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European Parliament elections 2019: Marine Le Pen "dreams" of nationalist supergroup

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Exclusive interview: Marine Le Pen "dreams" of nationalist supergroup

Euronews' road trip will span from Portugal to Belgium

Good Morning Europe

Road Trip Europe Day 13: "We will listen to people who feel abandoned"

Three members of Macron's government quit ahead of European and regional elections

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Three members of Macron's government quit, cabinet reshuffle to come

Raw Politics: Does France need a tougher law on protests?

The French government is seeking to crack down on unauthorised protests with tougher sanctions.

Ideas 21/12/2018

NGOS sue French government over "insufficient" climate change action

Four NGOs including Oxfam and Greenpeace have decided to take the first act of "a climate justice action" against the French State.

France 11/12/2018

'Gilets jaunes': How the movement escalated in France

The "gilets jaunes" (yellow vests) movement emerged out of anger over fuel price hikes in France and later snowballed to become a wider protest against social inequalities.

File:French President Emmanuel Macron takes part in a conference in Belgium

France 04/12/2018

Macron to pitch French tech talent to US investors amidst rising domestic tensions

The French President is hoping a group of top Silicon Valley investors will fund some of the nation's budding start-ups, not steal them

France 29/11/2018

'Yellow Vest' spokespeople to meet French PM

Spokespeople for "les gilets jaunes" protest movement have said French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe wants to meet them on Friday.

View 22/11/2018

Liberté, Egalité, Absurdity: French anti-terror laws are robbing people of their freedom | View

By concentrating power in the hands of the [French] government - completely outside of the normal criminal justice system - administrative [anti-terrorist] control measures are open to abuse and discriminatory application, including toward Muslims.

France 04/11/2018

France: Le Pen ahead of Macron in EU election polling

Marine Le Pen’s party moves ahead of Emmanuel Macron’s as French far-right parties gain a combined 30% share of voting intentions.

President Emmanuel Macron with Interior Minister Gérard Collomb

Good Morning Europe 03/10/2018

French Interior Minister resigns in fresh blow to President Macron

France’s President Emmanuel Macron has been forced to accept the resignation of his former ally Gerard Collomb as Interior Minister - having previously rejected it only 24 hours earlier.

Emmanuelle Macron at an event in Paris this weekend

France 17/09/2018

Macron tells job seeker all he has to do is 'cross the street'

French president creates a storm with claim unemployed man could easily find work if he tried.

the global conversation 07/09/2018

EU has more 'ability than goodwill' | Uncut with Le Drian and Borrell

The latest "Uncut with Daniel Cohn-Bendit" tackles the issue that has the most potential to damage the European Union.

France 20/08/2018

French MPs demand further relaxation of Sunday shop opening hours

A group of 22 French MPs from Emmanuel Macron's La République En Marche! party are pressing for further reform of Sunday opening hours.

Theresa May and her husband Philip in Desenzano del Garda, Italy

France 01/08/2018

Why is Theresa May visiting Emmanuel Macron during the summer holiday | Euronews Answers

Theresa May is in France, but she hasn't come to enjoy the heatwave.

France 28/07/2018

Polls mixed on Macron's popularity amid bodyguard scandal

While one French poll showed the French President's popularity had risen amid a bodyguard crisis, another on Sunday showed quite the opposite.

France 23/07/2018

Collomb faces MPs' anger over handling of Benalla affair

The French Interior Minister has come under criticism from politicians for not immediately informing judicial officials of the incident after one of President Emmanuel Macron's bodyguards was filmed assaulting a protestor in May.

France 22/07/2018

Why is the Benalla scandal controversial for Macron's government? Euronews explains

As French President Emmanuel Macron's aide scandal deepens, Euronews explains why it is particularly controversial for the French executive.

France 09/07/2018

Macron determined to push ahead as he launches 'Year 2' of reform drive

The French president has vowed to push on despite polls showing him losing support among working-class voters.

no comment 09/04/2018

Amnesty International denounces France's red carpet welcome for Saudi prince

Rights group Amnesty International demonstrated in Paris on Monday, as Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman was welcomed by French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe on his visit to France.

France 05/04/2018

France to cut 30% of its MPs and introduce proportional representation

French President Emmanuel Macron wants to slash the numbers of MPs and senators in a bid to make his government more efficient.

France 22/03/2018

I have never betrayed the French, says Sarkozy amid Libya funding probe

France's former president Nicolas Sarkozy has appeared on prime time French television after being put under formal investigation over claims he received campaign funding from late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi.