French and Benelux stocks-Factors to watch - Reuters

Dec 1 (Reuters) - Below are company-related news and stories from French and Benelux media which could have an impact on the region's markets or individual stocks.

COVID/FRANCE:

France has registered 47,177 new confirmed COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, health ministry data showed on Tuesday, the highest one-day tally since early April at the height of the third wave of the pandemic. read more

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COVID/FRANCE/MARTINIQUE:

Police reinforcements arrived in the French Caribbean territory of Martinique on Tuesday to restore order after unrest that erupted over COVID-19 measures, in particular the mandatory vaccination of healthcare workers, a government minister said. read more

* EDF (EDF.PA) , VEOLIA (VIE.PA) :

French groups EDF and Veolia announced on Tuesday the creation of a joint venture named Waste2Glass aimed at developing innovative solutions for treating radioactive waste.

ENGIE (ENGIE.PA) :

Macquarie Group's (MQG.AX) green investment arm has teamed up with France's Engie SA (ENGIE.PA) and U.S. energy storage firm Fluence Energy (FLNC.O) to build an energy storage project in Australia, the companies said on Wednesday. read more

* SOITEC (SOIT.PA) :

French semiconductor company Soitec reported on Tuesday strong H1 results, the group's current operating income having more than doubled to €75 million YoY. Soitec also announced the acquisition of NOVASiC and the signing of a strategic partnership with Mersen (CBLP.PA) .

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