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French far-right politician Eric Zemmour has said that he would run in next year's presidential election, vowing to crack down on immigration and expel unemployed foreigners even if they were legal residents....
French far-right politician Éric Zemmour said on Friday that he would run in next year's presidential election, joining far-right candidate Marine Le Pen, who was runner-up to President Emmanuel Macron in the last two elections. Zemmour is campaigning on a crackdown on immigratio...
Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu said on Thursday that France will cut public spending by €54 billion next year to reduce the country's deficit. The announcement comes seven months ahead of the country's presidential election, and the government is wary of a new wave of demonstra...
The 43rd edition of the EU-wide open day takes place on the weekend of September 19-20. Here's a selection of open sites to get a new perspective on the surroundings....
The National Rally politician was once a keen proponent of a vote for France to leave the EU, following in the UK's footsteps.
Olivier Faure, Raphaël Glucksmann, Jérôme Guedj, Emmanuel Maurel and Ségolène Royal will compete in the primary to choose the nominee for France's social-democratic left by October 17....
Emmanuel Grégoire acknowledged that the city of Paris may have 'lacked transparency,' particularly because 'public meetings with parents and advocacy groups were not held systematically.'...
The mayor of Paris on Wednesday expressed his "deepest regrets" over multiple cases of physical and sexual assault on children by school staff, admitting there had been a lack of transparency in handling the crisis....
France will honour its commitment to host the 2030 Winter Olympics regardless of the outcome of next year's presidential election, Sports Minister Marina Ferrari said on Tuesday during an IOC visit to Lyon....
France's ex-culture minister Rachida Dati is to go on trial on Wednesday on corruption charges linked to dealings with the Renault-Nissan group, just months after her bruising defeat in the Paris mayoral race....
NGOs and unions have called for a demonstration on Tuesday outside the Finance Ministry to demand urgent climate action. On September 26, 200 protests are planned across France 'for the climate, living things, peace and social justice.'...
Eager to unlock new markets for EU businesses, the European Commission plans to accelerate trade deal ratification by circulating only English versions for approval by EU governments and the European Parliament – but sources told Euronews that Paris is set to oppose the move if i...
France appears increasingly permeated by feelings that make it ripe for a populist shift, but such a transformation is not inevitable, writes Brice Teinturier, deputy director general of polling firm Ipsos, drawing on findings from Le Monde's first poll....
With onion confit, roasted carrots or artichokes, here is our selection of restaurants in and around Paris where you can enjoy delicious meat- and fish-free galettes....
Candidates and the climate (3/5). Touting himself as the 'environmental transformation' candidate, Raphaël Glucksmann plans to use decarbonization to reindustrialize France and create jobs by expanding the renewable energy sector....
Staff at France's public radio broadcaster began a two-day strike on Sunday over the appointment of a commentator whom unions accuse of promoting far-right ideas ahead of next spring's presidential election....
Staff at public broadcaster Radio France began a two-day strike on Sunday over the appointment of Charles Sapin, deputy editor-in-chief at far-right weekly Valeurs Actuelles. Unions accuse Sapin of promoting far-right ideas ahead of next spring's presidential election, while mana...
Jean-Luc Mélenchon, presidential candidate of radical-left La France Insoumise, put on a show of strength and engaged in a long-distance dual with Communist leader Fabien Roussel. Mélenchon also sought to convince crowds that he could beat Marine Le Pen....
The French UN mission said it regretted an online post criticising a US vote at the UN General Assembly in a move that should clear the way for the new French ambassador Aurélien Lechevallier to take up his post in Washington....
The French UN mission said it regretted an online post criticizing how the United States voted during a UN General Assembly meeting, with US officials telling AFP on Saturday that Washington appreciated the statement....
In France's polarized political landscape, Marine Le Pen of the far-right Rassemblement National is enjoying unprecedented support, and radical left candidate Jean-Luc Mélenchon is building a strong base. Wide open for other candidates, the race is drawing significant interest fr...
France needs to boost investment to rebuild its industry and adapt to climate change, but at the same time, it also has to reduce a public deficit that restricts its room for maneuver. Debates over the 2027 budget and the upcoming presidential election further complicate the equa...
France's umbrage at the anglophone-only presentation might complicate the ratification of the EU-India trade deal, even though it supports the deal itself and considers India a strategic partner....
The far-right Alternative for Germany's (AfD) historic victory in a German state and Marine Le Pen's status as the frontrunner for the French presidential election raise questions about the strategies some European parties use to counter the far right....
French President Emmanuel Macron and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen reaffirmed their commitment to space at a major summit co-hosted by France and Germany in Paris....
