France

France

Police fire tear gas at yellow vest protesters in Paris

The yellow vest protests, now in their second week, oppose rising fuel costs and President Emmanuel Macron's economic policies.

24/11/2018

France

French fuel protester wearing explosives demands meeting with Macron

Around 5,000 marched down the Champs Elysees to fight against French president Emmanuel Macron's fuel hikes. Chaos erupted after police used water cannons and tear gas on demonstrators.

24/11/2018

France

Mother gives birth to baby boy on Paris metro

A baby was born in the Paris metro on Wednesday evening, transport authorities in the French capital have confirmed.

24/11/2018

France

Trump card? Strasbourg uses Donald to motivate voters for EU poll

Authorities in Strasbourg have found a novel way of getting voters out for next May’s European Parliament elections: Donald Trump.

23/11/2018

France

Paris con artist who charged €247 for a taxi ride is jailed

The defendant was not a registered taxi driver and prevented his victims from getting out without paying

23/11/2018

France

Woman hit by harasser tells Euronews about life since the Paris attack

Marie Laguerre, a French student who was punched in the face after confronting her harasser in July, will be marching at Saturday's protest against sexual violence in Paris. She speaks to Euronews about her life since the attack.

23/11/2018

World

Ads deemed too controversial to air | Raw Politics

A court in France has ruled an advertising poster showing a woman about to be hit by a steam train does not promote violence against women. Euronews' Raw Politics programme discussed this in a special panel debate on the politics of advertising.

22/11/2018

Ecotech

Cars that marked the beginning of the automotive industry

Vintage cars that wrote the legend of the automotive industry were on display in Lyon.

22/11/2018

France

France passes controversial 'fake news' law

France's parliament has passed a new law, which aims to empower judges to order the immediate removal of "fake news" during election campaigns.

22/11/2018

France

Euroviews. French anti-terror laws are robbing people of their freedom | View

By concentrating power in the hands of the [French] government - completely outside of the normal criminal justice system - administrative [anti-terrorist] control measures are open to abuse and discriminatory application, including toward Muslims.

22/11/2018

France

French court accepts ñ can be used in national language

Judges overturn earlier ruling that banned parents from officially naming their child Fañch.

22/11/2018

France

French court says posters showing woman tied to train tracks are legal

A French court has ruled that posters showing a woman tied to train tracks "do not promote violence against women".

22/11/2018

France

South Korean Kim Jong Yang elected new head of Interpol

South Korean Kim Jong Yang has been elected as the new head of Interpol.

21/11/2018

France

Russian cosmonaut Elena Serova on space travel and politics

She was the first Russian woman to set foot on the ISS and is now a deputy in the State Duma of the Russian Federation — Elena Serova spoke to Euronews about the similarities between space travel and politics.

19/11/2018

World

Macron embraces Europe amid chaos in France

While French roads descended into Chaos over fuel tax rises - Emmanuel Macron was in Berlin speaking to the Bundestag.

19/11/2018

France

French prime minister say protests won't force u-turn on fuel price rises

Edouard Philippe says he has "heard" the French people after two days of road blockades, but that France needs reforms.

18/11/2018

France

One dead and over 200 injured in fuel protests across France

The diesel tax increases, designed to encourage drivers to switch to more environmentally-friendly cars, were approved in late 2017.

17/11/2018

France

Fuel price protesters target pinch points in French road system

One such demonstration was held in Givors, near Lyon, but some participants were keen to stress the movement is not just about prices at the pumps.

17/11/2018

France

Dutch revival downs French as Germany drop down in the Nations League

World Champions France are still trying to understand why they were so timid in losing their post-World Cup unbeaten record.

17/11/2018

France

Yellow block road: France’s fuel price protests in pictures

The best images from a day of protests in France over rising fuel prices.

17/11/2018

France

France's fuel price protests turn deadly

Around 50,000 people are estimated to have joined the "yellow vests " in over a thousand locations the Interior Ministr said on Satuday.

17/11/2018

France

How is sexual violence still being used as a weapon of war?

Euronews speaks to people at the Women's Forum Global Meeting about how rape is being used as a weapon of war.

17/11/2018

France

Are France's fuel protests a good idea? | All Views

Euronews' Cristina Abellan Matamoros asked people around France how they feel about the upcoming mass protest.

16/11/2018

Earth News

Chocolate fashion show wows at Salon du Chocolat in Lyon

Watch our best bits from Lyon's Salon du Chocolat, from the delicious chocolate displays to the captivating catwalk creations.

16/11/2018

France

What are the gilets jaunes so upset about?

Gilets jaunes (yellow vests) are continuing their protests all over France to protest the squeeze of living costs.

16/11/2018

Musica

'Concert for Peace': Vienna Philharmonic and pianist Yuja Wang mark 100 years since end of Great War

In this Musica, Euronews' Katharina Rabillon goes behind the scenes at a 'Concert for Peace' held to commemorate 100 years since the end WW1 at the Royal Opera House at the Palace of Versailles.

15/11/2018