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France

French teenager targeted with death threats after tweet about Hajj

French government ministers have tweeted their support for the teenager after some social media users called for him to be decapitated.

16/04/2019

France

Notre Dame fire: Social media users and politicians express sadness

"The flames have ravaged 850 years of history, architecture, painting and sculpture," wrote the Spanish PM Pedro Sanchez.

16/04/2019

France

Victor Hugo already described flames in Notre Dame cathedral

"On the crest of the highest gallery, higher than the central rose window, there was a great flame rising between the two towers with whirlwinds of sparks, a vast, disordered, and furious flame," he wrote.

16/04/2019

France

Watch: Notre Dame Cathedral's spire comes crashing down amid fire

A Twitter user captured the moment the iconic Notre Dame Cathedral's spire came crashing to the ground amid a raging fire.

15/04/2019

France

Global contest to design new spire for Notre Dame cathedral

Edouard Philippe, the country's prime minister, announced the contest on Thursday and called for "a new spire that is adapted to the techniques and the challenges of our era".

15/04/2019

France

Macron to announce 'deep changes' for France on Monday

Macron will give a press conference from the Elysee palace on Monday night.

14/04/2019

France

France must do more for its homeless, says UN housing expert

Laws meant to protect the most vulnerable people in France have failed, says the UN's special rapporteur on housing.

13/04/2019

France

Watch: Saints take to the skies from Paris' Notre Dame cathedral

The statues have not left the roof of Notre Dame in more than 100 years.

12/04/2019

France

Britain has always beendisruptive force in Europe, says Strauss-Kahn

Former IMF head says "intelligent" British pose a threat to entire European project and should leave quickly, despite the costs.

12/04/2019

France

IMMERSIVE STORY: Visit Paris' Spring hub for modern and contemporary art in 360°

In this 360° report, stroll around the Parisian art fair in the majestic Grand Palais – the "monument dedicated by the Republic to the glory of French art".

10/04/2019

France

Migrant smuggled in a coffin: UK-bound men jailed after Iraqi found

"There are in this case aggravating circumstances because to make a person lie in a coffin to transport him is not dignified," the local prosecutor has said.

10/04/2019

France

Road Trip Europe Day 17: Turin-Lyon high-speed railway

Euronews' European Road Trip reaches the excavation site for the Turin-Lyon high speed railway.

09/04/2019

No Comment

Protesters, police clash in Nantes on 21st round of 'yellow vest' demos

Police fired tear gas at "yellow vest" demonstrators on Saturday (April 6) in the western French city of Nantes in another weekend of anti-government protests.

08/04/2019

France

Urgent reduction of taxes a key conclusion of French national debate

French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe said he recognised the need to "quickly reduce taxes" in a presentation of the Great National Debate takeaways.

08/04/2019

France

French 'Gilets Jaunes' march for the 21st consecutive week

The protests were largely peaceful.

06/04/2019

France

'Yellow vest' protests continue, clashes with riot police in Nantes

Five months after the birth of the 'yellow vest' movement in France, demonstrations continue, often turning violent, as happened in Nantes on Saturday

06/04/2019

Earth News

Art Paris Art Fair 2019: Modern and contemporary art that is truly inc

It's the place to be in the French capital this spring — Art Paris Art Fair 2019 has opened its doors (the doors of the majestic Grand Palais, to be precise) with 150 exhibitors from 20 countries showing at the exhibition.

05/04/2019

Ocean

Harnessing the power of our oceans

In partnership with the European Commission

In this episode of Ocean, Denis Loctier travels to the west coast of France and northern Scotland to see what Europe is doing to tap into the immense power of the sea.

05/04/2019

World

Road Trip Europe Day 15: Yellow vests explain why they are protesting

Travelling through France, our road trip team stopped in the town of Narbonne to talk to Yellow Vests about the motivation behind their demonstrations.

05/04/2019

World

Exclusive interview: Marine Le Pen "dreams" of nationalist supergroup

French nationalist leader Marine Le Pen is hoping she and Italian deputy prime minister Matteo Salvini can form a new supergroup of MEPs after European Parliamentary elections in May.

04/04/2019

France

World first as France bans breast implants amid cancer fears

France's national agency for health products (ANSM) said the move was a precautionary measure and that it did not recommend women who already had the implants to remove them.

04/04/2019

France

'To save Europe, you have to turn away from EU,' says Marine Le Pen

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen sat down with Euronews and spoke about May's European Parliament elections.

04/04/2019

World

Road Trip Europe Day 14: 'This really is the last straw'

As our road trip team enters France, they meet with customs officers who are showing the French government how a no-deal Brexit could affect European borders.

04/04/2019

France

Paris to fine people €135 for riding electric scooters on pavements

Paris will regulate the use of electric scooters with fines for riding on pavements.

04/04/2019

France

Twitter blocks French government ads using France's own fake news law

The platform claimed it risked violating France's fake news law, which was introduced in December last year and aims to combat the "manipulation of information".

03/04/2019

France

Gun that Van Gogh 'shot himself with' set to be sold at auction

Dubbed “the most famous weapon in art history”, the Lefaucheux revolver is estimated to be worth between €40,000 and €60,000.

03/04/2019