French business activity contracts more than expected in October, PMI shows

PARIS (Reuters) -French business activity declined faster than expected in October, a survey showed on Friday, as demand for goods and services in the euro zone’s second-biggest economy weakened further amid a volatile political climate. The HCOB...

French court penalises TotalEnergies for deceptive greenwashing claims

Oil major TotalEnergies misled consumers in a 2021 ad campaign claiming it could become carbon neutral by 2050, a French civil court found on Thursday, in the first decision applying France's greenwashing law to an energy company. The court...

French business delegation visits Qatar

Doha: A delegation from the Mouvement des Entreprises de France à l’international (MEDEFI) led by Arnaud Pieton, CEO of TechnipEnergies and President of the France-Qatar Council of MEDEF International; and Patrick Pouyanné, CEO of TotalEnergies,...

French investors move billions to Luxembourg, Ukraine meeting, and new petitions go online

The Today Radio news team brings you the latest headlines for Friday, 24 October. Luxembourg ROYAL VISITS – Grand Duke Guillaume and Grand Duchess Stéphanie are in Brussels today for an official courtesy visit with the Belgian King and Queen. The...

Queen Sirikit of Thailand Dies at 93, Renowned for Charity and Environmental Work

Bangkok, AP – Queen Sirikit, the Queen Mother who oversaw a range of charitable and social initiatives aimed at supporting rural communities, preserving traditional crafts, and protecting the environment, died on Friday. She was 93 years old. The...

Red Cross Belize to Benefit from Climate Resilience Project Funded by France

Red Cross Belize stands to benefit from a fraction of a 4 million French franc donation under a project titled “Improved Climate Adaptation and Resilience Capabilities in the Caribbean and Pacific.” The funds will be used for resilience and...

Opponents of 2030 Winter Olympics in French Alps launch legal action

Olympic rings as will be seen in France and/or Park City. Photo: Flickr FRENCH ALPS — Opponents of the 2030 Winter Olympics and Paralympics in France launched legal action last month to demand a public debate on the Games planned for the French...

French court rules TotalEnergies must remove misleading climate claims from website or face fines

PARIS - Oil major TotalEnergies misled consumers when it launched a 2021 ad campaign depicting mostly wind and solar farms and claiming it could become carbon neutral by 2050, a French civil court found on Oct 23, in the first decision applying...

Tour de France 2026 route analysis: Is it anti-dominance or delaying the inevitable?

A gradual build to a dramatic finale should, in theory, be on the cards of the 2026 Tour de France. Race director Christian Prudhomme described the design of the three weeks as a ‘crescendo’ to France Info, with the star attractions coming on...

France and Spain back 2035 diesel and petrol car ban, letter reveals

Published on 23/10/2025 - 14:28 GMT+2 •Updated 19:16 As the European Commission has touted the upcoming revision of the law banning new petrol and diesel cars by 2035, France and Spain urged EU leaders to “stay on track” saying that zero-emissions...

French court finds TotalEnergies guilty of greenwashing claims

A French court convicts TotalEnergies for misleading climate pledges in a landmark greenwashing case, raising global scrutiny over corporate carbon neutrality claims. A French court has ruled that TotalEnergies engaged in misleading commercial...

Moody’s maintains France’s rating but revises outlook to negative.

Moody’s has maintained its Aa3 rating, indicating ‘high-quality debt,’ following downgrades by Fitch on September 12 and S&P Global last week to A+, signaling ‘upper-medium-grade debt.’ Moody’s cited the “increased risk of ongoing fragmentation in...

France tests next-gen missile for combat helicopters

Key Points France’s DGA conducted a rail-based test of the Akeron Long-Range missile to assess its warhead performance after impact. The missile is being developed by MBDA under the MAST-F program in cooperation with OCCAR for future French Army...

A Brand Debut in Copenhagen, Renovations in Singapore and the Radisson Group’s French Expansion

Lobby at 1 Hotel Copenhagen. Credit: Mikkel Vang. Denmark Eco-conscious and sustainable living in Copenhagen made the city a desirable destination for 1 Hotels first location in continental Europe, 1 Hotel Copenhagen. The hotel, which is deeply...

French court penalizes TotalEnergies for deceptive greenwashing claims

Oil major TotalEnergies (TTEF.PA) misled consumers in a 2021 ad campaign claiming it could become carbon neutral by 2050, a French civil court found on Thursday, in the first decision applying France's greenwashing law to an energy company. The...

France: Parliamentary Acceleration on End-of-Life

Under pressure on sovereign issues – immigration, justice, the economy – is the new French government seeking to create cross-party consensus on the back of natural law by accelerating the agenda for the bill that is supposed to enshrine a...

Swiss Bitcoin-Only App Relai Secures MiCA License in France

Swiss Bitcoin app Relai has become one of the first Bitcoin-only companies to receive regulatory approval under Europe’s landmark Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) framework. The Zurich-based firm announced today that it has been granted...

World’s first motorway that charges EVs while driving begins trials in France

In a landmark step for sustainable transport, France has deployed the first motorway in the world equipped with a dynamic wireless charging system that allows electric vehicles to recharge directly while driving. On the A10 motorway, about 40 km...

‘Ripped off’: Retail giants unite against China’s Temu, Shein

Elle Roseby is a star witness to the economic, financial and environmental havoc being wrought by a vanguard of popular Chinese e-commerce shopping sites led by juggernaut retailers Temu, Shein and Taobao. She sees it at her work where she is the...

France prepares for sale of one of country’s finest wine collections

The Marquis de Lur Saluces was such a stickler for quality that if a vintage produced at his Château d’Yquem in Bordeaux failed to meet his exacting standards, he would refuse to sell any bottles at all that year. Now some 2,500 of the carefully...