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Macron boosts Saudi prince's standing with dinner invite

French President Emmanuel Macron plans to welcome Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to his presidential palace and offer him dinner Thursday, marking another step in the Saudi leader's diplomatic rehabilitation less than four years after the killing of writer and critic Jamal Khashoggi.

France

Macron calls Russia a 'colonial power' in ex-French colony

France's president accused Russia of being "one of the last colonial imperial powers" during a visit to Benin, a former French colony.

Eco-Innovation

Meet the viral parkour group climbing Paris to save the environment

A French parkour collective are swinging around Paris to try and reduce energy consumption in France.

Cameroon

Macron heads to Cameroon for 3-nation Africa tour amid mixed reception

French President Emmanuel Macron, in Cameroon to start his 3-nation Africa tour, is expected to discuss the food crisis in Africa provoked by Russia’s war in Ukraine, the need for Cameroon to increase its agricultural production and the country's upsurge in insecurity.

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Ukraine

Five things to know from Russia's war in Ukraine

From another deadly Russian missile strike on Ukrainian civilians far from the front line... to France's Ukrainian touch on Bastille Day: five key events related to the war.

France

Ukraine plays symbolic role in France's Bastille Day parade

The war in Ukraine featured prominently in Bastille Day celebrations in France on Thursday, with thousands of French troops marching down the Champs-Elysees avenue alongside allies from Eastern Europe.

Europe News

French prime minister survives no-confidence vote in parliament

Only 146 MPs in France's National Assembly voted in favour of the motion of no-confidence.

Tech News

Uber Files: Leak details how Uber 'lobbied leaders and duped police'

A trove of 124,000 documents shows the "extraordinary" lengths the ride-hailing company went to disrupt Europe's taxi industry.

Europe Decoded

Divided French parliament gives new PM tough time during first address

Elisabeth Borne, who helms France's new minority government, had her 90 minutes of speech interrupted by MPs who shouted back, banged on tribunes and even booed.

Europe News

Croatia to officially join eurozone as EU summit wraps

EU leaders turned their attention to the cost of living crisis and food security today.

Europe News

EU Summit: Ukraine and Moldova granted candidate status for membership

Euronews takes you through the day of summits in Brussels as EU leaders discuss Ukraine, its EU candidacy and food security.

France

Macron rejects PM's resignation offer and meets rivals to seek support

The French president asked Elisabeth Borne to stay on as prime minister, and has been meeting political opponents to seek parliamentary support after his coalition lost its majority.

Europe Decoded

Analysis: France's legislative elections come as blow to Macron

Euronews correspondent Anelise Borges breaks down why France's legislative election results came as a blow to Macron.

Europe News

Is Macron's influence in the EU weakened following Sunday's elections?

The newly re-elected French president failed to hold on to his absolute majority in the National Assembly.

France

'A risk to our country' says French PM, as Macron loses majority

A left-wing bloc of socialists and greens will become the main opposition in France, while the far-right National Rally got an historic high number of seats.

France

Six key takeaways from France's election as Macron falls short

Macron candidates won 245 seats, ahead of the left-wing coalition NUPES and its allies on 131 seats, while the far-right National Rally achieved a historic breakthrough with 89 seats.

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This week, European leaders meet with Zelenskyy in the Kyiv, people strip off to go to the beach near Gaza or fight for their rights on bikes in London, and what if coping with climate change means turning to snack insects? No agenda, no slant. Get the picture without the commentary.

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Five factors at play as Macron struggles for parliamentary majority

Sunday's second round of voting for the French National Assembly could see the re-elected President Macron lose much of his power if his alliance fails to gain an absolute majority.

Europe News

Analysis: A quick look at France's legislative elections

Euronews correspondent Anelise Borges breaks down why the French legislative elections this weekend are so important.

Europe News

Macron, Scholz and Draghi back EU candidate status for Ukraine

The move is "a strong, quick, expected gesture of hope and clarity that we want to send to Ukraine and its people," the French president said as the three leaders visited Kyiv.