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 The head of Japan's Olympic Committee has been charged in Paris for "active corruption" in connection with the awarding of the 2020 Olympics to Tokyo, a judicial official told AFP. https://www.thelocal.fr/20190112/japanese-olympic-chief-indicted-in-france-for-corruption Sat, 12 Jan 2019 12:07:39 +0100 japanese-olympic-chief-indicted-in-france-for-corruption An anti-corruption association said on Friday it will file a complaint with the Paris prosecutor's office to open an inquiry into the campaign accounts of President Emmanuel Macron. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180609/anti-corruption-group-seeks-probe-of-macrons-campaign-accounts Sat, 09 Jun 2018 12:09:15 +0200 anti-corruption-group-seeks-probe-of-macrons-campaign-accounts French industrialist Vincent Bolloré has gone on the offensive over corruption charges brought against him over his business dealings in Africa, claiming the case was rooted in prejudice about the continent. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180429/bolllor-hits-back-at-inaccurate-condescending-treatment-of-africans Sun, 29 Apr 2018 17:24:46 +0200 bolllor-hits-back-at-inaccurate-condescending-treatment-of-africans A spectacular probe into French tycoon Vincent Bolloré over suspected graft in Africa marks a rare exception among corporate titans doing business south of the Sahara. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180429/france-stop-firms-bribing-africa-for-contracts Sun, 29 Apr 2018 10:37:34 +0200 france-stop-firms-bribing-africa-for-contracts Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy vowed to clear his name on Thursday after being charged for financing his 2007 election campaign with money from late Libyan dictator Moamer Kadhafi, but admitted he was "finished" in politics. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180323/sarkozy-comes-out-fighting-blasts-lack-of-evidence-for-corruption-charges Fri, 23 Mar 2018 10:04:31 +0100 sarkozy-comes-out-fighting-blasts-lack-of-evidence-for-corruption-charges Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy was charged Wednesday with corruption for allegedly accepting millions of euros from late Libyan dictator Colonel Gaddafi towards his 2007 election campaign, a judicial source told AFP. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180322/sarkozy-charged-with-corruption-over-alleged-kadhafi-financing Thu, 22 Mar 2018 10:18:30 +0100 sarkozy-charged-with-corruption-over-alleged-kadhafi-financing The son of Equatorial Guinea's leader, Teodorin Obiang, who was given a three-year suspended prison sentence in France for using public money to fund a jet-set lifestyle, will appeal the landmark ruling, his lawyer said on Friday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20171104/equatorial-guinea-leaders-son-to-appeal-frances-suspended-jail-term Sat, 04 Nov 2017 03:30:11 +0100 equatorial-guinea-leaders-son-to-appeal-frances-suspended-jail-term Airbus CEO Tom Enders warned on Friday that the aircraft manufacturer could face "significant penalties" relating to ongoing corruption probes including one into the sale of fighter jets to Austria. https://www.thelocal.fr/20171007/airbus-chief-warns-of-significant-penalties-from-bribery-probes Sat, 07 Oct 2017 14:29:22 +0200 airbus-chief-warns-of-significant-penalties-from-bribery-probes France's third wealthiest man the senator Serge Dassault is on trial for all sorts of alleged crimes, not least hiding €31 million from the tax man. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160705/french-billionaire-stashed-millions-in-tax-havens Tue, 05 Jul 2016 09:19:56 +0200 french-billionaire-stashed-millions-in-tax-havens A report issued to Uefa's executive committee in 1998 appears to support Michel Platini's claim that he was paid an annual salary "of one million Swiss francs" for work as an advisor to Fifa. https://www.thelocal.fr/20151206/memo-backs-platini-salary-claim-report Sun, 06 Dec 2015 14:03:19 +0100 memo-backs-platini-salary-claim-report France has failed to convict a single company for corruption abroad since an international anti-bribery convention came into force 15 years ago. Some critics say it is now time to American-ise the judicial system. https://www.thelocal.fr/20151012/why-isnt-france-cracking-down-on-corruption Mon, 12 Oct 2015 16:16:02 +0200 why-isnt-france-cracking-down-on-corruption France must to more to rein in undue influence from lobbyists despite being among a small group of countries with laws to curb their influence on policy-makers, Transparency International said in a new report. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150415/france-must-do-more-to-curb-lobbyists-report Wed, 15 Apr 2015 19:00:35 +0200 france-must-do-more-to-curb-lobbyists-report Thought corruption in France was a thing of the past? Not so, Transparency International released a map on Tuesday showing the most corrupt regions of the country based 258 recorded cases. So where's top? https://www.thelocal.fr/20141209/is-france-corrupt-no-doubt-about-it-watchdog-says Tue, 09 Dec 2014 17:19:00 +0100 is-france-corrupt-no-doubt-about-it-watchdog-says A corruption scandal surrounding former French president Nicolas Sarkozy deepened further on Saturday with fresh leaks of telephone conversations purporting to show he offered to get a judge a plum job in return for favours. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140712/frances-sarkozy-hit-by-new-phone-tap-leaks Sat, 12 Jul 2014 18:50:00 +0200 frances-sarkozy-hit-by-new-phone-tap-leaks Nicolas Sarkozy's chances of making a political comeback are hampered by a long list of legal proceedings and investigations in which he has been implicated. Here's the complete list of Sarko's legal woes. Will he survive them all? https://www.thelocal.fr/20140702/sarkozys-legal-woes-the-complete-list Wed, 02 Jul 2014 15:08:00 +0200 sarkozys-legal-woes-the-complete-list Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy was detained by police in France on Tuesday morning for questioning in connection with one of a number of corruption probes that threaten the politician's chances of making a comeback. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140701/sarkozy-grilled-by-police-in-corruption-probe Tue, 01 Jul 2014 10:33:00 +0200 sarkozy-grilled-by-police-in-corruption-probe The head of BNP Paribas has conceded the bank will be "punished severely" ahead of what is expected to be a multi-billion dollar fine for breaching US economic sanctions. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140629/bank-chief-warns-of-severe-punishment Sun, 29 Jun 2014 11:16:00 +0200 bank-chief-warns-of-severe-punishment China's official auditor has found misused government money was used to buy over a dozen French vineyards and pay for an unauthorized junket to Las Vegas. One of the firms involved is one of the biggest Chinese owners of famed Bordeaux estates. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140625/pilfered-chinese-money-paid-for-french-vineyards Wed, 25 Jun 2014 14:31:00 +0200 pilfered-chinese-money-paid-for-french-vineyards Nicolas Sarkozy came under fresh pressure over an election funding scandal as his ousted successor as leader of the opposition UMP party admitted that it had "paid some bills it shouldn't have." https://www.thelocal.fr/20140529/sarkozy-under-fire-over-funding-scandal Thu, 29 May 2014 12:53:00 +0200 sarkozy-under-fire-over-funding-scandal The billionaire French businessman Serge Dassault was charged on Thursday with vote buying and campaign finance violations in connection with a scheme to influence elections in the Parisian suburb where he was once mayor, sources said. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140410/french-billionaire-charged-in-vote-buying-scam Thu, 10 Apr 2014 19:17:00 +0200 french-billionaire-charged-in-vote-buying-scam