Attention in France is largely focused on student and other protests - but John Lichfield argues that the Budget debates beginning in parliament represent a much clearer and more present danger for the country.
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The unprecedented cyberattack on supermarket refrigeration systems in France has exposed the vulnerability of the country’s food supply and its links to national security, says a defence expert....
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France's parliament has overwhelmingly passed a ‘comprehensive’ bill against gender-based and sexual violence - although the bill now moves to the more conservative Senate, with the bill’s supporters fearing that the key advances achieved may be watered down, even though the gove...
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IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva urged policymakers to make 'urgent repairs to the fiscal house before the cracks widen.'
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France's Economy Minister Roland Lescure denied on Tuesday that the country was trapped in a debt "snowball", as he pressed opposition parties to pass a government budget for 2027....
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France is stepping up its fight against foreign interference after cyberattacks disrupted supermarket refrigeration systems and knocked a key national security website offline. New legislation is being examined on Wednesday, a day after Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot vowed to ...
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Despite using less fossil fuels, France is still far short of the 5 per cent annual reduction in emissions it needs to meet its climate targets.
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Protests brought together between 161,500 and 480,000 people across France on Tuesday as the movement continues. High school students are now questioning what comes next as wider day of action is planned for Saturday....
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After the rift caused by the expulsion of French troops from Chad, presidents Emmanuel Macron and Mahamat Idriss Déby have rebuilt ties over the past year. The French military is quietly regaining a foothold in its historic stronghold....
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France's national counter-terrorism prosecutor's office announced on Tuesday that it was taking over the investigation into an attack by a student who opened fire with a shotgun on his school principal and a teacher, causing them minor injuries....
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French Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez said 11 police officers had been hospitalised following clashes with protesters in Paris on Tuesday.
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On Friday, Rosa-Parks high school's principal tried to 'structure the dialogue' with his students, who both raised issues about timetables and highlighted 'inequalities between suburban schools and those in Paris.' The participants showed their determination to take their demands...
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French authorities have put up for sale the property, which was seized as part of an ill-gotten gains investigation, but which is also used by the African country's diplomatic mission. With the diplomats refusing court orders to vacate the premises, officials of both countries ar...
