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The French entrepreneurs conference organized by MEDEF runs Aug. 27-28.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[French, Algerian Ties Hit New Low After Macron Hardens Stance]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-08-07/macron-hardens-stance-on-algeria-calling-for-greater-firmness</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-08-07/macron-hardens-stance-on-algeria-calling-for-greater-firmness</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Vidya N Root]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 07 Aug 2025 06:04:12 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iwrUSrzjDwjA/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iwrUSrzjDwjA/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Emmanuel Macron</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Global Companies Weigh Added Costs, Options in Tariff Onslaught]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2025-03-13/supply-chain-latest-how-companies-are-adapting-in-trade-wars</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2025-03-13/supply-chain-latest-how-companies-are-adapting-in-trade-wars</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Vidya N Root]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 13 Mar 2025 12:10:24 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Key Takeaways From France’s No-Confidence Vote]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-12-04/five-takeaways-from-france-s-no-confidence-vote-toplive</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-12-04/five-takeaways-from-france-s-no-confidence-vote-toplive</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Vidya N Root]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 04 Dec 2024 20:20:42 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/if2sxZh0_AT8/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/if2sxZh0_AT8/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Michel Barnier, France&apos;s prime minister, during a no-confidence debate at the National Assembly in Paris, France, on Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024. A government collapse leaves the outgoing administration acting in a caretaker capacity to manage current affairs and avoid a shutdown.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Schneider Electric Ousts CEO After Disagreements Over Strategy]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-11-04/schneider-electric-names-olivier-blum-as-ceo-replacing-herweck</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-11-04/schneider-electric-names-olivier-blum-as-ceo-replacing-herweck</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Vidya N Root]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 04 Nov 2024 06:40:56 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/ixPru9M6YFfI/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/ixPru9M6YFfI/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Olivier Blum Source: Schneider Electric</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[France Will Push Ahead With Its Budget Process, Le Maire Says]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-07-31/france-will-push-ahead-with-its-budget-process-le-maire-says</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-07-31/france-will-push-ahead-with-its-budget-process-le-maire-says</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Vidya N Root]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 31 Jul 2024 06:25:03 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i6LiJQUzcUhE/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i6LiJQUzcUhE/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Bruno Le Maire</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Far Right Leader Blames Rivals’ Alliances for French Vote Result]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-07-07/bardella-blames-unnatural-alliances-as-french-left-leads-vote</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-07-07/bardella-blames-unnatural-alliances-as-french-left-leads-vote</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Vidya N Root]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jul 2024 21:21:30 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Who Is Jean-Luc Melenchon? Far-Left Leader Defiant After French Victory]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-07-07/melenchon-grabs-spotlight-after-french-left-heads-for-shock-win</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-07-07/melenchon-grabs-spotlight-after-french-left-heads-for-shock-win</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Vidya N Root]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jul 2024 19:38:21 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iJ6s6U21O_aA/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iJ6s6U21O_aA/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Jean-Luc Melenchon reacts during an election night rally following the first results of the second round of France&apos;s legislative election at La Rotonde Stalingrad in Paris on July 7, 2024. Photographer: Sameer al-Doumy/AFP/Getty Images</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Le Pen Party Holds on to Lead in French Vote, Harris Poll Shows]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-06-20/le-pen-party-holds-on-to-lead-in-french-vote-harris-poll-shows</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-06-20/le-pen-party-holds-on-to-lead-in-french-vote-harris-poll-shows</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Vidya N Root]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 20 Jun 2024 18:03:28 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i9FyV_Kl.9mg/v3/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i9FyV_Kl.9mg/v3/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description/></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[French Republicans’ Ciotti Wing to Field 62 Candidates in Vote]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-06-17/french-republicans-ciotti-wing-to-field-62-candidates-in-vote</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-06-17/french-republicans-ciotti-wing-to-field-62-candidates-in-vote</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Vidya N Root]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 17 Jun 2024 19:46:16 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iDLggCGBMvV0/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iDLggCGBMvV0/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Eric Ciotti</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[French Government Plans New Measures to Calm Farmer Protests]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-01-30/french-government-plans-new-measures-to-calm-farmer-protests</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-01-30/french-government-plans-new-measures-to-calm-farmer-protests</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Vidya N Root]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jan 2024 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iN8f34.5DYZw/v3/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iN8f34.5DYZw/v3/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description/></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Macron Pledges to Repair Riot-Damaged Schools and Town Halls]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-07-04/macron-to-meet-with-mayors-as-france-counts-cost-of-riots</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-07-04/macron-to-meet-with-mayors-as-france-counts-cost-of-riots</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[James Regan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 04 Jul 2023 07:41:38 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iI99_ct99ikM/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iI99_ct99ikM/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Emmanuel Macron addresses city mayors in Paris on July 4.