France French billionaire MP Olivier Dassault dies in helicopter crash "His brutal death is a great loss," said French President Emmanuel Macron. 07/03/2021
France French ministers condemn Lyon mayor over meatless school meals Grégory Doucet, the Green Party mayor of Lyon, said the measure to impose a meatless single menu in schools was taken to comply with COVID-19 sanitary measures and flagged that his right-wing predecessor did the same following the first lockdown. 22/02/2021
Life France found guilty of climate inaction in 'historic victory' A Paris court has ruled that France is guilty of not meeting commitments to curb emissions in a groundbreaking lawsuit. 03/02/2021
France Independent commission to examine France's controversial security law Article 24 of the proposed bill makes it illegal to share images of law enforcement officers for "malicious purposes". The proposed bill comes as "shocking" and "unbearable" images of police violence were released in recent days. 26/11/2020
France Watch: Protesters in Paris call for new security law to be dropped Journalists and rights organisations have criticised the new law, arguing that it shields French police from scrutiny. 21/11/2020
France Police search homes of top French officials in COVID-19 probe Among those to be targeted were ex-prime minister Edouard Philippe and health minister Olivier Veran. 15/10/2020
Good Morning Europe Facing a surge in cases, French Guiana asks Paris 'where's your help?' The overseas territory is technically equal to any other French department, such as Provence, Calais or Isère. But residents say the health system is not on par with that in the mainland. 23/07/2020
the global conversation Europe’s cities should take lead on environmental change, says Lyon’s first Green mayor Grégory Doucet was at the head of a green wave in France’s recent local elections, becoming mayor of the country’s third largest city. Now he says like-minded mayors in other countries should join with him to help influence policy in Brussels. 16/07/2020