From cyberattacks at French supermarkets to the ongoing street protests, via Jordan Bardella memes and a record-breaking French savoury pastry, here's what we have been talking about in France this week.
parks
A sweeping package of reforms, passed unanimously by the lower house of parliament this week, aims to overhaul how France investigates and prosecutes sexual violence. Yet campaigners say the legislation does not do enough to prevent abuse, while protection for some of the most vu...
safety
Protesters clashed with police in Paris and other cities in France on Saturday during nationwide rallies over high prices as the country heads towards a presidential election....
schools
Tens of thousands of people are expected to demonstrate across France on Saturday, as students, trade unionists and activists from the Yellow Vest movement join forces to demonstrate against the high cost of living and poor conditions in schools....
Local
The dancer, who chose 'L'Histoire de Manon,' created in 1974 by Kenneth MacMillan, for her final ballet at the Palais Garnier, received a standing ovation that lasted nearly 35 minutes....
government
Le Pen is campaigning on a platform that would reshape France’s relationship with the EU ahead of the 2027 presidential election, potentially setting Paris on a collision course with Brussels with far-reaching implications....
Local
To mark the bicentenary of the invention of photography, Paris is paying tribute to the shoe shiner and his customer, who were inadvertently immortalized by Louis Daguerre in the spring of 1838....
safety
The French government stepped up security measures ahead of Saturday’s nationwide protests over the cost-of-living crisis, with student groups also expected to join demonstrations amid fears of potential clashes....
News
The lives of the Vuillaumes, a blended family of four, have been shaped by the Yellow Vest movement. While two of them hope for a 'convergence of struggles' with young people during the planned October 17 protest, the other two don't really believe anymore....
News
During an exchange at the summit, Poland, Italy, and Denmark pushed for the adoption of a text that characterized irregular migration as a 'challenge' to societies. The proposed text also criticized initiatives that 'encourage' migrants to travel to Europe, a thinly veiled jab at...
government
Without naming her directly, the French president criticized the far-right leader, who is the frontrunner in the upcoming presidential election. Le Pen laid out plans to cut France's aid to Ukraine and its contribution to the EU during a visit to Brussels on the eve of an EU lead...
News
Marine Le Pen and her Rassemblement National have launched a series of attacks against the heads of independent bodies nominated by President Emmanuel Macron....
News
The almost 1,000-year-old Bayeux Tapestry will not be hung again once it returns to France from a temporary exhibition in Britain, with the masterpiece set to be displayed on a table instead, France's culture minister announced Friday....
