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Calais struggles with its migrant hotspot status

With their eyes on the UK, Calais in France is the last stop on a long journey migrants hope will end on the other side of the Channel. In 1999 the

France

Britain, France seek to tackle Calais migrant crisis

Britain and France plan to work together more closely to stem the flow of migrants into the UK. The two countries’ interior ministers agreed on

France

British and French ministers to sign Calais migrant deal

French and UK ministers are set to sigh a deal over migrant security in Calais as thousands live in squalid conditions waiting to cross into Britain.

Sport

Marseille appoint former Real Madrid player Michel as manager

Out-of-sorts French first division side Marseille have appointed former Real Madrid player Michel as the club’s new manager. The 52-year-old Spaniard

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World News

Calais migrant deadlock prompts new talks

The number of migrants at the EU's borders has reached record levels as more and more seek irregular routes into Europe

Ukraine

Upsurge in fighting sparks Ukraine crisis talks

Western concerns grow over the fragility of the Minsk peace deal after fighting flares once again in Ukraine. Leaders of Germany, France and Ukraine are to hold emergency talks on Monday in Berlin

France

French boy, 6, first to receive 3D-printed prosthetic limb

A six-year-old boy from Isère has become the first person in France to receive an ultra-low-cost prosthetic limb. Costing less than 50 euros to

Dominica

Dominican Republic jails 4 Frenchmen for cocaine smuggling

A court in the Dominican Republic has sentenced four Frenchmen to 20 years in prison for involvement in a 700 kilogram shipment of cocaine. The

France

Road deaths in France hit three-year high in July

World News

Varying reactions around Europe to new migrant wave

As Europe struggles to cope with a surge in the number of migrants, the European Commission has approved 2.4 billion euros of aid over six years for

France

Hermione returns from historic voyage after making history of its own

The return Atlantic crossing was a rough one, with the ocean baring its teeth to greet Hermione from Saint-Pierre et Miquelon, the last land before

France

Hero's welcome for French replica ship Hermione after US voyage

The replica ship, the Hermione, arrived back in France on Monday to a hero’s welcome, after an historic trans-Atlantic voyage celebrating past and

France

Parents leave girl, 3, at French motorway services

France

French hostage arrives in Paris after months held captive in Yemen

Back home, a Frenchwoman abducted in Yemen in February has arrived safely in Paris after being freed by her captors. Development worker Isabelle

France

Jenson Button fears gas was used during Cote D'Azur burglary

A spokesperson for Jenson Button thinks anaesthetic gas was piped through the air conditioning during a burglary at his holiday villa in the South of

United Kingdom

Migrant evades high-speed trains to walk 50km-long Channel Tunnel

World

Perspectives: how European media covered the opening of Egypt's new Suez Canal

Each week, euronews takes a look at how European media cover one of the big stories from the past seven days. This week Egypt’s new Suez Canal opened

Yemen

French woman held captive in Yemen since February freed

A French woman who was abducted in Yemen in February has been freed and is expected in Paris on Friday morning, according to a statement from the

Sport

Di Maria unveiled at PSG

Manchester United flop Angel Di Maria has been unveiled at his new club Paris Saint Germain. The Argentina International has joined the French

Egypt

Egypt opens Suez Canal in lavish ceremony

Egypt has opened a major expansion to the Suez Canal to much fanfare. The project is being trumpeted as the basis of an economic turnaround for the