CO2 goals to complicate PSA, Renault labor talks
PARIS (Reuters) – Renault (RENA.PA) and PSA Group (PEUP.PA) face a potential stand-off with French workers worried that an industry drive to meet EU emissions targets will fuel demands for…
Exclusive: France’s CNP and Brazil’s Caixa close to reaching $1.7 billion insurance deal – sources
FILE PHOTO: A view shows the company logo of Caixa Economica Federal bank in downtown Rio de Janeiro August 20, 2014. REUTERS/Pilar Olivares SAO PAULO (Reuters) – France’s CNP Assurances…
Mediaset strikes deal to limit withdrawal rights impact in pan-EU TV deal
FILE PHOTO: The Mediaset tower is seen in Cologno Monzese neighbourhood Milan, Italy, April 7, 2016. REUTERS/Stefano Rellandini MILAN (Reuters) – Italian broadcaster Mediaset (MS.MI) said on Thursday it had…
Sick and elderly: Some EU nationals struggle to prove UK residency ahead of Brexit
LONDON (Reuters) – Sonja Brain, 84, is losing her sight and bed-bound in hospital after a cancerous tumor was removed from her spine. But she has another problem: proving she…
France and Germany united on strategy to fight global slowdown: French minister
French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire, German Economy Minister Peter Altmaier and German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz arrive to attend a joint news conference after a meeting in Paris, France,…
Europe orders urgent Airbus helicopter checks after Norway crash
OSLO (Reuters) – European regulators have ordered immediate checks on recently delivered versions of some Airbus helicopters after a crash in Arctic Norway last month killed five Norwegians and their…
Sanofi to pay Lexicon $260 million for terminated partnership
The logo of Sanofi is seen at the company’s research and production centre in Vitry-sur-Seine, France, August 6, 2019. REUTERS/Charles Platiau (Reuters) – Lexicon Pharmaceuticals Inc said on Tuesday France’s…
France says 1,500 died in summer’s heat wave
France’s health minister says 1,500 people died in this summer’s heat wave in France — but a campaign of public awareness saved many lives. Interested in Weather? Add Weather as…
Stockpiles of tomatoes? UK retailers bristle at demands of no-deal Brexit
LONDON (Reuters) – A British demand for supermarkets to prepare for a potentially chaotic no-deal Brexit by stockpiling food is stoking anger in the industry, with bosses saying they should…
Vuitton to hire more French handbag makers as Chinese sales boom
BEAULIEU-SUR-LAYON, France (Reuters) – LVMH’s (LVMH.PA) Louis Vuitton brand will hire another 1,500 manufacturing staff in France by 2022, as it expands production to meet strong demand in markets like…