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'Europe's interests come first', says new Greek government

New Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis says 'Europe comes first', but rules out accepting further financial aid.

France

French ceremonies in honour of victims of fighter jet crash

Ceremonies are being held in Paris in honour of the nine French nationals killed when a Greek fighter jet crashed in Spain. The bodies of the

Spain

Greek crew of crashed F-16 jet had attempted to eject

Investigators say the crash of a military jet in Spain that killed 11 people was due to a technical problem during takeoff. They say the crew of the

France

DSK due back in court: from IMF chief to 'aggravated pimping' suspect

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France

France: Police detain five in Syria jihad crackdown

Police in southern France have detained five people in moves to dismantle an alleged network sending militant Islamists to Syria. The crackdown was

France

Auschwitz prisoner's tattoo like a tomb stone

Auschwitz survivor Elie Buzyn reflects on the marks of inhumanity that untold millions of people suffered from 70 years ago. He eventually settled in

Greece

Greek singing legend Demis Roussos dies aged 68

Greek singer Demis Roussos, one of music’s most unlikely international superstars, had died aged 68. Early hits like ‘Rain and Tears’ brought fame

Culture news

Versace opens Paris fashion week

Spring 2015 Couture Fashion Week has opened in Paris with Atelier Versace’s spectacular show featuring

France

Six French skiers perish in deadly Alpine avalanche

A group of skiers have died in a avalanche in the French Alps. Their bodies were discovered early on Sunday in Queyras mountain range close to the

United Kingdom

Cantona dismisses fan attack twenty years on

Central African Republic

French aid worker freed in Central African Republic

A French aid worker abducted last Monday in the Central African Republic has been freed. Claudia Priest, who is 67, worked for a charity providing

World News

Moroccan-born man convicted on terror charges stripped of French nationality

France’s top court ruled it was possible to strip a Moroccan-born man convicted on terror charges of his French nationality, paving the way for more

Culture news

From Paris to Berlin: Taking a look at the catwalks

From Paris to Berlin, established and upcoming designers showcased their work in some of the world's fashion capitals.

My Europe Series

Home is where the heart is: the emigration dilemma facing France's Jewish community

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Lyon: 'Transformation of the Metropolis'

France

'Social divisions were there in the past' admits French PM on announcement of new anti-terror tactics

Multi-million euro anti-extremism package announced by France but is it enough to deal with longer term social divisions?

Belgium

EU pushes for quick decision on new anti-terror law

The EU wants a quick decision on a new law that will force governments to share air passenger data. The draft bill, first proposed in 2011, is being

France

Valls pledges extra police and spies in France anti-terror boost

France is to recruit thousands of extra police, spies and investigators to boost national security and intelligence, Prime Minister Manuel Valls announced on Wednesday, two weeks after 17 people were

Central African Republic

African aid group hopes kidnapped French worker will be freed

Caritas, one of the main aid groups in Central African Republic say it’s optimistic a kidnapped French charity worker could be released today. The

France

Paris gunman Amedy Coulibaly 'stopped by police' days before terror attacks

Islamist gunman Amedy Coulibaly was stopped randomly by police in Paris just days before the terror attacks there according to French satirical