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Grand Paris Express project: €36.1bn cost, 200km metro network, Line 18 opening and 2031 completion timeline
Grand Paris Express is building four automated metro lines around the French capital as part of a roughly 200km network with 68 stations. Line 18 is approaching the first opening of an entirely new line in late 2026, while construction, systems integration and commissioning across the wider programme are scheduled to continue through 2031.
Greece wildfires ease near Athens, but ruined homes and fatal helicopter crash expose deeper risks
Greece contained major fires near Athens after five days, but ruined homes, evacuations and a fatal helicopter crash reveal deeper risks.
RWS shares jump 13% as £22.4m Acolad acquisition expands European AI content reach
RWS Holdings plc is acquiring Acogroup, the parent company of Acolad, in a low-multiple transaction that adds European enterprise clients, regulated-industry exposure and a new distribution channel for its AI platforms. The valuation appears compelling, but value creation will depend on integration, client retention and lifting the target’s comparatively modest margins.
KKR is buying into TotalEnergies’ renewables, but the €1.8bn figure hides a crucial detail
An insurance account managed by KKR will acquire half of a 1.2GW wind and solar portfolio across Germany, Spain, France and Poland, while TotalEnergies retains operational control and electricity marketing responsibilities.
Roche Bobois changes its top leadership as the luxury furniture slowdown reaches a critical stage
Éric Amourdedieu will lead Roche Bobois after the listed French furniture group removed Guillaume Demulier and promoted finance chief Stéphanie Berson within a streamlined executive board.
Paris knife attack wounds three women as terrorism motive remains unconfirmed
Three women were stabbed near Porte de Clichy, but France has not confirmed terrorism. The suspect’s identity and motive remain under investigation.
France and Spain wildfires force mass evacuations as flames threaten major population centers
France and Spain wildfires have forced over 250,000 evacuations. See how extreme heat and wind created a widening European emergency.
More than 200,000 flee France and Spain fires during extreme European heat
More than 200,000 people have fled wildfires in France and Spain as fires threaten Bordeaux, merge outside Madrid and strain Europe’s emergency capacity.
Fonix plc (AIM: FNX) gross profit rises 12.9% as mobile payments growth beats market expectations
Fonix plc exceeded full-year profit expectations as recurring mobile payments and messaging income supported operating leverage. Its next growth test is converting European expansion and new communications products into material revenue.
Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) buys five French logistics assets as private-market platform expands
Morgan Stanley buys five fully let French logistics assets, but undisclosed pricing and active management will decide whether the portfolio delivers value.