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Talks in Paris between Ukraine and Russia aim to end eastern conflict

The leaders of Russia and Ukraine will hold their first face-to-face talks in an attempt to tackle five and a half years of conflict in east Ukraine. More than 13,000…

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NATO, Macron and the Donald

Emmanuel Macron and Donald Trump got together at the NATO summit in London this week, after the former called the intergovernmental military alliance ‘brain dead’. It was bound to be…

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Corporate Dispatch visits…..First Toulouse-Lautrec Retrospective in Almost 30 Years Debuts in Paris

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (1864–1901) is being celebrated with a superb exhibition, the first retrospective of this influential artist in almost three decades. The show, themed Toulouse-Lautrec, Resolutely Modern just opened…

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French strike against pension reform enters day two

A strike that crippled public transport and closed schools across France entered a second day on Friday, with trade unions saying they planned to keep going until President Emmanuel Macron…

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Reporters Without Borders files complaint in France in connection with Daphne Caruana Galizia’s murder

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and close relatives of Maltese journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia filed a complaint yesterday with the French financial prosecutor’s office and the Paris public prosecutor asking them…

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France braces for severe disruption amid biggest strike in decades

France is preparing for severe disruption as millions of workers go on strike in protest at being forced to retire later or face reduced pensions. School and transport workers will…

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Photo Story: ‘Jumanji: Next Level’ World Premiere in Paris

US actor and cast member Jack Black poses for the media as he arrives for the world premiere of the film 'Jumanji: Next Level' at The Grand Rex theatre in…

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US government to impose tax on French products in response to France’s new digital services tax

The US government on Monday said it may slap punitive duties of up to 100% on $2.4 billion in imports from France of Champagne, handbags, cheese and other products, after…

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Three rescue workers die after helicopter crash near Marseille, France

Three rescue workers died after their helicopter crashed near Marseille, southern France, while en route to help people caught up in heavy flooding, the French interior ministry said on Monday.…

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Corporate Dispatch visits………Vincenzo Gemito at the Petit Palais in Paris

Vincenzo Gemito was one of the strongest personalities in Italian art in the late nineteenth century. Both a sculptor and a draftsman of celebrity portraits and scenes of the everyday…

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Berlin and Paris outline plan for EU makeover

Germany and France have drawn up a blueprint for a two-year "Conference on the Future of Europe" aimed at overhauling nearly all aspects of how the EU functions, including possible…

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Thirteen French soldiers die in helicopter accident in Mali

Thirteen French were killed on Monday in a helicopter accident during an operation against jihadist militants in northern Mali, the French president's office said in a statement on Tuesday, France 24 reports. The report…

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Photo Story: The Champs-Elysees in Paris lights up for Christmas

Scenes from the Avenue des Champs-Elysees towards the Place de la Concorde. Thousands of people attended the ceremony to switch on the Christmas illuminations on the famous boulevard in Paris,…

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Deadly weather hits France and Italy

At least three people have died as heavy rain over the weekend led to severe flooding in France and Italy. An elevated 30m stretch of highway collapsed near the Italian…

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Two persons found dead after massive flooding hit southeastern France

Two people were found dead on Sunday after massive flooding that has hit southeastern France since Friday, causing major damage in the region, local authorities said. "One person was found…

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Corporate Dispatch visits……..El Greco at the Grand Palais

The first major exhibition in France of the Greek artist Doménikos Theotokópoulos (1541-1614), better known as El Greco, is on at the Grand Palais in Paris. Seventy-six works will be…

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Traditional Strasbourg Christmas market opens amid tight security

Photos from the Christmas market near the Cathedral of Our Lady in Strasbourg, France, as it opened for this year’s holidays. One year after the terrorist attack in Strasbourg, security…

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Photo Story: Galeries Lafayette Christmas decoration unveiled in Paris

Christmas decorations in the Galeries Lafayette department store as the festive illuminations are unveiled, in Paris, France, on the evening of Wednesday 20 November 2019. This year the guest of…

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BrusselsViewPoint – What happens after Macron calls you brain-dead?

