French manufacturing unexpectedly contracted in August after a two-month rebound, a setback that will raise questions about the true state of the economy and the need for more stimulus. A Purchasing Continue Reading
As the two women sat in deck chairs enjoying the last rays of sunshine near the Canal de l’Ourcq in Paris on Sunday evening, nearby loudspeakers jolted them with a Continue Reading
President Emmanuel Macron ordered French forces to the Eastern Mediterranean to provide military assistance to Greece, raising the stakes in France’s growing regional confrontation against an increasingly assertive Turkey. France’s Continue Reading
The pace of France’s economic recovery is slowing, the country’s central bank said, confirming expectations of a prolonged period before output catches up with pre-crisis levels. In its monthly report, the Continue Reading
Paris is facing one of its worst heat waves in more than a century, with daily average temperatures hovering around 30 degrees Celsius (86 degrees Fahrenheit) over a seven-day period Continue Reading
A series of measures have been announced aimed at making the economy more environmentally friendly such as a ban on outdoor heaters at bars and restaurants, more efficient domestic heating Continue Reading
France will dedicate 30 billion euros ($35 billion) in stimulus spending for environmental projects, Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire was quoted as telling Journal du Dimanche. Among the plans are an Continue Reading
Total SA will invest about 15 million euros ($17 million) to build France’s biggest battery, helping the country guard against blackouts when power demand peaks. The oil and gas company, Continue Reading
France’s growing spat with Turkey over the Libyan civil war has exposed cracks in the Nato military alliance and raised questions over what Paris is seeking to achieve in the Continue Reading
Airbus ( AIR.PA ) plane output will be 40% lower for two years compared to pre-crisis plans, its chief executive said in remarks published on Monday, underscoring the threat to Continue Reading
France doesn’t expect to see shortages of electricity or power blackouts even though nuclear power output in the country will be lower this year due to disruptions to nuclear reactors Continue Reading
Air France-KLM has started talks with unions to reduce staff as part of a restructuring to be unveiled in the coming months — a plan that also calls for a Continue Reading
French supermajor Total proved more resilient than some peers in the first quarter, remaining profitable despite a 35-percent decline in net income to $1.8 billion. The company said it would Continue Reading
French economic activity shrank at a record pace in April amid a widespread shutdown of businesses to contain the coronavirus. IHS Markit’s monthly measure of service and manufacturing activity dropped to Continue Reading
The French government on Monday scrapped its days-old economic outlook after President Emmanuel Macron extended a national lockdown, shutting down swathes of the euro zone’s second-biggest economy. Finance Minister Bruno Continue Reading
The French economy shrank the most since World War II in the first quarter, and the outlook for the rest of the year is souring significantly amid the confinement to Continue Reading
The French government has officially sanctioned the malaria drug chloroquine to fight the SARS-CoV-2 virus, France 24 English reported Saturday. “This ensures continued treatment of patients who have been treated Continue Reading
France became the fourth country to pass the 4,000 coronavirus deaths threshold on Wednesday, after Italy, Spain and the United States, as the government scrambles to stay ahead of the Continue Reading
From the stage of an evangelical superchurch, the leader of the gospel choir kicked off an evening of prayer and preaching: “We’re going to celebrate the Lord! Are you feeling Continue Reading
The Louvre museum in Paris shut its doors to art lovers and tourists for a second day on Monday as management held talks with workers over the risks associated with Continue Reading
French consumer spending fell unexpectedly sharply in January, official data showed on Friday, flagging a weak start to the year even before the coronavirus outbreak began taking its toll. The Continue Reading
Supermajor Total wants to stop selling fuel oil—one of the most carbon-intensive refinery products—for power generation in order to reduce its carbon footprint, the company’s chief executive Patrick Pouyanné told Continue Reading
The French economy unexpectedly contracted in the final quarter of last year as manufacturing output slumped in the face of strikes over an unpopular pension reform, data showed on Friday. Continue Reading
The French federation of port and dock workers, part of the CGT labor union, has called ports to suspend operations on Wednesday as protests against the government’s pension reform continue. Continue Reading
