Economy, Finance and Industry Minister Antoine Armand and Prime Minister Michel Barnier at the Elysée Palace, Paris, October 15, 2024. JULIEN MUGUET FOR LE MONDE The legacy of the Olympic and Paralympic Games has a lasting impact beyond just sports facilities and urban developments; it will also be reflected in economic growth figures. The Olympics are … Read more
Press release shared by French & Pickering Creek Conservation Trust, October 7, 2024. Photos courtesy of the land trust. French & Pickering Creeks Conservation Trust is excited to announce the finalization of a voluntary conservation agreement with Raymond and Kathleen Nester that permanently safeguards their historic 24-acre farm in East Coventry Township. This property, located … Read more
This picture taken on October 23, 2023, shows boxes of Doliprane tabs in a pharmacy in Riedisheim, eastern France. SEBASTIEN BOZON / AFP The planned sale of France’s best-selling medical drug to US investors has caused the government a splitting headache after an outcry from politicians on all sides. Even President Emmanuel Macron is involved … Read more
French far-right leader Marine Le Pen strongly denied committing any wrongdoing at a Paris court on Monday as she and her National Rally party stand trial over the suspected embezzlement of European Parliament funds. The nine-week trial is a critical juncture for Le Pen, expected to be a strong contender in France’s next presidential election … Read more
Constitutional Grey Area or Executive Aggrandizement? Four months in, France’s political roller-coaster has gone from confusing to confounding: from the shock of the far-right National Rally’s (RN) victory in the European Parliament election in early June, followed by President Emmanuel Macron’s risky decision to call a snap election for France’s lower house of parliament (National … Read more
