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France urges EU to adopt global minimum tax in coming weeks
French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said the European Union must adopt new rules for a global minimum corporate tax of 15% in the...
France adopts tighter vaccine pass amid peak of Covid cases
France’s parliament adopted a new set of rules that will require proof of vaccination for people to eat in restaurants, attend the theatre or...
French teachers go on strike over handling of pandemic
French teachers have walked out in a nationwide strike Thursday to express anger at the way the government is handling the virus situation in...
Germany, France ‘agree to disagree’ on nuclear power
Germany and France have "agreed to disagree" on the EU's move to label nuclear energy as green, German Europe Minister Anna Luehrmann said on...
France says Putin trying to bypass EU over Ukraine by talking solely to U.S.
France's foreign minister said on Friday that Russia was trying to bypass the European Union by holding talks directly with the United States over...
Google, Facebook slapped with French privacy fines over cookies
Alphabet Inc.’s Google was slapped with a record French fine of €150mln by the nation’s privacy watchdog, together with a €60mln fine for Meta...
EU provokes fierce backlash on plans to label nuclear and gas as ‘green’ investments
The European Union has prompted a furious backlash over plans to label nuclear and gas as “green” investments, with Germany describing the proposal as...
France’s Macron sparks outrage as he vows to annoy the unvaccinated
French President Emmanuel Macron has sparked new criticism from his political opponents after saying he will make life difficult for those citizens who refuse a...
France vows to go ahead with vaccine pass despite parliamentary glitch
French government officials on Tuesday vowed to enact by mid-January as planned a law to block unvaccinated people from hospitality venues, despite the legislation...
French lawmakers to vote on COVID vaccine pass amid death threats
Dozens of French lawmakers have reported receiving death threats from suspected anti-vaccination protesters, as parliament starts to debate legislation that would require people to...