France

Economy

IMF urges France to speed up reforms to create jobs and cut debt

The International Monetary Fund has warned France's economy is not recovering quickly enough to cut unemployment and debt significantly and more reforms are needed.

24/05/2016

Economy

French fuel strike: frustration at the pumps and an investment warning

The boss of French energy firm Total has warned it will "seriously reconsider" its future investment plans in France due to the strikes at its refineries against labour law reform.

24/05/2016

France

Special elite police units to help guard Tour de France

Special elite police forces are to be deployed along the route of this summer’s Tour de France for the first time, to reinforce the presence of the security…

24/05/2016

Business Series

Google Paris HQ raided by French investigators over tax payments

French investigators carried out a dawn raid on the Paris headquarters of US internet giant Google in a probe over tax payments.

24/05/2016

France

France blockades hit 'all' oil refineries as labour dispute hardens

The strike over French labour laws has become more entrenched, amid union claims that all of the country’s oil refineries have been affected by…

24/05/2016

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Running low on gas in France

In Paris, as in the rest of the country, many service stations are running out of fuel as demonstrators, protesting against labor reforms, block…

24/05/2016

France

French union blockades spark petrol shortages

French police break up protest outside oil refinery Six out of eight refineries blockaded 2000 petrol stations running out of petrol Tourists stranded as petrol shortages bite French police began

24/05/2016

France

'Vertical soccer game' takes place at Hotel de Ville in Paris

23/05/2016

France

Fuel fears hit France: oil refineries blocked in protest over labour reforms

Stressful for some, the drive to work is causing a bigger headache than usual for commuters in France.

23/05/2016

Business Series

French insurer AXA to stop investing in tobacco industry

French insurer AXA has said it plans to stop investing in the tobacco industry with incoming Chief Executive Thomas Buberl saying: "The human cost of tobacco is tragic; its economic cost is huge."

23/05/2016

France

Protests against France's labour reforms spread across the country with transport targeted

France is on the brink of an unprecedented social and economic crisis.

23/05/2016

France

Ken Loach wins Cannes Palme d'Or for I, Daniel Blake

Veteran British film director Ken Loach has won the Palme d’Or at this year’s Cannes film Festival.

23/05/2016

France

Ken Loach's 'I, Daniel Blake' wins the Palme d'Or at Cannes

Britain’s Ken Loach has taken the Palme d’Or at Cannes for ‘I, Daniel Blake’.

22/05/2016

Sport

From tatami to the red carpet - Cannes 'in the shadow' of Teddy Riner

Where football has Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo among others, judo has Teddy Riner.

22/05/2016

France

Mortifying and hysterical 'Toni Erdmann' wins critics prize at Cannes

The winner of the International Critics Prize at the Cannes Film Festival is 'Toni Erdmann' by the German Film director Maren Ade.

22/05/2016

France

Street art to heal Paris streets, six months after the attacks

22/05/2016

France

Revenge films on the red carpet and Un Certain Regard winners in Cannes

Two revenge films close out the competition for the top prize, while The Happiest Day In The Life Of Olli Maki won Un Certain Regard.

22/05/2016

France

Fuel shortages hit France

Long queues in France at service stations due to fuel shortages after refinery output fell following stoppages over government labour law reforms.

21/05/2016

France

French foreign minister meets families of EgyptAir crash

The families of the French nationals that perished in the EgyptAir disaster have met with French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault.

21/05/2016

France

EgyptAir flight: 'smoke detected in cabin' before plane disappeared

Flight data from the Airbus 320's real-time reporting service ACARS indicated smoke in the toilet, followed by the electronics before communications were lost, according to air industry website.

21/05/2016

France

Airport security under the spotlight after Egyptair crash

Investigators have been trawling through surveillance footage and running background checks on those who boarded the flight at Paris Charles de Gaulle airport to see if there had been a lapse.

21/05/2016

Business Series

Eurostar sales fall after Paris and Brussels terror attacks

Eurostar passenger numbers fell in the first three months of this year linked to the terror attacks in Paris and Brussels, but bookings are strong for Euro 2016 football matches.

20/05/2016

Cinema

'Inversion' a film that reflects life in Iran

Iran presented two films at Cannes this year 'The Salesman' by Asghar Farhardi in competition for the Palme d'Or and 'Inversion' by Behnam Behzadi in Un Certain Regard.

20/05/2016

France

Paris terror suspect Abdeslam refuses to speak before French court

The prime surviving suspect linked to last November’s Paris terror attacks has appeared in a French court for the first time – and said…

20/05/2016

France

Paris attacks suspect Salah Abdeslam appears in court

Key suspect in November’s Paris attacks Salah Abdeslam has appeared at the main law courts in the French capital.

20/05/2016

France

It's only rock 'n' roll or The End of the World in Cannes

Cannes got the rockstar treatment as Iggy Pop stepped out for the Midnight Screening of Gimme Danger, director Jim Jarmusch’s take on the proto-punk icon and his band The…

20/05/2016