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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


How Russia's shadow fleet keeps slipping through Europe's net

France, May 22 -- In a report published on Friday, the conflict-monitoring organisation ACLED describes an increasingly emboldened maritime system that allows Moscow not only to circumvent sanctions, ... Read More


Fashion capital Paris was 'epicentre' of Epstein network, new book claims

France, May 22 -- France set up a special task force in February to probe alleged sexual crimes and possible financial wrongdoing committed in the country or involving French nationals who could be im... Read More


French court keeps low-emission driving bans despite growing backlash

France, May 22 -- The zones - known in France as ZFEs - were introduced to reduce harmful air pollution by limiting access for the dirtiest cars, vans and lorries in urban areas. The decision preserv... Read More


Belgium worries as migrant crossings to Britain rise

France, May 22 -- The country intercepted more than 400 people attempting to cross the Channel so far this year, up from none in the whole of 2025, according to government figures in what local offici... Read More


Section of Eiffel Tower spiral staircase sells for €450,000 at auction

France, May 22 -- The buyer, who was in the auction room, purchased the 3-metre section of the Eiffel Tower staircase. It dates back to 1889, the year the monument that towers over central Paris was c... Read More


Trump to send additional 5,000 troops to Poland in apparent U-turn

France, May 22 -- The announcement came just two days after US Vice President JD Vance told reporters that a planned deployment to Poland had been delayed, and weeks after Washington announced it woul... 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