France

France

Tennis players struggle as Ukraine war comes to court

This year's French Open saw one of Belarus's highest-profile athletes facing questions over whether she supports her country's president – and how she behaved towards her Ukrainian opponent.

12/06/2023

France

Annecy citizens gather in solidarity with attack victims and families

Perpetrator remains in custody while police attempt to identify his motives

11/06/2023

France

Suspect in French Alps stabbing charged with attempted murder

French judges on Saturday handed preliminary charges of attempted murder to a man suspected of stabbing four young children and two adults in a French Alps park, an attack that reverberated across France and beyond.

10/06/2023

Climate

French comedians are helping people deal with climate anxiety

The popular Greenwashing Comedy Club in Paris is putting climate in the spotlight, providing "a sense of togetherness".

10/06/2023

Culture news

Annecy Film Festival 2023: The unmissable animation event

The Annecy Animation Film Festival runs from 11 - 17 June. Here's the full lowdown.

10/06/2023

France

France: Locals organise vigil for victims of Annecy knife attack

Residents and wellwishers in the Alpine town laid flowers at the site of Thursday's attack, four of the six victims, including two children, have life-threatening injuries

09/06/2023

France

Southern France restricts water as it braces for dry summer

Parts of southern France are restricting water as 10% of Europe faces a crisis situation due to drought.

09/06/2023

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Watch: Artist walks tightrope 50 metres above ground in eastern France

A French tightrope walker walked across a rope suspended 50 metres above the ground in front of 5,000 spectators.

08/06/2023

Euronews Witness

Megabasins: solution or "insane" response to drought?

France finds itself at a tug-of-war between opponents to megabasins and the agricultural sector.

08/06/2023

France

France knife attack leaves six people injured, including children

Police say the attacker was arrested, and his identity papers showed he's a Syrian national who holds refugee status in Sweden.

08/06/2023

Living

Meet the French architects turning construction waste into furniture

Furniture is often seen as disposable but this French start-up wants to change all that.

08/06/2023

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The presidents of France and Italy see a new exhibition at the Louvre

Emmanuel Macron and Sergio Mattarella visited the Louvre on Wednesday as a new exhibition called 'Naples in Paris' opened. Italian renaissance classics will hang in the French capital and the two presidents were keen to celebrate the links between the two countries.

07/06/2023

Culture news

Paris' Louvre museum hosting Renaissance masterpieces from Naples

From Naples to Paris: The prestigious Louvre museum is presenting an epic six month-long exhibition of Italian Renaissance art.

07/06/2023

Cult

New exhibit at France's Villa Carmignac blends art into the landscape

The artworks on display at the Villa Carmignac in southern France are drenched in light, despite its newest exhibit being underground.

07/06/2023

Culture news

LVMH Awards: Satoshi Kuwata scoops top prize for young designers

The Japanese-born designer has won the top prize from a strong shortlist of nine fashion talents under the age of 40.

07/06/2023

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Watch: Pension protesters take to the streets in cities across France

Unions and authorities reported the lowest level of participation since the social movement began in January.

06/06/2023

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Watch: President Macron honours D-Day Kieffer commando unit

French President Emmanuel Macron took part in the ceremony commemorating the landing of French marine commandos in Normandy during World War II.

06/06/2023

Culture news

Rare painting by Italian painter Modigliani to be auctioned in Paris

An unpublished painting by Amedeo C. Modigliani is to be auctioned in Paris. "La Bourguignonne" was painted in 1918. This previously unpublished work by the Italian painter is estimated to fetch between €6 and €8 million.

06/06/2023

France

Pension protests held across France with lower turnout than expected

Around 280,000 people took to the streets across France on Tuesday to protest the government's contentious pension reform, far fewer than the last demonstration on 1 May.

06/06/2023

France

The consent dilemma: France is struggling to end forced sterilisation

Sterilisation of women with disabilities is legal in France after the law changed in 2001. Despite being banned by the Istanbul Convention, it is only criminalised in 9 EU countries.

06/06/2023

France

WWII veterans return to Normandy beaches to commemorate D-Day

Normandy's locals greeted veterans commemorating D-Day's 79th anniversary. Emotion and gratefulness moved the veterans as they strolled through the sand of Utah beach.

06/06/2023

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Watch: The Champs-Élysées hosts giant dictation competition

More than 50,000 people applied to participate in the event, a world first, in which hopefuls attempted to transcribe a text read to them, without making a mistake.

05/06/2023

Culture news

Record-breaking spelling event takes place on Paris' Champs-Élysées

The prestigious Champs-Élysées transformed into a giant classroom, hosting 1650 participants, for what has been deemed the "largest dictation in the world".

05/06/2023

Tech News

France has passed a law that could earn influencers 2 years in prison

The wording of the new law was approved by French lawmakers across the political spectrum and could mean jail time or stiff fines.

05/06/2023

France

Paris Saint Germain Club announces departure of Lionel Messi

Paris Saint Germain Club announces the departure of Lionel Messi after two years. He is set to play his final match for the club against Clermont on Saturday. His contract will expire at the end of June.

03/06/2023

Destinations

Searching for serenity? Punt through the 'Green Venice' of France

Fall in love with slow travel as you explore the Marais Poitevin by boat and bike.

03/06/2023