Countries should be able to tax a quarter of the profits of large multinationals, wherever they are earned, France proposed on Saturday at a meeting of G20 finance ministers dedicated to reviewing the rules on cross-border corporate taxation. Key aspects remain to be clarified after
France will withdraw over 2,000 troops from its force fighting extremists in Africa’s Sahel region early next year and instead transfer its military presence to specialized regional forces, President Emmanuel Macron announced Friday. Macron announced last month that France will reduce its military presence in
French far-right leader Marine Le Pen has been sharply criticized for making her party too mainstream, belittling the far-right and ignoring her supporters. Experts and outsiders warn that this could cost her votes in next year’s presidential election. The confusion intensified after the National Rally’s
Activists from the social justice organization Attac unfurled a giant banner in front of the headquarters of French luxury group LVMH on Saturday and painted in black the facade of its Paris store La Samaritaine in protest of growing inequality. The banner depicted France’s richest
A French judge has been appointed to investigate the controversial $1 billion sale of Rafale fighter jets to India in 2016 over “corruption allegations,” the national financial prosecutor’s office (PNF) said Friday. The 7.8 billion euro ($9.3 billion) contract for 36 aircraft between the Indian
A scaled-down replica of the Statue of Liberty, depicting the journey her older sister made more than a century ago between France and the US, was installed Thursday on Ellis Island in New York Harbor. The 9.3 feet (2.8 meters) replica began its journey from
Belgium on Thursday transferred suspect Mohamed Abrini to France, where he will stand trial in September as one of 14 people accused of involvement in the 2015 Paris attacks, sources close to the case said. Abrini, known from a video as “the man in the
French pharmaceutical giant Sanofi announced Tuesday an investment plan of 400 million euros ($476 million) a year to boost “end-to-end” research and development of next-generation vaccines based on messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) and develop at least six candidate vaccines by 2025. Sanofi said in a
France and Mexico signed a cooperation agreement on Thursday to combat the illegal trade in cultural goods. Mexico’s foreign minister described the agreement as an important step towards restoring and protecting Mexico’s cultural heritage. They did not immediately disclose details of the agreement. The agreement
France’s highest administrative court on Thursday ordered the government to take immediate action on climate change, in order to comply with a call to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, or face fines. Last November, the Conseil d’État, which acts as legal adviser to the executive and