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Euro 2016: Pele and Maradona coach charity match in Paris

While the on-going industrial action across France threatens to blight the start of Euro 2016, there was a different atmosphere in one corner of the French capital, as Football legend’s Diego Maradona

Sport

Portugal warm up for Euro 2016 with 7-0 thrashing of Estonia

Portugal tuned up nicely for the European Championship that begin on Friday after thrashing Estonia 7-0 in their final friendly before Euro…

France

Strikes and protests across France on eve of Euro 2016

The day before the Euro 2016 football championship kicks off, the French government was working overtime to settle a dispute with the state rail company…

France

Labour law protests threaten to disrupt Euro 2016

A standoff between trade unionists and the French government is threatening to disrupt the Euro 2016 football tournament.

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Romania

Clotilde Armand - the Frenchwoman trying to change Romanian politics

Clotilde Armand is a French woman aiming to change the face of local politics in Romania in a system marked by corruption.

France

French strikes threaten Euro 2016

France continues to be hit by a wave of industrial action just days before Euro 2016 kicks off.

Ukraine

Ukrainian Secret Service on Frenchman arrested at border in terror plot

euronews talks with Vasyl Hrytsak, head of Ukraine’s Secret Service, about the Frenchman they followed and arrested at the Ukraine-Polish border with a cache of explosives and weapons.

Sport

Euro 2016: A brief glimpse at Euronews' Euro 2016 nations

There’s not long to go before kickoff at Euro 2016, so Euronews took this opportunity to take a brief glimpse at some of the participating nations represented by our sports…

Cult

Christo's oil-barrel Mastaba dreams materialise in France

For 30 years, Bulgarian-born artist Christo has wanted to build a monumental ‘Mastaba’ – a type of ancient Egyptian tomb – out of oil barrels in the desert of Abu…

France

Football fever grips France ahead of Friday's opening Euro 2016 match

Two days to go and the excitement is growing as the teams competing in the Euro 2016 football tournament keep on arriving in France.

Ukraine

Exclusive: Ukraine says French national had plans for 15 attacks in France

But French investigators say they now think the suspect was more likely to have been involved in arms smuggling than terrorism.

Business Series

French rogue trader Kerviel wins wrongful dismissal case

French bank Societe Generale has been ordered to pay rogue trader Jerome Kerviel compensation for wrongfully firing him even though he cost them almost five billion euros.

Sport

Euro2016: the favourites, the outsiders and the tournament debutants

There are three teams participating at Euro 2016 that standout as favourites to lift the trophy come July 10 in Paris.

France

Deadly apartment block fire in Paris

At least five people have been killed when a fire broke out in a block of flats in the north of Paris.

France

UK warns fans over Euro 2016 terror risk

The UK Foreign Office has issued advice to fans travelling to France to remain vigilant as busy tournament hubs could be potential terror…

France

France seeks more information on attacks suspect held in Ukraine

The arrest in Ukraine of a Frenchman suspected of planning 15 attacks on French soil during Euro 2016 has revived fears over security during the…

Sport

England and Switzerland arrive in France ahead of Euro 2016

Teams are arriving in France ahead of Euro 2016.

Ukraine

Ukraine fans protest over France Euro 2016 visa denials

Just days before the start of Euro 2016 a group of Ukrainian football fans have protested outside the French embassy in Kyiv complaining that supporters wanting to attend are not getting…

France

French finance minister left with egg on his face as labour law protests continue

Emmanuel Macron was left with egg on his face at an event in Montreuil.

France

France steps up security ahead of Euro 2016

With days to go to the Euro 2016 kick off France is armed and security measures have been stepped up.

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