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France

France rules out counter-terrorism troops withdrawal from Sahel

"We are there because we have a shared destiny with the Sahel. If the Sahel falls into the hands of terrorism, Africa will gradually fall into the hands of Islamic terrorists and Europe will live the consequences," said Macron.

16/02/2021

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Louvre closure brings opportunity to restore artworks and galleries

The Mona Lisa has good reason to smile, enigmatically of course, over her empty gallery - when the museum eventually reopens, it will be looking better than ever.

16/02/2021

France

As the COVID-19 crisis drags on, hard-hit French youth struggle

Nearly a quarter of French young people can’t find work — two-and-a-half times the national unemployment rate and one of the highest in the European Union's 27 nations.

16/02/2021

Smart Regions

How a small village became a reference point for energy transition

In partnership with the European Commission

Venizy is a small community of less than a thousand inhabitants, located in the French region of Bourgogne. The mayor has chosen to switch its heating system for public buildings from oil to chipped wood.

15/02/2021

France

France fines Google €1.1 million over 'misleading' hotel rankings

An investigation by the French consumer watchdog and finance ministry found the tech giant was guilty of "misleading commercial practice".

15/02/2021

Destinations

The rural French region attracting city dwellers with a free holiday

The department of Corrèze is offering people an all-expenses-paid experience living in rural France.

12/02/2021

France

French authorities back single jab for people who have had COVID-19

France's High Authority for Health said that as people who have previously contracted COVID-19 retain "an immune memory", a single dose of vaccine "will thus act as a booster."

12/02/2021

France

French village inherits fortune from Austrian Jew it housed during WW2

In Chambon sur Lignon, only one person remembers Erich Schwam, who died at the end of December at the age of 90 in Lyon, leaving no relatives behind.

12/02/2021

World

Calais migrants willing to risk freezing temperatures to cross channel

Authorities have opened emergency shelters where the migrants can get a hot meal and a bed for the night. Local NGOs claim little information has been made available about sites and say migrants won't use them if they are located too far from crossing sites.

11/02/2021

France

Conch shell found in French cave oldest known seashell instrument

The shell, thought to be around 18,000 years old, was found during the excavation of a cave with prehistoric wall paintings in France - and it still works.

11/02/2021

France

France seeks to change age of consent to protect children from abuse

President Emmanuel Macron has vowed to tighten legislation to help prevent violence against children after recent shocking scandals in France prompted tens of thousands of people to share their own stories of sexual abuse within their families.

10/02/2021

France

Marine Le Pen faces court for tweeting images of Islamic State crimes

Le Pen has described the trial as a political witch hunt that undermines "freedom of expression", as she faces a potential prison sentence for the tweets.

10/02/2021

France

Europe's oldest person - a 116-year-old French nun - survives COVID-19

“I didn’t even realise I had it,” she told French newspaper Var-Matin.

10/02/2021

France

Sciences Po director Frédéric Mion resigns over Duhamel incest scandal

Mion resigned over the accusations against Olivier Duhamel, the former president of the foundation that oversees the political science school.

09/02/2021

France

At least two people killed in helicopter crash in Courchevel, France

At least two people have died and three people were injured in a helicopter crash in Courchevel.

09/02/2021

Moments

Is this just a wave or the face of Poseidon, God of the Sea?

Photographer, Mathieu Rivrin caught the image as the most powerful waves caused by Storm Justine were striking the French coast.

09/02/2021

Travel News

Snow lovers turn to new wintry pursuits as French lifts remain closed

Many resorts are seeing ticket sales for cross-country skiing jump by more than 30 per cent.

09/02/2021

France

110 NGOs criticise France's climate bill over 'lack of ambition'

France: 110 NGOs criticise draft bill on climate over 'lack of ambition'

09/02/2021

France

COVID-19 in France: Student meals for just one euro in Paris

A restaurant in Paris is offering students a meal at knockdown prices to help them cope during the pandemic.

07/02/2021

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Hundreds march in memory of murdered woman in eastern Alsace

Prosecutor Alex Perrin said the killings were "totally premeditated" by the 45-year-old, who was not known to the police or intelligence services.

06/02/2021

Travel News

How a French city became the European capital of silk

Here, we delve into the history of the French city of Lyon - and the silk industry which put it on the map.

05/02/2021

World

France's top football league nets financial lifeline with new TV deal

"It's a short reprieve," sports journalist Michael Kurn told Euronews. "This deal is only going to go until the end of the season."

05/02/2021

France

France floods: PM Jean Castex to visit afflicted southwest

The level of the River Garonne around Marmande -- between Bordeaux and Toulouse -- remains "very high".

05/02/2021

Europe News

French police using Roma to inflate deportation figures, says activist

Activists say it is a stage-managed process designed to inflate deportation figures and has been going on for a decade.

04/02/2021

France

Lockdown will be 'last resort' in France even as COVID variants spread

A lockdown "is not justified" yet and should only be used as a "very last resort", Prime Minister Jean Castex said on Thursday.

04/02/2021

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Flooding in France's south-west after region hit by Storm Justine

This was one of France's major rivers, the Garonne, after the southwestern region was hit by Storm Justine.

04/02/2021