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[TotalEnergies Held Talks With French Government on Russia Assets]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-03-01/totalenergies-held-talks-with-french-government-on-russia-assets</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-03-01/totalenergies-held-talks-with-french-government-on-russia-assets</guid><category><![CDATA[markets]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[James Herron]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 01 Mar 2022 08:39:57 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iq85E775I1ks/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iq85E775I1ks/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Signage for TotalEnergies SE at a gas station in Toulouse, France, on Thursday, Feb. 10, 2022. TotalEnergies promised to increase its dividend and buy back more shares after posting a record fourth-quarter profit. Photographer: Matthieu Rondel/Bloomberg</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[NYC Weighs Booster Mandate; Pfizer Gets FDA Nod: Virus Update]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-01-02/adams-urges-return-to-class-in-nyc-u-s-surges-virus-update</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-01-02/adams-urges-return-to-class-in-nyc-u-s-surges-virus-update</guid><pubDate>Sun, 02 Jan 2022 23:10:00 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i8vp97uClMSE/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i8vp97uClMSE/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>TOPSHOT - Medical staff members help a patient to wear a new non-invasive technology that can reduce the need of intubation at Covid-19 intensive care unit (ICU) at The Institute of Clinical Cardiology (ICC) in Rome, on December 30, 2021. (Photo by Alberto PIZZOLI / AFP) (Photo by ALBERTO PIZZOLI/AFP via Getty Images)</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[France is Planning No New Covid Restrictions for Now]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-12-21/france-is-planning-no-new-covid-restrictions-for-now-attal-says</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-12-21/france-is-planning-no-new-covid-restrictions-for-now-attal-says</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Vidya N Root]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 21 Dec 2021 07:32:51 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i8Dqxz7ipsIQ/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i8Dqxz7ipsIQ/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>French border police check the Covid health passes of travelers on the Thalys arrivals platform at Gare du Nord train station in Paris, France, on Monday, Dec. 20. 2021. The multitude of tighter Covid measures is raising concerns that the EU’s digital Covid certificate, which has allowed hassle-free travel in Europe, is breaking down.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lockdowns and $3 Trillion in Aid Power Global Virus Response]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-03-17/lockdowns-and-1-14-trillion-in-aid-power-global-virus-response</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-03-17/lockdowns-and-1-14-trillion-in-aid-power-global-virus-response</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2020 17:26:47 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i8SguiCyJ9xs/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i8SguiCyJ9xs/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>BARCELONA, SPAIN - MARCH 16: People keep their distance as they wait their turn in a queue to access a Lidl supermarket at the Sant Antoni green market on March 16, 2020 in Barcelona, Spain. Supermarkets have applied stronger social distancing rules to access to their shops on the first labour day of the state of emergency. As part of the measures against the virus expansion the Government has declared a 15-day state of emergency. The Government of Spain has strengthened up its quarantine rules, shutting all commercial activities except for pharmacies, food shops, gas stations, tobacco stores and news kiosks in a bid to stop the spread of the novel coronavirus, as well as transport. Spaniards must stay home except to go to work but working from home is recommended, going to buy basic things such as food or pharmacy products is allowed but it must be done individually. The number of people confirmed to be infected with the coronavirus (COVID-19) in Spain has increased to at least 8,744, with the latest death toll reaching 297, according to the country’s Health Ministry (Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images) Getty Images Europe</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[French PM, Unions Keep Pension Red Lines in Year’s First Meeting]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-01-07/french-pm-firm-on-universal-pension-system-open-on-methods</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-01-07/french-pm-firm-on-universal-pension-system-open-on-methods</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Vidya N Root]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jan 2020 07:18:07 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Macron, Unions and the French Pension Battle]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-12-05/macron-unions-and-the-french-pension-battle</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-12-05/macron-unions-and-the-french-pension-battle</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Vidya N Root]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 05 Dec 2019 11:03:50 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iB4NFMedYg4Y/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iB4NFMedYg4Y/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Passengers read information boards at Montparnasse railway station in Paris on December 5, 2019 during a strike of state railway company SNCF employees over French government&apos;s plan to overhaul the country&apos;s retirement system, in Paris, as part of a national general strike. - Trains cancelled, schools closed: France scrambled to make contingency plans on for a huge strike against pension overhauls that poses one of the biggest challenges yet to French President&apos;s sweeping reform drive. (Photo by Philippe LOPEZ / AFP) (Photo by PHILIPPE LOPEZ/AFP via Getty Images) Photographer: PHILIPPE LOPEZ/AFP</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ghosn-Led Companies Made Donations to Kids' School, Paris Ball]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-03-07/ghosn-led-companies-made-donations-to-kids-school-paris-ball</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-03-07/ghosn-led-companies-made-donations-to-kids-school-paris-ball</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ania Nussbaum]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 07 Mar 2019 11:22:05 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i8IUW_29SAHA/v252/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i8IUW_29SAHA/v252/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description/></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ghosn Used Alliance Funds for Son's School Donation: L'Express]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-03-07/ghosn-used-alliance-funds-for-son-s-school-donation-l-express</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-03-07/ghosn-used-alliance-funds-for-son-s-school-donation-l-express</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Vidya N Root]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 07 Mar 2019 08:13:52 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>