France
France plans major police presence for June 6 day of protest
PARIS (Reuters) - French authorities plan to deploy 11,000 police, including 4,000 in Paris, on Tuesday, when unions have called a nationwide…
Macron struggles to kick France’s spending habit
By Leigh Thomas PARIS, (Reuters) - President Emmanuel Macron has loosened labour laws and cut taxes among other reforms to transform the…
France inaugurates first of four gigafactories in the north
France will inaugurate on Tuesday a battery-making gigafactory, the first of four such plants European and Asian companies plan to build in…
Plastic recycling in focus as treaty talks get underway in Paris
By Valerie Volcovici May 29 (Reuters) - With countries meeting this week to work on a global plastics treaty, debate was emerging…
Private life of politicians once more under the spotlight in France
By Michel Rose PARIS (Reuters) - The French prime minister was accused of "censorship" at a court hearing on Wednesday reviewing her…
France confirms bird flu vaccination after favourable tests
PARIS, May 26 (Reuters) - France confirmed its aim to launch a vaccination programme against bird flu in the autumn after results…
Animal health body urges bird flu vaccination to avoid pandemic
PARIS, May 21 (Reuters) - Governments should consider vaccinating birds against bird flu to avoid the virus - which has already killed…
French minister warns of new threat of ‘Islamist terrorists’ in Europe
There’s a risk of a “resumption” of the “Islamist terrorist” threat in Europe, France’s Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin said during a visit…
Sarkozy and his legal troubles
PARIS (Reuters) - French former president Nicolas Sarkozy lost his appeal against a 2021 conviction for corruption and influence peddling at the…
France’s Sarkozy loses corruption appeal, must wear electronic tag
By Tassilo Hummel PARIS, May 17 (Reuters) - French former president Nicolas Sarkozy lost his appeal against a 2021 conviction for corruption…
Macron eyes record 13 bln euros in investments at Versailles summit
PARIS, May 14 (Reuters) - France is set to win record foreign investment pledges when President Emmanuel Macron rolls out the red…
France to send dozens of armoured vehicles, light tanks to Ukraine
PARIS, May 15 (Reuters) - France will send to Ukraine in the coming weeks dozens of armoured vehicles and light tanks, including…