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Emmanuel Macron resigns as French Economy Minister

France’s Economy Minister Emmanuel Macron has resigned from government.

France

For Britain migrants begin, and stay, in Calais, but France's patience wears thin

Calais’s squalid migrant centre is at the heart of talks between the French and British Interior Ministers, but the problem goes way beyond the camp and has now lasted for nearly 20…

France

Zarf, fremd and eloiners - youngsters battle it out for Scrabble crown

Sport

Former LA Dodgers owner to buy Olympique de Marseille

French first division side Marseille is set to be taken over by a new owner.

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France

Migrant warning for UK as French presidential poll nears

Could the Calais ‘Jungle’ migrant camp cross the Channel?

Germany

"Weimar Triangle" group to get second lease of life

Germany, Poland and France have vowed to kick-start the so-called “Weimar Triangle” group first formed 25 years ago after the end of the Cold War.

World News

French wine production plunges after bad weather

Winemakers in France have been hit by drought, hail and spring frost that’s seen production plunge by at least ten percent.

France

French presidential contenders take aim at Burkini ban

An item of swim wear has become a defining issue in the early days of the race for the French presidency.

France

French burkini ban ruling fuels controversy

The ban had been imposed on the grounds that it contravened French laws on secularism. Far from cooling down tensions, the ruling has created even more controversy.

France

Burkini ban suspended by top French court

France’s highest administrative court has suspended the ban on women wearing burkini swimsuits that had been in force in the southern seaside town of Villeneuve…

World News

Burkini ban in parts of France provokes beach-themed protest in London

A beach-party-themed sit-in has taken place in front of the French Embassy in London to protest against the burkini ban in some parts of France.

France

Tributes as France's 'Queen of Knitwear' Sonia Rykiel dies at 86

French fashion designer Sonia Rykiel, known for her brightly coloured striped sweater dresses, has died aged 86.

World News

French fashion designer Sonia Rykiel dies aged 86

French fashion designer Sonia Rykiel, known for her brightly coloured striped sweater dresses, has died aged 86.

France

France's battle with the burkini

Tremors along France’s most fragile social fault-line running between its identity as a secular state and the rights of its sizeable Muslim population are…

Business Series

French submarine builder DCNS scuppered by leaks

Secret details of DCNS's Scorpene submarines have been leaked in an apparent case of industrial espionage which could have major financial consequences for the French military contractor.

Business Series

Burkini sales boosted by ban, as controversy rages on

The controversy over the body-covering swimwear for Muslim women - the burkini - is creating a business opportunity for its inventor who says orders have jumped.

Economy

Worldwide tourism resilient but hit by economic weakness and terrorism

Fears over terrorism and economic weakness mean global travel is still growing but slowing according to the World Travel and Tourism Council.

France

Can comeback kid Sarkozy really win in 2017?

It came as no great surprise to the French when their hyperactive former leader Nicolas Sarkozy announced he was going to run for the presidency again.

France

Low milk prices plague French dairy industry

French food giant Lactalis said it would renegotiate milk prices with French farmers after 400 of them protested outside the company’s headquarters in Laval this…

Europe News

Germany and France fear smart phone apps like Telegram aid terrorists

In an attempt to identify potentially dangerous jihadists, Germany and France have called for Europe wide rules that would limit the use of encrypted communications.