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Football violence stops French Cup match in Paris

Crowd trouble forced the Round of 64 domestic cup match between Lyon and host Paris FC to be called off after half-time on Friday.

France

Paris to ask EU to begin legal action against UK over fishing licences

Under the Brexit trade deal concluded just before Christmas 2020, EU fishing boats can continue to fish in British waters if they obtain a licence.

The Cube

Facial recognition company breaks EU data privacy rules, says France

Clearview has amassed a database of billions of people's photos, but France says the data has been collected without citizens' consent.

Food and Drink

A small Brazilian town is gaining global recognition for its cheese

57 Brazilian cheeses won medals at the biennial 'Mondial du Fromage' in Tours, France in September, putting unsung Brazil only second to France as the world's best cheese makers

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France

France drastically restricts travel to and from UK over Omicron fears

From Saturday, travellers will need to provide "compelling reasons", and entry into France will be restricted mostly to French and EU nationals, residents and their families.

France

Bordeaux's famous 'Grands Crus' become a thieves' favourites

Since 2018, the phenomenon of fine wine thefts has become significant in the region, with at least 20 break-ins against warehouses, private or small specialised cellars, as well as supermarkets.

France

French presidential candidates say Macron flouting campaign rules

Macron's party is the only one not to have officially nominated a candidate for the April 2022 election.

France

Nazi reference as COVID pass protesters vandalise French WWII memorial

The two letters ‘s’ from the word “Pass” were drawn to resemble the acronym SS, referring to Nazi Germany’s paramilitary force.

France

'I'm a feminist,' claims newly crowned Miss France

The Miss France contest is open only to single women of at least 1.70 metres in height and under 25 years of age.

Hungary

Macron meets political adversary Orban ahead of France's EU presidency

Ahead of the visit, Macron described his Orban as "a political adversary, but a European partner".

France

400 investigations into fake COVID-19 health passes opened in France

The government is tightening the rules on the passes, required to enter all restaurants and a growing number of events and venues.

France

French skier Noël opens slalom season with dominating win

French skier Clément Noël dominated the first slalom of the World Cup season for his ninth career win as many other pre-race favourites faltered.

France

UK grants 23 additional fishing licences to French vessels

The UK granted 23 additional licences to French fishing vessels, while France has said it's waiting for around 100 licences.

My Europe Series

Europe's week: Scholz inauguration and French EU presidency

Germany's first socialist-led government in 16 years finally got to work on Wednesday.

Europe News

Watch: Germany's new chancellor makes first official trip to Brussels

Olaf Scholz makes his first visit to Brussels as German chancellor.

No Comment

Dozens of migrants are evacuated from a camp under Paris ring road

Dozens of migrants and asylum seekers who had taken refuge in a tunnel under the French capital's ring road are being evacuated by the police to accommodation facilities in the suburbs and the surrounding region.

Tech News

Palantir is on a charm offensive to woo France’s start-ups

US tech company Palantir, which specialises in data analytics and is known as one of the most secretive companies, has announced a partnership with Station F.

Europe Decoded

Six takeaways as Macron unveils priorities of French EU presidency

From reforming Schengen to defending Europe's social model, here are six key takeaways from Macron's speech as he unveiled France's priorities for its upcoming EU presidency.

France

Monitoring crossings will make migrants take more risks, says activist

"People who want to go to England will continue to take all risks to go. And adding a plane and two helicopters will not change things. It will only push people to take even more risks."

France

France threatens litigation if UK does not settle fishing licence row

The application still pending are for access to the sensitive 6-12 nautical mile zone.

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