French authorities raid SocGen offices for second day, source says

Searches at Societe Generale’s offices in La Defense and Luxembourg are ongoing on Jun. 25, 2025, amid suspicions that the bank was offering fraudulent tax arrangements to major companies, including Lactalis, a judicial source told AFP. (AFP)
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Updated 25 June 2025
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French authorities raid SocGen offices for second day, source says

  • The raids are part of a preliminary investigation opened in 2024

PARIS: French authorities searched Societe Generale’s offices in Paris and Luxembourg for a second day, as part of a tax fraud investigation, a judicial source said on Wednesday.

SocGen declined to comment.

The raids are part of a preliminary investigation opened in 2024 into the French bank, led by the prosecution office, for “tax fraud laundering,” “organized or aggravated tax fraud laundering” and “criminal conspiracy,” the same source said on Tuesday.


Danish PM says Trump comments on NATO role in Afghanistan ‘unacceptable’

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Danish PM says Trump comments on NATO role in Afghanistan ‘unacceptable’

  • “I fully understand that Danish veterans have said no words can describe how much this hurts,” Frederiksen said

COPENHAGEN: Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen on Saturday slammed US President Donald Trump for saying NATO allies had shied from the front line in Afghanistan.
“I fully understand that Danish veterans have said no words can describe how much this hurts,” she said on Facebook.
“It is unacceptable that the American president questions the commitment of allied soldiers in Afghanistan,” she added.