On Wednesday, French carmaker PSA stated, it has appointed two executives that it had recently recruited from the Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi alliance to head its DS and Citroen brands. Both executives have been named to its global executive committee. PSA said Beatrice… Read More ›
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Renault hires PSA’s former R&D chief Le Borgne
On Monday, French car marker Renault stated, it has hired Le Borgne, the former chief of research and development at PSA. Le Borgne will be a member of Renault’s executive committee and will report to interim CEO Clotilde Delbos. The… Read More ›
Canal+ to launch Disney+ in France through an exclusive deal before April 2020
In a joint interview to the French news daily Les Echos, Walt Disney Co and Vivendi SA stated, Disney+ streaming service will be launched on Vivendi SA’s pay-TV business Canal+ platform by the end of March 2020. Traditional media companies… Read More ›
G5 Sahelian meeting postponed to early 2020
On Thursday, in a statement, the French presidency said, President Emmanuel Macron and Niger President Mahamadou Issoufou agreed on a proposal which calls for postponing a meeting of Sahelian country leaders which was scheduled to take place in France this… Read More ›
French luxury goods group LVMH acquires Tiffany & Co for $16.2 billion
On Monday, French luxury goods group LVMH disclosed it has arrived at an all-cash deal worth $16.2 billion to acquire U.S. jewelry chain Tiffany & Co. LVMH will be paying $135 per share for every share of Tiffany & Co…. Read More ›
Cost overruns raises cost of 6 nuclear power plants in France to 46 billion euros
On Saturday, French newspaper Le Monde stated, according to an estimate by EDF, a power utility, it would cost at least $51 billion (46 billion euros) to build six of its latest generation EPR nuclear reactors, if the French government… Read More ›
China faces opportunity to consolidate its market opening
French President Emmanuel Macron called on China to capitalize on this opportunity and quickly consolidate the opening of its market to its trading partners. On Tuesday, French President Emmanuel Macron called on China to “consolidate” the opening up of the… Read More ›
France proposes Thierry Breton for European Commissioner
Macron is keen to preserve the portfolio he had negotiated with incoming European Commission President Ursula Von der Leyen and has sought assurances that the new candidate would be approved. On Thursday, two weeks after President Emmanuel Macron’s first choice… Read More ›
Boris Johnson’s government aims to end Brexit negotiations by this week: Spectator
It all comes down to whether Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar is open for further negotiations. According to a report from the Spectator citing a contact in Downing Street, the British government is preparing to end Brexit negotiations by this… Read More ›
U.S. escalates trade row with the EU: imposes 25% tariffs on alcohol products, Italian cheese, etc
These new tariffs are likely to significantly impact numerous U.S. small and medium sized family businesses which import these European goods into the United States. In a significant development that sees a further escalation of the U.S.-EU trade war, the… Read More ›