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☆ Right-winger Ciotti wins 1st round of French conservative party leadership vote
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-04 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

PARIS, Dec 4 (Reuters) - Right-winger Eric Ciotti is in poll position to become the next leader of France's formerly heavyweight conservative Les Republicains (LR) party after winning a first round ballot of party members on Sunday. LR or its predecessors have governed France for much of its post-war history. "I want to be the candidate of hope and of the return of a big political family on the right," Ciotti said in a tweet following Sunday's vote. Both Ciotti, whose home base is the traditionally right-wing Nice region, and Retailleau are politically further to the right than outgoing LR leader Christian Jacob. LR remains a key force in parliament, however, as Macron - who lost his legislative majority in parliament - often relies on the party to get his government's bills voted through.

☆ Airbus says reached settlement with French prosecutor on Libya, Kazakhstan bribery probe
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-24 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

PARIS, Nov 24 (Reuters) - Airbus has reached a settlement with the French financial prosecutor (PNF) concerning judicial investigations related to Libya and Kazakhstan, an Airbus spokesperson said on Thursday, confirming a report by news agency AFP. It said the agreement is now subject to court approval. Last month, Airbus confirmed it was negotiating a new bribery settlement with French authorities over past dealings in Libya and Kazakhstan as an extension to a settlement struck in 2020 which included record fines against the planemaker. The initial agreement followed a four-year probe which originated in Britain and later expanded to France and the United States, shedding light on a network of middlemen and disguised payments. Reporting by Tassilo Hummel, Writing by GV De ClercqOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ France's Macron announces 100 mln euro aid package for Moldova
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-21 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

PARIS, Nov 21 (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron, speaking at a donor conference for Moldova in Paris, announced an additional international aid package worth more than 100 million euros ($103 million)for the eastern European nation. He said much of that aid would have to be focused on helping Moldova deal with an energy crisis that is the consequence of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. ($1 = 0.9756 euros)Reporting by GV De Clercq; Editing by Jon BoyleOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ French archbishop under investigation for 'inappropriate gesture' towards woman
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-16 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

PARIS, Nov 16 (Reuters) - A retired French archbishop is under investigation from judicial and church authorities for what he called "an inappropriate gesture" towards an adult young woman at the end of the 1980s. Monseigneur Jean-Pierre Grallet, 81, the retired former archbishop of Strasburg, said in a statement on Wednesday that he had been informed this summer that the woman had filed a complaint against him. He gave no detail about what kind of behaviour he is under investigation for. Last week, French Cardinal Jean-Pierre Ricard said he had abused a 14-year-old girl decades ago and would withdraw from his functions. In total, 11 bishops or former bishops are currently the subject of abuse investigations, Eric de Moulins-Beaufort, head of the French bishops' conference, said last week.

☆ French cardinal says abused 14-year girl, withdraws from functions
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-07 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

PARIS, Nov 7 (Reuters) - French Cardinal Jean-Pierre Ricard said on Monday that he had abused a 14-year-old girl decades ago and he would withdraw from his functions. "Thirty-five years ago, when I was a parish priest, I behaved in a reprehensible way with a young girl aged 14. Ricard asked for forgiveness and said he would withdraw from his functions and be available for legal and church authorities. In total, 11 bishops or former bishops, including a former bishop in Creteil, near Paris, Michel Santier, are currently targeted by abuse investigations, Eric de Moulins-Beaufort, head of the French bishops' conference, told a news conference on Monday. read moreReporting by GV De Clercq and Ingrid Melander, Editing by Angus MacSwanOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Axa 9-month revenue up 2%, faces 400 mln euro hit from Hurricane Ian
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-02 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

The French insurer - Europe's second-biggest after Germany's Allianz - said its nine-month revenue rose 2% on a comparable basis to 78.4 billion euros from 76 billion in the year-earlier period. Property and casualty revenue was up 3% to 40.7 billion euros, while health revenue was up 14% to 13.1 billion. Axa said that Hurricane Ian, which devastated the coastlines of Florida in September, was expected to be one of the costliest hurricanes to hit the United States in recent years. More than 80 people died in Hurricane Ian, which is likely to be among the worst in U.S. history, President Joe Biden has said. Axa also confirmed it was taking part in a capital increase of Italian bank Monte dei Paschi di Siena (MPS) (BMPS.MI) for an amount that could reach 200 million euros.

☆ France had hottest month of October since 1945
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-01 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/2] A man enjoys the sunset on a warm and sunny autumn day on the beach of Calais, France, October 30, 2022. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol/File PhotoPARIS, Nov 1 (Reuters) - October 2022 is set to be the hottest month of October in France since records started in 1945, national weather agency Meteo-France said in a statement. Meteo-France said that due to climate change, periods of unusual heat late or early in the year were set to become more frequent. Beach resorts across Europe have extended their season as the unseasonable warmth kept tourists coming to the seaside. Reporting by GV De Clercq; Editing by Alex RichardsonOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ France's Thales says hackers claim to have stolen data
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-01 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

