Sarah White

Tuesday, 5 May, 2026

Thursday, 30 April, 2026

Belgium in talks with Engie to nationalise nuclear assets

Government considers extending reactor lifespans comes as energy shocks force Europe to reconsider atomic power

Thursday, 30 April, 2026

French lenders miss out on trading boom powering Wall Street banks

BNP Paribas, Crédit Agricole and SocGen report higher first-quarter profit but are unable to capitalise on market volatility

Wednesday, 29 April, 2026

Oil & Gas industry

Total profits jump 29% as war drives oil price surge and trading gains

French energy major forecasts extended period of high prices as it offsets production losses in the Middle East

Thursday, 23 April, 2026

Polymarket

French weather service alerts police to tampering after suspicious Polymarket bets

Users of weather forum say Paris temperature data may have been manipulated for wagers on prediction market platform

Tuesday, 21 April, 2026

Aerospace & Defence

Iran war spurs global demand for defence equipment, says Thales

French group expects Middle East conflict to boost orders, from rockets to air surveillance systems

Monday, 20 April, 2026

Paris

Do dogs belong in Paris?

One of Europe’s most densely populated cities has resorted to fines and exclusion zones to keep pets in check

Sarah White

Sunday, 19 April, 2026

European companies

From Moon buggies to new materials, Michelin reinvents its future

Company focuses on high-end products to keep manufacturing in France, but workers fear Chinese competition

Sunday, 19 April, 2026

Financial services

France’s CB seeks to lead European fightback against Visa and Mastercard

Payments scheme pushes for ‘co-badging’ that allows French bank cards to run on both international and local networks

Friday, 17 April, 2026

Alstom SA

Shares in world’s second-biggest train maker plunge on profit downgrade

Alstom cites slow progress on some projects and scraps free cash flow target

Thursday, 16 April, 2026

Stellantis

Peugeot maker Stellantis to phase out car assembly at historic Poissy plant

Move brings an end to almost a century of vehicle manufacturing around Paris

Monday, 13 April, 2026

Industrials

Former Lafarge chief sentenced to six years in jail for financing terrorism

Paris court finds cement maker guilty of paying jihadis to keep operations running in Syria after civil war broke out

Wednesday, 8 April, 2026

Mining

Eramet’s top shareholder weighs exit as €500mn capital raise looms

Duval family hires Lazard to advise on 37% stake in troubled mining company

Thursday, 2 April, 2026

Air France-KLM

Air France-KLM and Lufthansa battle for stake in Portugal’s flagship airline

Franco-Dutch and German carriers have been eyeing TAP privatisation for months

Thursday, 2 April, 2026

Banks

Goldman and Citi tell Paris staff to work from home after thwarted BofA attack

US authorities warned the banks of potential security threats

Sunday, 29 March, 2026

Middle East war

Israel blocks Catholic cardinal from Holy Sepulchre on Palm Sunday

France, Italy, Poland and Canada condemn Israeli police for cutting off access to site in the run-up to Easter

Friday, 27 March, 2026

Renewable energy

US seeks to scrap offshore wind projects in exchange for fossil fuel deals

Interior department in talks with companies that hold leases to build plants off America’s coastline

Thursday, 26 March, 2026

EDF

Bidders circle as EDF’s renewable assets in the US go on sale

KKR, Clearway Energy and LS Power among groups interested in acquiring French group’s American clean energy business

Monday, 23 March, 2026

French politics

France’s far right notches up mixed results in local elections

Socialists hold on to Paris mayoralty in ballots seen as warm-up for 2027 presidential poll

Thursday, 19 March, 2026

EU defence

Macron and Merz make last-ditch push to rescue joint fighter-jet project

French and German leaders pressure Dassault Aviation and Airbus to resolve differences and save FCAS

Tuesday, 17 March, 2026

Private credit

BNP bets European private credit boom can defy US downturn

Asset management chief points to continent’s financing needs and more stringent regulation to protect from mis-selling

Monday, 16 March, 2026

French politics

French far right makes first-round gains in municipal elections

Local votes are crucial test of parties’ strength and appetite for alliances ahead of 2027 presidential contest

Sunday, 15 March, 2026

French politics

France votes in mayoral elections ahead of 2027 showdown

Municipal elections will set the scene for next year’s presidential race as the far right looks to gain ground

Friday, 13 March, 2026

Middle East war

France and Italy open talks with Iran in hope of securing safe Hormuz passage

Europeans look for ways to restart energy shipments as Iran’s new supreme leader vows to keep strait shut

Tuesday, 10 March, 2026

Volkswagen AG

VW warns Middle East war will hit luxury car sales as disruption spreads

German group says it must ‘rigorously’ cut costs as conflict and tariffs cloud outlook