Rising borrowing costs and political uncertainty are putting France’s finances under pressure. Oxford Economics warns that a severe bond-market shock could push both France and Italy into recession in 2027, although a debt crisis remains outside its central forecast.
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easyJet will launch two new routes to south-west France next summer, aimed at holidaymakers from the UK and France.
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Social media videos of French shopkeepers and locals taking matters into their own hands and fighting back against rioters have seen an outpouring of public support and solidarity....
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It comes after cost-of-living protests descended into widespread violence and looting across France on Saturday. Clashes with police also continued on Sunday in some parts of the country....
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Demonstrators blocked the entrances to the Louvre in Paris on Monday, as tensions remained high following a weekend of protests, clashes and looting in France....
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French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu has ordered localised, partial curfews in some urban areas following a weekend of rioting and looting across France....
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Half a million visitors flocked to Paris for the Mondial de l'Auto, with the presence of new Chinese brands drawing large crowds of curious European car fans....
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Lecornu said nearly 200 investigators would analyse footage from the weekend to identify suspects in the Paris region alone after businesses were destroyed and looted after protests turned violent on Saturday....
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Five départements on southern France have been placed on alert for violent storms, and possible localised flooding, starting on Monday afternoon.
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The Louvre Museum was blocked by protesting students on Monday, while authorities in Marseille said that public gatherings would be banned from noon to 8 pm....
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France's newest - and most controversial - motorway is due to finally open in south-west France. From the tolls to the route to why it's taken so long, here's what you need to know....
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The trial over the murder of three men whose bodies were found burned in 2020 has opened in southern France, in a case illustrating the extreme violence of the country’s drug gangs....
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The French prime minister said he had asked regional authorities to impose curfews in some cities on Monday evening. Authorities in Marseille said that public gatherings would be banned from noon to 8 pm....
