Overview
- The government closed the first domestic Choose France edition with 151 projects totaling about €30.4 billion for 2025.
- Of the total, €9.2 billion are newly unveiled at the event, while €21.2 billion reflect announcements made earlier in the year.
- New commitments skew heavily to high‑power data centers, led by a €4 billion Opcore–EDF site on EDF’s former Montereau coal plant, slated to enter service in 2027.
- Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu sought to calm investors on fiscal uncertainty, saying some recently voted taxes “will never apply.”
- Coverage points to persistent weakness in industry, with falling 2024 business investment, a sharp slowdown in net factory openings, and reported job losses.