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Fresh strikes and protests as Macron pushes ahead with pension reforms

It's being seen as a last-ditch attempt to revive opposition to Emmanuel Macron's controversial pension reforms.

24/01/2020

France

France and Netherlands dismantle major migrant smuggling ring to UK

French and Dutch police have arrested 23 people they suspect to have facilitated the illegal transport of 10,000 Kurdish migrants into the UK.

23/01/2020

France

France vows to punish strikers who cut power to thousands

Striking energy workers who deprived up to 35,000 people of power could face up to two years in jail.

22/01/2020

France

French publisher apologises for CIA 9/11 conspiracy theory in textbook

Textbook publisher Ellipses said it bitterly regretted the mistake that suggested 9/11 was orchestrated by the CIA.

21/01/2020

France

Ex-Interpol chief who vanished on China trip sentenced for bribes

Meng's wife, who remains in France with their two children, has accused Chinese authorities of lying and questioned whether her husband was even alive.

21/01/2020

France

After the strike, will France face more radical forms of protest?

Transport services resumed on Monday after 46 days of strikes. But is the country headed towards more punctual and violent forms of protests? Euronews takes a look.

20/01/2020

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Striking Paris Opera holds free open-air concert

Saturday's concert comes after six weeks of labour strikes and nationwide protests against government plans to overhaul France's pension system.

19/01/2020

France

Blaze at Macron-visited Paris restaurant as pension protests continue

A small fire was quickly put out at La Rotonde restaurant in the early hours on Saturday after a string of demonstrations across the city over pension reform proposals.

18/01/2020

France

Paris metro workers to pause pension strike to 'recharge batteries'

The biggest union for Paris metro workers said on Saturday it would pause striking in order to "recharge" and "re-orient" the movement.

18/01/2020

France

Will women really be the biggest winners of France’s pension reforms?

Will French women actually benefit from the new pension system and what can we learn from the examples of other European countries? Euronews answers.

18/01/2020

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Could air pollution be affecting your menstrual cycle?

A new study in France suggests the length of a woman's menstrual cycle might be impacted by pollution.

17/01/2020

France

Michelin under fire over Paul Bocuse restaurant downgrade

French celebrity chef Marc Veryat said the decision was 'a scandal' and even President Emmanuel Macron has weighed in.

17/01/2020

France

Macron will not release any more bears in the Pyrenees, herders say

Bears were responsible for 400 attacks against livestock in the border region in 2018, they say.

17/01/2020

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Marine le Pen says she will run in 2022 French presidential elections

The French far-right candidate ran against Emmanuel Macron and lost in 2017.

16/01/2020

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MEPs from the UK prepare to leave the European Parliament

They're heading into their final plenary session before they come out of the EP at the end of the month.

16/01/2020

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Sea Shepherd brings dead dolphins to central Paris to make their point

They say certain fishing methods are seeing the dolphins accidentally killed.

14/01/2020

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Luxury clothing designer launches new luxury skincare brand

Luxury clothing designer launches new luxury skincare brand

14/01/2020

France

Fugitive businessman Carlos Ghosn demands €15 million from Renault

Former Renault boss Carlos Ghosn, who has fled Japan where he faces prosecution, has started a legal battle with the French carmaker.

14/01/2020

France

Spike Lee ‘honoured’ to lead jury of this year’s Cannes Film Festival

The filmmaker said he was ‘honoured’ to be chosen as President of the Jury at Cannes, two years after his movie BlacKkKlansman won the prestigious Grand Prix award at the festival.

14/01/2020

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France commits more troops to fight jihadist threat in Sahel region

Macron wants the summit to help re-legitimize the French operation in the Sahel by sending a strong joint message.

14/01/2020

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French Spiderman backs pension protesters

Alain Robert, the so-called French Spiderman who scales the world's tallest buildings, climbed Total's skyscraper in Paris' La Défense district on Monday to call attention on the retirement protests

13/01/2020

France

Trial of former priest accused of sexual assault postponed by one day

The trial will begin on Tuesday.

13/01/2020

France

France strikes: is the end in sight after Macron's compromise?

French labour unions were divided about the future of the social movement after the government offered to temporarily scrap a controversial part of its pension reform. plans.

13/01/2020

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What to do and where to go in the wine-growing Champagne region

We spend a weekend in Champagne, France, to sample the best the region has to offer from hotels to tastings and wellbeing experiences.

12/01/2020

France

French PM 'willing to scrap' controversial part of pension reforms

But will it appease protesters and end one of the longest strikes in French history?

11/01/2020

France

More protests to hit France as pension talks end without breakthrough

Prime Minister Edouard Philippe said he would make "concrete proposals" on Saturday to end the deadlock with unions over the pension reform.

10/01/2020