Gérald Darmanin

Europe News

French legislative elections: Voters' dilemma when candidates withdraw

In Tourcoing, the NFP candidate withdrew from the race to block the far right. Now, voters will have to choose between Gérald Darmanin and the RN in the second round.

04/07/2024

Business

French authorities investigate alleged Neymar PSG transfer tax scandal

Several high-profile French politicians allegedly plotted to avoid paying Qatar €88 million in tax over footballer Neymar Jr's transfer to football club PSG in 2017, according to French sources. Authorities raided the Ministry of Economy and Finances' headquarters earlier this week.

18/01/2024

France

French MPs reject government immigration bill

The government has yet to decide whether to keep pushing for the adoption of the bill intended to strengthen the country’s ability to expel foreigners considered undesirable or withdraw it.

11/12/2023

World News

Italy approves new migrant detention as talk turns to naval blockade

The Italian government approved new measures to crack down on migration Monday, after the southern island of Lampedusa was again overwhelmed by a wave of arrivals setting off from Tunisia and the migration issue returned to centre stage in Europe with talk of a naval blockade.

20/09/2023

France

France sends elite police unit to Marseille to tackle drugs crimewave

CRS 8 special police unit is being deployed to fight against the bloody war for the control of drug trafficking in Marseille. The gang war has killed 12 people since mid-July.

17/08/2023

France

France to discuss Corsica 'autonomy' after violent protests

Violent clashes and riots have broken out on the Mediterranean island after a pro-independence prisoner was attacked.

16/03/2022

France

Charlie Hebdo attack victims remembered seven years on

On January 7, 2015, brothers Cherif and Said Kouachi, wielding Kalashnikovs, burst into Charlie Hebdo's offices in eastern Paris and killed 12 people.

07/01/2022

France

UK must stop using French as 'punchbags' over migrant boats — minister

Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin said France did not have 'any lessons to take from the British' ahead of a meeting with his UK counterpart, as record numbers of migrants cross the English Channel.

15/11/2021

France

France dissolves far-right group Generation Identity

The French government has dissolved the far-right group Generation Identity, interior minister Gérald Darmanin announced.

03/03/2021

France

France to deploy 100,000 police on New Year's Eve to impose 8pm curfew

Penalties for breaking the rules will be €135 for a first offence and can go up to €3,750 in the event of a repeat offence, the country's Interior Ministry has said.

31/12/2020

Europe Decoded

Macron says images of black man's violent arrest 'shame us'

Four French police officers have been suspended from duty after a viral video documented the violent arrest of a black music producer in Paris on Saturday.

27/11/2020