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  • Friday, 21 February, 2020
    Eurozone economy
    Eurozone’s manufacturing slump eases despite coronavirus 

    Figures alleviate fears of some countries in bloc facing technical recession

  • Friday, 21 February, 2020
    European prime property
    Why Parisians are swapping the French capital for Bordeaux

    Property buyers love the city’s lower prices and laid back way of life

  • Friday, 21 February, 2020
    FT Magazine
    The canelé: how the chewy French pastry went global

    From humble Bordeaux origins, the cylindrical dessert has become a phenomenon

  • Thursday, 20 February, 2020
    Switzerland
    Swiss prosecutors charge PSG president Nasser al-Khelaifi

    President of Paris St Germain football club and former Fifa official face charges 

  • Thursday, 20 February, 2020
    FT Globetrotter
    Tips from the top: John Ridding on Paris

    From Seine-side runs to fine frites, the FT’s CEO reveals his recommendations for a day in the French capital

  • Thursday, 20 February, 2020
    Philip Stephens
    Merkel and Macron: Europe’s missed chance

    German and French leaders’ hesitation could be fatal

  • Wednesday, 19 February, 2020
    Renault SA
    France steps up probe into misuse of funds at Renault

    Prosecutors look into abuse of corporate assets, abuse of trust and money laundering between 2009 and 2020

  • Wednesday, 19 February, 2020
    Inside BusinessMiles Johnson
    Business beats family in Italian family businesses

    Why dynastic multinationals outperform listed companies by often eye-popping margins

  • Tuesday, 18 February, 2020
    French politics
    Macron launches campaign against political Islam

    Attempt to elicit support from rightwing voters ahead of French local elections

  • Promoted Content
  • Tuesday, 18 February, 2020
    École nationale d'administration publique
    France’s Ena avoids the guillotine under alumnus Macron

    French president to open up elite school as he backtracks on proposal to suppress it

  • Tuesday, 18 February, 2020
    Renée Kaplan
    French resistance to Anglo-Saxon moralising fades

    Resignation of Benjamin Griveaux shows the separation of private and public life is crumbling

  • Monday, 17 February, 2020
    French politics
    Airbus case shows France’s new-found anti-corruption drive

    Paris prosecutors seize on recent law to win record settlement from aircraft maker

  • Monday, 17 February, 2020
    Residential
    Five reasons to live in Megève, France

    Year-round cultural activities and fine dining complement 400km of ski runs

  • Sunday, 16 February, 2020
    Brexit
    French minister warns UK-EU will ‘rip each other apart’

    Bitter negotiations expected by Paris over Brexit deal negotiations

  • Sunday, 16 February, 2020
    ExplainerMarket Questions
    Will European PMI data reveal coronavirus impact?

    Market Questions is the FT’s guide to the week ahead

  • Saturday, 15 February, 2020
    Coronavirus
    France reports first coronavirus death outside Asia

    China’s foreign minister slams global overreaction to outbreak and insists it is under control 

  • Friday, 14 February, 2020
    Media
    French film awards board quits over sexism criticism

    Césars directors resign two weeks before ceremony ‘to restore calm’

  • Friday, 14 February, 2020
    The FT ViewThe editorial board
    Eurozone weakness is a test for post-crisis policy

    Debt costs fall for troubled countries, but currency bloc still has scars

  • Friday, 14 February, 2020
    French politics
    Macron’s pick for Paris mayor drops out over sex video

    Setback for French president as Benjamin Griveaux withdraws from race

  • Thursday, 13 February, 2020
    FT Globetrotter
    How to be healthier on a work trip

    Explore our series of top tips from FT writers and readers on keeping fit, eating well and being more mindful on a business trip

  • Thursday, 13 February, 2020
    French economy
    French unemployment hits fresh post-crisis low

    Figures offer a boost for Macron after more than a year of protests over economy

  • Wednesday, 12 February, 2020
    Malta
    France to probe tycoon charged with Maltese murder

    Business activities under investigation after complaints by Caruana Galizia’s family

  • Wednesday, 12 February, 2020
    Global InsightMartin Sandbu
    Macron presses on with pension reform despite political cost

    The unpopular French leader needs to reap economic benefits of his policies before 2022

  • Wednesday, 12 February, 2020
    French politics
    Problems for Macron as MPs find the party is over

    French president’s La République en Marche is losing ground ahead of elections

  • Sunday, 9 February, 2020
    Pilita Clark
    Work at home if you can, but don’t expect paradise

    The office gives you a better chance of picking up new ideas — and a lot more gossip

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