France

Climate

Euroviews. As heatwave season looms, is Paris ready for the 2024 Olympics?

With the world’s cities set to be home to more than two-thirds of the global population by 2050, it is crucial we learn to act, rather than react — before it’s too late, Jonathan Birdwell writes.

02/04/2024

Tech News

This French start-up may have solved AI’s copyright training issues

The Common Corpus aims to create a space for open science.

02/04/2024

France

Authorities find remains of missing French toddler

Remains of Emile who went missing from the small French alpine village of Le Vernet last July were found over the weekend.

01/04/2024

France

Paris celebrates Easter with Olympic flair

Top chocolatier Nicolas Cloiseau has unveiled his Easter collection paying homage to the upcoming Olympic games.

30/03/2024

Cult

Damien Hirst exhibition takes over a château in Provence

This exhibition is a first for the wine estate that has been transformed into an open-air museum.

29/03/2024

Economy

French inflation falls to two and a half year low as food prices slow

Falling services and energy inflation also contributed to March’s reduced inflation print.

29/03/2024

France

'Disturbing': Rough sleepers removed from Paris ahead of Olympics

Hundreds of migrants and rough sleepers have been relocated from Paris to regional France on chartered bus services.

28/03/2024

Lifestyle

The Comédie-Française puts its costumes on sale

Calling all aficionados of theatre, fashion history, and unique pieces, as every Thursday, until the end of April, Comédie-Française unveils a rare opportunity for enthusiasts to purchase costumes from its reserves of exceptional and historic outfits.

28/03/2024

Europe Decoded

Will the Paris Olympics really be the first gender-equal Games?

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has been lauding itself for having achieved full gender parity for the time in history. But is that the reality?

27/03/2024

Economy

French government overshoots deficit target: How will it source funds?

Public accounts showed a fiscal shortfall of 5.5% of economic output last year, up from 4.8% the previous year - and significantly more than the government's target of 4.9%.

26/03/2024

Destinations

See France by train: An insiders’ guide to secret summer escapes

Cut your travel carbon footprint with these nine French summer holiday destinations - all accessible by train.

25/03/2024

Culture news

A portrait of the past: What is the Archaeological Atlas of France?

50,000 archaeological sites in France - from prehistory to the present day - have been listed for the first time in a new atlas.

25/03/2024

No Comment

WATCH: France resumes famed waiters' race after 13-year pause

A tradition dating back to 1914 has been revived by local authorities as Paris gets ready to host the Summer Olympics Games this summer.

24/03/2024

France

Tree thieves in France causing ecological disaster

Authorities are tracking down the looters, who are responsible for ecological disasters by cutting down trees.

22/03/2024

Culture news

SXM Festival Review: Dance in decadence in the Caribbean

"It doesn’t have to be your normal life" - Euronews Culture reports from the epic SXM Festival on the French-Dutch Caribbean island of Saint Martin. The dance music extravaganza's main attraction is it brings elements of the European club scene to a paradisiacal location in the Americas.

22/03/2024

France

French PM to track down hackers who sent threats to schools

The messages were sent via hacked digital workspaces to students and parents and included beheading videos

22/03/2024

Business

European Central Bank penalises Crédit Mutuel with €3.5 million fine

The bank used a method which lead to it underestimating its exposure on loan portfolios.

22/03/2024

Culture news

France may shut some public art schools, culture minister says

French Culture Minister Rachida Dati said certain public art schools are “in a crisis situation” and may need to be shut down. “They no longer have the means to offer a quality environment.”

22/03/2024

Culture news

Aya Nakamura’s rumoured Olympics show prompts far-right outrage

Choosing Aya Nakamura to perform Edith Piaf songs for the 2024 Olympics amounts to “humiliating the French”, according to the far right National Rally leader, Marine Le Pen.

21/03/2024

Tech News

Ex-French minister suggests 'rationing' Internet data to 3GB a week

An editorial by a former education minister calling to "ration the Internet" to 3GB a week has sparked controversy in France.

21/03/2024

Tech News

French watchdog fines Google €250 million in dispute over news content

France’s competition regulator hit Google with a €250 million fine tied to a long-running dispute over payments to French publishers for their news content.

20/03/2024

Travel News

Notre Dame Cathedral reopening date revealed

The restoration has taken five years, following a devastating fire in 2019.

19/03/2024

Food and Drink

Michelin Guide France: Young chefs honoured, but women still absent

The prestigious Michelin Guide added 52 new starred restaurants in France, more than ever before. While many young chefs were awarded, women were still notably absent.

19/03/2024

Euronews Tech Talks

Meet the Europeans behind the world’s first AI regulation

Finding a balance between protecting fundamental rights and fostering innovation, drafting laws capable of keeping pace with the artificial intelligence (AI) innovation. These are two of the challenges encountered by MEPs Dragoş Tudorache and Brando Benifei, the co-leaders of the EU AI Act.

19/03/2024

Green News

Euroviews. Can historic landmarks like the Eiffel Tower ever be truly green?

It's generally assumed that old historical buildings are likely inefficient, use more energy, and are maintenance-intensive. However, the Eiffel Tower is an example I’d like to highlight, proving this doesn’t have to be the case, Cristina Gamboa writes.

18/03/2024

Experiences

A change of scene on the Seine: Where to take a workation in Paris

These quirky coworking spaces give a taste of life in the French capital.

17/03/2024