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The French city reclaiming its riverbanks for the people

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Mini World Lyon

Imagine a small and perfectly formed world where very little people go about their daily lives. That was one of the sparks which ignited Mini World

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Postcards from Lyon: The picturesque Ile Barbe

This week in Postcards from Lyon we visit one of the French city's popular getaway spots

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Ile Barbe: One of Lyon's best kept secrets

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Postcards from Lyon: A changing skyline

Our new series of Postcards comes to you from Lyon, France's second largest metropolitan centre

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Bird's-eye views: it's worth the climb in Lyon!

Economy

Lyon cancels 'Fête des Lumières' lights festival over security fears

This year’s Lights Festival in the French city of Lyon has been cancelled for security reasons following the Paris attacks. Describing the decision

France

France's State of Emergency - What will it mean for the French?

France has not seen such a nationwide deployment of security forces in living memory. And it is certainly only the beginning. Two days after the

World

"We're not alarmist." WHO defends meat cancer report

A gust of panic over the food we eat blew across Europe with the release on Monday of a report by the International Agency for Research on Cancer

Cinema

Exclusive: Mads Mikkelsen and Nicolas Winding Refn chat to Euronews

Denmark was given a place of honour at this year’s Lumiere festival in Lyon with award-winning actor Mads Mikkelsen and fellow Cannes laureate

Cinema

Martin Scorsese honoured at Lyon's Festival Lumière

It was to legendary film maker Martin Scorsese that this year’s Lumière Festival paid homage in the French city of Lyon – a week-long event without

France

Euronews moves to new headquarters

Euronews is now broadcasting from its new purpose-built headquarters, having moved its entire newsroom as well as technical and administrative teams

France

Euronews breaks new media ground with dazzling champagne opening

Here are some of the highlights appearing in online social media surrounding this evening’s inaugural celebration of the new Euronews headquarters in

France

Follow live: official opening of Euronews’ headquarters

Real-time pictures and short videos of the inauguration of euronews’ brand new €50 million base in the heart of Lyon.

Sport

Big names looking for first points as Day Two of Champion's League concludes

Wednesday night sees the completion of the second round of Champion’s League group matches and Manchester City will be desperate to recover form

Culture news

The art of business at Lyon's Docks Art Fair

Art is also business – the fifth edition of the Docks Art Fair in Lyon brought together 20 French and international galleries...

Culture news

Lyon Contemporary Art Biennial addresses modernity

The Lyon contemporary art biennial, now a must-see event on the contemporary art scene, is open. For this 13th edition under the theme “La vie

France

Angry French farmers compare themselves to Greece

‘Le Foll, your Greece awaits you’ read one protest banner in which French farmers appeared to compare the crisis on the hands of Agriculture Minister

France

French farmers block Lyon despite €600mn aid plan proposal

French farmers blockade Lyon, despite the government's offer of a 600-million euro, 24-step aid plan, which would include tax exemptions.

France

Farmers: President calls for profits to be passed back down the value chain

Fresh from dealing with Greece, the French President is facing a crisis closer to home. Ahead of the start of the August getaway, farmers are