Controversial French rapper Médine no longer welcome at Belgian festival
While the controversial rapper Médine is set to appear at a meeting of the French Greens party, a Belgian festival has cancelled his show over the weekend of August…
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Brigitte Bardot targets environmentalists as ‘impostors’ and Macron as a ‘failure’
Iconic French film actress Brigitte Bardot has accused ecologists of being "impostors" while slamming French President Emmanuel Macron's animal welfare record.
Former French leader Sarkozy claims ‘Europe needs Russia and Russia needs Europe’
Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy held a controversial interview with the French newspaper Le Figaro where he criticised what he called the rhetoric in Europe…
French minister Darmanin backed by ex-president Sarkozy for 2027 race
French interior minister Gérald Darmanin has been backed by the former president Nicolas Sarkozy over his own bid for the presidency.
French Minister Darmanin eyes up 2027 presidential run
French President Emmanuel Macron is barely over a year into his second term but it appears many are already anticipating the end of his tenure.
Macron attacks French opposition for not being ‘pro-EU enough’
French President Emmanuel Macron has lashed out at the French opposition, denouncing both the Left and the Right in the country as not being “pro-EU enough”.
French Government ‘folds’ to police demands
The French Government appears to have folded over demands from police unions in France.
Niger coup ‘no done deal’, France insists, even as support grows
The military coup in Niger has not yet succeeded, the French Government has insisted, while stating it is “illegitimate” and “deeply dangerous” for the region.
Sacked French former minister’s new diplomatic role sparks outrage
The recently dismissed French Minister of Education Pap Ndiaye has landed himself a cushy job in high European circles, sparking outrage among the opposition.
Macron fighting to keep New Caledonia French
French President Emmanuel Macron is fighting to keep a small island territory seceding from France.
Unruly French MPs hit with record year of parliamentary penalties
The French Parliament has dished out a record number of disciplinary penalties to unruly MPs and party deputies this year.
Macron and French police headed for confrontation
Emmanuel Macron is headed for confrontation with his own police force amid demands that he change the country's legal system.
Macron to ‘reshuffle government’ in bid to end period of chaos
French President Emmanuel Macron is said to be planning a major ministerial reshuffle as he tries to stop his government and France's economy from sliding further…
Military parades down Champs-Élysées for Bastille Day
France's military forces were on full show on July 14 as troops paraded down the Champs-Élysées in Paris to celebrate Bastille Day.
EU will have power to cut off social media during public unrest: Breton
European officials will have the ability to completely cut off European Union citizens from certain social media platforms during times of unrest, Internal Markets…
Many think it, but few dare say it yet: The riots are handing power to Marine Le Pen
Mohammed*, my 40-year-old Moroccan greengrocer, whose small busy shop in a quiet street in central Paris serves as an informal club for the entire neighbourhood,…
Why is France so bad at assimilating migrants?
France's riots have sparked debate about the integration of communities from North and Sub-Saharan Africa into French society.
French Senate discusses tightening censorship laws after riots
France's Senate considered giving police new powers to make social media firms remove content within two hours, after widespread rioting gripped the country.
Macron suggests ‘financial punishment’ for rioters’ families
In response to the violent riots that erupted in France, where large numbers of youths have rampaged in a spree of country-wide destruction, French President Emmanuel…
Left furious as GoFundMe for accused French police officer tops €1.4 million
Left-wing politicians in France have expressed outrage over a GoFundMe fundraising push for the French police officer accused of killing Nahel M, an incident which…
Who does France memorialise? Macron is about to discover that historical narratives are more complex than political communication plans
It will be Emmanuel Macron’s next grand “Republican Ceremony”.
Emmanuel Macron is on the hunt for his elusive Nobel Peace Prize — that explains his appetite for launching new grandiose, global schemes
They’ve been at it for months.
Macron calls for ‘public funding surge’ at Paris climate summit
French President, Emmanuel Macron, took a decidedly green turn at the Summit for a New Global Financial Pact in Paris on June 22, stating no country should have…
France and Italy kiss and make up after heated migrant dispute
French President, Emmanuel Macron, and Italian Prime Minister, Giorgia Meloni, have buried the hatchet at a meeting in the French presidential palace on June 20…
France’s Macron eyes negotiation phase after Ukraine counteroffensive
By Ania Nussbaum and Piotr Bujnicki
Macron: we may have to re-consider Putin war crimes tribunal
French President, Emmanuel Macron, has said that war crimes trials targeting Russian President, Vladimir Putin, may have to be reconsidered if the Moscow-fuelled…
Italy tries to fix strained ties with France
The Italian Foreign Minister, Antonio Tajani, believes his country and France “have a duty” to develop closer ties, which he says would be in the interests of…
Macron says France is ready to step up military support for Ukraine
France is ready to train Ukrainian fighter jet pilots, says President Emmanuel Macron.
European flag and portrait of Macron to become mandatory across France
Town halls across France will be obliged to display both the French and the European flag under newly approved legislation.
French Parliament debates compulsory flying of EU flag
French deputies were on May 9 due to vote on a controversial bill to force all local government buildings to fly the EU flag.