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Lyon lights up the names of the Paris terror victims

The people of Lyon did what they always do on December 8, they lit candles and put them on their windowsills and in public places. Normally it is to

09/12/2015

France

Hopes rise of climate deal as EU forms new alliance

The EU has formed an alliance with 79 African, Caribbean and Pacific countries – in a bid to seal a deal at the COP21 climate conference in Paris. It

09/12/2015

France

Lyon's festival of lights remembers Paris victims

08/12/2015

Series

Postcards from Lyon: Rives de Saône

This week in Postcards, the beautification of the space beside Lyon's two major rivers

08/12/2015

Series

The French city reclaiming its riverbanks for the people

08/12/2015

France

Eagles of Death Metal perform once again on a Paris stage after terror attacks

They promised they would return and they’ve kept their word. The US rock band Eagles of Death Metal have made an emotional return to a Paris stage

08/12/2015

France

French PM calls for opposition vote in bid to stop National Front election win

France’s mainstream political parties are scrambling to stop the rise of the far-right National Front – after its historic first-round lead in

08/12/2015

France

Deal or no deal? Crunch week for COP21 climate negotiations

It is crunch time at the COP 21 in Paris – will efforts to reach a climate change deal bear fruit? As the summit enters its final week, UN Secretary

07/12/2015

Culture news

Mini World Lyon

Imagine a small and perfectly formed world where very little people go about their daily lives. That was one of the sparks which ignited Mini World

07/12/2015

France

France's far-right Front National wins first round of regional elections

The far-right Front National has, according to exit polls, come top in the first round of voting in France’s regional elections. The result

06/12/2015

France

Turnout slightly up in early stages on French regional elections

Voter turnout was slightly up on five years ago in early voting in the French regional elections on Sunday. The trend strengthened as the day wore

06/12/2015

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Climate change not a movie, Schwarzenegger tells MPs

Actor and former California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger poses for pictures with MPs from across the world, gathered in France’s parliament, the

06/12/2015

France

Everything you need to know about France's regional elections

What are the elections taking place on December 6 and 13? The elections are to decide which party runs each region of France. It’s nothing to do with

06/12/2015

France

Far-right poised to make gains in French regional polls

It is his first test at the ballot box since the terror attacks in Paris. France is voting on Sunday in the first round of regional elections and

06/12/2015

France

Draft deal reached at Paris climate conference

French Foreign minister Laurent Fabius is handed a draft climate agreement which politicians at the Paris COP21 conference will now get to work on

06/12/2015

France

Hundreds march in support of 'alternative climate summit' in Paris

As the global climate change talks continue in Paris hundreds of people took to the streets in the east of the French capital to draw attention to

05/12/2015

France

Climate summit agrees draft document on climate change

Delegates from almost 200 nations at the UN climate change summit in Paris have reached a draft agreement on how to move forward on the issue. The

05/12/2015

France

France's far right revs up for roaring performance in regional votes

The forecasts for the regional elections to take place in France this Sunday Dec. 6th are fraught with uncertainty. With the country on security

04/12/2015

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COP21: What's the future of planet Earth?

We're at the COP21 climate summit in Paris for a special edition of Space, to ask 'What will happen to our planet in the future?' Two top Earth observation and climate scientists offer their views.

04/12/2015

Cinema

Alexander Sokourov in his new film asks how the Louvre in Paris survived the war

For Alexander Sokourov in his new film “Francofonia. Le Louvre sous l’occupation” Paris represents more than just France, just as the Louvre is

04/12/2015

Culture news

Madonna's 'Rebel Heart' tour in London's O2 Arena

There was an expectant buzz at London’s O2 Arena at the start of December. Despite many performers in cities across Europe canceling their shows

03/12/2015

Sport

Benzema claims innocence over sex tape blackmail plot

Real Madrid and France international striker Karim Benzema has denied he was part of a blackmail plot concerning a sex-tape showing his France

02/12/2015

World

The World Bank pushes for a greener economy

With the opening of COP21 in Paris, climate change is at the heart of international debates. Euronews’ Gregoire Lory took the occasion to speak to

02/12/2015

France

COP 21: hoping for more than just hot air

The world leaders have gone home and it is time for the hardcore climate negotiators to get to work on the basics of a deal at the global climate

02/12/2015

France

'Green Jihad': Faith leader's call to save the planet

Their methods may be unconventional but their passion for the cause can’t be denied. On the sidelines of the COP21 talks, the Fast For The Climate

01/12/2015

France

France to invest billions in African renewable energy projects

The COP21 climate summit is now fully underway: the delegations from 195 countries represented here are meeting face to face, they’re taking

01/12/2015