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France: Bardella replaces Le Pen as far-right National Rally president

Bardella, 27, won an internal party vote with 85% support.

06/11/2022

Europe News

'Go back to Africa': French MP's outburst sparks racism row

"Racism has no place in our democracy," said France's prime minister, reacting to the outburst.

04/11/2022

Culture news

Video game enthusiasts gather IRL at Paris Games Week

After a major boost during lockdown, France's video game industry is trying to keep up momentum with the first Paris Games Week since the pandemic.

03/11/2022

Art

French author wins coveted Prix Goncourt for intimate book

French author Brigitte Giraud wins France's top literary prize for her novel "Vivre Vite," which dives into her personal tragedy.

03/11/2022

Food and Drink

Teetotal drinkers gain popularity in France

Drinks producers in France are adapting their products to make way for more alcohol-free alternatives.

02/11/2022

Culture news

Artworks stolen by the Nazis go on display in new exhibition in France

In Strasbourg, an exhibition brings together 27 artworks looted by Nazi Germany and repatriated in 1945, in the hope of one day, being able to return them to their rightful owners or their descendants

02/11/2022

Ecotech

France welcomes its first bicycle-hearse

An unusual-looking bicycle come hearse is attempting to shake up the funeral business in France.

01/11/2022

Earth News

‘Sobriété enérgetique’: Inside France’s plan to avoid blackouts

Politicians have been seen in turtlenecks and government buildings are cutting their heating in an effort to inspire people to follow suit.

31/10/2022

Culture news

The mythical creatures of Europe: Ogres

For this final edition of Euronews Culture's look at some of the lesser known mythical creatures of Europe, we travel to France to discover the origins of the ogre.

31/10/2022

France

Protests go on at French farm reservoir site after clashes with police

France's worst drought on record this summer has sharpened debate over water resources in the European Union's biggest agricultural sector.

30/10/2022

Culture news

Royal revelations from first French biography of King Charles III

Entente Cordiale: British-French writer Philip Kyle sat down with Euronews Culture to discuss his new book ‘Charles III’, the first French biography of the monarch.

29/10/2022

Culture news

Chocolate on the catwalk: tasty fashions in Paris parade

Whether it's fashion to fawn over or make your mouth water - the annual Salon du Chocolat in Paris has something for everyone. This year's catwalk show proved designers' and chocolate makers have let their imaginations reach new heights.

29/10/2022

Culture news

Jean-Michel Jarre releases his 22nd album, ‘Oxymore’

Jean-Michel Jarre, the septuagenarian electronic music pioneer who’s sold over 85 million records, is back.

27/10/2022

France

French rail operator SNCF fined over fatal 2013 train crash near Paris

The state-owned company was found criminally responsible for the accident, the deadliest in France since 1988.

26/10/2022

Food and Drink

Cheese wars: Président wins the Camembert skirmish

In the latest Camembert skirmish, the international company Lactalis and its Président brand has emerged victorious.

26/10/2022

Cinema

Tim Burton lights up the Festival Lumière in Lyon

Nearly 500 screenings, a rock star welcome for an emotional veteran director Tim Burton, and masterclasses from actress Monica Bellucci. This year's Festival Lumière in Lyon celebrated cinema past and present in style.

25/10/2022

France

Man jailed for online hate speech against Nice attack victims

The 21-year-old was found guilty of supporting the terror attack on Instagram.

25/10/2022

Culture news

Luv Resval, rising star of French rap, dies aged 24

The French rapper died following “an asthma attack, a condition he suffered from since birth,” revealed his family in a press release published on social media.

24/10/2022

Earth News

Massive French lithium mine set to open as electric car sales surge

French minerals company Imerys is set to open a massive lithium mine in France which could produce 34,000 tonnes of the rare earth metal per year.

24/10/2022

Culture news

Tim Burton moved to tears as he receives Lumière Award in Lyon

World-renowned director Tim Burton received the Lumière lifetime achievement award in the French city known as the birthplace of cinema.

22/10/2022

Destinations

Inside the Paris Metro: How they keep millions of people on the move

The Paris Metro has a system that can wash a train in 90 seconds and a whole network of maintenance workshops and storage to keep the city on the move day and night.

22/10/2022

Europe News

France announces it will withdraw from controversial energy treaty

"The war on European soil must not make us forget our climatic requirements and our imperative to reduce CO2 emissions," Macron said.

21/10/2022

Culture news

"Music as a weapon": Paris honours Afrobeat pioneer Fela Kuti

The Paris Philharmonic is devoting an immersive exhibition to the Nigerian musician Fela Kuti, inventor of Afrobeat in the 1970s, who "had a real love affair with France."

21/10/2022

France

Far-right march in Paris to protest 'barbaric' murder of Lola, 12

Lola's body was found in a suitcase in Paris last week.

21/10/2022

Mobility

Paris Motor Show returns: 3 highlights from the 2022 biennale

Back after a four-year hiatus but slimmed down, the trade show is showcasing all the latest designs and innovations in the automotive world.

21/10/2022

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King of Afrobeat, Fela Kuti, honoured in Paris

The Paris Philharmonic is devoting an immersive exhibition to the Nigerian musician Fela Kuti, inventor of Afrobeat in the 1970s

20/10/2022