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France should not wait for the outcome of the presidential election to reduce its deficit. In his column, the economist rejects the golden rule, but recommends building a common platform among political forces capable of forming a coalition....
Paris Mayor Emmanuel Grégoire, who leaded the march through the capital, highlighted some of the threats that the LGBTQ+ community is still facing, saying, "LGBTQIA+ venues are still being threatened, attacked, discriminated against, and subjected to violence and intimidation."...
Jean-Luc Mélenchon and his radical left party actively support high school student protests while condemning the violence, thereby shoring up their voter base but also becoming associated with the movement's excesses....
Green party head Marine Tondelier and Communist leader Fabien Roussel have failed to win unanimous support for their independent candidacies, as their party members across France search for the best way to oppose the far right....
Javier Milei, in the French capital for the Argentina Week forum, hopes to attract new foreign investment to stave off recession in his country, with just over a year to go before the next presidential election....
Yes, you read that right - a mayor in southwest France has issued an order “banning” people from getting sick in his town. The elected official said his "absurd" move was for a good cause....
With just months to go before the April 2027 vote, restoring public finances should be a top priority for every candidate. Without at least a minimum of candor and transparency, frustration could easily turn into anger....
Allegations are circulating online that Macron will put France at war with Russia to postpone elections and stay in power as his second consecutive term comes to an end. However, the country's constitution makes this unfeasible in many ways....
France's far-right Rassemblement National (RN) party and its allies secured a record 14 seats in the right-wing-dominated Senate in polls Sunday, effectively quadrupling its number in the 348-seat chamber just months before a presidential election....
While it is rarely in the media spotlight, the Sénat is an essential cog in the country's democratic system. Local elected officials are voting to renew just over half of the seats this Sunday....
The Tour Montparnasse, the highest skyscraper in inner city Paris – and notorious as its ugliest building – faces a future without a long-anticipated renovation after its co-owners voted against the project....
Taking aim at Zohran Mamdani and Emmanuel Macron, the Israeli prime minister, who is currently campaigning for re-election, fiercely rejected criticism of his government's policies and downplayed settler violence in the West Bank during a speech on Thursday in New York....
Catholic private schools are being urged to suspend normal classes on 25 September, the day Pope Leo XIV arrives in France.
In recent weeks, fishermen have blocked oil depots and port entrances in the south of France, while farmers have staged demonstrations over rising fuel prices. Fuel is set to become a major political flashpoint, just seven months away from France's elections....
'Europe's far right takes root' (2/6). As the Rassemblement National pursues a meticulous grassroots strategy in the largely rural department of Seine-et-Marne, on the outskirts of Paris, right-leaning voters have been sliding, election after election, toward Marine Le Pen's part...
France's government has unveiled plans to expand fuel aid to millions more drivers as prices at the pump climb to record levels, drawing sharp criticism from the CGT union eight months before the presidential election....
With fuel prices an increasingly prominent issue ahead of next year's presidential election, Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu’s government is due to unveil new support measures on Tuesday....
Hard-left candidate Jean-Luc Mélenchon has introduced the public debt issue into the presidential election campaign by proposing to cancel part of it. The proposal is legally fragile and does not address France's persistent budget deficit, writes Le Monde columnist Stéphane Lauer...
Zohran Mamdani and Emmanuel Grégoire, the socialist mayors of New York and Paris, met in New York, using the opportunity to discuss shared interests in housing and environmental policy....
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....
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...
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 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....
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....
Anne Hidalgo, who represented the Socialists in the 2022 election, backed MEP Raphaël Glucksmann ahead of the center-left primary he is taking part in....
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....
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...
'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....
