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Torture claims filed against new Interpol leader from UAE

The French lawyer for a jailed human rights defender in the United Arab Emirates filed a torture complaint against the new president of Interpol, Maj. Gen. Ahmed Nasser al-Raisi.

18/01/2022

Europe Decoded

French voting app Elyze sparks concerns over data protection

France's data privacy watchdog says it's examining the Tinder-style app that helps voters decide what candidate to choose.

18/01/2022

France

France's education minister faces calls to resign over Ibiza trip

It has emerged that education minister Jean-Michel Blanquer was on holiday earlier this month when he announced new strict rules for French schools.

18/01/2022

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Roberta Metsola elected EP president

Roberta Metsola was elected president of the European Union Parliament on Tuesday for a 2½-year term, following the death of David Sassoli last week.

18/01/2022

Food and Drink

China & US lead French Cognac boom as mixology drives domestic market

The BNIC suggests that the growth is partly driven by "the development of mixology", which attracts "new customers in search of authentic products".

18/01/2022

France

Foreign sports stars must be jabbed to compete in France - minister

It comes after the debacle in Australia over Novak Djokovic's visa.

17/01/2022

France

French presidential hopeful Eric Zemmour guilty of inciting hatred

The French presidential hopeful described unaccompanied migrant children as "thieves", "murderers" and "rapists".

17/01/2022

France

France: Virus law banning unvaccinated from public venues passed

The new law requires full vaccination to go to restaurants, movie theatres, museums, and many sites throughout the country.

16/01/2022

France

French far-left candidate holds 'immersive and olfactory' rally

Presidential candidate Jean-Luc Melenchon — a political firebrand with a notorious temper — also drew attention in the 2017 presidential race for holding a campaign rally via hologram.

16/01/2022

France

Taubira to stand in French presidential elections

Left-wing politician and former justice minister Christiane Taubira has confirmed will stand for the French presidency in April's elections

15/01/2022

France

French presidential candidate says strong EU borders needed

French presidential candidate Valérie Pécresse stressed the need for strong European borders during a visit to Greece.

14/01/2022

Euronews Witness

Air pollution: the silent killer

400,000 people on the European continent die prematurely, every year. Why? It’s the dirty air they breathe in European cities that kills them.

14/01/2022

Culture news

Making jewellery accessible: Van Cleef opens its doors

Van Cleef & Arpels has hosted courses to train the next generation of jewellers in the artisanal trade, looking to inspire people who would have never considered a career in jewellery before.

14/01/2022

Culture news

Here are the films in fighting to frighten festival-goers at Gérardmer

Europe's annual celebration of horror, sci-fi, and fantasy is back with a bite this year. Here are the films shortlisted for the Grand Prize.

14/01/2022

France

Migrant dies and 30 rescued by French authorities in English Channel

It is the first migrant death reported in the Channel in 2022.

14/01/2022

Travel News

French ski bookings skyrocket as ban on UK tourists is lifted

Britons are keen to make up for lost time after the country’s tourism minister confirmed rules would be relaxed.

14/01/2022

Eco-Innovation

Meet the MoonBike: Europe’s answer to sustainable snow travel

It runs on electricity, doesn’t make a sound and could ride on the moon

14/01/2022

Culture news

Molière at 400: Meet the finest playwright, actor and poet of France

Regarded as one of the greatest writers in the French language and indeed, world literature, Euronews Culture celebrates the 400th anniversary of Molière's birth.

14/01/2022

France

France promises FFP2 masks and more workers after teachers strike

France's education minister said the government would provide five million FFP2 masks and hire 3,300 contract workers following a massive education strike.

14/01/2022

France

French teachers strike over handling of 'catastrophic' COVID situation

More than 10,000 school classes are closed in France as the country reports record-high daily infections.

13/01/2022

France

Le Pen and Zemmour make French far-right 'most suicidal' in the world

Far-right candidates Eric Zemmour and Marine Le Pen have been urged to stop hurling "barbs" at each other.

13/01/2022

Travel News

France to lift ban on UK tourists from Friday, minister confirms

Tourism minister Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne has confirmed that restrictions will ease from tomorrow.

13/01/2022

France

France eases strict COVID travel restrictions for arrivals from UK

Vaccinated travellers will no longer have to self-isolate upon arrival

13/01/2022

France

Suspect arrested then released over unsolved 2012 murders near Annecy

The shootings have remained a mystery for nearly 10 years and no one has ever been charged with the killings.

12/01/2022

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In France's Gironde, locals look on as floodwaters rise

In the town of La Réole, in the south of France's Gironde region, locals helplessly await the peak of floods, even if water levels are expected to be lower than those registered almost a year ago.

12/01/2022

France

France removes restrictions on gay blood donors

Blood donation will be open to all French citizens regardless of their sexual orientation from 16 March.

12/01/2022