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French Finance Minister to meet retailers amid "Yellow Vest" protest disruption fears.

The French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire will meet retailers and insurers later today to assess the economic impact of the ongoing nationwide "Yellow Vest" protests against rising fuel costs. French retailers have warned that the protests risk hitting the Christmas shopping season and threatening

26/11/2018

France

French get a taste for whisky as production increases

With cognac, armagnac and other French tipples losing out to more fashionable spirits, some producers are saying 'if you can't beat them...' and turning to whiskey production, with some surprising results.

25/11/2018

France

Cleanup begins in Paris after Yellow Vest protest violence

President Macron condemns protesters and heaps shame on those who would use violence against the police and elected representatives.

25/11/2018

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Champs-Elysées clean-up operation after violent gas price protests

Cleaning crews on Sunday were clearing debris in front of Paris' iconic Arc de Triomphe, a day after violent clashes between police and protesters broke out in the French capital.

25/11/2018

France

Chaos erupts in Paris after protesters face-off against police

Yellow vest anti-austerity protesters have taken their campaign to the French capital, and have been met with tear gas after violence broke out.

24/11/2018

France

France's Davis Cup final hopes still alive - but Croatia set to win

The odds are still stacked in Croatia's favour as no team has recovered from 2-0 down to win the trophy since Australia beat the United States in 1939.

24/11/2018

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Protesters tear-gassed in Paris

France's far-right has been blamed for the violent clashes with police in Paris on Saturday with "yellow jacket" fuel price rise protesters.

24/11/2018

France

Live: Yellow Vest Protest in Paris

Euronews' Bryan Carter is on the ground in Paris where thousands of protesters are fighting against gas price hikes

24/11/2018

France

France: man armed with explosives in custody

Wearing a yellow vest, the 45-year-old was demanding protestors be given an audience with the French President.

24/11/2018

France

Police fire tear gas at yellow vest protesters in Paris

The yellow vest protests, now in their second week, oppose rising fuel costs and President Emmanuel Macron's economic policies.

24/11/2018

France

French fuel protester wearing explosives demands meeting with Macron

Around 5,000 marched down the Champs Elysees to fight against French president Emmanuel Macron's fuel hikes. Chaos erupted after police used water cannons and tear gas on demonstrators.

24/11/2018

France

Mother gives birth to baby boy on Paris metro

A baby was born in the Paris metro on Wednesday evening, transport authorities in the French capital have confirmed.

24/11/2018

France

Trump card? Strasbourg uses Donald to motivate voters for EU poll

Authorities in Strasbourg have found a novel way of getting voters out for next May’s European Parliament elections: Donald Trump.

23/11/2018

France

Paris con artist who charged €247 for a taxi ride is jailed

The defendant was not a registered taxi driver and prevented his victims from getting out without paying

23/11/2018

France

Woman hit by harasser tells Euronews about life since the Paris attack

Marie Laguerre, a French student who was punched in the face after confronting her harasser in July, will be marching at Saturday's protest against sexual violence in Paris. She speaks to Euronews about her life since the attack.

23/11/2018

World

Ads deemed too controversial to air | Raw Politics

A court in France has ruled an advertising poster showing a woman about to be hit by a steam train does not promote violence against women. Euronews' Raw Politics programme discussed this in a special panel debate on the politics of advertising.

22/11/2018

Ecotech

Cars that marked the beginning of the automotive industry

Vintage cars that wrote the legend of the automotive industry were on display in Lyon.

22/11/2018

France

France passes controversial 'fake news' law

France's parliament has passed a new law, which aims to empower judges to order the immediate removal of "fake news" during election campaigns.

22/11/2018

France

Euroviews. French anti-terror laws are robbing people of their freedom | View

By concentrating power in the hands of the [French] government - completely outside of the normal criminal justice system - administrative [anti-terrorist] control measures are open to abuse and discriminatory application, including toward Muslims.

22/11/2018

France

French court accepts ñ can be used in national language

Judges overturn earlier ruling that banned parents from officially naming their child Fañch.

22/11/2018

France

French court says posters showing woman tied to train tracks are legal

A French court has ruled that posters showing a woman tied to train tracks "do not promote violence against women".

22/11/2018

France

South Korean Kim Jong Yang elected new head of Interpol

South Korean Kim Jong Yang has been elected as the new head of Interpol.

21/11/2018

France

Russian cosmonaut Elena Serova on space travel and politics

She was the first Russian woman to set foot on the ISS and is now a deputy in the State Duma of the Russian Federation — Elena Serova spoke to Euronews about the similarities between space travel and politics.

19/11/2018

World

Macron embraces Europe amid chaos in France

While French roads descended into Chaos over fuel tax rises - Emmanuel Macron was in Berlin speaking to the Bundestag.

19/11/2018

France

French prime minister say protests won't force u-turn on fuel price rises

Edouard Philippe says he has "heard" the French people after two days of road blockades, but that France needs reforms.

18/11/2018

France

One dead and over 200 injured in fuel protests across France

The diesel tax increases, designed to encourage drivers to switch to more environmentally-friendly cars, were approved in late 2017.

17/11/2018