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France

Illegal workers from Moldova ‘smuggled into France on fake passports’

"The criminal group, organised by a Romanian national living in France, smuggled at least 40 Moldovan nationals to exploit them in the construction business in France," Europol said.

25/02/2021

France

France v Scotland Six Nations match cancelled due to COVID outbreak

Around 10 of France’s 102 territorial areas known as departments are in a "very worrying situation" in terms of COVID-19 infections, government spokesman Gabriel Attal has said.

25/02/2021

France

Unseen Van Gogh goes on display before Sotheby's auction in March

The work depicts a rarely seen view of Paris in the nineteenth century. 'Scène de rue à Montmartre' shows how the busy suburb used to be a rural, tranquil place.

25/02/2021

France

French actor Gérard Depardieu denies rape charges

The case relaunched in December centres on an actress in her twenties who has accused the star of sexually assaulting her twice in August 2018.

23/02/2021

France

Human After All: Electro duo Daft Punk call it quits after 28 years

The world’s most famous electronic music duo, Daft Punk, have announced they are splitting up.

22/02/2021

France

France's Sanofi to produce millions of Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 jabs

Sanofi is to produce as many as 12 million doses a month of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine once approved. It has also agreed to manufacture 125 million doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech jab.

22/02/2021

France

France adds Dunkirk to its list of lockdowns this weekend

Dunkirk will join the Alpes-Maritimes region for the weekend lockdown, which comes on top of other national measures.

22/02/2021

Experiences

A day in the life of a ski resort during COVID-19

French ski resorts make the best of it as lifts remain shut and visitor numbers remain low.

22/02/2021

France

French ministers condemn Lyon mayor over meatless school meals

Grégory Doucet, the Green Party mayor of Lyon, said the measure to impose a meatless single menu in schools was taken to comply with COVID-19 sanitary measures and flagged that his right-wing predecessor did the same following the first lockdown.

22/02/2021

France

Forced to close its doors again, the Louvre takes chance to spruce up

Amid another enforced closure due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Louvre in Paris is using the absence of visitors as a chance to refurbish.

21/02/2021

France

Dozens protest dissolution of Generation Identity group in France

An anti-fascist counter protest gathered near the Generation Identity demonstration in Paris, but the two rallies were largely peaceful.

20/02/2021

Travel News

Here's how the pandemic has impacted young aviation professionals

COVID-19 has devastated many industries which rely on travel and tourism to survive - none more so than aviation. Here, meet the young professionals still hoping for a future in the industry.

20/02/2021

France

Asylum seeker arrested after refugee centre manager stabbed to death

A 38-year-old Sudanese asylum seeker has been arrested.

19/02/2021

France

COVID-19 vaccines: Macron proposes sending 3-5% of supplies to Africa

In an interview with the Financial Times, the French President said he would put the idea to Friday's meeting of G7 leaders.

18/02/2021

Musica

Verdi’s Aida with Jonas Kaufmann keeps its magnificence whilst avoiding stereotypes

Dutch director Lotte de Beer creates a new take on Verdi’s famous opera by using puppets and by taking a critical look at Europe’s 19th-century history during colonization.

18/02/2021

France

Air France-KLM Group loses €7.1 billion in 2020 amid COVID-19 chaos

CEO Benjamin Smith said that "2020 tested the Air France-KLM Group with the most severe crisis ever experienced by the air transport industry."

18/02/2021

France

French MPs back law aimed at cracking down on Islamic radicalism

French MPs back controversial law aimed at cracking down on Islamic radicalism

16/02/2021

France

Several French hospitals crippled by cyberattacks

Three hospital buildings near the city of Lyon have fallen prey this week to hackers using ransomware.

16/02/2021

France

Here's all you need to know about France's new separatism law

The legislation, which aims to give the country the means to fight Islamic radicalism, has been criticised for stigmatising the Muslim community.

16/02/2021

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

No Comment

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