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Watch: Emmanuel Macron is a hit with Nigeria's youngsters

French President Macron makes an impression on young Nigerians whilst on a tour of the region.

05/07/2018

Europe News

WATCH IN FULL: French astronaut Thomas Pesquet interview

"Hanging on the outside of the ISS, just by two fingers and watching below my feet 450 km of void. That was the most extreme experience I ever had."

04/07/2018

Europe News

'Most fantastic time of my life' - French astronaut Pesquet reflects on space mission

Hanging on the outside of the ISS, just by two fingers.. That was the most extreme experience I ever had."

04/07/2018

France

Making a march: the photographers' perspective

After walking for more than 1,400 kilometres, the Solidarity March for Migrants is about to end. Twelve photographers from the French collective "item”, have been following them and offer a unique view of the march and its participants. We present the work of three of them and their testimony.

03/07/2018

No Comment

Greenpeace crash drone into French nuclear plant to highlight security

A Superman drone is remotely controlled by Greenpeace activists and enters the no-fly zone of the nuclear plant of Bugey, Rhone valley, France.

03/07/2018

World News

Macron left red-faced after ambassador praises Hungary’s Orban

French President Emmanuel Macron firmly rebuked the outgoing ambassador to Hungary after he praised Viktor Orban’s migration policy in a leaked confidential cable.

02/07/2018

No Comment

European Tree Climbing Championship takes place in Thoiry, France

Winners of the the 'European Tree Climbing Championship' (ETCC) were announced on Sunday (July 1) after a weekend of contests.

02/07/2018

World News

French arms sale 'aided Egypt's bloody repression'

A report by four human rights groups found that French arms sales to Egypt jumped from €39.6 million in 2010 to €1.3 billion in 2016.

02/07/2018

Living

Sitting down with the world's best French contemporary artist

Richard Orlinski talked to Living it about humanity, contemporary art and Lewis Hamilton.

02/07/2018

Europe Decoded

France's 'Spider-Man' begins job in Paris fire brigade

Mamoudou Gassama, the man who found fame after scaling a building in Paris to save a dangling child, begins his first day as a fire fighter.

02/07/2018

France

France lowers speed limit

The French government hopes thousands of lives a year can be saved by lowering the speed limit on secondary roads from 90 to 80km an hour

01/07/2018

France

Notorious gangster escapes French prison by helicopter

A gangster has escaped a prison in the Paris region after three heavily armed accomplices landed a helicopter.

01/07/2018

France

France honours Simone Veil with rare hero's burial in the Panthéon

The former minister, Holocaust survivor, and EU president is only the fifth woman to be buried in the secular mausoleum.

01/07/2018

My Europe Series

Link between antisemitism and migration unproven, analyst tells Euronews

Antisemitism researcher Nonna Mayer says while sporadic acts of violence by migrants on Jews grab the headlines, far right extremists are to blame for the vast majority of antisemitic incidents.

29/06/2018

My Europe Series

Antisemitism pushing jews out of their homes in France

A wave of hate crime against Jews is forcing many to take extra security measures. Some are even considering what had once been unimaginable to them -- moving to Israel.

29/06/2018

Sport

Griezmann's first coach opens up about the striker's drive to succeed

Euronews went to Macon, France, to speak to Bruno Chetoux, Antoine Griezmann's first coach in the UF Maconnais.

29/06/2018

Belgium

France and Italy have reached a preliminary agreement on a proposal on migration

France and several other European Union countries including Italy have reached an agreement on new wording for migration conclusions at the EU summit in Brussels

28/06/2018

World News

Europe sizzles as heatwave returns

Europe has been basking in record breaking temperatures with another heatwave on the way...

28/06/2018

France

Macron's compulsory national service | Euronews Answers

Macron wants to bring compulsory national service back for boys and girls. But what does the programme actually entail? Euronews gives you the answers.

28/06/2018

France

On Macron's orders: France will bring back compulsory national service

The French government has introduced a plan to bring back national service for all 16-year-olds, nearly two decades after it was scrapped.

27/06/2018