France

France

France submits the baguette for UNESCO world heritage status

The Ministry for Culture said its decision is to protect traditional savoir-faire as the number of bakeries across France has significantly decreased over the past decades.

27/03/2021

France

France 'was not complicit' in Rwandan genocide, report claims

The report says researchers found no evidence that French weapons were delivered to Rwanda after the start of the genocide.

26/03/2021

The Cube

Vaccine hesitancy 'rises in France' after AstraZeneca suspension

Vaccine hesitancy has risen sharply in France since countries across Europe suspended the AstraZeneca jab amid reports it causes blood clots.

26/03/2021

France

Russia and China use COVID jabs as 'means of propaganda', France says

"China, Russia are conducting a policy of influence through the vaccine even before vaccinating their own population," France's top diplomat said on Friday.

26/03/2021

World

Migrants protesting in Paris call for safe housing

Migrants in Paris held a protest last night at the heart of the French capital - calling on the government to provide more stable housing while they wait for their applications to be processed.

26/03/2021

France

France extends partial COVID-19 lockdowns to more parts of country

Three more areas are being added to the 16 already under reinforced restrictions, to fight what the French government describes as an 'extremely strong' third wave of the pandemic.

25/03/2021

Musica

Faust's spectacular journey at Opera Bastille

What would you do if you could turn back time and be young again? The desire for eternal youth is at the heart of Gounod's "Faust" and a new staging of it is being performed at the Paris' Opera Bastille.

25/03/2021

France

COVID now killing more younger people, French doctor tells Euronews

"It’s not old people dying anymore. These are people who still had 30 or 40 years to live," French ICU doctor Benjamin Clouzeau tells Euronews.

25/03/2021

France

French Olympic snowboarder Julie Pomagalski dies in avalanche at 40

Local Swiss police said that four people from France were free-riding on the descent from Gemsstock. Two of them could not be saved.

25/03/2021

France

'EU won't be the fall guys' when it comes to vaccines, says France

Earlier in the day, the European Union said it was moving toward stricter export controls to ensure that there are more COVID-19 shot supplies for the bloc.

24/03/2021

France

What happened to a case of top-notch Bordeaux when it went into space?

Space Oddity? A case of Château Pétrus has been sitting on the ISS for months. Find out what the experts think about the effects...

24/03/2021

France

French wine experts ask to be prioritised for COVID vaccine

France's wine tasting experts say they are particularly impacted by COVID-19 due to the risk of losing taste and smell.

23/03/2021

France

Complaint filed against Facebook over online hate and disinformation

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) claims that the "massive proliferation" of hate messages and false information on Facebook violates the platform's commitments to online users.

23/03/2021

France

Thousands flout COVID restrictions at carnival in Marseille

It came as more than a dozen départements in France were put under lockdown again to combat a third wave of infections.

22/03/2021

France

France: New COVID-19 measures beset by technical glitches

Paris just had its first weekend under France's latest limited lockdown. Many Parisians did not know exactly what that meant.

21/03/2021

France

France recommends reserving AstraZeneca vaccine for over 55s

Despite resuming the rollout of the AstraZeneca vaccine, France's health authority has recommended reserving it for people aged 55 and over.

19/03/2021

France

From Damascus to Rouen: A Syrian dancer’s long road to refuge

The war in Syria displaced half of the country’s population, with many escaping to Europe for refuge - but the journey was rarely simple, or safe.

19/03/2021

France

Algerian passengers 'stuck' at Paris airport due to COVID constraints

A group of 25 have been stranded at Charles de Gaulle airport as they try to reach Algeria, where others also complain of being punished by the country's border closure.

19/03/2021

France

Paris and more than a dozen French areas to lock down for a month

Sixteen regions in France including the capital will lock down from Friday for a month amid rising COVID-19 cases and hospital saturation.

18/03/2021

My Europe Series

What are the real reasons behind France's slow vaccine rollout?

By March 14, France had vaccinated 10.85 people per 100 inhabitants, compared to 32.01 in the United States and 38.39 in the United Kingdom, according to Our World in Data.

17/03/2021

France

Europe's top court rules French way of catching songbirds is illegal

The technique uses glue-covered traps to catch the birds and kills tens of thousands every year

17/03/2021

World

French government auctions off €28 million worth of Bitcoin

Bitcoin crossed the $60,000 (€50 195) mark for the first time in its history on Saturday.

17/03/2021

Health Series

Meet the EU farmers using fewer pesticides to make agriculture greener

In partnership with The European Commission

One of the EU's green goals is to reduce the use of harmful pesticides by 50% by 2030. To achieve this goal, educational initiatives and new methods are being taught to new generation of farmers across Europe.

16/03/2021

France

French MPs approve law setting age of sexual consent

Any sexual act committed on children under the age of 15 by an adult will be considered rape. The bill still needs to be approved by senators.

16/03/2021

France

Holocaust victim was forced to sell the Klint art in 1938

France is returning a Gustav Klint painting to the family of its pre-war owner.

16/03/2021

France

France mulls new restrictions as intensive care units fill up

The situation is particularly worrying in the Paris region, where 1,152 patients were in intensive care on Monday.

15/03/2021