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France

France to step up security for next 'gilets jaunes' protest

France will deploy extra security personnel on Saturday for the latest round of protests from the 'gilets jaunes' movement. France's Prime Minister also suggested new measures for citizens on the lowest salaries.

06/12/2018

World

Is Macron's u-turn enough to quell the 'gilets jaunes' protests?

Is Macron's u-turn on fuel tax hikes too little too late?

05/12/2018

France

Meet the gilets jaunes

Euronews correspondent Anelise Borges shared a night of protest with France's young and old, mothers, fathers, sons and daughters united in discontent.

05/12/2018

France

France's truckers, farmers and students join 'gilets jaunes' movement

Macron's headache just got a bit worse.

05/12/2018

France

French PM Édouard Philippe to suspend fuel tax increases: source

French Prime Minister Édouard Philippe is preparing to suspend planned tax increases on fuel following a weekend of unrest in Paris

04/12/2018

World

Will Macron stand down and listen to the ‘gilets jaunes’?

What is behind the gilets jaunes protests and what is Macron doing to solve it? Find out on Euronews' political show Raw Politics.

03/12/2018

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Protesting ambulance drivers call on French government to reconsider reforms

French ambulance drivers staged a surprise protest that began in the early hours of Monday morning against social security reforms they say would compromise some ambulance companies.

03/12/2018

France

'Gilets jaunes': who are they and what do they want?

What started out as a protest against rising fuel prices has turned into a demand for less social inequality. But who are the gilets jaunes and what do they want?

03/12/2018

France

Watch: Riot police attacked during 'gilets jaunes' protests in Paris

This is the police bodycam footage that takes you to the heart of protests in Paris on Saturday.

03/12/2018

France

French MPs vote for 'symbolic' ban on smacking children

France has got closer to prohibiting smacking children after French MPs voted for a 'symbolic' ban that's meant to educate parents not to use corporal punishment.

30/11/2018

Argentina

Macron greeted by 'yellow vest' in Buenos Aires for G20

Even 11,000 km away from France, Emmanuel Macron can't seem to escape the domestic issues in his country.

30/11/2018

France

Should the EU take France's seat on the UN Security Council?

Germany wants the EU to have a bigger say in the biggest decisions in international politics.

29/11/2018

France

'Yellow Vest' spokespeople to meet French PM

Spokespeople for "les gilets jaunes" protest movement have said French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe wants to meet them on Friday.

29/11/2018

World

Watch: French Fuel Furore | Raw Politics

President Macron holds firm as the large protest movement continues, as they say, diesel and fuel taxes are too high.

27/11/2018

Ukraine

Europe briefing: Four stories to know about today

Here are the top stories from across Europe you need to know about this morning.

27/11/2018

France

'Gilets Jaunes' appoint delegation to speak with French government

The French 'gilets jaunes' group have appointed a delegation of eight spokespeople to negotiate with the French government over the tax hikes it intends to carry out.

26/11/2018

France

Romanian van driver's violent ordeal at gilets jaunes blockade

A van driver has told Euronews how feared for his safety after getting caught in a Gilets jaunes blockade in France for more than eight hours.

26/11/2018

World

French Finance Minister to meet retailers amid "Yellow Vest" protest disruption fears.

The French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire will meet retailers and insurers later today to assess the economic impact of the ongoing nationwide "Yellow Vest" protests against rising fuel costs. French retailers have warned that the protests risk hitting the Christmas shopping season and threatening

26/11/2018

France

French get a taste for whisky as production increases

With cognac, armagnac and other French tipples losing out to more fashionable spirits, some producers are saying 'if you can't beat them...' and turning to whiskey production, with some surprising results.

25/11/2018

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Champs-Elysées clean-up operation after violent gas price protests

Cleaning crews on Sunday were clearing debris in front of Paris' iconic Arc de Triomphe, a day after violent clashes between police and protesters broke out in the French capital.

25/11/2018