Victor Goury-Laffont
French farmers block highways and aim for Yellow Jacket redux
AGEN, France — A group of farmers brewed coffee in an improvised camp surrounded by tractors and hay...
8 months ago
Anne Hidalgo’s vision of a greener Paris faces political reckoning
PARIS — Nearly 10 years ago, newly minted Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo made “a genuine energy and environmental transition” a cornerstone of her plans for the city.The Socialist politician stayed true to that platform — in the process becoming one of the most...
6 months ago
France tops UK (again) in foreign investment race amid European slowdown
France remained Europe's most attractive destination for foreign direct investment in 2023, an EY survey released on Thursday said, as new projects slowed across Europe.For the fifth straight year, France beat the U.K. and third-place finisher Germany, bu...
5 months ago
French government resigns, ushering in indefinite transition period
PARIS — Governing France is about to get much harder for Emmanuel Macron.The French president on Tuesday accepted the resignation of Prime Minister Gabriel Attal and his government, the Elysée said in a statement, officially starting a transition period d...
2 months ago
Paris mayor to slow main highway to 50 kph on Oct. 1
PARIS — Parisian drivers are being forced to hit the brakes as Mayor Anne Hidalgo presses ahead with plans to reduce the speed limit on arguably the city's most important highway.Hidalgo on Monday said that her long-awaited proposal to cut the maximum spe...
1 month ago
Too fast, too furious: Paris speed limit crashes into right-wing opposition
PARIS — France's new transport minister hadn’t even been on the job for a week when he sat down with Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo in a last-ditch effort to get her to reconsider a controversial policy: slowing the speed limit on the capital's main ring road.T...
2 weeks ago
Barnier’s first big test: A budget to cut France’s ‘colossal debt’
PARIS — French Prime Minister Michel Barnier is set to unveil his 2025 budget on Thursday in a critical test of both his leadership and whether France’s fractured parliament can function when no party holds a majority.The National Assembly, the more power...
6 days ago