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Macron opens debate on reparations for France's role in slave trade

France, May 22 -- In 2001, France became the first country in the world to recognise slavery and the slave trade as "crimes against humanity", via the Taubira Law, but stopped short of any reparations... Read More


France tops European foreign investment ranking despite wider slowdown

France, May 22 -- With the announcement of 852 projects funded by foreign direct investment in 2025, France remains ahead of the United Kingdom and Germany in the 2026 European Attractiveness Survey b... Read More


Chinese investment in Europe hits seven-year high but rebound may be short-lived

France, May 21 -- According to a report by the Berlin-based Mercator Institute for China Studies (Merics) and New York's Rhodium Group, Chinese foreign direct investment (FDI) in the European Union an... Read More


Chinese investment in Europe hits seven-year high but recovery may be short

France, May 21 -- According to a report by the Berlin-based Mercator Institute for China Studies (Merics) and New York's Rhodium Group, Chinese foreign direct investment (FDI) in the European Union an... Read More


France confronts enduring legacy of slavery, 25 years on from Taubira Law

France, May 21 -- This month's anniversary of the Taubira Law comes as French MPs move to formally repeal the "Code Noir" - a collection of royal decrees from the 17th and 18th centuries which regulat... Read More


French Open draw sees Boisson face Kalinskaya and Sinner take on Tabur

France, May 21 -- France's Lois Boisson will launch her bid for victory against the 22nd seed Anna Kalinskaya. Boisson, 22, was drawn against the experienced Russian at the draw ceremony on Thursday. ... Read More


UN climate vote strengthens calls for rich nations to pay for damage

France, May 21 -- Passed on Wednesday by the UN General Assembly, the resolution endorses last year's historic advisory opinion from the (ICJ), which declared that states have legal duties to combat c... Read More


'French Banksy' and Daft Punk star turn Pont Neuf into Alpine cave

France, May 21 -- JR, dubbed the "French Banksy" after the British street artist, has wrapped the Pont Neuf in fabric painted white, grey and black to create the impression of a rocky grotto. The cre... Read More


Deadly DR Congo Ebola outbreak spreads to rebel-held South Kivu

France, May 21 -- Efforts to get a grip on the latest outbreak of the deadly haemorrhagic disease, which the World Health Organization has declared an international emergency, have been hampered by th... Read More


Campaigners take French state to court over toxic 'forever chemicals'

France, May 21 -- Three organisations - Generations Futures, Notre Affaire a Tous and Bloom - alongside six individuals exposed to PFAS pollution, filed the case before the Paris Administrative Court ... Read More