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French PM Lecornu faces new headache after MPs reject tax on ultra rich

France, Nov. 1 -- France's Prime Minister Sebastian Lecornu was on Saturday confronting the prospect of more political wrangling after MPs rejected a wealth tax. The decision could bring down his gove... Read More


Over €1.5 billion pledged for Africa's Great Lakes region at Paris conference

France, Oct. 31 -- At the close of an international conference in Paris on the Great Lakes region, French President Emmanuel Macron has announcedthat €1.5 billion has been pledged in aid. Meanwh... Read More


French lawmakers haggle over tax on ultra-rich

France, Oct. 31 -- As France's parliament enters the final days of trying to agree on a belt-tightening budget for 2026, lawmakers are voting Friday on a wealth tax that left-wingers say will help red... Read More


Artificial intelligence could transform France's job market - but it's still early days

France, Oct. 31 -- With the announcement this week that tech giant Amazon will cut 14,000 jobs, the era of AI-related redundancies appears to be well and truly under way. While restructuring and a slo... Read More


Artificial intelligence could transform France's job market - but it's still the early days

France, Oct. 31 -- With the announcement this week that tech giant Amazon will cut 14,000 jobs, the era of AI-related redundancies appears to be well and truly under way. While restructuring and a slo... Read More


WK The Dutch elections, NATO ties, and the race to reduce dependence on US defence

France, Oct. 31 -- The finely balanced provisional results of the Dutch election has intensified the debate over European security and dependence on the United States, prompting urgent questions about... Read More


Legal complaint filed against French justice minister over Sarkozy prison visit

France, Oct. 31 -- A group of lawyers has filed a complaint against French Justice Minister Gerald Darmanin for what they say is an "illegal conflict of interest," following his visit to former presid... Read More


France faces homelessness crisis as deaths and child poverty soar

France, Oct. 31 -- France experienced a record surge in homeless deaths in 2024, with 912 people dying while living without stable housing, according to figures released Thursday by the collective Les... Read More


Dutch elections: Wilders' far-right PVV loses ground in shift to centre

France, Oct. 31 -- With 99 per cent of votes counted, the Dutch election has ended in a dead heat between D66 and Geert Wilders' PVV. Leiden University professor Bernard Steunenberg says the result si... Read More


French parliament approves far-right motion opposing 1968 Franco-Algerian accord

France, Oct. 31 -- France's National Assembly has for the first time voted a motion pushed by the far-right National Rally urging the repeal of a 1968 agreement which grants Algerian citizens special ... Read More