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Federer to miss French Open

Roger Federer will not play in the French Open in order to prolong his career

15/05/2017

France

Who is Edouard Philippe, France's next Prime Minister?

His appointment is seen as an attempt to appeal to France's centre-right political base, gather parliamentary support and consolidate Macron.

15/05/2017

Sport

Proposed Paris 2024 venues visited by IOC commission

The IOC evaluation commission met French athletes, supporters and children inside the Stade de France.

15/05/2017

Economy

What will the new Franco-German relationship look like?

The director of the Centre for European Policy Studies comments on new Franco-German relations

15/05/2017

World News

Ransomware for €100 - how hidden stores are making online crime easier

Buying guns, stolen credit cards or even suicide kits is getting easier as hidden online stores become more sophisticated, it’s been claimed.

15/05/2017

France

Macron - the hard work starts now

France's 39-year-old president was unknown to the wider public three years ago and remains outside any of the traditional political groupings.

14/05/2017

France

Hollande: "I leave France in a better state than I found it"

Having handed the keys of the Elysee to his successor Emmanuel Macron, former president Francois Hollande headed straight for the headquarters of the French Socialist Party.

14/05/2017

France

Emmanuel Macron is sworn in as French president

Central Paris came to a standstill on Sunday for the inauguration of Emmanuel Macron as president of France.

14/05/2017

World News

Will WannaCry strike again?

Businesses around the world are preparing for a further cyber attack amid fears that a lull in the computer bug that halted production at car factories, operations at hospitals and work at schools and

14/05/2017

France

Paris slips on Sunday best for Macron inauguration

The French Republic's youngest-ever president, Emmanuel Macron, takes office today in a handover ceremony in Paris.

14/05/2017

World News

Global cyberattack holds Britain's NHS and businesses worldwide hostage

One of the biggest cyberattacks yet using ransomware to extort money from businesses and government organisations has spread like wildfire around the world.

12/05/2017

Economy

French private sector employment increases

It comes too late for outgoing president Francois Hollande, but France's economy added 49,400 private sector jobs between January and March.

12/05/2017

Economy

Interview: EU's Moscovici hails Macron win

Efi koutsokosta, euronews: On Sunday (May 14), President Hollande is officially handing power to Emmanuel Macron, so what Brussels does expect from this new President, as we have seen that his victory

12/05/2017

France

Legend or luxury - which car will France's new president choose for his investiture?

It is a strategic choice and not a question of personal preference for Emmanuel Macron.

12/05/2017

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French philosopher Levy gets pied in Belgrade

A Serbian activist threw a cream pie in the face of French intellectual Bernard-Henri Levy at a showing of his film ‘Peshmerga’ in the Serbian capital of Belgrade on Wednesday (10…

12/05/2017

France

Macron's election team announced; parity and probity

France's President-elect Emmanuel Macron has presented 428 candidates to fight the June parliamentary elections, a list that's strictly 50-50 men-women, with a majority having never held elected offic

11/05/2017

France

Euroviews. Will Macron introduce France to the Sixth Republic?

11/05/2017

France

Hollande warns Macron as France heads for political shake-up

"Lots remains to be done," the outgoing president told his successor ahead of Sunday's formal handover of power.

10/05/2017

France

Euroviews. Macron's France aims to challenge Germany

10/05/2017

France

Euroviews. What Macron’s victory means for Europe and the world?

In many ways, France was primed for a right-wing populist to win power: beyond having been hit hard by the eurozone crises of the past decade, voters have lately faced a wave of terrorist attacks. But the French displayed a level of political maturity and intelligence that others might rightly envy.

10/05/2017