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French farmers protest as government prepares to announce new measures – Europe live
French government set to respond after being surprised by scale and fury of grassroots demonstrations in...
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France debates plan to enshrine abortion as constitutional right
Impetus for change was US supreme court overturning Roe v Wade, while Germany passes law banning...
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‘Anti-European’ populists on track for big gains in EU elections, says report
France, Poland and Austria among nine countries where radical rightwing parties predicted to finish firstPopulist “anti-European”...
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French farming protests: mother and daughter die after car hits road blockade
Three people questioned on suspicion of involuntary manslaughter after collision in Pamiers, south of Toulouse A...
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French mayor blames UK for Channel-crossing deaths at weekend
Lax employment law cited as motivation for ice-cold crossing in which five people died off WimereuxThe...
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Macron looks to Sarkozy connection to head off far right in France
Hiring of figures close to former rightwing leader Nicolas Sarkozy confirms president’s rightward shiftEmmanuel Macron has...
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Rachida Dati makes surprise return to French cabinet
Dati, who previously served under Sarkozy, is named culture minister by new PM Gabriel AttalRachida Dati,...
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New French PM seeks to send strong message on law and order
Gabriel Attal attempts to set tone as Macron government tries to counter rise of Marine Le...
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French post office opens changing room for online shoppers
Customers can collect their parcels and try on items in one trip during trial at La...
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Gabriel Attal becomes youngest French PM as Macron tries to revive popularity
Attal, 34, rose in opinion polls during his time as education minister and may help ruling...
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Gabriel Attal’s real challenge will be to break French parliament’s political deadlock
The new PM was chosen to boost Emmanuel Macron’s agenda but, as his predecessor found out,...
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New French prime minister expected to be named – Europe live
France’s PM resigned on Monday after days of increasingly feverish speculation about an imminent government reshuffleThe...
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French PM Élisabeth Borne quits as Macron seeks boost before EU elections
Second female prime minister of Fifth Republic resigns after days of speculation about reshuffle, with Le...
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French actor Alain Delon to file legal complaint against son over ‘media outburst’
Anthony Delon told a magazine his father was finding it hard to accept his frail state...
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UK does not cooperate sufficiently over small boat crossings, says French body
Independent French auditors say UK information on people crossing Channel is ‘very patchy’The UK is not...
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Young lover in Robert Doisneau’s Paris kiss photograph dies aged 93
Françoise Bornet’s embrace with then boyfriend in 1950 became one of the most famous images of...
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Row in France as government reluctant to back dry January
Addiction experts urge state to promote month of abstinence but alcohol lobby says idea is out...
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Mont Blanc avalanche kills British woman, 54, and son, 22, in French Alps
Two were part of group skiing off-piste with instructor when avalanche occurredA British woman and her...
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Man survives flight from Algeria to Paris hidden in plane’s landing gear
Unidentified man in life-threatening condition after enduring temperatures of around -50C on Air Algerie flight from...
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France passes controversial immigration bill amid deep division in Macron’s party
Strict new law contains so many hardline measures that the far-right Marine Le Pen has claimed...
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Gérard Depardieu accused of rape by Spanish journalist and author
Ruth Baza, 51, said previous allegations against Depardieu provoked ‘flashes’ of memory of alleged 30-year-old assaultA...
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French couple lose court case over rare African mask worth millions
Couple sold mask to dealer for €150 in 2021 before it was sold to unidentified buyer...
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Georgian film-maker Otar Iosseliani dies at 89
Award-winning director made most of his films in France, where he was free to be critical...
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Nobel laureate sues French concrete maker Lafarge over alleged Islamic State support
Nadia Murad and 430 US citizens of Yazidi background suing conglomerate over payments it made to...