France’s 2026 French Tech 120 list spotlights AI, cybersecurity and greentech amid slower growth
France’s 2026 French Tech 120 list highlights AI, cybersecurity, greentech and digital health as INSEE forecasts just 0.7% growth this year.
Wallis and Futuna Exempt From France’s EV-Charger Parking Rules—Even as Subsidized EV Leasing Opens July 16
Wallis and Futuna is exempt from France’s EV-charger parking mandates because it’s off the mainland grid—complicating subsidized EV leasing from July 16, 2026.
Renault to mass-produce Thales’ “Toutatis” loitering munition—1,000 a month starting in 2027
Renault will assemble Thales’ Toutatis loitering munition at 1,000 drones a month starting in 2027, marking its second defense deal of 2026.
Miss Saint-Martin 2019 Layla Berry balanced Miss France spotlight with Sorbonne economics and finance goals
Layla Berry, Miss Saint-Martin and Saint-Barthélemy 2019, competed at Miss France 2020 while studying economics at the Sorbonne.
EU lawmakers push plan to shift French arms export licenses to Brussels, threatening Paris’ control of Rafale sales
EU lawmakers are weighing a plan to let the European Commission issue arms export licenses—an authority France says is central to its sovereignty.
France’s Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes health sector bets on aging-driven demand as investment slumps 56%
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes touts its health-industry strengths as aging demand rises, but investment fell 56% to about $506 million in H1 2025.
Medadom joins France’s Next40 at VivaTech, betting on telehealth booths inside pharmacies and optical stores
Medadom entered France’s Next40 at VivaTech 2026, highlighting its regulated telehealth model built around consultation booths in pharmacies and optical stores.
Medadom joins France’s Next40 at VivaTech as pharmacy-based telehealth breaks into French Tech’s top tier
Medadom entered France’s Next40 at VivaTech 2026, spotlighting its pharmacy-based teleconsultation booths in a tightly regulated market.
Renault, GTT, Vinci and Air France-KLM: Four French stocks investors are watching on June 19, 2026
Renault, GTT, Vinci and Air France-KLM are in focus ahead of June 19, 2026 events, with investors awaiting details via official updates.
France targets counterfeit networks as underground economy hits 12% of GDP, costing firms billions
France is intensifying raids on counterfeit networks as the underground economy hits 12% of GDP and fake goods cost firms billions.
French horse-boarding stable in Machecoul says city hall dispute could shut it down, with no deal in sight
A horse-boarding stable in Machecoul, France, says a dispute with city hall could force it to close; no agreement had been announced by June 18, 2026.
French regions Brittany, Occitanie and Nouvelle-Aquitaine launch $162M defense fund for smaller contractors
Three French regions unveiled a €150M (about $162M) defense fund at Eurosatory to help strategic small suppliers scale up and resist foreign takeovers.
Marine Le Pen draws a hard line on New Caledonia sovereignty powers ahead of June 28 provincial vote
Marine Le Pen says France must not transfer currency, justice, police or defense powers to New Caledonia ahead of June 28 elections.
Young makers pack Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon’s “Little Entrepreneurs” market as hands-on business lessons take hold
About 30 young artisans sold handmade goods at Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon’s sold-out “Little Entrepreneurs” market, a hands-on business lesson.
France’s Nouvelle-Aquitaine launches $162 million fund to scale up defense, aerospace and other strategic firms
France’s Nouvelle-Aquitaine region unveiled a €150 million (about $162 million) fund to help strategic firms—led by defense and aerospace—scale up.
France’s National Police opens 20 entry-level assistant officer jobs in Eure, targeting local applicants ages 18-30
France’s National Police is hiring 20 assistant officers in Eure, France, seeking 80 local applicants ages 18-30 with no criminal record.
France Travail targets job seekers in northern France with 150 factory openings and a “jobs bus” outreach push
France Travail is taking recruiting on the road in Oise, pairing 150 factory openings near Beauvais with a mobile “jobs bus” that’s placing workers.
France’s job agency deepens hiring partnership with McDonald’s on Saint-Martin, aiming to match locals to openings
France Travail and McDonald’s strengthened a 2026 hiring partnership on Saint-Martin, aiming to steer local job seekers into fast-food openings.
Moselle’s first biowaste pretreatment plant shows how food scraps and sludge become usable resources
Moselle’s first biowaste pretreatment plant, opened in 2022, sorts and conditions organic waste for recycling or methanization and won recognition that year.
Guyane Smart aims to match French Guiana entrepreneurs with funding as major 2026 energy project nears
Guyane Smart, launched in 2025, is trying to connect French Guiana entrepreneurs with funding as a major solar-hydrogen plant targets 2026.