Fugitive Kazakh banker Mukhtar Ablyazov to stay in detention in FranceBail was denied Monday by French court for fugitive banker Mukhtar Ablyazov, wanted by Russia, Ukraine, and Kazakhstan.15:04 06.10.2014
French police arrest suspects in Syrian jihad recruitment - reportThe French police have arrested four suspects for recruiting people to join the military action in Syria, RIA Novosti reports citing AFP.15:14 17.09.2014
Femen activists charged with Notre Dame bell vandalism released - reportA court in Paris released nine Femen activists from the courtroom who were charged with organizing a campaign at the Notre Dame de Paris in 2013, AFP reports.14:55 10.09.2014
French prosecutor’s office denies rumor of new investigation against SarkozyThe Paris prosecutor’s office has denied the rumor about a new investigation against ex-President Nicolas Sarkozy, AFP announced on Tuesday.14:35 29.07.2014
RUSAL wins case against Guinea over Friguia complexRussia-based world’s largest aluminum producer, RUSAL, has won the lawsuit against the Republic Guinean at ICC Arbitral Tribunal, corporation has announced in a press release.12:13 21.07.2014
France set to ease prison overcrowdingFrance’s parliament has adopted a law to expand the use of probation and other measures to reduce prison overcrowding, Reuters writes. The law has been passed after a final vote in the Senate.14:43 18.07.2014
French restaurants ordered to identify homemade dishesA law has been adopted in France to dissuade the use of factory-made, prepackaged food in restaurants. Restaurateurs will be required to add a small symbol on their menus to identify meals made in-house by the chef: a pan with a roof-shaped lid, Reuters writes.16:00 16.07.2014
Sarkozy officially charged with corruptionThe investigators have officially charged former president of France Nicolas Sarkozy with corruption and abuse of office, AFP reports on Wednesday.08:59 02.07.2014
ECHR upholds France’s ban on full-face veils - reportThe European Court of Human Rights ruled on Tuesday that the French law banning full-face veils in public was legitimate, AFP reports on Tuesday.15:13 01.07.2014
BNP Paribas agrees to $9Bln settlement for violating US sanctionsThe French banking giant BNP Paribas has agreed to pay US authorities $8.97 billion in settlements for violating sanctions against several countries, as stated in the company's Tuesday press-release available online.10:15 01.07.2014
Late oligarch Berezovsky’s estate in France seized – Prosecutor GeneralA court in Marseille has seized businessman Boris Berezovsky’s property in Antibes, Prosecutor General’s Office spokesperson, Marina Gridneva, reported Thursday.14:04 26.06.2014
Extradition hearing for fugitive Russian finance official postponedA French court of appeals has postponed until September the extradition hearing of the former Finance Minister of the Moscow Region, Alexei Kuznetsov, who stands accused in a $10 million fraud case, until September, Kommersant newspaper writes.11:59 16.06.2014
French court allows Russia and Ukraine to participate in Ablyazov’s trialThe investigative chamber of the Lyon Court of Appeals ruled on Tuesday that Russia and Ukraine can send their representatives to the trial of former banker Mukhtar Ablyazov, whose extradition the two countries have requested, AFP writes.16:26 03.06.2014
US may fine BNP Paribas for breaching economic sanctionsUS officials are threatening BNP Paribas (France) with a $10 billion fine for breaching the sanctions regime regarding Cuba, Sudan and Iran, Wall Street Journal reports citing sources familiar with the talks between the US and the bank.12:15 30.05.2014
Ex-head of Kazakh BTA Bank accuses French prosecutor of slanderThe former head of the Kazakh BTA Bank, Mukhtar Ablyazov, whose extradition case is being heard in France, has accused public prosecutor Solange Legras of slander. She said Ablyazov tried to influence the French court.10:27 30.04.2014
BTA Bank CEO’s extradition cancelled for lack of signature – lawyerThe Supreme Court of France has vacated a ruling on the extradition of fugitive ex-CEO of BTA Bank Mukhtar Ablyazov because of an administrative error by the court, according to the statement of Antonin Levy, legal consultant to BTA Bank in France.16:48 11.04.2014
French court refuses to extradite ex-defense minister of GeorgiaThe Court of Appeals in Aix-en-Provence in southern France has ruled against the extradition of ex-Defense Minister David Kezerashvili to Georgia. According to Rustavi2 TV, the French court said it feared that Kezerashvili would be subject to political pressure and other politically motivated actions.17:15 27.02.2014
French court arrests billionaire Dassault on corruption chargesA court in Nanterre, France, on Wednesday detained industrialist and senator Serge Dassault for allegedly buying votes in Corbeil-Essonnes, where he was formerly mayor, the local media write.14:55 19.02.2014
No criminal wrongdoing found in Schumacher ski accident probe – reportFrench investigators have ruled out criminal wrongdoing in the ski accident suffered by seven-time Formula 1 champion Michael Schumacher, the AP reported Monday citing state prosecutors.15:56 17.02.2014
McDonald’s denies tax evasion accusations in FranceMcDonald’s France claims it has not avoided paying taxes on around EUR2.2 billion ($2.98 billion) of revenue over the past five years, local media outlets state.14:04 23.01.2014