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Don’t bring a plastic bottle to the Olympics — unless you’re Coca-Cola

The Olympics sponsor is facing backlash for boasting about plastic-free drink options while still using millions of plastic bottles.

July 26, 2024 12:30 pm CET

G20 countries agree on need to tax the super-rich — but later

Governments to start looking at question of tax on billionaires, according to statement seen by POLITICO.

July 26, 2024 12:10 pm CET

‘Coordinated arson attack’ brings French trains to a halt hours before Olympics opening ceremony

Fires on French railway tracks have delayed journeys for 800,000 travelers in what the transport minister described as “coordinated attacks of malicious intent.”

July 26, 2024 9:58 am CET

The EU says it wants food security. It really wants exports.

The latest Brussels buzzword is all about supporting farmers — but it throws consumers under the tractor.

July 26, 2024 6:00 am CET

EU’s first application for cultivated meat is for French foie gras

Paris startup Gourmey wants Europeans munching cell-grown pâté by 2026.

July 26, 2024 6:00 am CET

Macron hopes glitzy Olympics can deliver political breather

The French president wants a summer timeout from politics, but it will be back with a vengeance.

July 26, 2024 4:00 am CET

Could you be an Olympian?

Hope is not lost, 2028 could be your year!

July 26, 2024 4:00 am CET

EU’s rival to Elon Musk’s Starlink struggles to take off

EU wants to forge a satellite system for its armies and spy agencies but it’s facing major cost overruns and delays.

July 26, 2024 12:20 am CET

Germany wants a Brexit mega deal

Berlin wants to expand the British prime minister’s proposed security pact into a broader EU-UK “reset.”

July 25, 2024 6:02 pm CET

Macron meets Musk, world’s top executives amid political turmoil and Olympics

French president will use the occasion to pursue his charm offensive among foreign investors.

July 25, 2024 11:49 am CET

France needs to cut over €100B so it doesn’t end up like Italy

Economists say country still in “control of its own destiny” but government must act fast.

July 24, 2024 3:15 pm CET

Britain and Germany team up on defense as fears grow Trump will ditch Ukraine

Britain’s new Labour government is seeking deeper military ties with Germany and France.

July 24, 2024 2:30 pm CET
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Russian-born man arrested in France over alleged plans to ‘destabilize’ Olympics

Fears of attempted foreign interference in the Olympics linger as the global event is set to begin.

July 24, 2024 12:55 pm CET

Commission: Our hands are tied on press freedom, but not for long

EU’s rule of law report points to failings in Hungary, Slovakia, Italy and France.

July 24, 2024 11:31 am CET

Parisians are pissed as Olympics make it hard to get around town

The city’s residents, already gold medal-level complainers, aren’t too happy about how the Summer Games are affecting their day-to-day lives.

July 24, 2024 4:01 am CET

Greece must get an important role in the Commission, prime minister tells von der Leyen

Kyriakos Mitsotakis shows off his growing political strength by calling for Greece to get a key portfolio.

July 24, 2024 4:00 am CET

Macron slaps back at left’s bid to govern France

French president tries to rise above the political fray ahead of this month’s Paris Olympic Games.

July 24, 2024 12:00 am CET

France’s far right may work with far left to torpedo Macron’s detested pension reform

Cooperation between mortal enemies could scupper Macron’s controversial pensions reform, which triggered weeks of unrest last year.

July 23, 2024 10:39 pm CET

French left picks Parisian Lucie Castets as PM candidate after days of bickering

Castets works as a top financial officer for the city of Paris and, like President Emmanuel Macron, graduated from the elite École national d’administration.

July 23, 2024 8:30 pm CET

The green leftie lawmaker taking on Europe’s economy

Aurore Lalucq hasn’t always been a fan of financial services firms.

July 23, 2024 1:26 pm CET

Eurozone debt keeps climbing

Amid political chaos, France’s debt has increased.

July 22, 2024 11:17 am CET

This burger could kill the EU

Farmers furious about lab-grown meat are taking their fight to the heart of the European project.

July 22, 2024 6:00 am CET

Azerbaijan leader vows to support French territories against ‘colonial rule’

President Ilham Aliyev’s comment come against the backdrop of unprecedently high tensions between Paris and Baku.

July 21, 2024 11:18 am CET

Macron’s shock win doesn’t mean he’ll soon form a government

A deal between the French president’s party and the center-right is under pressure as talks continue.

July 19, 2024 3:43 pm CET
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