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Notre Dame Mass commemorates slain priest Jacques Hamel

The French president and prime minister attended a service in Notre Dame cathedral on Wednesday (July 27) the day after two militants murdered 85-year-old priest Jacques Hamel in a Normandy…

France

French parliament votes to extend state of emergency

France's lower house of parliament has voted early to extend a state of emergency nationwide for another six months. Critics say that it is too little too late.

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French leaders jeered during tribute to Nice victims

Shouts of “where were the police” rang out as crowds jeered France’s Prime Minister during a tribute to victims of last week’s truck attack in Nice.

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France: Anti-government anger as Nice honours truck victims

Jeers and calls for France’s political leaders to resign overshadowed a minute’s silence in the southern coastal city of Nice on Monday as Prime Minister Manuel Valls and others paid tribute to the vi

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France will not be destabilised says PM

After a meeting of the Defence Council, Prime Minister Manuel Valls said France would not allow itself to be destabilised by the truck attack in Nice.

France

French strikes threaten Euro 2016

France continues to be hit by a wave of industrial action just days before Euro 2016 kicks off.

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France: CGT union calls for further strikes

France’s CGT trade union is determined to make ongoing nationwide strikes felt, its representatives have said.

France

French government survives confidence vote paving way for contested labour reforms

France’s Socialist government has survived a confidence vote, paving the way for controversial labour reforms. The centre-right Republican party

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French cabinet votes to force through controversial labour reforms

The French cabinet has agreed to allow controversial labour reforms to be forced through. They invoked a little-used Article (49.3) in the

France

France to extend state of emergency ahead of Euro football tournament

Hours before the announcement, security forces simulated an attack in a major Paris train station.

World News

France pledges half a billion euros aid to students

Prime Minister Manuel Valls proposed measures to boost youth employment including subsidies for young job seekers and aid for apprentices and students, as protesters threaten to continue their Nuit De

Belgium

Valls, Juncker call for Europe-wide cooperation on security

French Prime Minister Manuel Valls joined his Belgian counterpart Charles Michel and the President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker as

World News

Valls - "Europe has turned a blind eye to terror"

French PM says Belgium should not be singled out for blame

France

France scales back labour reform plans in face of protests

The French government has backtracked on some key elements of its labour reform bill, unveiling a revised package following protests against the

France

Proposed changes in a new labour law for French workers

A new labour law for France has electrified sections of the French left and angered employees in the private sector. It has been dubbed “the bosses

France

French justice minister's resignation highlights cracks over controversial citizenship bill

One anti-racist organisation in France is praising Christiane Taubira, who has resigned as Justice Minister, as a “great lady.” The citizenship bill

France

France's national assembly votes to extend state of emergency

France

France 'at war' with Daesh, says PM Manuel Valls

“War” – the word used by both French President François Hollande and his prime minister following the Paris terror attacks. Speaking on French TV on

Economy

France 'ready to cut stake in Renault' says economy minister

The French Economy Minister has said the state is ready to reduce its stake in Renault once taxpayers’ interests are preserved. Emmanuel Macron added

France

France in mourning after pensioners killed in horror bus crash

At least 43 people, most of them pensioners on a hiking trip, have been killed after the bus they were travelling in collided with a truck. The