French Government Warns

French government issues warning to RN over budget battle

Far-right party has promised to maintain pressure until all ‘red line’ demands are met

Business - Financial Times - 18 hours ago

French markets hit by threat of government collapse

Paris’s cost of borrowing relative to Germany reaches highest level since Eurozone crisis in 2012

Business - Financial Times - 2 days ago

Le Pen threatens to bring down French government over budget dispute

National Rally hardens tone against PM Michel Barnier, warning that hit to citizens’ purchasing power is ‘red line’

World - Financial Times - November 20

Some tax refunds can come with hidden fees, government report warns

Americans paid an estimated $842 million in fees to cover advance loan refunds or refund anticipation checks last year.

France's government warns of 'big storm' as no-confidence vote looms

France’s minority government may be on its last legs as opposition lawmakers move this week toward a no-confidence vote

World - ABC News - Yesterday

Kylie Jenner’s vodka seltzer deal signals China VC investor’s global push

Neil Shen’s HongShan has struggled to invest its $9bn cash pile in a weak domestic market and tough US controls

World - Financial Times - 2 days ago

What’s wrong with Britain’s economy? With Sam Bowman

Is the UK failing to build for its future?

World - Financial Times - Yesterday

I tried to warn Valencia’s government about flooding, but it didn’t listen | Juan Bordera

The rightwing regional authorities ignored the climate-crisis science and dismissed the weather forecast – the consequences are their responsibility. Juan Bordera is a climate journalist and an ...

World - The Guardian - November 6

Chicago’s Lycee French Market brings French culture to holiday season

World - Yahoo News - November 18

Eight on trial over French teacher's 2020 beheading

World - Yahoo News - November 4

Barnier touches nerve with plan to trim French pensions

Prime minister’s money-saving proposal hits opposition, despite calls for more intergenerational fairness

World - Financial Times - November 6

A French village honors a U.S. soldier killed in WWII

Gerri Eisenhauer's father, Private William Walters, died in World War II just a few months before she was born – killed in action in France, according to a brief telegram. Eisenhauer believed she ...

Barça official: French team bid €250m for Yamal

Barcelona official Enric Masip has suggested Paris Saint-Germain were the club that bid €250 million for teenage forward Lamine Yamal last summer.

Sports - ESPN - November 20

French tech proves hot ticket for festival operators

Weezevent’s systems have been in demand with the resurgence of live entertainment

World - Financial Times - November 20

Bureau zone: how to navigate French workplace culture

Contrary to our fantasy, it is not all 35-hour weeks, long holidays and leisurely lunches (well, maybe the latter)

World - Financial Times - Yesterday

Germany's Fractious Government Collapses

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz dismissed a pro-business party from his governing coalition, ending a three-year alliance marked by increasing internal dissent and political stasis.

World - The Wall Street Journal - November 6

The British government’s Trump dilemmas

Relations with both the US and EU are now called into question

Business - Financial Times - November 11

How to strengthen government machinery

Much-needed update of special adviser role must also improve support for opposition parties

World - Financial Times - November 19

Musk's plan to shrink the government

Welcome to The Hill's Technology newsletter {beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story Musk, Ramaswamy tee up mass layoffs, rule rollbacks under Trump Tech entrepreneurs Elon Musk and Vivek ...

Politics - The Hill - November 20

French pupil’s father on trial for spreading lies that led to teacher’s Islamist beheading

Eight charged in connection with murder of Samuel Paty in Paris suburbs in 2020. It was a killing that started with a lie. In October 2020, an Islamist terrorist tracked down and decapitated ...

World - The Guardian - November 3

'Black day': French workers protest Michelin plans to close two plants

World - Yahoo News - November 5

French and Dutch investigators raid Netflix offices in probe of suspected financial wrongdoing

World - Yahoo News - November 5

Police raid French football league and CVC in corruption investigation

Prosecutors examining allegations of wrongdoing linked to deal that created broadcasting rights subsidiary

Business - Financial Times - November 5

French and Dutch investigators raid Netflix offices in probe of suspected financial wrongdoing

Judicial officials say prosecutors and police investigators who specialize in fighting major fraud and corruption have raided Netflix offices in France and the Netherlands

World - ABC News - November 5

More than 50 people rescued from Channel, says French coastguard

Several bodies pulled from sea after boat got into difficulty off coast of Audresselles on Monday night. More than 50 people have been rescued after attempting to cross the Channel and the bodies ...

World - The Guardian - November 6

'Stop The Tax Campaign': French Racing Canceled Thursday For Political Protest

World - Yahoo News - November 6

Largest French newspaper on Trump win: 'End of an American world'

Le Monde, the largest French newspaper, is bemoaning Donald Trump's victory in the American presidential election this week. Trump's election "marks the end of an American era, that of an open ...

Politics - The Hill - November 7

French pilots to strike over planned ticket tax hikes

World - Yahoo News - November 8

French farmers protest EU-Mercosur deal that will increase South American imports

French farmers have protested against a trade deal that would increase agricultural imports from South America, saying it hurt their livelihoods

World - ABC News - November 12

Niger junta bans French aid group amid tensions with France

Niger’s military junta has banned the French aid group Agency for Technical Cooperation and Development, or Acted, from working in the country amid tensions with France

World - ABC News - November 13

‘Defend the product!’ How the French keep their artisan food culture alive

Medieval-style producer guilds, a glut of festivals and strict controls on quality and origin all combine to make sure that traditional gastronomie is honoured and protected. It’s a Saturday ...

World - The Guardian - November 13