This article appeared on CorporateDispatch's Weekly journal 'Diplomatique.Expert' published electronically on November 16th. It’s a sight Brussels has become all too familiar with: everything is going smooth, until Macron comes…

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Protests in France on first anniversary of ‘Yellow Vests’

French "yellow vest" protesters began a series of nationwide demonstrations on Saturday in a bid to show the government they can still muster support on the first anniversary of their…

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Macron assures Ukrainian President of support ahead of peace summit

French President Emmanuel Macron assured Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy of support during a phone call ahead of a peace summit on eastern Ukraine taking place on Dec. 9 in Paris,…

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Sudden snowstorm leaves one dead, many without electricity in southeast France

A man died due to unexpectedly heavy snowfall in the Rhône-Alpes region in France. Rail traffic was also disrupted, and 300,000 homes were left without electricity due to the weather.…

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French EU commission nominee approved by MEPs

Thierry Breton has been approved by MEP committee as European Commissioner. His confirmation comes after the hearing at the European Parliament. Earlier, the Hungarian nominee was declined. Developing Story via…

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Cirque du Soleil founder embroiled in Tahiti marijuana probe

Authorities in French Polynesia have handed preliminary drug charges to the founder of world-renowned circus Cirque du Soleil. State broadcaster Polynesie 1 showed Guy Laliberte released from custody Wednesday after…

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Calls in France for boycott of latest Polanski film after new rape claim

Film director Roman Polanski was facing calls for a boycott of his new film which opened in France Wednesday, in the wake of the latest rape accusation against the controversial…

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Photo Story: Paris attacks anniversary ceremony

People pay their respect at the entrance of the Bataclan concert venue after a ceremony marking the fourth anniversary of the Paris attacks of November 2015, in Paris, France, 13…

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3.3 earthquake felt in Strasbourg

An earthquake was felt in Strasbourg where the walls of buildings trembled for a few seconds, AFP journalists said. The earthquake reached a magnitude of 3.3 on the Richter scale,…

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5.4 earthquake hits southeastern France

An unusually strong earthquake hit southeastern France on Monday, seriously injuring at least one person, authorities said. France 24 reports that the 5.4 magnitude earthquake,, was felt in a vast…

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Protesters block border on highway connecting Spanish region of Catalonia to France

Protesters blocked a border point on the AP-7 highway that connects the Spanish region of Catalonia with France. The protest stopped the traffic in both directions, a Catalan police spokesman…

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Polish Prime Minister defines Macron’s Comments on NATO as ‘dangerous’

French President Emmanuel Macron's critical remarks about NATO were "dangerous", Poland's Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said in an interview published on Sunday evening by the Financial Times. In an interview…

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EU heavyweight states push for joint supervisor against money laundering

The European Union’s largest states are pushing for the establishment of a new supervisory authority that would take over from states the oversight of money laundering at financial firms, after…

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Carrefour to sell off Rue du Commerce online site

French supermarket retailer Carrefour is in talks to sell its Rue du Commerce online shopping site to French e-commerce venture Shopinvest, as it refocuses its online sales strategy on food…

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France’s privatisation push with sale of national lottery stake

The French government has launched its biggest wave of privatisations in more than a decade, kicking off the process with the sale of the majority of its stake in the…

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Paris authorities’ clear large migrant camps on edge of city

Police launched an operation early Thursday to clear roughly 3,000 refugees and migrants living in camps on the edge of the French capital. About 600 police officers escorted the camp’s…

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France to ‘take back control’ of immigration, says French PM

French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe on Wednesday unveiled the government's new immigration measures, including the first ever quotas for migrant workers, as President Emmanuel Macron's administration seeks to toughen its…

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French film star Catherine Deneuve hospitalised after stroke

French actress Catherine Deneuve, 76, has been admitted to hospital in Paris after suffering a mild stroke while filming her latest movie. Deneuve's family said in a statement released Wednesday that the 76-year-old…

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Actress Catherine Deneuve hospitalized

French actress Catherine Deneuve has been admitted to a hospital in Paris after feeling ill. French newspaper Le Parisien, which first broke the news, said Deneuve, 76, was in a…

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France and China agree €13.5 billion trade contracts

French President Emmanuel Macron and Chinese President Xi Jinping announced major trade contracts in Beijing in Wednesday worth €13.5 billion. Deals were agreed in aeronautics, energy and agriculture. Twenty French companies…

