https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from France in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed France's richest man, Bernard Arnault, head of the LVMH luxury goods empire, has renounced his controversial bid to become a Belgian citizen, he told Le Monde newspaper on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130410/frances-richest-man-ends-bid-to-become-belgian Wed, 10 Apr 2013 14:44:00 +0200 frances-richest-man-ends-bid-to-become-belgian France's richest man, the billionaire Bernard Arnault, whose quest for Belgian nationality has caused uproar in his native country, has already transferred ‘almost all his wealth’ to Belgium, it was revealed on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130124/french-tycoon-sent-almost-all-his-wealth-to-belgium Thu, 24 Jan 2013 19:23:00 +0100 french-tycoon-sent-almost-all-his-wealth-to-belgium A bid by France’s richest man Bernard Arnault to gain Belgian nationality appears to have been dealt another blow with prosecutors in Brussels reportedly refusing to support his application. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130111/billionaire-frenchmans-bid-to-become-belgium-in-trouble Fri, 11 Jan 2013 12:36:00 +0100 billionaire-frenchmans-bid-to-become-belgium-in-trouble