A French court did not select any of the takeover proposals for the company, its iconic brands Brandt, Vedette, Sauter and De Dietrich, or its nearly 750 employees.

   The Assemblée backed the measure, which includes the suspension of an unpopular pension reform, by 247 votes to 234 on Tuesday. It will now head back to the Sénat before returning to the lower chamber.

   Even as Chinese competition increasingly undermines French industries, including in innovation, many French companies argue that maintaining a presence in China remains essential. President Emmanuel Macron is visiting the country from December 3 to 5.

   Unions are striking Tuesday to pressure the government as budget talks resume at the Assemblée nationale. Public services and schools will see disruptions, while transport should stay largely unaffected.

   In France, anger is everywhere: in the public sphere, in the media and at the ballot box. The majority of French people under the age of 35 say they have experienced it. From private feelings to collective outcries, they search for ways to channel this emotion.

   The vote to nationalize ArcelorMittal France passed in the Assemblée Nationale on Thursday, but it is likely to rejected by the Sénat.

   The historic boulevard on the Left Bank, once highly sought after, now illustrates the crisis affecting commercial real estate in the French capital.

   Between the needs of residents and the desire to attract tourists, commerces in the French capital have to strike a delicate balance. Failing to do so can be detrimental, as seen by the decline of the BHV department store.

   The state of French industry remains worrying, as new factory openings no longer compensate for closures. Greater stability in fiscal and regulatory frameworks is necessary in political decision-making.

   Some 150 businesses were to take part in the first edition of the Choose France summit dedicated to domestic companies specifically. Doubts are mounting in numerous sectors, and French investors are increasingly skeptical about an industrial revival.

   Winegrowers from southern France are planning a major protest on Saturday, November 15. With unpredictable weather, rising costs and plummeting sales, the industry is demanding emergency measures to avoid a wave of business closures and to pressure both the French government and the European Union...

   The value-added tax is on track to bring in 10 billion less than expected in 2025. The French government has launched an emergency investigation to determine the reasons behind this shortfall, with one prime suspect emerging: small parcels from China.

   The retail chain announced on Wednesday that the family behind the French shipping company CMA CGM had acquired a 4% stake in the company. Peninsula, the holding company of Brazilian businessman Abilio Diniz, who died in 2024, has withdrawn its investment.

   Having voted against the ’Zucman’ wealth tax, Marine Le Pen’s Rassemblement National now openly presents itself as a right-wing party on every level: It is nationalist, anti-immigrant, extractivist and hyper-capitalist.

   The French government plans to introduce a 2 levy on every item arriving from a non-European country, with lawmakers set to debate the proposal from November 12. France would be the first country to create such a tax, a measure that has already sparked controversy.

   The first clients entered the store on Wednesday under the watchful eye of riot police, after queuing for hours. Days before the planned opening, a controversy over the sale of childlike sex dolls on Shein’s platform triggered a new political outcry.

   In a report published on November 5, Amnesty International details the many obstacles foreign workers face when renewing their residence permits and calls for a reform of the system.

   Earlier on Monday, France’s finance minister had threatened to ban the retailer from the country if it resumed selling the childlike dolls, just days before it opens its first physical store in Paris.

   The proposal would impose a 2% tax on wealth over 100 million, which garnered a lot of popular support. It was proposed by economist Gabriel Zucman as a tool to help France balance its books.

   Business activity boosted France’s GDP, which rose by 0.5% in the third quarter. However, households remained highly cautious, spending little and investing even less. The late-summer upturn is unlikely to last.