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Photo Story: French President Emmanuel Macron visits China

Chinese honour guard prepare China's and France's national flags before a welcome ceremony for French President Emmanuel Macron at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, on Wednesday…

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France to set up regional quotas for foreign worker permits

France will establish a quota system, by region and profession, for issuing work permits to non-EU citizens, the country's Labour Minister Muriel Penicaud announced. It comes during President Emmanuel Macron's renewed…

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France says its troops killed a leading jihadist in the Sahel

French troops killed one of the Sahel region’s leading jihadists on Oct. 9, France’s defence minister said. Moroccan Ali Maychou of the Group to Support Islam and Muslims (GSIM) was…

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The risks of the France’s obstacle to North Macedonia and Albania’s EU membership

North Macedonia and Albania face a risk of surging nationalism and unravelling economic reforms after the EU closed the door for years on their hopes of joining the bloc, the…

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Bulgaria and Ukraine issue formal protest over Macron’s migration remarks

Bulgaria and Ukraine issued diplomatic protests over remarks by Emmanuel Macron about migrants coming to France from those countries. In an interview published Thursday in conservative weekly magazine Valeurs Actuelles the…

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French soldier killed in Mali by roadside bomb

A French soldier was killed in Mali on Saturday after his armoured vehicle was struck by a roadside bomb, France's presidency said in a statement. Corporal Ronan Pointeau died near…

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French jeweller held in Germany in international gold trafficking investigation

A gold trafficking case between France and Germany thought to be worth at least €1 million has led to the arrest of a French jeweller and nine of his accomplices,…

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Ocean Viking gets go ahead to disembark at Pozzallo

The NGO-run search-and-rescue ship Ocean Viking will be allowed to disembark the 104 asylum seekers it rescued on October 18 in the Sicilian port of Pozzallo, the Italian interior ministry…

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Migrants found in refrigerated truck in Calais

A refrigerated truck carrying eight migrants was discovered by French authorities on Sunday in the northern port city of Calais. Four adults and four children, who said they were from…

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Nutella biscuits to hit Italian shelves in the coming days, after their piloting in Malta and launch in France

55 years from the birth of Nutella, Ferrero will be officially launching its first biscuits filled with the famous hazelnut cream in Italy this week. Nutella Biscuits are produced in…

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France introduces new rules for e-scooters use

France is bringing in new rules for the use of electric scooters following hundreds of incidents involving the vehicles, including several deaths. From Saturday, riders will be required to be…

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Photo Story: Asterix gets female heroine Adrenaline

Asterix, Gaul comic book character who is forever outfoxing the Romans, returns this week for his 38th comic book adventure “Asterix and the Chieftain’s Daughter” featuring for the first time…

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The Leonardo Da Vinci exhibition at the Louvre Museum in Paris

A series of photos from the exhibition at the Louvre Museum in Paris, France, 22 October 2019. The exhibition running from 24 October 2019 to 24 February 2020 marks the…

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Photo Story: Mona Lisa’s renovated room at the Louvre Museum in Paris

Leonardo da Vinci's painting La Gioconda (Mona Lisa) is displayed at the new renovated room of the Louvre Museum in Paris, France, after two months of work. The painting was…

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People killed after fierce flooding in southern France

Three people have died after several days of heavy storms that sent rivers flooding over their banks across southern France, causing "significant damage," the interior minister said. Rescue workers have…

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Macron proposes Thierry Breton as new French EU commissioner

France has proposed Atos technology group Chief Executive Officer Thierry Breton as its candidate to head industrial policy in the next European Commission, President Emmanuel Macron's office said, two weeks…

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UPDATED: French police deployed after emergency situation in museum

The French SWAT team, RAID, has arrested a suspect who barricaded himself inside a museum on the French Riviera in the town of Saint Raphael. Police had taken up position…

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French railway services return to normal after strike

French rail services ground to a halt in parts of the country Sunday as workers walked off the job for a third day in a dispute over train staffing levels,…

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France, Italy and Germany preparing measures to block Facebook Libra

France, Italy and Germany are together preparing measures to block Facebook's new Libra cryptocurrency from use in Europe, French Economy Minister Bruno Le Maire announced Friday. France 24 reports Le…

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