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		<title>Controversy Erupts as Amélie de Montchalin Takes Helm at France’s Court of Accounts</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2026 15:14:04 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Amélie de Montchalin Makes History — and Sparks Debate France has turned a new page]]></description>
		
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		<title>Crédit Agricole Faces Major Strike Over Pay and Jobs</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2026 18:28:43 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thousands of employees across France&#8217;s largest mutual bank, Crédit Agricole, took part in a rare national]]></description>
		
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		<title>Champagne Sales Bubble Bursts: 2025 Decline Hits 266 Million Bottles</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Jan 2026 19:54:11 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The shine on France’s most iconic sparkling wine dimmed in 2025, as global champagne sales]]></description>
		
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		<title>France Erupts Over EU-Mercosur Deal: Farmers Protest, Opposition Moves Against Government</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2026 18:28:09 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[France in Turmoil Over EU-Mercosur Deal Tensions have flared across France after the European Union]]></description>
		
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		<title>Massive Cyberattack Hits Mondial Relay: French Parcel Giant Confirms Data Breach Amid Holiday Chaos</title>
		<link>https://chb44.com/2025/12/mondial-relay-cyberattack-data-breach-france/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Dec 2025 20:44:11 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Mondial Relay confirms a major cyberattack exposing millions of customer records just days after Christmas.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Weekly Roundup: Key Developments in France and Europe</title>
		<link>https://chb44.com/2025/11/weekly-news-roundup-france-2025/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jason Plant]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Nov 2025 09:21:22 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A neutral weekly roundup summarising notable developments in France and Europe, including economics, local issues,]]></description>
		
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