France could shut down its next two nuclear reactors in 2025-2026 if market conditions are right, earlier than expected as it presses ahead with plans to close 14 reactors by Continue Reading
France has deployed a radar system on Saudi Arabia’s eastern coast that faces the Persian Gulf to help the Kingdom protect its vital oil infrastructure, which was hit by attacks Continue Reading
Protesters hit the streets across France on Tuesday in a show of force after the government of President Emmanuel Macron tried to end the longest transport strike in French history by Continue Reading
The Federation of the Chemical Industry, part of the French CGT labor union, has called on staff at refineries and at other companies in the chemical sector, to extend their Continue Reading
Hundreds of thousands of protesters flooded the streets on Thursday to show support for what has become the longest transport strike in French history, testing President Emmanuel Macron’s resolve to Continue Reading
The Federation of Port and Dock Workers, part of France’s CGT labor union, has called for a 72-hour stoppage of port operations from Thursday, it said Wednesday. It had previously Continue Reading
Two weeks after France’s supermajor Total joined Apache Corporation in a highly prospective block offshore Suriname, the two oil corporations announced a significant oil discovery in the block, stoking hopes Continue Reading
PARIS — French unions blockaded several oil refineries on Tuesday, aiming to cause shortages at petrol stations after a month-long public transport strike failed to force the government to withdraw Continue Reading
Exxon’s refinery at Fos-sur-Mer in France was blocked by a strike of union workers on Tuesday as part of a massive French strike against a proposed pension reform, and shipments Continue Reading
Oil product supply remains ample across France despite a renewed call from labor unions for blockades of refineries, the government and oil companies said Tuesday. The CGT union has called Continue Reading
The CGT plans to lock all of France’s oil refineries in order to put maximum pressure on the government in what is an increasingly tense conflict over the proposed pension Continue Reading
French union activists disrupted two of the country’s eight oil refineries Friday as part of nationwide strikes against a higher retirement age that have lasted for 23 days, the longest Continue Reading
Shortages of oil products have started mounting as staff at a number of French refineries continue strike action, resulting in increased imports of diesel and gasoil, sources said Friday. “There Continue Reading
Shortages of oil products have started mounting as strikes at most French refineries entered their fourth week resulting in increased imports of diesel and gasoil, sources said Friday. Receive daily Continue Reading
Staff at Petroineos’ Lavera refinery in France started halting units this weekend due to a strike, according toCGT sources and local media reports. The company declined to comment. There have Continue Reading
A production shutdown started on Sunday at PetroIneos’ 210,000-barrels-per-day Lavera oil refinery in southern France after CGT union workers voted to stop output as part of protests over pension reform, Continue Reading
A national day of protests on Tuesday threatens to disrupt the supply of oil products as strikes at key refineries continue Monday. Receive daily email alerts, subscriber notes & personalize Continue Reading
PARIS (Reuters) – The French government said it would see through planned pension reforms but said the new system that has sparked nationwide strikes would be introduced gradually and public Continue Reading
France is ready to go to the World Trade Organization to challenge U.S. President Donald Trump’s threat to put tariffs on champagne and other French goods in a row over Continue Reading
French President Emmanuel Macron has staked his reputation on reforming France A nationwide strike has severely disrupted schools and public transport across France. Workers are angry at being forced to Continue Reading
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 Continue Reading
Cities across France were paralyzed by a massive public transport strike against a planned overhaul of France’s pensions system, in a test of President Emmanuel Macron’s resolve to modernize the Continue Reading
France braced for crippling transport strikes on Thursday, launched in response to the government’s plans to overhaul the retirement system. Ninety percent of high-speed TGV trains will not run, and Continue Reading
French President Emmanuel Macron has staked his reputation on reforming France A nationwide strike has severely disrupted schools and public transport across France. Workers are angry at being forced to Continue Reading
The U.S. 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 Continue Reading
French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said the European Union would strike back against the U.S. if President Trump follows through on a plan to impose tariffs on French imports, Continue Reading
