Farmers and politics threaten to put EU's free-trade deal with South America on ice

France is creating a last-minute hurdle for a major trade deal between the European Union and the Mercosur bloc.
Benzinga.com

France, EU Lure US Researchers With Nearly $567 Million Incentives Amid Trump's Academic Funding Cuts

In response to the academic funding cuts in the U.S. under President Donald Trump, France and the EU are preparing to roll out incentives to attract U.S.-based researchers to Europe. The announcement, scheduled to be made at Sorbonne University in Paris ...
Yahoo

EU to Slam France on Budget Deficit, Adding to Macron’s Woes

(Bloomberg) -- The European Union is set to admonish France for breaking the bloc’s deficit and debt rules, triggering a process that can lead to onerous fines and complicating campaign priorities less than two weeks before voting starts in legislative ...
Reuters

France in focus as Europe's electricity import needs swell

LITTLETON, Colorado, Feb 4 (Reuters) - Growing tension across Europe's electricity markets has sharpened focus on the region's most dependable and integrated exporter of clean power: France. France is the largest supplier of clean electricity to Europe's ...
Newsday

France's far right may win big in the EU elections. That's worrying for migrants, Macron and Ukraine

PARIS — French far-right leader Marine Le Pen isn’t on the ballot at the weekend’s European Parliament election, but she’s likely to emerge as one of its biggest winners. Polls expect her National Rally party to be the top vote-getter in France ...
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EU Sees France’s Fiscal Path as Compliant With Budget Rules

(Bloomberg) -- The European Union has told France its plan for slower deficit reduction next year is still within the bloc’s rules, handing Francois Bayrou ’s government a reprieve in its battle to repair creaking public finances. France aims to bring ...
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