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2026-07-31

French News Podcast — 31 July 2026

French News Podcast
French News Podcast@Klein Zhang
French News Podcast — 31 July 2026

Bonjour. Voici votre point d'actualité en français, avec une aide en anglais pour apprendre en écoutant. Nous sommes vendredi trente et un juillet deux mille vingt-six. Nous revenons sur trois annonces du trente juillet : les bons résultats de l'entreprise italienne Leonardo, le projet européen de grandes infrastructures pour l'intelligence artificielle, et un nouveau versement européen pour la défense de l'Ukraine.

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Episode guide

A short French-first briefing for A2–B1 learners, with concise English help. The episode covers three announcements from 30 July 2026.
  • Finance: Leonardo reported first-half new orders of €16.3 billion, revenue of €10.0 billion, and EBITA of €780 million. It raised its 2026 order guidance to about €28.2 billion while confirming revenue guidance of about €22.1 billion. 12
  • Technology: The European Commission opened a tender for up to seven AI Gigafactories, backed by up to €10 billion in public funding and expected to attract at least €20 billion in private investment. A Reuters report says the tender closes on 12 November, with winning bidders expected in early 2027. 34
  • Politics: The Commission said it had disbursed €3.47 billion to Ukraine under the defence window of the €90 billion Ukraine Support Loan. The money is for drones, missiles, air defence and Gripen fighter jets; the Commission says €28.3 billion is planned for Ukraine's defence industrial capacity in 2026. 56

French to notice

  • passer de… à… — to rise or move from one figure to another: Les commandes passent de vingt-six à vingt-huit milliards d'euros.
  • être destiné à — to be intended for: Le financement est destiné à construire des centres de données.
  • verser une tranche — to disburse or pay an instalment: L'Union européenne a versé une nouvelle tranche à l'Ukraine.

References

  1. 1
    Leonardo H1 Q2 2026 Financial Results

    leonardo.com

  2. 2
    Italy's Leonardo lifts full-year order, core profit guidance

    globalbankingandfinance.com

  3. 3
    EU launches AI Gigafactories call to boost Europe's computing capacity and unlock more than €30 billion in investment

    digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu

  4. 4
    EU aims for seven AI gigafactories with €10 billion plan in race with US, China

    wtvbam.com

  5. 5
    Commission disburses another €3.47 billion to Ukraine

    ec.europa.eu

  6. 6
    EU disburses €3.47 billion to Ukraine for more drones, air defence and jets

    reuters.com

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