The Local France

France moves to punish hasty factory closures

Tue, 25 Feb 2014 09:24:00 +0100

France moved this week to make it harder for companies to shut down doomed factories without having made adequate attempts to save them. It comes after the French president was accused of breaking a promise to steelworkers over the closure of part of their plant.

Hollande 'to clinch' $12 billion jet deal with India

Thu, 07 Feb 2013 10:07:00 +0100

France's Dassault Aviation hopes to conclude its $12-billion deal to sell Rafale jets to India this year, with negotiations set to be taken up by President Francois Hollande next week.

Big liner order saves ailing French shipyard

Fri, 28 Dec 2012 12:58:44 +0100

An ailing French shipyard landed a billion-euro contract on Thursday as a US cruise company announced it was ordering a massive luxury liner from STX France at Saint Nazaire.

The shuttered French 'ghost factory' where staff still turn up for work

Mon, 16 Apr 2012 17:30:00 +0200

Every morning the employees of the Sodimedical hospital supplies company in the small town of Plancy L'Abbaye in eastern France show up for work in their shuttered factory.