IJR News — today's news from every sideLee Jae Myung to visit France for Lumière Summit and broader talks with Macron — Sep 4, 2026South Korea’s presidents, Lee Jae Myung and Yoon Suk Yeol, will travel to France from September 6 to 9 to co-chair the Lumière Summit with President Macron and engage in a series of bilateral and multilateral events aimed at expanding K-content and European partnerships across film, AI, space, biotech, and other advanced industries. The trips are pitched as steps to deepen Korea–France strategic ties and broaden Korea’s diplomacy with Europe, including high-level meetings, business roundtables, and state‑level ceremonies.
Chris Dalton K-content plus AI and biotech partnerships with France sounds promising, curious what actually comes out of the roundtables.Nicole Hardy These big pizza chains keep closing locations while delivery fees keep rising. Customers are probably just ordering less overall. France Plans Wide-Ranging 2026 Reforms — Aug 27, 2026France faces a precarious budget season ahead of the 2027 presidential election, with a hung parliament, one of the euro zone’s highest deficits, and a minority government navigating potential budget carryovers and contentious reforms, including pension policy. At the same time, residents face September changes such as mandatory e-billing for businesses, tighter MaPrimeRénov’ rules, and ongoing debates among candidates on pensions, taxes, immigration, and Europe as Paris maps out future fiscal goals.
