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Travel News

Paris airport strike planned during Olympic Games opening ceremony

Follow these tips for beating travel disruption in Paris during the Olympics.

24/07/2024

Food and Drink

Euroviews. At Paris 2024, the food waste revolution must stay on the podium

This year's Olympics have the potential to revolutionise the way we handle food surplus, Massimo Bottura writes.

24/07/2024

Business

Financial cause for concern? Some 600,000 Olympics tickets unsold

The Paris Olympics opening ceremony is nearly upon us yet more than a quarter of a million tickets are still available as fans react to ticket prices.

24/07/2024

France

Paris Olympics: Russian chef arrested over FSB-linked provocation plot

The man was arrested on Sunday on suspicion of links to Russian security agency FSB.

24/07/2024

France

No concrete security threat to Paris Olympics, says interior minister

Gérald Darmanin said 35,000 police officers will be placed on the streets from now until 11 August.

24/07/2024

France

Centrist government to stay on through the Olympics, says Macron

The announcement came after the New Popular Front (NFP) selected little-known civil servant Lucie Castets as their choice for prime minister.

24/07/2024

France

Paris 2024 Olympic Games kick off with football and rugby sevens

Day 1 of Paris 2024 starts at 3 pm with men's football matches between Argentina and Morocco, as well as Uzbekistan and Spain.

24/07/2024

France

First Palestinian Olympic boxer wants to make history at Paris 2024

"I'm here to compete, not just participate," says 20-year-old Waseem Abu Sal from Ramallah, the first Palestinian boxer at the Olympics, in an interview with Euronews. Of the eight Palestinian athletes who have competed in the Olympics, only two still reside in Palestine.

23/07/2024

Experiences

Spain, Italy, Germany: Who’s travelling to Paris for the Olympics?

Plus the cheapest days for flights if you want to book a last minute trip.

23/07/2024

Business

French defence company Thales sees orders soar to record levels

Thales and Airbus could also be considering merging their space divisions in order to create a stronger and more competitive pan-European business.

23/07/2024

France

Olympics athletes arrive in Paris ahead of opening ceremony

The games will officially start on Friday and continue until 11 August.

23/07/2024

France

Paris 2024: Medal table predictions and records that could be broken

The Paris 2024 Olympics kick off on Wednesday before Friday's opening ceremony. Find out everything about medal table predictions, venues and expected broken records.

23/07/2024

Europe News

Wounded photojournalist carries Olympic flame in Paris

AFP journalist Christina Assi was among six journalists struck in an Israeli shelling in October last year while reporting on the border between Israel and Lebanon.

22/07/2024

Sport

120 years of Olympic history: Who won the most medals in Olympic Games

As we count down to the beginning of this year's Olympics in Paris, here are the facts and figures on the most successful nations in the Games' history.

22/07/2024

Europe News

Police clash with protesters in La Rochelle

One police officer has reportedly suffered burns, while five protesters were taken into care with minor injuries.

20/07/2024

Europe News

France: left-wing NPF dominate executive body of National Assembly

While the presidency of the National Assembly has remained in the hands of a Macronist, the hemicycle's executive body will be dominated by MPs from the left-wing New Popular Front.

20/07/2024

Europe News

Refugee Olympic Team ready for Paris 2024 games

After four days of preparation and bonding in the historic Normandy town of Bayeux the IOC Refugee Olympic Team have now settled at the Olympic village in Paris.

20/07/2024

Business

Champagne makers vote for smaller harvests as sales lose their fizz

Champagne producers have also come under pressure in recent weeks, following China's decision to impose tariffs on the import of luxury goods from the EU.

20/07/2024

Lifestyle

Cheek kisses to table manners: A guide to perfect French etiquette

One woman in Versailles has made it her life’s work to teach people the correct way to behave in French polite society: from the polite way to eat soup to specific gender rules.

20/07/2024

Europe News

Soldiers in Paris take part in combat training ahead of Olympics

The French army says such training sessions are regular refresher courses that every soldier takes several times a month and were not implemented in response to recent violent incidents involving patrols.

20/07/2024

Europe News

Will France's beloved pétanque ever make it to the Olympics?

Pétanque, one of France's most beloved sports, has yet to secure its place as an Olympic discipline but it's still a favourite pastime.

19/07/2024

Europe News

Largest Refugee Olympic Team yet meets for the first time

Reflective of the growing number of refugees globally, the team has gathered in the historic town of Bayeux, Normandy for a pre-Olympics welcome meeting.

19/07/2024

Europe News

Paris police officer wounded in knife attack

The attack in the 8th arrondissement comes as the French capital is already on high alert days before the Summer Olympics' opening on 26 July.

18/07/2024

Europe News

Yaël Braun-Pivet re-elected as President of French National Assembly

Yaël Braun-Pivet of Macron's centrist party has been re-elected as new President of the National Assembly with 220 votes.

18/07/2024

Europe News

Bloodshed in Gaza must stop now, von der Leyen says

In her address to the European Parliament on Thursday, the newly re-elected Commission chief said "humanity cannot bear" the ongoing suffering of Palestinian civilians as Israel's war against Hamas continues into its tenth month.

18/07/2024

Europe News

Police to investigate suspected arson attack that killed seven in Nice

The fire broke out at 2 am on Thursday on the seventh and top floor of an apartment block in the Moulins district, located in the west of the city.

18/07/2024