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Macron meets European Council President Tusk for first time since inauguration

French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday met with European Council President Donald Tusk for the first time since taking office.

France

Cannes film festival welcomes Palme d'Or jury

The jury were welcomed with a festive and musical atmosphere for 70th edition of the Cannes Film Festival, chaired this year by the Spanish director Pedro…

France

New French president Macron chooses government from across political spectrum

The centrist is acting on his promise to bridge the right-left divide in French political.

Sport

Sharapova denied wild card to French Open

Maria Sharapova, twice a champion at Roland Garros, is denied a wild card invitation to this month's French Open

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Facebook fined by France's data protection agency

Facebook has been fined 150,000 euros for breaching data protection rules in France.

Sport

Olympics 2024: IOC visit Paris ahead of Games decision

The IOC evaluation commission has been on a three-day visit as part of the process to decide which city will host the 2024 games

Sport

Federer to miss French Open

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

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.

Sport

Proposed Paris 2024 venues visited by IOC commission

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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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.