France

Business Series

Bouygues-Orange deal 'on track'

France biggest telecoms operator, Orange, is reportedly making good progress on an agreement to buy Bouygues Telecom.

14/03/2016

Culture news

Yoko Ono goes towards the light at Lyon's Museum of Contemporary Art

Lyon’s Museum of Contemporary Art is devoting three floors to the first retrospective in France dedicated to Yoko Ono. The exhibition opening filmed

14/03/2016

Sport

PSG secure French topflight title in record time

Paris Saint Germain won their fourth successive French first division title on Sunday. Not only did they secure the crown with a record eight games

13/03/2016

France

Assad regime accused of trying to disrupt new Syria peace talks

On the eve of a new round of peace talks, the US has warned the Assad regime and its allies against testing the boundaries of Syria’s fragile truce

13/03/2016

France

Germanwings crash: BEA calls for less medical secrecy for pilots

French investigators into the crash of a Germanwings plane in the Alps last year say a private doctor had recommended that the pilot should be

13/03/2016

Sport

Thomas takes Paris-Nice race lead ahead of final stage

Geraint Thomas has put himself in prime position to win the Paris Nice race after the Team Sky rider took the leader’s yellow jersey with just one

12/03/2016

France

Protesters against French labour reforms keep up the pressure

Protesters opposed to planned labour reforms have taken to the streets of France for the second time in three days. Hundreds of trade unionists and

12/03/2016

Sport

Video: Season-ending half-pipe in Tignes

In this video we show you some of the impressive highlights from the last event of the Halfpipe World Cup season, that took place in the French Alps

11/03/2016

Sport

Paris-Nice: Lutsenko celebrates fine solo win on stage five

Alexey Lutsenko of the Astana team enjoyed an impressive solo victory on stage five of the Paris-Nice race on Friday. The 198 kilometre ride to

11/03/2016

Sport

Benzema eligible for France selection after winning appeal

Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema has become eligible to play for France at this summer’s European Championships on home soil after an appeals court

11/03/2016

Business Series

New Hinkley Point warning for EDF from France's public auditor

France's top public auditor has said EDF's planned nuclear reactor project at Hinkley Point in Britain is potentially risky for the state-controlled power firm.

11/03/2016

Cinema

St Amour: a tasty tale of love and wine

This week’s film is ‘Saint-Amour’, a road movie that pays homage to wine, women, sex and the love between a father and a son. Bruno is a farmer

11/03/2016

Sport

Paris-Nice: Bouhanni wins stage four

After being demoted from top spot to third for veering off his line in the sprint finish to stage two, Frenchman Nacer Bouhanni bounced back in the

10/03/2016

France

Dutch king and queen visit the Louvre museum

The king and queen of the Netherlands have paid a visit to the Louvre museum in Paris. The royal couple are on a two-day visit to France. They spent

10/03/2016

Culture news

Dior offers Paris elegance with a twist at fashion week show

Issey Miyake designer Yoshiyuki Miyamae was on a mission to travel to the beyond with his latest collection in Paris. His goal, he said, was “to

10/03/2016

France

Why France is not working

Strikes and demonstrations against the Hollande government's plan to reform the country's sacrosanct employment law

09/03/2016

France

Proposed changes in a new labour law for French workers

A new labour law for France has electrified sections of the French left and angered employees in the private sector. It has been dubbed “the bosses

09/03/2016

Sport

French Football Federation HQ searched as part of Blatter investigation

The Headquarters of the French Football Federation were searched by French authorities on Tuesday in connection with Switzerland’s criminal

09/03/2016

France

Euronews teams up with Anooki to illustrate the news

09/03/2016

France

Nationwide day of protest in France against controversial labour reforms

A nationwide day of protest in France is causing transport disruptions, with thousands of workers out on the streets

09/03/2016

France

French labour laws: how do working conditions compare?

There are grumblings in France over fresh plans to reform rigid labour laws around the country’s precious 35-hour working week. The hostility from

09/03/2016

France

Why are French workers striking and what does it mean?

France has been hit by widespread disruption caused by two separate strikes which have cut transport services and brought protesting workers onto the

09/03/2016

France

Black Wednesday in France as nationwide protests are planned against labour reforms

France is bracing itself for nationwide protests and some stoppages against a government proposed labour reform bill. Unions across the board are up

09/03/2016

Sport

Rough but no tumble as Matthews stays in yellow at Paris-Nice

Australia’s Michael Matthews remains in yellow after stage 2 of Paris-Nice. Cofidis rider Nacer Bouhanni was extremely unhappy with the way the stage

08/03/2016

Culture news

Vivienne Westwood pays homage to designer husband in Paris

Swans and urban puffa jackets dominated the catwalk at Stella McCartney’s ready-to-wear show at the Opera Garnier in Paris. The collection was

08/03/2016

France

'Horror' dentist on trial accused of mutilating patients in France

A dentist is on trial in central France accused of mutilating dozens of his patients. Dutchman Mark van Nierop is facing charges of intentional

08/03/2016