France 04/01/2017 New Year, new election in France With the dawn of the New Year, the presidential hopefuls from France's mainstream political parties have begun to set out their plans ahead of the vote in the spring.
France 06/12/2016 France's Cazeneuve officially takes over as PM France’s new prime minister Bernard Cazeneuve has officially taken office during a handover ceremony in Paris.
France 05/12/2016 Manuel Valls presidential bid underwhelms France Manuel Valls's bid for the French presidency is fraught with challenges from both the Left and Right
economy 05/12/2016 The next French president's tough task: fixing the economy Francois Hollande leaves plenty of work to whoever will succeed him next spring.
France 05/12/2016 French PM Manuel Valls declares bid for presidency The socialist prime minister has announced he will seek the party's nomination for next year's election, after President Hollande said he would not run.
France 08/09/2016 Hollande: strong words on democracy in the face of terrorism French president François Hollande has spoken in Paris on the theme of democracy in the face of terrorism.
France 17/08/2016 French PM backs controversial burkini beach bans French Prime Minister Manuel Valls has thrown his support behind controversial burkini beach bans.
world news 28/07/2016 "France is still France, Mr Trump" French Prime Minister Manuel Valls reacted with anger at US Presidential candidate Donald Trump’s assertion that “France is no longer France”.
France 27/07/2016 Notre Dame Mass commemorates slain priest Jacques Hamel The French president and prime minister attended a service in Notre Dame cathedral on Wednesday (July 27) the day after two militants murdered 85-year-old priest Jacques Hamel in a Normandy…
France 20/07/2016 French parliament votes to extend state of emergency France's lower house of parliament has voted early to extend a state of emergency nationwide for another six months. Critics say that it is too little too late.
France 18/07/2016 French leaders jeered during tribute to Nice victims Shouts of “where were the police” rang out as crowds jeered France’s Prime Minister during a tribute to victims of last week’s truck attack in Nice.
France 18/07/2016 France: Anti-government anger as Nice honours truck victims Jeers and calls for France’s political leaders to resign overshadowed a minute’s silence in the southern coastal city of Nice on Monday as Prime Minister Manuel Valls and others paid tribute to the vi
France 15/07/2016 France will not be destabilised says PM After a meeting of the Defence Council, Prime Minister Manuel Valls said France would not allow itself to be destabilised by the truck attack in Nice.
France 08/06/2016 French strikes threaten Euro 2016 France continues to be hit by a wave of industrial action just days before Euro 2016 kicks off.
France 25/05/2016 France: CGT union calls for further strikes France’s CGT trade union is determined to make ongoing nationwide strikes felt, its representatives have said.
France 12/05/2016 French government survives confidence vote paving way for contested labour reforms France’s Socialist government has survived a confidence vote, paving the way for controversial labour reforms. The centre-right Republican party
France 10/05/2016 French cabinet votes to force through controversial labour reforms The French cabinet has agreed to allow controversial labour reforms to be forced through. They invoked a little-used Article (49.3) in the
France 20/04/2016 France to extend state of emergency ahead of Euro football tournament Hours before the announcement, security forces simulated an attack in a major Paris train station.
world news 11/04/2016 France pledges half a billion euros aid to students Prime Minister Manuel Valls proposed measures to boost youth employment including subsidies for young job seekers and aid for apprentices and students, as protesters threaten to continue their Nuit De
Belgium 23/03/2016 Valls, Juncker call for Europe-wide cooperation on security French Prime Minister Manuel Valls joined his Belgian counterpart Charles Michel and the President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker as