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Climate change protesters block access to French multinationals

Climate activists blocked hundreds of employees from entering the headquarters of French bank Societe Generale, state-run utility EDF and oil giant Total on Friday (April 19).

22/04/2019

France

Gilets Jaunes: 137 arrested in Paris as protesters clash with police

Interior Minister Christophe Castaner said on Friday that "the rioters have visibly not been moved by what happened at Notre-Dame."

20/04/2019

France

Emotional Notre-Dame cathedral Way of the Cross ceremony on Good Friday

Emotions were intense at this year's Way of the Cross ceremony as religious rituals took place on Good Friday in the area around Notre-Dame cathedral

19/04/2019

France

French police demand better working conditions after spike in suicides

Twenty-eight French police officers committed suicide so far this year, double the amount recorded over the same period last year.

19/04/2019

France

Watch: Catholics perform ‘way of the cross‘ ritual around Notre Dame

For Good Friday, the Catholic community in Paris has congregated around Notre Dame to perform the 'Way of the Cross' recounting Christ's passion.

19/04/2019

France

France rises from the ashes in our special report ‘Saving Notre Dame'

In our special report ‘Saving Notre-Dame’, we followed as events unfolded in Paris. Euronews charts the blaze as 800 years of history fall to ashes with eyewitness accounts, field reporting and expert insights.

19/04/2019

France

Euroviews. The restitution of ill-gotten gains should be a French - and European - priority ǀ View

A new draft law could see the restitution of resources and assets to dispossessed people in Africa, the Middle East and elsewhere. But here is much more to be done in France - and more widely in Europe - to tackle the problem.

19/04/2019

France

Climate protesters are blocking Ministry of Ecology and headquarters

This could be the biggest disobedience action organised in France. Hundreds of climate activists are blocking the access to the French Ministry of Ecology and the headquarters of Société Générale, Total and EDF at La Défense in Paris.

19/04/2019

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Firefighters honoured at Elysee Palace

Firefighters who battled the Notre-Dame blaze were honoured at the Elysee Palace on Thursday (April 18).

18/04/2019

France

Viral climate cartoon uses satire to question Notre Dame donations

French cartoonist Alexis Delahaye has suggested the money should be put towards conserving the planet.

18/04/2019

France

Extraordinary 3D model of Notre Dame could help its reconstruction

A unique 3D model of the Notre Dame cathedral created by a late art history professor could help its reconstruction efforts.

18/04/2019

France

Victor Hugo's Notre-Dame de Paris tops Amazon best-seller list

The monument was severely damaged in a fire on Monday evening.

18/04/2019

France

Watch: Drone footage reveals devastating damage to Notre Dame

Drone footage shows for the first time the aerial view of damage to the roof.

17/04/2019

France

Global landmarks illuminate in solidarity with Notre Dame

Global landmarks have been illuminated in the French tricolour in solidarity with the Notre Dame after a devastating fire ripped through the Paris cathedral on Monday

17/04/2019

France

Notre Dame fire: What was lost, what was saved, what we don't know

Notre Dame fire: What was lost, what was saved, what we don't know

17/04/2019

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Heartwarming photo taken just before Notre Dame's fire has gone viral

A petition to find two people pictured in a joyful moment outside Notre Dame before the tragedy has taken over social media.

17/04/2019

World

Whistleblowers given more protection, but Assange divides opinion

Whistleblowers across the European Union have won greater protection under landmark legislation aimed at encouraging reports of wrongdoing. The new law, approved by the European Parliament on Tuesday, create "safe channels" and aims to shield whistleblowers from retaliation.

17/04/2019

France

Micro-plastics not just bad for the oceans, they're now in the air

A new study from Toulouse University shows that there are atmospheric micro-plastics. A five-month study carried out in the French Pyrenees showed that micro-plastics can travel a distance of up to 95 kilometres.

17/04/2019

World

'Nothing will be the same again': Parisians mourn Notre-Dame Cathedral

Standing by the Seine looking up at the church, Parisian Guillaume Nani took in the new look of the 850 year old building. “It reminded me of an event that happened when I was 10, an event that shaped not only France but the rest of the world - the World Trade Center attacks,”

17/04/2019

France

Senior figure asks French Muslims to donate to Notre Dame restoration

"I think it is our obligation as citizens and as Muslims to participate in the reconstruction of this beautiful cathedral," Kamel Kabtane, President of the Council of Rhone Mosques told Euronews.

17/04/2019

France

Emmanuel Macron says Notre Dame must be rebuilt within five years

The French president vowed the cathedral would be even more beautiful than before, in a televised address to the nation.

16/04/2019

France

Artists pick up their pencils to pay tribute to Notre Dame cathedral

Here's our selection of the best images.

16/04/2019

France

Interactive: See how Notre Dame looked before and after the fire

Click and swipe the central line across the image below to explore how the blaze has altered the appearance of the 12th century structure.

16/04/2019

France

French politicians suspend European election campaigns, look for unity

Some French political parties have suspended their European election campaigns after the fire that ravaged the iconic Notre Dame cathedral on Monday night.

16/04/2019

France

Notre Dame fire: Nine other churches in Europe rebuilt after disaster

Here's a look at other European churches who have been hit by disaster... and survived.

16/04/2019

France

Generous donors pledge more than €700m to rebuild Notre Dame cathedral

Amid the launch of a national collection to fund repairs for the Notre Dame cathedral, some of France's richest families and firms have already pledged millions of euros.

16/04/2019