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France

Yellow vest numbers are down after 16 weekends of protest in France

The Interior Ministry reported that around 5,600 people were protesting across the country at 2pm on Saturday - at the same time last week it was almost double that number.

02/03/2019

France

Strasbourg's vandalised Jewish Memorial sparks indignation

French authorities have opened an investigation on Saturday (March 2), into the vandalisation of a memorial stone marking the site of Strasbourg's Old Synagogue, which was destroyed by the Nazis during World War Two.

02/03/2019

France

French 'language police' accept major shakeup: feminine job titles

French 'language police' back major shakeup - accepting feminine forms of job titles for the first time

01/03/2019

France

France to consider feminising job titles

The official gatekeepers of the French language are considering the feminisation of job titles to counterbalance male-dominated terms.

01/03/2019

France

Take a tour of Notre-Dame in 360 degrees

In this 360° video, the head of the Notre-Dame Cathedral takes viewers on an extraordinary tour behind the scenes of the iconic Parisian landmark.

28/02/2019

France

Animals killed without being stunned cannot carry organic label: ECJ

Europe's top court ruled on Tuesday that meat from animals slaughtered under religious rites without being stunned first cannot be labelled organic.

27/02/2019

Europe News

Daughter of Putin's spokesman is interning for French MEP in Brussels

The daughter of Putin's spokesman, Elizaveta Peskova, is currently interning for French MEP and former National Rally member Aymeric Chauprade, Euronews has learned. Chauprade said that Peskova does not have access to any confidential information.

26/02/2019

France

What is anti-semitism and why is it spreading in Europe?

"Anti-Semitism remains pervasive across the EU and has become disturbingly normalised"

26/02/2019

France

"Gilets jaunes" take over Starbucks Coffee on Paris' Champs-Elysees

"Gilets jaunes" take over Starbucks Coffee on Paris' Champs-Elysées

24/02/2019

France

Iran releases French citizen who entered the country illegally

Iran releases French citizen who entered the country illegally

24/02/2019

France

Thousands march across France for the Gilets Jaunes' "Act XV"

For the movement's "Act XV", the Gilets Jaunes organised marches in Paris and other cities as well as a picnic at the Chambord castle and a protest at the UN.

23/02/2019

France

'Trash cows': Farm animals swallow metal and plastic waste

Some 60,000 cows in France develop tumours and infections every year because of waste they ingest.

23/02/2019

France

Here's who won at France's César movie awards

"Custody" and "Shéhérazade" were the biggest winners of the night.

23/02/2019

France

Climate campaigner Thunberg, 16, 'will meet Macron' after Paris march

Thunberg has become a celebrity by skipping lessons every Friday to protest over global warming outside the Swedish parliament.

22/02/2019

France

Breaking with tradition: will breakdancing become an Olympic sport?

The Paris 2024 organising committee says Breakdancing will help take the Games out of stadiums and onto the streets.

21/02/2019

France

Watch: Visitors immerse themselves in the world of Van Gogh at gallery

"Everyone comes with their own feeling so some people like to lie down, some children like to run near the images."

21/02/2019

France

World's biggest Nutella factory temporarily closed

Factory produces a quarter of all the world's Nutella.

21/02/2019

France

French court fines UBS 4.5 billion euros for facilitating tax avoidance

A French court has fined Swiss banking group UBS up to 4.5 billion euros on charges it helped conceal deposits and assets to allow tax avoidance

20/02/2019

France

'I am very much down-to-earth. Just not this earth': Lagerfeld's wit

"Everything I say is a joke. I am a joke myself."

20/02/2019

Culture news

Karl Lagerfeld's legacy

Spectacular runways and unforgettable designs - what you need to know about the German creative director's legacy.

20/02/2019

France

French Senate recommends prosecution of Macron's former security aide Alexandre Benalla for perjury

It's after a seven-month investigation into Benalla's violent conduct on the sidelines of a protest on May 1 last year.

20/02/2019

World

Current and former presidents condemn French anti-semitism

The resurgence of anti-semitism in France brought thousands of people onto the streets last night to demonstrate support for the Jewish community including two former French presidents.

20/02/2019

France

Choupette Lagerfeld: the world's most pampered cat?

Who is Choupette, the cat that could be heir to German designer Karl Lagerfeld's fortune?

20/02/2019

France

Thousands rally against anti-Semitism in France

Thousands of people rallied across France after a surge of anti-Semitic attacks in recent weeks that culminated on Tuesday with vandals daubing swastikas and anti-Jewish slogans on dozens of graves in a Jewish cemetery.

20/02/2019

Cult

Fashion industry mourns Karl Lagerfeld

Chanel creative director and iconic designer passes away in Paris at 85.

19/02/2019

France

Primitive life existed on earth over 2 billion years ago: researchers

French researchers have discovered that life was already moving on our planet earlier than first thought — now thought to be 2.1 billion years ago. Previously, early life forms were said to date back 1.5 billion years.

19/02/2019