Now playing Next France French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne resigns The 62-year-old has held the position since May 2022. 08/01/2024
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Now playing Next Culture news Macron-backed Notre-Dame revamp plans spark fierce online backlash A petition, which has garnered thousands of signatures, challenges a restoration supported by Macron, which proposes incorporating contemporary design into the historic Notre-Dame cathedral. 05/01/2024
Now playing Next Culture news Depardieu affair: Cultural world divided in France's messiest scandal Tribunes, counter-tribunes, U-turns and Mea Culpas – What is going on with the Gérard Depardieu affair in France? 02/01/2024
Now playing Next France France heightens New Year's Eve security amid ‘terrorist’ threat Some 90,000 police officers will be mobilised across the country as it remains under a ‘very high’ terrorist threat warning. 30/12/2023
Now playing Next Culture news French artists denounce the 'lynching' of disgraced Gérard Depardieu The controversy surrounding Gérard Depardieu continues to shake up the world of French culture over the festive period, as more than 50 artists have come to the controversial actor’s defence. 26/12/2023
Now playing Next Culture news Spotify pulls out of French festivals in response to new tax law Macron's government announced the tax on 13 December after a Senate vote in November. 21/12/2023
Now playing Next Culture news Spotify fights back against proposed France tax Music stakeholders in France support the proposed tax which is meant to fund investment in the industry. 14/12/2023
Now playing Next Economy Euroviews. Macron’s climate hypocrisy will sink us all Earlier this year, banks got a free pass from EU rules that would have helped stop them from investing in deforestation. Now it looks like they are about to pull off the same trick — largely thanks to pushback from the French government, Aurelie Skrobik writes. 13/12/2023
Now playing Next Economy Euroviews. CSDDD is the make-or-break moment for the EU's sustainability pledges How can we justify requiring companies to consider and mitigate sustainability-related risks and harms, but allow financial institutions to neglect them entirely? The question now lies in the hands of the EU negotiators, Isabella Ritter and Uku Lilleväli write. 12/12/2023
Now playing Next Culture news Macron invites Pope Francis to grand reopening of Notre Dame in 2024 During his visit, Macron revealed plans for a contest inviting artists to design six new stained-glass windows for the cathedral and also paid homage to Gen. Jean-Louis Georgelin, who previously oversaw the reconstruction and died in August. 08/12/2023
Now playing Next France Could French school children be made to wear uniforms? The Minister for National Education, Gabriel Attal, has announced a 'large-scale experiment' will soon be launched which will see a number of children across France wearing school uniforms for the first time. 06/12/2023
Now playing Next France France anti-racism rally marks 40th anniversary of 1983 Equality March Forty years ago, French citizens of North African descent marched, from Marseille to Paris between the 15th of October and the 3rd of December, to denounce discrimination and racism. 04/12/2023
Now playing Next Art Take a look inside Paris' newly reopened Maritime Museum Renovated at a cost of €72.2 million, the museum aims to attract 300,000 visitors annually, tripling its previous attendance. 28/11/2023
Now playing Next Travel News France-US visa deal: What is it and who does it apply to? French citizens can double the length of their US visa under this new deal. 27/11/2023
Now playing Next Business Denmark's Novo Nordisk invests €2.1 billion in France Danish pharmaceutical giant Novo Nordisk has announced major investment in a French production site to expand the capacity and manufacturing of its blockbuster anti-obesity drug. 24/11/2023
Now playing Next France Five hundred new jobs coming in Chartres, south of Paris On Thursday, Danish pharmaceutical giant Novo Nordisk announced a major investment in a French production site to expand the capacity and manufacturing of a blockbuster anti-obesity drug. 24/11/2023
Now playing Next France State of emergency declared in parts of France after flooding The regions of Pas-de-Calais and Haute-Savoie have been particularly badly affected, with thousands forced to evacuate and many still without electricity or heating. 15/11/2023
Now playing Next France Macron pledges €50 million for flood victims in Pas-de-Calais Emmanuel Macron has paid a visit to the Pas-de-Calais region on Tuesday, in which he promised a €50 million "support fund" for the department's local authorities. 14/11/2023
Now playing Next France Macron to meet France's religious leaders after national unity call The meeting comes after more than 100,000 people took to the streets of Paris on Sunday to protest against rising antisemitism. 13/11/2023