France

France

French nannies strike against government 'coercive' reform

The strike is a "big shot of anger" at "purely budgetary logics which should not apply to childcare," a spokesperson for the movement told Euronews.

19/11/2019

France

Insufficiencies in French justice system on violence against women

As France has a national conversation on violence against women, a new report looks at the country's efforts to better their legal system.

19/11/2019

France

Watch: Beaujolais Nouveau ready for release amid US tariff tension

Beaujolais Nouveau is always released on the third Thursday in November, at 12.01am.

18/11/2019

France

Gilets Jaunes one year on: Roadside 'big family' faces a crossroads

Protesters near Lyon tell Euronews not just of their anger but also the friendly atmosphere in which Gilets Jaunes have grown to know each other.

17/11/2019

France

'J'accuse' screenings cancelled after anti-Polanski protest

The movie retraces the events leading to the Dreyfus affair — an antisemitic political scandal in 1894 France known for having led to a grave miscarriage of justice.

17/11/2019

France

'Non' to Dry January in France, says President Emmanuel Macron

'Non' to Dry January in France, says President Emmanuel Macron

16/11/2019

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'Yellow vests' back on the streets to mark movement's anniversary

Rubbish bins and cars were set on fire as 'yellow vest' ('gilets jaunes') protesters hit the streets again to mark the movement's one-year anniversary.

16/11/2019

France

Violence as 'yellow vest' protesters mark one-year anniversary

Did you forget about France's fluorescently-clad protesters? Well, on Saturday, they were back to show their frustrations haven't gone away.

16/11/2019

France

France to end tax breaks for palm oil in biofuel

France's parliament on Friday voted to remove tax breaks for the use of palm oil as a biofuel, a day after a ruling in favour of maintaining the advantage led to howls of protests from environmentalists.

15/11/2019

France

A year on, is the future bright for France's 'yellow vest' protesters?

“It would just take one mistake from the government for the fire to resume," says Jerome Rodrigues, who said he lost his sight in one eye in clashes with police.

15/11/2019

Ocean

When it comes to cleaning up the Oceans, technology may be good but education is even better

In partnership with the European Commission

EU sponsors clean-up operations, but a change in mentalities is the key to success

15/11/2019

Ocean

Are ocean cleanup campaigns effective?

In partnership with the European Commission

Images of rubbish piling up in the ocean can be a depressing sight. But the good news is that there are signs that cleanup campaigns are having an impact.

15/11/2019

France

Thousands of French hospital workers protest years of cutbacks

"Exhausted caregivers = endangered patients", "Public hospitals in life-threatening emergency" were some of the protesters' mottos.

14/11/2019

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'French Spider-Man' Alain Robert scales Paris skyscraper

Urban climber Alain Robert, also known as the "French Spider-Man", scaled a skyscraper in Paris on Wednesday.

13/11/2019

France

'I understand that life must go on but...it doesn’t': Paris remembered

On the fourth anniversary of the November 13, 2015 terror attacks, French government officials will commemorate the victims of the deadliest day witnessed in the French capital since World War II.

13/11/2019

France

French student unions demand poverty relief after attempted suicide

There are calls for more financial aid for students in difficulty after a young man set himself alight in Lyon in a protest over precarity.

13/11/2019

France

Macron attacks ‘hypocrisy’ of backlash to his NATO criticism

The French president hit out at ‘priggishness and hypocrisy’ in the backlash to his criticism of international institutions including NATO.

12/11/2019

France

North Macedonia president meets Macron after French EU accession veto

Stevo Pendarovski and Emmanuel Macron meet in Paris, weeks after France blocked a start date for EU membership talks for North Macedonia and Albania.

12/11/2019

France

Four injured as unusually strong earthquake hits France

The quake was felt from Lyon to Montpellier

11/11/2019

France

Watch back: France marks 101st anniversary of WWI armistice signing

French President Emmanuel Macron marked the 101st anniversary of the end of World War I.

11/11/2019

France

Paris anti-Islamophobia march divides left while criticised by right

Over 13,500 people marched in Paris on Sunday against Islamophobia, in a controversial protest that created tensions on the left and attracted criticism from the French government and right-wing parties.

10/11/2019

France

French bishops back payments to sex abuse victims

French bishops back payments to sex abuse victims

09/11/2019

France

French student sets himself alight in 'despair' at financial crisis

The student was in a “highly precarious financial situation, denied financial aid and desperate," student union Solidaires Etudiant-e-s Lyon said.

09/11/2019

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Chocolatier celebrates Berlin Wall anniversary with tasty replica

French chocolate-maker Patrick Roger built a giant chocolate 'wall' in Paris to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Berlin Wall's fall.

09/11/2019

My Europe Series

Pesticides: a threat to public health? France's toxic debate

France plans to introduce buffer zones between crops fields and residential areas, to comply with EU rules. The debate has become toxic in many parts of the country, where tensions run high between residents worried about their health, and farmers concerned about their future.

08/11/2019

Sci-Tech

Huawei's bid to accelerate Europe's digitalisation

In partnership with Huawei

Huawei’s European Innovation Day and Eco-Connect events in Paris gather European leaders from various sectors like technology, industry, energy and healthcare to find ways to speed up the continent’s digitalisation together.

08/11/2019