France

France

Alps hit by 'once-in-a-generation' snow storms

Hundreds of roads across the Alps in France, Italy and Switzerland were closed, cutting off resorts and villages, after the kind of snowfall that only comes once every 30 years.

09/01/2018

France

France to lower speed limits on most roads

Current 90 kph limit on main and B roads to be cut to 80 kph.

09/01/2018

France

France: fire destroys Paris kosher store on attack anniversary

The Paris suburb of Créteil is shocked by a suspected arson attack on a kosher grocery store, three years to the day after a terror attack on a Jewish supermarket in Paris.

09/01/2018

France

French town introduces pork menu with no alternatives in schools

Mayor denies measures are discriminatory.

09/01/2018

France

"Middleman" arrested in UK as part of Sarkozy-Libya funding probe

UK Police swoop on suspect at Heathrow airport to aid French investigation into corruption allegations involving ex-President Sarkozy and funding from Libya

08/01/2018

France

What I saw while held 48 hours in a French migrant detention centre

A Chilean man spent 48 hours in a French detention centre. His account gives rare insight into how EU detention centers work—and how Europe is dealing with illegal migration.

05/01/2018

France

'Turkey is worn out with waiting for EU accession' - Erdogan

Emmanuel Macron warned Recep Tayyip Erdogan over the rule of law and ruled out progress in Turkey's EU membership bid as the French president hosted his Turkish counterpart in Paris.

05/01/2018

France

Watch: spectacular moonlight journey through the Alps

Frenchman Valentin Delluc soars his way across the Bossons glacier guided by the light of the moon and an LED.

05/01/2018

Destinations

A winter break on the French Riviera

The best addresses for off-season tourism on the Côte d’Azur.

04/01/2018

France

Macron announces new law against "fake news"

French President Emmanuel Macron says he will introduce a new law against the spread of "fake news" in the lead up to elections.

03/01/2018

France

France: phones in prison cells

France is to introduce landline telephones into prison cells within three years.

03/01/2018

France

Happy New Year 2018

Happy New Year 2018 from Euronews!

31/12/2017

Earth News

Fashion and Versailles

From Rose Bertin to Sofia Coppola, this is Versailles’ dresses and dreams.

29/12/2017

France

Skiers trapped in broken down gondolas in the French Alps are dramatic

The skiers had been suspended around 25m above the snow before ropes lowered from helicopters were used to bring them down.

25/12/2017

France

"Fonduegate" sparks row of international proportions

An Englishman living in Paris wanted to buy some Beaufort cheese for his fondu, but was refused by the cheesemonger he visited, sparking a row of international proportions.

23/12/2017

France

Macron & Abbas deplore US shift on Jerusalem, pledge to pursue peace

France reaffirms support for Israel, the Palestinians, and the two-state solution while Mahmoud Abbas thanks Europe for its continued commitment to dialogue.

22/12/2017

France

Mystery deepens in French murder case

Police in southeastern France are checking whether there may be a link between numerous unresolved cases of murder and missing people

22/12/2017

France

French government hires cats to chase out rats in ministry buildings

To combat the furry menace, the French government took some innovative action

21/12/2017

Cinema

Les Arcs: a hotbed of European cinema talent

The European Film Festival of Les Arcs is a leading platform for emerging cinema talent in Europe.

21/12/2017

Cinema

Gemma Arterton opens up about her new film ‘The Escape’

British actress Gemma Arterton opened up to us about her new film ‘The Escape’, which had its French premiere at the European Film Festival of Les Arcs.

21/12/2017

France

Macron: ISIL will be defeated by February

French President Emmanuel Macron, says the military campaign against ISIL in Syria should be completed in February and he would push for peace talks involving all parties in the conflict, including President Bashar al-Assad.

18/12/2017

France

Inquiry into French school bus crash under way

Authorities are trying to ascertain whether the barriers that prevent traffic crossing the railway line where open or closed at the time of the collision.

17/12/2017

No Comment

A mammoth goes under the hammer in Lyon

The skeleton of a woolly mammoth has sold at auction for 430,000 euros in Lyon, France

16/12/2017

France

French investigators wait to speak to bus and train drivers after fata

Six children are now said to have been killed when a bus carrying pupils home from school was cut in half by a train at a level crossing near Perpignan.

15/12/2017

France

At least four teenager dead as train collides with school bus in Franc

A local train is said to have crashed into a school bus at a level crossing near Perpignan, leaving four children dead.

14/12/2017

France

Homeless man finds €300,000 in unlocked security depot

13/12/2017