Keywords: France
Each winter, the Passage Pommeraye, Nantes’ historic shopping arcade, transforms into a dazzling fairy-tale setting filled with Christmas trees, garlands, and shimmering lights that enchant both locals and tourists. But this year, the beloved decorations may not return, as shopkeepers struggle......
Paris, October 18, 2025 — The recent downgrade of France’s sovereign credit rating by S&P Global Ratings has been described by French Economy Minister Roland Lescure as a “call for lucidity and responsibility.” He stressed that to convince rating agencies, the 2026 budget......
A highly pathogenic avian flu outbreak has been confirmed in a turkey farm in Nort-sur-Erdre, about twenty kilometers north of Nantes, the prefecture of Loire-Atlantique announced on Thursday. All turkeys on the affected site will be culled to prevent......
French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu survived two no-confidence votes in parliament on Thursday, securing critical support from the Socialist Party after agreeing to suspend President Emmanuel Macron’s contentious pension reform until after the 2027 presidential election. The motions, brought......
Bpifrance’s newly launched “Defense Fund” drew strong interest from investors on its opening day, raising nearly €3 million in subscriptions. “The first day was remarkable!” said Nicolas Dufourcq, CEO of Bpifrance, on BFM Business. He added that the average investment......
In France, 7,285 people were victims of exploitation or human trafficking in 2024, according to an annual survey published Thursday. The report is based on data collected from 44 associations, which were able to assist about two-thirds of the identified victims, most of whom were women exploited for......
French President Emmanuel Macron has issued a stark warning, stating he will dissolve the National Assembly and call for new elections if Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu’s government is ousted by a no-confidence vote. The announcement comes as Lecornu, just days into his tenure, faces mounting......
In the name of “equality” with other foreign nationals, a new French parliamentary report has proposed ending the special privileges granted to Algerian citizens under the Franco-Algerian agreement of 1968. The document, authored by ruling party MPs Mathieu Lefèvre—recently......
The Greens in France’s Bouches-du-Rhône region have voted in favor of renewing the left-wing coalition ahead of the 2026 municipal elections in Marseille. The vote signals support for the continuation of the Printemps marseillais alliance, while La France Insoumise (LFI) plans to run an independent......
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