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EU rejects French scientist report linking GM corn to cancer — 04 October 2012, 19:52 CET

The European Food Safety Authority says it cannot accept an "inadequate" report by a French scientist on a link between cancer and genetically modified corn.

Paris Orly airport set for EUR 450m revamp: report — 03 October 2012, 13:13 CET

Orly airport, the second hub in France, is set for a revamp costing up to 450 million euros linking its two terminals, the ADP Paris airport manager said on Wednesday.

France, Finland discuss mooted financial tax — 02 October 2012, 21:07 CET

French President Francois Hollande sought Tuesday to get Finland on board with a plan to tax financial transactions, during a visit by Prime Minister Jyrki Katainen.

French parliament debates EU fiscal pact — 02 October 2012, 21:07 CET

The French parliament Tuesday opened a difficult debate on an EU fiscal pact that is key to efforts to overcome the eurozone debt crisis but which critics slam as austerity forced by Brussels.

French president calls for strict rules on banking union — 01 October 2012, 23:42 CET

French President Francois Hollande said on Monday that that a European banking union should be governed by "very precise rules" after meeting with Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt.

Berlin, Paris and Warsaw urge rapid EU banking supervision — 01 October 2012, 23:43 CET

European affairs ministers of France, German and Poland on Monday in Warsaw underscored what they termed the urgent need to create an EU-wide mechanism for banking supervision.

Thousands in Paris denounce EU 'austerity' pact — 01 October 2012, 11:02 CET

Tens of thousands of left-wing protesters took to the streets of Paris on Sunday to denounce EU-driven austerity measures being pushed on member states, a day after similar protests in Spain and Portugal.

French budget vows EUR 36.9bn savings to cut deficit — 28 September 2012, 13:33 CET

France's Socialist government on Friday adopted its 2013 budget with promises to make 36.9 billion euros in savings to respect a deficit target of 3.0 per cent of GDP next year.

Two of three French want referendum on EU fiscal pact: poll — 26 September 2012, 15:45 CET

Nearly two out of three French would like a referendum on whether their country should adopt the EU fiscal pact, which is seen as key to efforts to beat the eurozone's debt crisis.

EU extends Dexia guarantee clearance to Jan 2013 — 26 September 2012, 15:44 CET

The European Commission has extended by four months its clearance for France, Belgium and Luxembourg to provide state guarantees worth 55 billion euros for failed Dexia bank.

Hyundai's French head denies dumping allegations — 26 September 2012, 15:42 CET

The head of the French branch of South Korean automaker Hyundai expressed astonishment on Wednesday at a French minister's suggestion that consumers shy away from buying a South Korean car.

EU's Almunia wants France, Belgium to 'speed up' Dexia deal — 25 September 2012, 13:49 CET

EU Competition Commissioner Joaquin Almunia has called on France and Belgium to "speed up" negotiations over public guarantees behind a restructured Dexia bank.

Chateau labels for US wine 'cheating consumers' — 24 September 2012, 19:31 CET

Bordeaux wine producers are warning that a European Union decision to authorise their US rivals to use the term 'chateau' on bottles sold in Europe would amount to "cheating consumers".

France offers EUR 150m loan to help Jordan budget — 24 September 2012, 19:18 CET

The French Development Agency inked a deal with the Jordanian government on Monday to provide the kingdom with a soft loan of 150 million euros ($193 million) to support its battered budget.

Give Greece more time to 'pull through': French PM — 23 September 2012, 22:31 CET

French Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault said in an interview aired Sunday that he was in favour of giving Greece more time to pull through the eurozone crisis as long as it was sincere in taking on reforms.

EU, France sign EUR 940m metro deal with Egypt — 23 September 2012, 22:30 CET

The European Union and France have signed a 940 million euro agreement with the Egyptian government to fund the construction of a new metro extension, the EU mission in Cairo said in a statement on Sunday.

Hollande insists 'earlier the better' on banking union — 22 September 2012, 20:41 CET

French President Francois Hollande insisted Saturday that speed was key in setting up a system of European banking surveillance, despite objections from Germany.

Euro, EADS loom over Merkel, Hollande anniversary talks — 22 September 2012, 14:31 CET

The leaders of Germany and France met Saturday to mark a seminal 1962 speech by Charles de Gaulle, hoping to use the occasion to make headway on the euro crisis and a mooted EADS-BAE merger.

France and Germany out of step on eurozone crisis — 21 September 2012, 21:21 CET

Differences between France and Germany on solving the eurozone crisis are increasingly evident, with Paris pushing with more urgency than Berlin for banking reform and a Spanish bailout.

Scientist won't allow EU agency to check GM findings — 20 September 2012, 17:23 CET

The French scientist who linked Monsanto genetically-modified corn to cancer in rats on Thursday refused to let the EU's food safety watchdog, EFSA, verify his results.

France will push for GM ban if cancer threat confirmed — 20 September 2012, 18:01 CET

France will seek an immediate EU ban on imports of a genetically-modified corn made by Monsanto if a study linking it to cancer in rats is deemed credible, says Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault.

Western nations, UN concerned after mob prevents Togo demo — 19 September 2012, 19:00 CET

Several Western ambassadors and the United Nations in Togo issued a joint statement Wednesday condemning the actions of a violent crowd that prevented an opposition protest at the weekend.

France takes first steps to ratify EU fiscal pact — 19 September 2012, 15:00 CET

France on Wednesday took the first step to adopting the EU fiscal pact that is key to efforts to overcome the eurozone's debt crisis and sets strict limits on governments running deficits.

EuroDisney gets EUR 1.3bn loan from Walt Disney — 18 September 2012, 22:51 CET

Euro Disney, the struggling theme park near Paris, said Tuesday that it has received a loan of 1.3 billion euros from its parent the Walt Disney company, allowing it to refinance a large part of its existing debt.

Germans more sceptical than French about euro: poll — 17 September 2012, 14:50 CET

Nearly two thirds of Germans think they would be better off if they had not swapped the deutschmark for the euro but French people seem more positive towards the single currency, a poll indicated Monday.