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My Europe Series

Psychiatric trauma: the hidden toll of the Covid Pandemic

On the frontline with healthcare professionals seeking to tackle the psychiatric damage being caused by both the pandemic and the lockdowns it has provoked.

04/12/2020

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Anti-Amazon protesters demonstrate in front of Paris Finance Ministry

Activists in Paris dropped off fake packages bearing the logo of Jeff Bezos' company in front of the Finance Ministry in Paris to "symbolise the government's collusion with Amazon".

04/12/2020

France

France preparing for a no-deal Brexit amid London trade talks

With just three weeks until the UK leaves the EU, France says it has the right to veto the trade agreement.

04/12/2020

France

Fishing rights continue to cast a shadow over Brexit trade talks

Fishing rights continue to be a stumbling block in Brexit trade talks with both sides digging in their heels.

04/12/2020

France

French surgeon jailed for 15 years for abusing hundreds of children

In what could be France's largest ever paedophilia case, surgeon Joel Le Scouarnec has been sentenced after being accused of sexually abusing hundreds of children.

04/12/2020

France

France to start coronavirus vaccinations in January, says PM Castex

The number of vaccines France is set to have access to is "more than we need," said Castex, adding it was a "question of weeks" until the first orders arrived.

03/12/2020

France

French government cracks down on 'unaffiliated' mosques nationwide

French police are beginning an unprecedented inspection of 76 of the country's mosques as part of a move against so-called 'religious separatism'

03/12/2020

France

European Court of Human rights rejects French coronavirus lawsuit

Scores of lawsuits have been filed over France’s handling of the pandemic, targeting the government, nursing homes and others.

03/12/2020

France

Ex-French leader Valery Giscard d'Estaing dies at 94

Valery Giscard d’Estaing, the president of France from 1974 to 1981 who became a champion of European integration, died on Wednesday.

03/12/2020

Travel News

French ski resorts protest plans to keep lifts closed over Christmas

The protest comes as the French government proposes "random border checks" to be put in place over the holiday season targeting people trying to get to foreign resorts.

02/12/2020

Cult

Project aiming to make art more accessible to award €150k in grants

Art Explora, an ambitious drive to make European culture more accessible, is set to hand out €150k in grants on Thursday.

02/12/2020

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Volunteers fish 52 rental bicycles from a Paris canal

The haul from Ourcq canal in the suburb of Pantin also included a scooter and road signs.

02/12/2020

World

France security bill revision 'welcome', but more work needed says RSF

Reporters sans frontières editor Pauline Adès-Mével says the controversial Article 24 could allow police to stop journalists reporting live from the scene of an incident.

01/12/2020

France

French government to 'totally rewrite' controversial security measure

Thousands of people took to the streets across France at the weekend to protest against the new measure, over fears that police violence would be harder to expose.

30/11/2020

France

French vaccination plan: Fragile first then general public from April

France's health authority has revealed a vaccination plan in five phases, with phase one prioritising care homes.

30/11/2020

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France rules limit in places of worship too restrictive

France's top administrative body ruled in favour of the Catholic church on Sunday saying the 30 person limit in places of worship across the country was too restrictive.

29/11/2020

France

Four police officers indicted over Michel Zecler beating in Paris

Three of the officers have been charged with 'willful violence' and another for forgery.

29/11/2020

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Security law protest in Paris sees fires, water cannons and injuries

Fires blaze around the Place de la Bastille in Paris during the protests against a security law that is being considered by French lawmakers.

29/11/2020

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Scuffles, flares and tear gas at protest over French security bill

Police fired tear gas at protesters in Paris during a rally against a proposed security law that would restrict sharing images of police officers in France.

28/11/2020

France

Why is France's new national security bill controversial?

Thousands demonstrated across France on Saturday to protest a controversial new security bill — here's why.

28/11/2020

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Shops in France allowed to reopen after coronavirus lockdown eased

The easing of strict lockdown measures came in light of a drop in virus infection rates in the country.

28/11/2020

France

France security bill: 62 police injured and 81 arrested at protests

Changes to the wording of article 24 of the bill are being considered after a new scandal over police brutality.

28/11/2020

Travel News

The coolest French people I've ever met

When Camille Bello moved to Lyon, France four years ago, and unexpected encounter took her to the French Alps, and changed her life forever.

28/11/2020

Business Planet

Bouncing back after business failure

In partnership with The European Commission

Business Planet heads to Brittany, France, to see how one baker is making dough again after he was forced to close his boulangerie in Paris.

27/11/2020

France

Coronavirus: French businesses fear low-key Christmas season

Christmas cheer is thin on the ground this year with the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic wreaking havoc on traditional celebrations.

27/11/2020

Europe Decoded

Macron says images of black man's violent arrest 'shame us'

Four French police officers have been suspended from duty after a viral video documented the violent arrest of a black music producer in Paris on Saturday.

27/11/2020