Paris Olympics Eclipse Political Turmoil With Boost to Economy

France will record an acceleration in growth in the third quarter as the Paris Olympics help the economy temporarily shake off the impact of months of political uncertainty, a Bank of France ... Read More

Can Paris Keep Politics Out of the Summer Olympics?

The Paris Olympics are poised to be one of the most politically charged games in decades, experts say. Read More

France’s political truce for the Olympics is over. Now what?

Castets, the candidate of choice of the left-wing coalition that won the most seats in France’s snap legislative elections that ended in July, has not been tapped for the job. Read More

The Olympics brought rare unity to France. Now back to the political games.

The Olympics have made this famously brusque city into an oasis of unity. But the social and political turmoil that predates the Games hasn’t gone away. Read More

Macron’s Paris Loses Private Equity as Political Turmoil ... - Nasdaq

Bear Case: Political turmoil and fiscal uncertainty in France are driving private equity firms to more stable financial centers, potentially leading to a long-term loss of capital and talent. Read More

France in Deepening Political Turmoil After No-Confidence Vote ...

The French government has collapsed after leftist and far-right lawmakers united to oust Prime Minister Michel Barnier in a no-confidence vote Wednesday. The vote came amid intense opposition to ... Read More

Political Turmoil in France Could Worsen Europe’s Energy Problems

Europe's energy crisis intensifies as political turmoil in France threatens electricity exports, further straining already high gas prices and raising concerns about industrial output this winter. Read More

Macron aims to sidestep political concerns and regain ... - Newsday

PARIS — Emmanuel Macron has pledged to make France shine during the Olympics. Weaker than ever at home after recent elections, the French president hopes the Paris Games also will help his own ... Read More

France's political crisis just saw the government ousted — but Paris ...

The end of Barnier’s short-lived government is just the beginning of a new chapter in France’s political and economic crisis. Read More

Keeping Paris in: How Europeans should respond to France’s political ...

Europeans must also fill in the leadership gaps exacerbated by France’s domestic turmoil. German political parties, amid their own political campaigning ahead of February’s snap election, need to ... Read More

Macron aims to sidestep political concerns and ... - The Republic News

Macron touts that the Paris Olympics are meant to be the greenest Games ever, with an ambitious target of halving their overall carbon footprint compared with the 2012 London and 2016 Rio Games. Read More

France’s divided National Assembly votes to keep ... - FOX31 Denver

PARIS (AP) — France’s divided National Assembly on Thursday kept a centrist member of President Emmanuel Macron’s party as speaker after a chaotic early election produced a hung legislature ... Read More