Europe’s sovereign monetary order is in danger if plans for a digital euro and a European payment system are not implemented, the governor of the Bank of France said on Wednesday. Over 30 European banks are currently working to create a direct payment and card
French President Emmanuel Macron unveiled a new JPMorgan trading hub in Paris on Tuesday, as France seeks to create more jobs in the banking sector and attract workers from the financial sector who want to leave London after Brexit. Banks will spend billions of dollars
France will not ratify a draft trade deal between the European Union and the Mercosur bloc “in its current form”, trade minister Franck Riester told AFP on Thursday. The government wants guarantees on the protection of the environment and on health norms from Mercosur’s members
France said on Friday that it would close its borders to non-European Union countries as cases rise and the government struggles to avoid a new lockdown. Jean Castex, the French prime minister, said that all travel between France and nations outside of the E.U. would
A decrease of 79.8 per cent has been marked in the number of visas issued by French consulates during 2020. The number of short-stay visas for the Schengen Zone has decreased by 82 per cent, while the number of long-stay visas issued marked a 37.1
Greece and France have sealed a $2.8 billion deal for the purchase of 18 Rafale fighter jets for the Greek air force. The deal is part of a larger weapons purchase program that Greece is carrying out as it sits down to negotiate a solution
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The European Union and the incoming administration of U.S. President-elect Joe Biden should suspend a trade dispute to give themselves time to find common ground, France’s foreign minister said in remarks published on Sunday. “The issue that’s poisoning everyone is that of the price escalation
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For the better part of two decades, the French port city of Calais has enjoyed a steady stream of Brits making a quick stopover with one mission in mind: to stock up on wine and other alcohol at a steep discount and haul the goods
A second wave of the coronavirus pandemic has stalled a nascent recovery in Europe, as the EU warned that the economy would not return to pre-virus normality before 2023. “The rebound has been interrupted,” the EU’s economic affairs commissioner Paolo Gentiloni told reporters Thursday as
A shooting rampage by an Islamic State supporter in Vienna that killed four people is the latest in a spate of such atrocities in Europe. Here is a recap of the deadliest attacks since 2015: Austria On Monday evening, hours before Austria re-imposed a lockdown,