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Paris Air Show 2025: AFI KLM E&M and Rolls-Royce induct the first Trent XWB-84 for maintenance
Aviation Business News
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June 17, 2025
Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance’s (AFI KLM E&M) and Rolls-Royce have officially inducted the first Trent XWB-84 engine for maintenance at the MRO facility at Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport, marking a key milestone in their MRO...
French FoodTech startup Fungu’it raises €4 million to reinvent natural flavorings through fungi fermentation
EU Startups
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June 17, 2025
Dijon-based Fungu’it , a FoodTech startup specialising in the production of natural flavorings through solid-state fungi fermentation, announced a €4 million funding round to build an industrial pilot plant and accelerate the commercialisation of...
France and Spain renew commitment to the Airbus A400M programme
Frag Out! Magazine
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June 17, 2025
Airbus and OCCAR have reached an agreement with the A400M launch nations to secure production for the programme for the foreseeable future, improve the cost of operations, and jointly develop new capabilities. Through the agreement, France and...
Paris Air Show 2025: Turgis Gaillard unveils Foudre MRL
Janes
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Turgis and Gaillard Group's Foudre MRL, unveiled at the Paris Air Show 2025. (Janes/Tom Barton) France's Turgis and Gaillard Group unveiled a new multiple rocket launcher (MRL) called Foudre, at the Paris Air Show 2025, held between 16 and 22...
France-Presse: Serbia borrows €1.9 billion from French banks to finance purchase of Rafale jets
Serbian Monitor
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June 17, 2025
The French news agency AFP reported today that the Serbian parliament has approved a €1.9 billion loan from various French banks to finance the purchase of 12 Rafale fighter jets, which Belgrade ordered in August last year. On 29 August 2024,...
France’s toddler screen ban is pure state overreach
The Spectator
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June 17, 2025
The French government is preparing to ban all screen time for children under the age of three. The measure, announced by the Minister of Labour, Health, Solidarity and Families, Catherine Vautrin, will form part of a broader national plan to...
France's Macron claims Trump has made ceasefire offer to Israel and Iran
The Mirror US
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June 17, 2025
French President Emmanuel Macron, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, U.S. President Donald Trump, and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer participate in a group photo in front of the Canadian Rockies at the Kananaskis Country Golf Course during...
France’s Kering names Luca de Meo as CEO in governance shake-up
Fibre 2 Fashion
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The Kering Board of Directors, chaired by François-Henri Pinault, approved the appointment of Luca de Meo as Chief Executive Officer of the Group, as recommended by the Appointments and Governance Committee.This decision, initiated by...
France Shuts Down Israeli Weapon Stands at Paris Air Show
Tempo.co
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June 17, 2025
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The Paris Air Show in France, which began on Monday, June 16, has closed four major Israeli stands for displaying offensive weapons. As reported by Anadolu, a source familiar with the matter said the instruction came from the...
Fungu’it raises €4M to transform agricultural by-products into natural flavourings
Tech.eu
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June 17, 2025
French foodtech startup Fungu’it has raised €4 million funding. The company, founded in 2022, harnesses the unique potential of filamentous fungi to transform agricultural by-products — such as flaxseed and sunflower press cakes, or legumes — into...
PTDI Signs Deals With Industry Leaders
Asian Defence Journal
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June 17, 2025
PT DIRGANTARA Indonesia (PTDI) is reinforcing and expanding its capabilities by inking various deals with industry leaders at the 10th Indo Defence Expo & Forum. PTDI expanded on their future prospects by inking deals with several defence firms...
Savills IM makes Swedish debut with €35.2m logistics acquisition in Gothenburg
Europe Real Estate
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Savills Investment Management has entered the Swedish market with the €35.2m acquisition of a newly built logistics facility in Gothenburg, marking the first Scandinavian investment for its European Urban Logistics & Industrial Fund (EULIF). The...
Activists urge France to reorganise postponed Palestinian statehood forum
The National News
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French President Emmanuel Macron must move swiftly to set a new date for a UN conference on Palestinian statehood after the Iran-Israel war derailed plans to hold it on Tuesday, activists have told The National. Mr Macron had said he may recognise...
AFYREN Begins New Phase Of Industrial Strategy As First Plant AFYREN NEOXY Achieves Continuous Production
MENAFN
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June 17, 2025
EQS-News: Afyren SAS / Key word(s): Incoming Orders/Miscellaneous AFYREN begins new phase of industrial strategy as first plant AFYREN NEOXY achieves continuous production 17.06.2025 / 07:35 CET/CEST The issuer is solely responsible for the...
Why the UK, Germany and France harshly criticize Israel on Gaza but support it on Iran
The Times of Israel
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WASHINGTON (JTA) — A decade ago, Israel’s government and the three major powers in Europe were diametrically opposed to Israel on how best to stop Iran from going nuclear. Britain, France and Germany all favored the Iran nuclear deal; Israel did...
Exports Surge 34X Under PM Modi, Defence Production Rise 174%
Trak.in
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June 17, 2025
India’s defence production has witnessed an unprecedented rise of 174% since 2014, reaching ₹1.27 lakh crore in 2023–24. This boom is driven by a strong push for indigenous design, development, and manufacturing under the Atmanirbhar Bharat...
Greenwashing rife in EU aviation: consumer groups
Hurriyet Daily News
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BRUSSELS The European aviation industry is awash with misleading climate-related claims, consumer groups said on June 17, over a year after the EU launched a probe into airlines' greenwashing. An analysis of 17 air carriers found many misled...
Can we live better while consuming less? Translating the French ‘sufficiency’ concept to Adelaide
In Daily
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June 17, 2025
A movement towards sufficiency and making better use of existing resources is quietly gathering momentum here, via a French connection. At first, “sufficiency” (sobriety) may conjure up images of frugality and going without, but that is a...
Bulgaria and France Sign Deal for Joint Acquisition of 3D Radars
Novinite
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Bulgarian Minister of Defense Atanas Zapryanov and his French counterpart, Minister of the Armed Forces Sébastien Lecornu, signed a framework agreement on June 16 for the joint acquisition of new three-coordinate radar systems. The signing took...
From tension to cooperation: France and Morocco reconnect
Meer
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June 17, 2025
In a move aimed at strengthening rapprochement between the two countries, and following France’s recognition of the Western Sahara autonomy initiative, the French president arrived in Morocco on Monday for a three-day visit at the invitation of...