France Condemns US Push to Ban Diversity Programs in French Companies
The French government has labeled US demands to enforce DEI bans on French firms as unacceptable interference, escalating tensions between the two nations.
- The US Embassy in Paris sent letters to French companies requiring compliance with President Trump's DEI ban under Executive Order 14173 within five days.
- The French government strongly criticized the move, calling it an unacceptable intrusion into national corporate policies and values.
- The letters targeted companies with US government contracts, including firms in defense, infrastructure, and telecommunications, some of which do not operate in the US.
- Similar letters were reportedly sent to companies in Belgium and Eastern Europe, though German companies have not been targeted so far.
- France's Finance Minister plans to address the issue with US counterparts, highlighting a growing ideological and trade divide between the two governments.
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