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By Gaelle Sheehan

(Reuters) - Offences against the LGBT+ community in France rose 13% in 2023, with 4,560 incidents reported, and after a rise of 3% in 2022, data from the French interior ministry showed on Thursday.

Seven out of ten victims were men, the statistical service said, and around 50% were under 20 years old. It added that about 7% of the victims were under the age of 15.

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By Foo Yun Chee, Ilona Wissenbach and Angelo Amante

BRUSSELS/FRANKFURT/ROME (Reuters) - Lufthansa has offered to keep some competing ITA short-haul routes in an effort to secure EU antitrust approval for its bid for a stake in the Italian airline, people with direct knowledge of the matter said on Thursday.

The offer is part of a package of remedies submitted to EU competition enforcers last week to allay concerns that the deal could... (continue reading...)

By Maria Martinez

BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's council of tax experts expects 80.7 billion euros ($87.7 billion) less in total tax revenue in the 2024-2028 period compared with its October forecast, projections on Thursday showed.

For the federal government alone the council expects 41.6 billion euros less in tax revenues in the five-year period, according to its updated estimates.

Tax revenue for the federal government... (continue reading...)

By Olga Popova

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia plans to grow its presence in the global dairy products market by increasing supplies by 15-20% annually with a big push into Arab countries - especially Algeria - and southeast Asia, the head of industry lobby group Soyuzmoloko told Reuters.

"Annually, the Russian dairy industry can show export growth rates of about 15-20%, but it is not excluded that the growth can go exponentially under the... (continue reading...)

(Reuters) -A majority of Adidas shareholders backed the re-election of chairman Thomas Rabe at the company's annual general meeting on Thursday, securing his role for a fifth year, with the German sportswear brand set to appoint a successor in 2025.

Prominent proxy advisory firm Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) had recommended in April that investors vote against Rabe's reappointment due to what it argued was an "excessive" number of roles at other... (continue reading...)