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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

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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

Focus

Word up: regions send powerful climate message to COP 21 state negotiators

The world’s regions are in the frontline in the battle against climate change – that was the message sent from a conference of local authorities in

France

Lyon: Climate change one summit at a time

With the Lyon Climate conference over, the focus is now on the November summit in Paris to clinch an elusive deal to stop global warming.

France

Suspect in French beheading attack admits killing his boss

The suspected Islamist who attempted to blow up a French chemical plant on Friday has admitted killing his manager beforehand. Yassin Salhi (35) has

France

France: suspect in beheading and factory attack a 'very kind person'

Neighbours of a delivery man, suspected of beheading his boss before trying to blow up a gas factory in south-eastern France, say they are shocked

France

France says deadly attack on factory near Lyon is a terrorist event

A decapitated body daubed with Arabic inscriptions was found at a French factory near Lyon after a man is believed to have killed his employer and

Culture news

Portuguese singer Antonio Zambujo wows audiences in Lyon

António Zambujo is part of the new generation of Portuguese musicians. He started as a fado singer, but put it, bossanova, vocal jazz and folk music

Culture news

Festival of Roses in Lyon amazes crowds

The Festival of Roses in Lyon, France was a chance for the city’s rose fanciers to get together and to admire some of the most beautiful flowers

Culture news

Is capitalism killing art?

Electro and indie music festival “Les Nuits Sonores” in Lyon, France, has become a showcase for emerging music trends as well as being one of

Culture news

Nuits Sonores music festival gets Lyon nights buzzing

“Voices from the Lake” an Italian duo made up of DJ/producers, Donato Dozzy and Neel, warmed up the dance floor with their hypnotic vibes at the