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    • Tuesday, 19 July, 2022
      EDF
      France to pay €9.7bn for nationalisation of EDF

      Government to offer €12 per share to investors to take full control of power group

    • Thursday, 14 July, 2022
      EU energy
      Britain’s power grid provides electricity lifeline to Europe

      System is net exporter for first time since 2017 after record French nuclear shutdowns

    • Wednesday, 13 July, 2022
      Inside BusinessLeila Abboud
      Business worries mount that Macron’s reform push will stall

      Without a majority in parliament the French president must seek compromise to advance economic agenda

    • Thursday, 7 July, 2022
      EU economy
      French finance minister says EU debt rules are ‘obsolete’

      Bruno Le Maire calls time on ‘frugal’ union and promises further economic reforms

    • Sunday, 26 June, 2022
      French politics
      Macron backs PM Borne and vows to press ahead with reforms

      French president seeks to salvage second-term agenda after falling short of majority in parliament

    • Thursday, 23 June, 2022
      Free LunchMartin Sandbu
      Reflections on France after the elections Premium content

      A splintered parliament is both a challenge and an opportunity

    • Monday, 30 May, 2022
      Nuclear energy
      Power plant shutdowns hinder France’s ‘nuclear adventure’

      Corrosion in ageing reactors hits output just as president revives atomic energy programme

    • Friday, 6 May, 2022
      Binance
      Binance’s warm welcome in France draws stark divide with UK

      Crypto exchange’s chief Changpeng Zhao says he met Emmanuel Macron in effort to court French support

    • Thursday, 5 May, 2022
      Eurozone economy
      German and French factories hit by Ukraine war and China lockdowns

      Fallout from conflict and lower orders due to supply chain squeezes add to gloom hanging over European economy

    • Friday, 29 April, 2022
      Global Economy
      Weak EU growth and Covid-hit China raise prospect of global downturn

      Ukraine war takes toll on eurozone as US economy contracts and renminbi falls

    • Tuesday, 26 April, 2022
      News in-depth
      Macron faces a complex economic juggling act

      From soaring fuel costs to pension reforms, French president must keep recovery on track and social unrest at bay

    • Monday, 25 April, 2022
      Ruchir Sharma
      The fat French state is about to get fatter

      Voters are discontented but have no appetite for reforms that would tackle what really ails the nation

    • Thursday, 21 April, 2022
      FT MagazineSimon Kuper
      Why the French think they’ve never had it so bad

      Politicians like Marine Le Pen perpetuate the gloom by indulging in fantasies of national decline

    • Thursday, 21 April, 2022
      Jérémie Gallon
      France must balance diplomatic panache with a dash of humility

      The winner of Sunday’s election needs a foreign policy fit for a changing Europe

    • Monday, 18 April, 2022
      News in-depthFrench presidential election
      Macron pushes green credentials in election fight with Le Pen

      President stresses support of renewables in effort to woo left but faces criticism on record

    • Friday, 15 April, 2022
      News in-depthFrench presidential election
      Marine Le Pen exploits cost of living fears as French run-off vote looms

      Far-right victory would put country on protectionist path that analysts say is economically risky

    • Thursday, 14 April, 2022
      The Big Read
      The corner of France that explains Macron, Le Pen and a deep political divide

      To understand the forces reshaping politics in the country, pay a visit to Bordeaux — and the ‘crescent of poverty’ around it

    • Tuesday, 12 April, 2022
      French presidential election
      Macron waters down key pension reform in attempt to woo left

      President backs away from pledge to raise retirement age to 65 as he courts working-class voters in run-off against Le Pen

    • Tuesday, 5 April, 2022
      French presidential election
      Le Pen’s poll surge rattles French bonds and bank stocks

      Investors price in greater political risk before Sunday’s first round of voting

    • Thursday, 17 March, 2022
      French politics
      Macron aims for full employment in election manifesto

      French president seeks second term with pledges for more investment, reforms and tax cuts

    • Thursday, 10 March, 2022
      French politics
      Macron plans second push to reform French pensions if re-elected

      President proposes merging schemes and raising retirement age to 65

    • Monday, 14 February, 2022
      The Big Read
      Macron gambles on economic record to win a second term in France

      Business has welcomed reform measures, but many voters feel left behind

    • Thursday, 10 February, 2022
      Nuclear energy
      Macron restarts France’s ‘nuclear adventure’ with plans for 6 reactors

      Atomic energy is central to plan to meet net zero carbon emissions, French president says

    • Tuesday, 8 February, 2022
      French trade deficit in goods hits record level despite economic rebound

      Finance minister Bruno Le Maire laments ‘black mark’ for economy as gap widens to €84.7bn

    • Friday, 28 January, 2022
      French economy boosts Macron with fastest growth in 52 years

      Rebound from pandemic is timely fillip for president ahead of April elections

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