PARIS, Nov 1 (Reuters) - French defence and technology group Thales (TCFP.PA) said on Tuesday the hacker group LockBit 3.0 claimed to have stolen some of its data and was threatening to publish it. Thales said the extortion and ransomware group had announced plans on the dark web to release the data on Nov. 7. Thales has opened an internal investigation and has informed the ANSSI national cyber security agency, but so far has not filed a complaint with the police, a company official said. The hackers have not provided proof they have obtained any Thales data, the official added. Reporting by GV De Clercq, Editing by Louise Heavens and Mark PotterOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ French bank SocGen to further reduce exposure to oil and gas production
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-24 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

PARIS, Oct 24 (Reuters) - French bank Societe Generale (SOGN.PA) said in a statement that it planned to further reduce its exposure to the oil and gas production sector and was making good progress on its goal of a complete exit from coal. The bank said it now aimed to reduce its financial exposure to oil and gas production by 20% by 2025 compared to 2019, from an earlier target of minus 10% by 2025 compared to 2019. The bank also said it had made "good progress towards achieving a complete exit from the coal sector by 2030 for EU and OECD countries and by 2040 for the rest of the world". Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by GV De Clercq; Editing by Sudip Kar-GuptaOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Russian submarine spotted off French coast end-September - French Navy
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-14 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

PARIS, Oct 14 (Reuters) - A Russian submarine was spotted sailing on the surface off the Brittany coast at the end of September and was escorted by the French navy, the French navy said on its Twitter feed. It said British and Spanish warships had also been involved in monitoring the submarine's movements. BFM TV reported that the incident took place on Sept. 29. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by GV De Clercq; Editing by Alex Richardson and Jonathan OatisOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Airbus says bigger A220 jetliner makes sense at right time
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-23 | by ( Tim Hepher | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Airbus CEO Guillaume Faury speaks during a visit of German Economy and Climate Protection Minister Robert Habeck at Airbus research facilities in Hamburg, Germany, January 18, 2022. A stretched version of the lightweight Canadian-designed airplane makes a lot of sense, "but we don't want to be right too early", Chief Executive Guillaume Faury told investors. Airbus has seized a commanding lead in the main part of the single-aisle market, most recently through the larger A321neo which Asam said would have an increasing proportion of sales. However, the industry's biggest single-aisle variant, the delayed A321XLR, is not emerging as quickly as Airbus hoped. Improvements in the range of the largest single-aisle jets like the A321neo have eaten into the lower end of the market traditionally reserved for bigger wide-body jets, where Boeing has for decades widely been seen as the market leader.

French President Emmanuel Macron delivers a speech at the Sub-Prefecture in Saint-Nazaire after a visit at the Saint-Nazaire offshore wind farm, off the coast of the Guerande peninsula in western France, September 22, 2022. Macron, who said in February that he wants France to have about 50 offshore wind farms by 2050, was visiting the country's first, built off Brittany, a project which took ten years to build and which started being connected to the grid this month. "It still takes too much time in France," Macron said, adding that he wants to halve the time it takes to develop renewable energy projects. Macron said he wants France to double the speed of building wind parks in France. Other plans include making it easier to find locations to build wind farms or install solar energy panels.

☆ France's Schneider to buy remaining Aveva shares in 31 pounds/share offer
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-21 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterThe logo of Schneider Electric is seen outside a company building in Nantes, France, September 20, 2022. Schneider said its offer of 31 pounds represented a premium of around 41 percent to Aveva's closing share price of 21.92 pounds on August 23 - before Schneider first stated its intentions to consider a full buyout. It took majority control of Aveva in 2017 in a reverse takeover that enabled the British company to retain its London listing. Schneider added that any interim dividend of up to 13 pence per AVEVA Share would still be paid to AVEVA Shareholders without any reductions. ($1 = 0.8809 pounds)Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Benoit Van Overstraeten and Paul Sandle; Editing by GV De Clercq/Sudip Kar-GuptaOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Macron calls Ukraine referendums 'cynical' and 'a parody'
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-20 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier/PoolNEW YORK, Sept 20 (Reuters) - Referendums planned in Russian-occupied Ukrainian regions on joining Russia will not be recognized by the international community, French President Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday, as he called the plans "cynical" and "a parody." "If the Donbas referendum idea wasn’t so tragic it would be funny," he told reporters. Speaking in New York, Macron said the referendum proposals for eastern Ukraine were an additional provocation following Russia's invasion of its neighbor. "I think what was announced by Russia is a parody," Macon said. Russian-installed leaders in occupied areas of four Ukrainian regions set out plans for referendums on joining Russia, a move which Kyiv dismissed as a stunt by Moscow to try to reclaim the initiative after resounding losses on the battlefield.

☆ France clears Omicron-adapted COVID boosters for autumn vaccination drive
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-20 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Test tube labelled "COVID-19 Omicron variant test positive" is seen in this illustration picture taken January 15, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File PhotoPARIS, Sept 20 (Reuters) - France's HAS health authority on Tuesday followed the European Union's drug regulator and cleared two separate COVID-19 vaccine boosters updated to target the Omicron variant. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterThe European Union's drug regulator gave a green light on Sept. 1, ahead of an anticipated rise in COVID infections this winter. The EU-wide recommendation is to authorise the vaccines for people aged 12 and above who have received at least primary vaccination against COVID. People close to those risk groups and health workers exposed to them should also receive a shot this autumn, it said.

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