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            <title><![CDATA[French Economy Shrinks 0.1% as Finance Minister Warns of Risks if Budget Fails]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[New figures show that the French economy is shrinking. If the government fails to pass the budget, the country could be heading “straight for the wall.”]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2026 06:54:19 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[EU countries agree on financial market oversight, despite Commission criticism]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[EU countries agree on how they want the financial market to be supervised, despite criticism from the European Commission.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 09:27:07 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[France Braces for Prolonged Battle Over 2027 Budget as Market Risks Rise]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[France’s politically pressured government faces a protracted, tough battle over the 2027 budget. French risk premiums in financial markets are soaring to their highest levels since the euro crisis.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 13:40:56 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[France cuts 2026 growth forecast to 0.7 percent after weak start to the year]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The French government is lowering its growth forecast for 2026 to 0.7 percent. A less favorable start to the year and the war in Iran are behind the unexpectedly weak growth, according to Finance Minister Roland Lescure.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 10:32:49 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[EU abolishes duty-free small packages]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[EU countries agree to abolish duty-free access for packages worth less than 150 euros – in practice to combat competition from China.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2025 14:16:56 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Shein Threatens: Ban on Selling "Childlike" Sex Dolls]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The world's first physical Shein store is opening in Paris these days. Now the Chinese e-commerce giant is threatened with a ban - if they don't stop selling sex dolls that depict children.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 03 Nov 2025 14:07:22 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[France's Credit Rating Downgraded by S&P Global]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The credit rating agency S&P Global is lowering the credit rating for France. It is the third institute in a year that downgrades the French economy.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 18 Oct 2025 09:20:44 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[France Unveils New Government as Macron Faces Political Challenges]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[France's president Emmanuel Macron presented the country's new government on Sunday – nearly a month after Sébastien Lecornu was sworn in as new prime minister.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 05 Oct 2025 18:39:43 GMT</pubDate>
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