Zohran Mamdani invited Emmanuel Grégoire, who was elected in March, to the Urban 20 summit, a city diplomacy initiative modeled after the G20.
The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) victory in the Saxony-Anhalt elections on September 6 is set to impact French elections and, more broadly, the Franco-German relationship, warns historian Frédéric Bozo....
The mayor of Paris on Tuesday ordered investigations over the removal of women staff at the Eiffel Tower during a visit by a Hindu religious group which prompted an employee walkout and the one-day closure of the monument....
France's political parties quickly responded to Alternative for Germany's (AfD) victory on Sunday, each analyzing the results. Within the far-right Rassemblement National, the win caused considerable discomfort: it severed ties with AfD in the European Parliament in 2024 followin...
France’s far-right responded in markedly different ways to the AfD’s sweeping victory in Germany’s regional elections, with the National Rally (RN) maintaining a conspicuous silence on Monday while Éric Zemmour’s Reconquête openly celebrated the result....
'Candidates and the climate' (1/5). The far-right Rassemblement National party and its leader Marine Le Pen advocate a 'positive' approach to environmentalism, focused on reindustrializing France and expanding air conditioning – proposals whose costs remain unclear....
From the far-right hijab proposals to the French local mayor banning mosquitoes, via the Bayeux Tapestry and the French 'invasion' of the English language and some delicious cous cous, here's what we have been talking about in France this week....
Polls suggest far-right veteran Marine Le Pen is on course to become France’s next president, though the race remains in its early stages. But EU minister Haddad says voters will reject her....
As part of a movement led by the African Union, Paris announced on Friday that it will abandon the Mercator projection to better reflect the physical reality of the planet. France will now appear smaller on world maps....
Around 15 families who allege their children suffered violence and sexual abuse in Paris after-school care have filed a complaint against the city and its Socialist mayor, Emmanuel Grégoire, as well as his predecessor Anne Hidalgo....
In an essay published in late August, La France Insoumise MP Clémence Guetté proposed transforming friendships into social rights. However, this longstanding revolutionary ideal remains difficult to reconcile with the realities of wielding power....
France's financial prosecutor's office has asked that four people, including disgraced former Asian football chief Mohamed Bin Hammam, be sent to trial for corruption in connection with the awarding of the 2022 World Cup to Qatar....
The Talking France podcast is back with a 'rentrée special' on France's latest political developments, Marine Le Pen's proposed hijab ban, whether the French really hate Parisians, big changes to French cheeses and why September is the best month of the year in France....
The stakes for France's 2027 election could hardly be higher. For the first time since World War II, a far-right party has a serious chance of taking power in France, the European Union's second-largest economy and its only nuclear power....
As speculation mounts over a possible second-round duel between far-right Marine Le Pen and radical left Jean-Luc Mélenchon in the 2027 French presidential election, no candidate from a party that has previously governed has managed to break through. This situation is having dama...
Former French prime minister Édouard Balladur died in Paris late Monday at the age of 97, his family said. Born in Turkey, he served as former president Francois Mitterrand's last prime minister from March 1993 to May 1995, carrying out several major privatisations of state compa...
As EU defence ministers meet today amid an escalation of hybrid war attacks in Europe, Europe Today reports on increased threat levels on the continent linked to Russia's war in Ukraine. Plus: a France election preview, and interviews with MEPs Terry Reintke and Juan Fernando Lóp...
Former secretary general of the Elysée under Georges Pompidou, negotiator of the Grenelle Agreements in 1968 and head of François Mitterrand's government in 1993, he failed to win the presidential elections of 1995 against Jacques Chirac. This key figure of France's Fifth Republi...
From the latest polls to the primaries, via the key dates over the next eight months, how voting works and who is the favourite to win - here's what you need to know about France's presidential elections in 2027....
From the upcoming midterm elections to US-based bank accounts and new flights to Paris (plus where to go once you land), here's our latest newsletter for Americans in France and those planning a move....
French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu is bringing his cabinet together on Monday to tackle the increasingly difficult task of drawing up the 2027 budget, with weak growth, rising borrowing costs and the threat of a no-confidence vote narrowing the government’s room for manoeuvr...
Seven leading candidates in the race to succeed President Emmanuel Macron have clashed in their first debate ahead of the 2027 election, exposing sharp differences over the economy, public debt and France's relationship with the European Union....
France plans to make its development aid to seven African countries conditional on greater cooperation in the fight against illegal immigration to the French island territory of Mayotte, as the issue becomes increasingly politicised ahead of the French presidential election next ...
French financial prosecutors have opened an investigation into Bally Bagoyoko, the mayor of Saint-Denis, over suspected misuse of public funds during his employment by the Paris public transport operator RATP when he was also serving as a local elected official with the France Un...
