TotalEnergies Offers Bonus as CGT Keeps Strike Call

In France in October 2026, TotalEnergies announced a 1,000-euro bonus for its employees, while the CGT union maintained its call for a strike on October 8. President Macron said he expects fuel prices to fall after the G7 decision to release oil stocks. The headlines also mention a planned French Air Force loyal wingman flight in 2028 and the semiconductor company Soitec, as well as questions about a possible financial crisis in France.