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What's behind May's holiday visit to Macron? Euronews Answers

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

01/08/2018

France

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.

28/07/2018

France

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.

23/07/2018

France

France: Why the Benalla scandal is controversial for Macron

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

22/07/2018

France

Macron launches 'Year 2' of reform drive

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

09/07/2018

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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.

09/04/2018

France

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.

05/04/2018

France

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

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.

22/03/2018

World News

Euroviews. What’s in a name for French political parties in transition? | View

A great deal and not much, says an expert in French politics from Sciences Po Lyon.

14/03/2018

World News

French far right leader Le Pen proposes changing National Front

French far right leader Marine Le Pen said the old name was a "psychological barrier" for voters.

11/03/2018

France

France passing from Catholic to Muslim, Marion Marechal-Le Pen warns

Far-right politician addresses gathering of US conservatives.

23/02/2018

France

Explained: how France’s newest party is copying Farage in a bid for Fr

Experts say France's new political movement, Les Patriotes, is mimicking Farage's anti-EU party UKIP.

20/02/2018

France

France wants farmers, not supermarkets, to set grocery prices

Emmanuel Macron's government is looking at new laws to turn the food market upside down.

31/01/2018

France

Macron shows humility on behalf of the west

"Giving lectures out of context and belittling political systems that did not share our values, what happened? Anomie, certain deaths and radical violence."

24/10/2017

France

Macron gives first live TV interview

French President Emmanuel Macron has dismissed opponents' criticisms that he is a 'president of the rich' and urged his countrymen to take a more positive attitude towards success.

15/10/2017

France

France: thousands rally against labour reforms

The French far-left draws tens of thousands to a rally against controversial labour reforms.

23/09/2017

France

Marine Le Pen’s future 'unclear’ after right-hand man Philippot quits

National Front set to move to the fringes of French politics, says expert.

21/09/2017

France

France loses a cultural icon

French businessman and art patron Pierre Berge has died at the age of 86 after a long illness.

08/09/2017

World News

Deadly Hurricane Irma barrels towards Florida

Hurricane Irma wreaks havoc in the Caribbean

07/09/2017

France

Meet France's new 'first dog' Nemo

Black labrador-griffon cross Nemo has joined Macron's entourage in the role of "first dog".

30/08/2017