France EU lets France off the hook again for breaching spending rules France has been let off the hook yet again for breaking EU spending rules. Paris has breached an EU mandated budget deficit target of three percent 25/02/2015
France World's leading Simcard maker confirms British and US spooks "probably" stole security codes The Franco-Dutch world number one simcard maker Gemalto has concluded its own investigation into a hacking of its security codes. Last week an 25/02/2015
France Mystery drones over Paris for second night raises concerns Drones have been seen flying over tourist hot spots in Paris for the second night in a row. That has raised concerns in a city already on high alert 25/02/2015
Culture news Me-Mo: an online magazine for photojournalism On the shores of the Ourcq Canal in one of Paris’ trendy neighbourhoods a group of award-winning photographers have got together to launch an 25/02/2015
France Drone mystery in Paris sparks security scare French police are hunting for clues as to who carried out night drone flights over landmarks in Paris. The unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) were 24/02/2015
France Lyon-Turin railway back on track It’s back on track. The long-disputed Lyon – Turin railway line will be constructed by 2020, French President François Hollande has announced. “We 24/02/2015
France Foreign ministers call for more OSCE monitors in Ukraine The foreign ministers from Ukraine, France, Russia and Germany have met in Paris. The so-called ‘Normandy Four’ spent three hours round the table 24/02/2015
France France confiscates passports of 6 'Syria-bound' citizens French authorities have confiscated the passports of six citizens allegedly planning to travel to Syria. It marks the first such travel ban under new 23/02/2015
France Paris malls ramp up security after Al-Shabaab threat Two malls in Paris have ramped up security after threats made in a video by Somali-militant group Al-Shabaab to attack shopping centres in the West 23/02/2015
France Clashes erupt at 'anti-police violence' rallies in Nantes and Toulouse Hundreds of people took to the streets of Toulouse and Nantes to protest against police violence in France on Saturday. It comes after the death of 22/02/2015
France France: Snow causes chaos for heavy holiday traffic Thousands of motorists were stuck on the roads of southeast France on Saturday as snowfall caused chaos for heavy holiday traffic. Main roads 22/02/2015
France 'Timbuktu' triumphs at French cinema's César awards They are the French equivalent of the Oscars and Hollywood royalty was in Paris on Friday as Sean Penn collected an honorary prize at the 40th annual 21/02/2015
France Verdict in Dominique Strauss-Kahn pimping trial due in June His trial has finished but ex-IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn must wait until June 12, 2015, to find out whether he will be convicted of ‘aggravated 21/02/2015
France Full compliance with Minsk key to peace in Ukraine, says Hollande France and Germany are more convinced than ever that the Minsk agreements aimed at resolving an ongoing crisis in Ukraine should be fully implemented 20/02/2015
Cinema You'll be moved by "Spartacus and Cassandra" Our film of the week is “Spartacus and Cassandra”, an original and moving documentary about the lives of two Roma children in France. Spartacus and 20/02/2015
France France PM Valls survives no-confidence vote, vows to pursue economic reforms The French government has survived a no-confidence motion in the lower house of parliament, triggered by its use of decree to bypass opposition to an 19/02/2015
France France: govt survives no-confidence vote called over controversial economy bill France’s Socialist government has survived a no-confidence vote in parliament. The vote was called after Prime Minister Manuel Valls resorted to 19/02/2015
France Warning over rise in discrimination and hate speech in France A new report from the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights paints a grim picture about discrimination in France 19/02/2015
France Strauss-Kahn pimping case collapsed 'on its own' says lawyer Lawyers in the aggravated pimping trial of former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn have made their closing arguments. The case against DSK, as he’s 18/02/2015
France French economic reform bill opposed by rebel Socialist lawmakers French Prime Minister Manuel Valls defied critics from left and right on Tuesday by declaring he would ram a flagship economic reform bill through 17/02/2015
France French prosecutor asks for DSK acquittal in pimping trial The prosecutor in the aggravated pimping trial of former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn has called for his acquittal. Strauss-Kahn and 13 other 17/02/2015