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The Trump administration has ordered French companies with U.S. government contracts to comply with Trump’s executive order that bans diversity, equity and inclusion programs.

Companies received letters from the U.S. embassy in Paris with a compliance questionnaire to be completed within five days.

French Finance Minister Eric Lombard plans to address this with U.S. counterparts, stating “This practice reflects the values of the new U.S. government. They are not the same as ours.”

      • xenomor@lemmy.world
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        7 days ago

        You think that things like ‘laws’ and ‘contracts’ mean anything here in the US anymore? How cute.

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          7 days ago

          They have meaning in France. The US doesn’t have any say over that. If the US breaks those contracts then they can be sued in France and French judges can award them penalties.

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              7 days ago

              The French actually enforce their laws. The US has assets in France that can be seized to cover fines if need be.

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      7 days ago

      It seems indeed, especially since they contacted companies with no presence in USA, and did not for other that have business there. Either random mediatic noise, either pure incompetence, either both.