BRUSSELS — Hold your ground. That’s France’s advice for the EU as Brussels mulls ways to placate Donald Trump. The U.S. president has threatened tariffs against the bloc unless it buys more American fossil fuels. And EU officials are keen to engage, even readying a package of potential goodies for Trump.

France is leading a charge against an EU proposal to merge Europe’s health crisis authority with its civil protection unit over fears it will downgrade the bloc’s ability to respond in a health emergency.

France, Germany and 10 other European Union countries want the European Commission to use its powers under the Digital Services Act to protect the integrity of European elections from foreign interference,

China's Envision AESC on Friday secured EU approval for 48 million euros ($50 million) worth of French state aid for a new factory to produce lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles.

France’s economy faces stagnation with GDP growth forecast at just 0.6% for 2025 and a 6.1% budget deficit in 2024.

"Regarding Syria, we are going to decide today to lift, to suspend, certain sanctions that had applied to the energy and transport sectors and to financial institutions that were key to the financial stabilisation of the country," French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said on arrival at the EU meeting in Brussels.

Danish PM Frederiksen, however, signalled she had "no reason to believe there is a military threat to Greenland or Denmark."

French authorities are calling for the European Union to agree to hold off on new bank capital rules on trading for longer than previously planned after the UK pushed back its implementation to 2027.

Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange, is under investigation in France for money laundering, tax fraud, and more charges.

PARIS (Reuters) -AESC France on Friday secured EU approval for 48 million euros ($50 million) worth of French state aid for a new factory to produce lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles. "We are grateful for this decision and look forward to starting production in Douai later this year,

France is lifting some sanctions against Syria, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot told reporters on Monday as top diplomats from the European Union met in Brussels to discuss a coordinated

China's Envision AESC on Friday secured EU approval for 48 million euros ($50 million) worth of French state aid for a new factory to produce lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles. The European Commission said the French aid will contribute to Europe's strategic goals and green objectives.