARIS (Reuters) – France backs the ongoing talks between Tunisia and the International Monetary Fund, the foreign ministry said on Tuesday, as the cash-strapped North African country eyes a key IMF bailout…
France in ‘very close discussions’ with S&P ahead of rating update
PARIS (Reuters) – French Economy Minister Bruno Le Maire is in “very close discussions” with credit ratings agency Standard and Poor’s, which put France on notice in January for a possible downgrade,…
France confirms bird flu vaccination after favourable tests
PARIS (Reuters) – France confirmed its aim to launch a vaccination programme against bird flu in the autumn after results from a series of tests on the vaccination of ducks showed “satisfactory…
Apple investigated in France over product obsolescence
PARIS (Reuters) – The Paris prosecutor has opened a judicial inquiry into planned obsolescence of Apple products, a spokesperson for the prosecutor said on Monday, confirming an AFP report. “Following a complaint,…
Musk: Tesla to make significant investments in France at some point
PARIS (Reuters) – US electric car manufacturer Tesla will make significant investments in France, its CEO Elon Musk said in Versailles on Monday, adding that he could not give a timetable. Asked…
China, France agree to strengthen economic ties
PARIS/BEIJING (Reuters) – French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna and her Chinese counterpart Qin Gang agreed on the need to “develop an economic relationship that is both stronger and more balanced”, the foreign…
France opens war crime investigation after AFP journalist died in Ukraine
PARIS (Reuters) – France’s anti-terrorism prosecution office on Wednesday announced it had opened an investigation for possible war crimes and crimes against humanity after an AFP video journalist was killed on Tuesday…
France to take action if food retailers don’t pass on falling prices
PARIS (Reuters) – French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire pledged on Friday to take action against food retailers if they do not pass on lower wholesale prices to consumers struggling to cope…
France considering antitrust action against Apple – Axios
(Reuters) – France’s antitrust regulator is expected to go ahead soon with an investigation into Apple Inc over complaints tied to changes that the iPhone maker made in 2021 to its app…
Kremlin says China has every right to conduct Taiwan exercises, France cannot mediate in Ukraine
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Kremlin said on Monday that China had every right to respond to what it called repeated “provocations” against it and carry out military exercises around Taiwan. Beijing on…
Opposition groups rally in France demanding EU list Iran’s Guards as terrorist group
By Michaela Cabrera and Noemie Olive PARIS (Reuters) – Thousands of opponents of Iran’s ruling authorities rallied for a second day in Paris on Sunday to pressure European Union states to list…
France in new row with Germany and Spain over nuclear-derived hydrogen
By Michel Rose, Belén Carreño and Kate Abnett PARIS/MADRID/BRUSSELS (Reuters) – A new row has erupted between France, Germany and Spain over nuclear energy, with Paris furious about a lack of support…
France to see meagre first half growth as strikes cloud outlook-INSEE
PARIS (Reuters) – France’s economy is on course for marginal growth in the first half of this year, the INSEE statistics agency said on Tuesday, adding that whether strikes over pension reforms…
Air France says it won’t bid for Italy’s ITA Airways
PARIS (Reuters) – Air France-KLM said on Wednesday it had informed the Italian government it would not bid for an equity stake in its flag carrier ITA Airways. Sources earlier this month…
Trains, flights cancelled in France on Thursday in strike against pension reform
PARIS (Reuters) -Most trains will be cancelled in France on Thursday, with flights also affected and Paris’ subway heavily disrupted, as part of a nationwide strike against the government’s plan to make…
France to push for ‘Made in Europe’ strategy at February EU summit
By Jan Strupczewski BRUSSELS (Reuters) – France wants the European Union to adopt a “Made in Europe” industrial strategy in response to the U.S. scheme of subsidies for green investment, to keep…
France to raise retirement age to 64 – Prime Minister Borne
PARIS (Reuters) – The French government will put forward a draft law aimed at raising the regular retirement age to 64 from 62 by 2030, Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne said on Tuesday…
France told Japan it backs reshaping of Renault-Nissan alliance – Les Echos
PARIS (Reuters) -The French state supports a reshaping of the Renault-Nissan alliance and will not oppose a rebalancing of the equity stakes the two carmakers hold in each other, Les Echos reported…
France to send Ukraine light combat vehicles, Kyiv wants tanks from allies
PARIS (Reuters) -French President Emmanuel Macron told Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskiy his government would send light AMX-10 RC armoured combat vehicles to help in the war against Russia, a French official said…
France not expected to be net importer of electricity in 2023-RTE – Reuters
PARIS (Reuters) – France is not expected to be a net importer of electricity next year, an executive at the RTE national grid operator said on Wednesday. (Reporting by Benjamin Mallet, writing…
France copes with high power demand on nuclear supply ramp-up
PARIS (Reuters) – France on Monday avoided a strain on its power grids in the face of rising demand as Paris recorded sub-zero temperature, thanks to a ramp-up in supply in nuclear…
France won’t face power cuts Monday, grid operator says
PARIS (Reuters) – France’s RTE grid operator on Friday said the country would not face any power shortages on Monday based on current data, adding that 41 of EDF’s nuclear reactors should…
France has definitively dropped EDF’s “Hercules” restructuring plan – Le Maire
PARIS (Reuters) -France has definitively shelved plans for a restructuring of the state-controlled nuclear power group EDF, code-named Hercules, French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said on Friday. “Hercules has been dropped…
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