Latest update : 2014-01-24
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Airbus flying high as profits soar
Europe’s largest plane maker, Airbus, saw its 2014 profits soar 59%, despite a hefty €551 million fine. We talk to Chief Financial Officer Harald Wilhelm about the firm’s plans....
French employers try special deals with workers to save jobs
French businesses are resorting to doing special deals with employees to circumvent some of the strictest elements of France's employment laws. Employers say it helps to maintain...
French competition authority targets 'yoghurt cartel'
France's competition authority is investigating allegations that yoghurt makers conspired to fix the price of their products. The claims were first published in Le Figaro...
Election promises tested as Greece lays out reform plan
Greece has laid out plans to reform its economy in a letter to its European partners in an effort to win a four-month extension to its bailout programme. The reforms contain...
Between Acropolis and a hard place: Greece drafts reform plan
The Greek government scrambled over the weekend to put together a list of reforms needed to get the four-month extension to its bailout programme. The list must be approved by...
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