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France

Human contact tracing underway in France to stop spread of COVID-19

Euronews talks to GPs at the centre of France's human contact tracing initiative

28/05/2020

France

French Senate approves release of COVID-19 tracking app

The French phone app could become available for download as early as next week if approved by the Senate.

27/05/2020

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Versailles gets ready to open up the legacy of the Sun King once again

Versailles used to welcome no less than 10 million visitors each year, but since 13 March it has been closed due to the coronavirus epidemic.

27/05/2020

France

France declares war on podcasts, clickbait and chick-lit

The French government wants its citizens to stop using English words where no French equivalent exists

27/05/2020

France

France promises €8bn to bail out struggling car industry

French carmakers have seen a 90% drop off in sales since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic.

27/05/2020

France

Hundreds urged to get tested in Strasbourg over illegal football match

Authorities in the north-eastern French city fear a new outbreak of the deadly virus. The area has been badly hit by the pandemic.

27/05/2020

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French nursing home's special tent lets elderly have visitors again

A special tent is letting family members in France visit their elderly relatives after weeks of separation amid the coronavirus lockdown.

26/05/2020

France

French football facing 'unprecedented' crisis, Lyon chief warns

The President of Olympique Lyonnais has written to the government to ask that championships — brought to an end last month — be allowed to resume.

26/05/2020

France

French village elects first transgender mayor

Marie Cau said she had not encountered discrimination in the village in the 15 years since she began her transition.

25/05/2020

France

Religious services resume in France as COVID-19 restrictions relaxed

France is one of the most heavily impacted countries by the global pandemic, with more than 180,000 confirmed cases and over 28,000 deaths.

23/05/2020

France

In pictures: how have French cities changed amid the pandemic?

Two weeks since France began easing its strict lockdown measures, life is still very far from "normal". Browse through the photographs to see how the coronavirus pandemic is influencing life in France's biggest cities.

23/05/2020

My Europe Series

Homeless under lockdown: the forgotten faces of France's coronavirus nightmare

In this episode of Unreported Europe, Euronews' Valerie Gauriat reports on the desperate plight of refugees, asylum seekers and migrants in France as the country emerges from lockdown.

22/05/2020

France

France announces new date for second round of local elections

The elections will take place with health and social distancing measures in place, France's Prime Minister Édouard Philippe said.

22/05/2020

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Healthcare workers stage fresh protest outside Paris hospital

They protested to demand better working conditions and pay.

21/05/2020

France

Italian wins €1m Pablo Picasso painting with €100 lottery ticket

Her son had given her the ticket as a gift for Christmas. “Maybe it was the best decision of my life," he said.

21/05/2020

France

Video diary: how COVID-19 helped a community to feed the homeless

For homeless people, the COVID-19 pandemic represents an unprecedented threat. Maxime is one of the volunteers who shows that community has never been so important.

20/05/2020

Ocean

Coronavirus: supporting Europe's battered fishing industry

In partnership with the European Commission

Europe's fishing industry has been badly hit by the coronavirus. In this episode of Ocean Euronews' Denis Loctier meets French fisherman trying to survive the crisis and explores how Europe is supporting the battered sector.

19/05/2020

Ocean

What will Europe's fishing industry look like post-COVID?

In partnership with the European Commission

Ocean speaks to Virginijus Sinkevičius, European Commissioner for the Environment, Oceans and Fisheries, about how Europe's fishing sector will look post-COVID-19.

19/05/2020

France

French president Emmanuel Macron loses absolute majority in parliament

Seven MPs from his LREM party defected to create a new parliamentary group they said would be "independent" and sit "neither in the majority nor in the opposition".

19/05/2020

France

New Caledonia separatists want France independence vote postponed

New Caledonia's vote on splitting from Paris, the second such poll in as many years, was scheduled for September 6.

19/05/2020

France

France's top court orders government to reopen places of worship

The Council of State said the blanket ban on gatherings at places of worship is "disproportionate" and infringes on a fundamental right.

18/05/2020

France

Homophobia has deep roots in French society, admits government

The admission came as it was revealed anti-LGBT acts in France had risen by 36% last year.

18/05/2020

France

French schools return amid apprehension over pandemic

“If they are able to keep their children at home, because there is at least one parent who is not working or has not yet resumed work, they prefer to keep them," says parent association secretary general.

17/05/2020

France

French MP behind online hate speech law accused of 'racist' comments

She has denied the allegations and said she would file a defamation claim.

15/05/2020

Eco-Innovation

Will cars be banned in Paris after lockdown?

The city is making changes to encourage people to embrace alternative forms of transport.

15/05/2020

France

French pharma giant irks Paris with US first for vaccine comment

Edouard Philippe, France's prime minister, said "equal access for everyone to the vaccine is not negotiable". It came after French pharma giant Sanofi suggested the US would be first in line for any cure.

14/05/2020