France
France’s Attal promises new price law to appease angry farmers
The French government will prepare by the summer a new law to better safeguard farmers' income and strengthen their position in negotiations with retailers...
France to lower its growth forecast as EU outlook worsens
French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said he will revise the government’s official growth forecast in the coming days as the outlook for European...
France accuses Russia of disinformation campaign against Ukraine’s allies
French government officials on Monday accused Russia of operating a long-running online manipulation campaign against Ukraine’s Western backers in the lead up to the...
French bank SocGen to cut about 900 jobs at Paris head office
Societe Generale plans to cut about 900 jobs at its Paris headquarters through voluntary departures, France's third-biggest listed bank said on Monday, adding to...
Farmers in Europe step up protests against rising costs, green rules
French and Belgian farmers set up dozens of blockades on highways and on access roads to a major container port on Wednesday to press...
France says EU Commission to end trade deal talks with Mercosur countries
French President Emmanuel Macron has told the European Commission that it was impossible to conclude trade deal negotiations with South America's Mercosur bloc and...
France wants EU law changes ‘this week’ to quell farmers’ protest
France wants a decision this week to change European Union environmental regulations regarding agricultural surfaces which have to remain fallow under new biodiversity rules,...
Macron calls for joint European bonds to fund defense, tech
French President Emmanuel Macron backed the issuance of joint European debt to pay for priorities including defense and technology in order to ensure Europe...
Belgian customs seized record amount of cocaine as EU faces rise in drug-related violence
Customs seized 116 tons of cocaine in the port of Antwerp in 2023, setting a record for the second year in a row, Belgian...
Azerbaijan tells Paris not to ‘intervene’ over Frenchman’s arrest as tensions run high
Azerbaijan told France Wednesday not to “intervene” in its internal affairs after Baku arrested a Frenchman on espionage charges with tensions running high between...