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Proposal to overhaul dozens of systems heralds likely clash with unions
Restrictions imposed in two-thirds of départements will hit farms and gardens
Second anniversary follows record fundraising year for nation’s start-ups
Measures aim to save €3.4bn and cut joblessness by curbing short-term hiring
Edouard Philippe vows to press ahead with unemployment insurance and pension reforms
Slowing economy and concessions to ‘gilets jaunes’ protesters put pressure on Macron
April data for eurozone’s second-biggest economy offers a glimmer of hope
French state aiming to privatise Française des Jeux by year-end, says finance minister
French consumers upbeat but confidence hits a two-year low in Germany
Services sector resilient but factory output shrank in May, survey data show
Activity in France rises at fastest pace in six months
Opposition manoeuvre to delay sale of airport operator ADP threatens president’s reforms
Privatisation of airport group blocked by cross-party referendum plan
This is not the time to complain about German tight-fistedness
Jobless rate is still more than double that of Germany despite steady economic growth
Medef calls it ‘unacceptable’ for companies to pay more tax so individuals can pay less
Macron wants citizens to work longer in bid to increase tax revenues
President hopes plans will help him regain political initiative from ‘gilets jaunes’ protesters
The US lead in AI is under threat as China steps up investment; why slow progress in the automation of social care alarms an ageing Japan; and do robots need morality lessons from Mary Poppins? Plus: a British start-up that is democratising industrial robots
If France wants to transform itself, it needs to do more than take on one institution
Survey of executives finds services on stronger footing
Governance experts had warned of creeping control by the billionaire
Economy minister rejects ‘populism’ over opposition to plan to privatise ADP
Production in the two eurozone economies surprises analysts and shows positive signs
Plan from finance minister Bruno Le Maire set to raise hackles in Berlin and The Hague
