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French newspaper Libération gets €15m bailout from Czech businessman

Left-leaning French newspaper Libération is expected to return to profit in 2026. © RFI

Czech billionaire businessman Daniel Kretinsky has agreed to finance the loss-making French left-leaning daily Libération until it breaks even, the paper's owners have said.

Kretinsky, already heavily invested in French media as owner of Elle magazine and part-owner of the daily Le Monde, will lend Libération 14 million euros to help stem losses until its projected breakeven in 2026.

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