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Growth: France lags behind its European neighbours
Insee has cut its 2026 growth forecast from 0.7% to 0.4%. After a weak first half, sluggish consumption, falling investment and rising inflation darken prospects for year-end....
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French government warns TV channel about using expelled Russian pundit
France’s interior minister Thursday warned of criminal proceedings if a French television channel allows back on air a Russian commentator who was expelled over claims that she is a Kremlin agent....
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Bayeux Tapestry draws flocks in London seeking story 'etched in memory'
The first visitors admired the Bayeux Tapestry at the British Museum on Thursday. The work is on loan from France to the United Kingdom until July 2027. Public interest reflects both the importance of William the Conqueror's accession to the English throne in the national story a...
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Key dates: New laws in France this Autumn
From a ban on phones in French high schools to the rollout of electronic invoicing, and a law on assisted dying, here are some of the legal changes that are happening in France this autumn....
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Macron and Merz: Two losing strategies against the far right
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....
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French government threatens CNews with sanctions if Russian propagandist returns on air
Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez said the channel owned by billionaire Vincent Bolloré was 'circumventing' the deportation order of Xenia Fedorova and 'facilitating' Russian interference....
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Podcast: Eco-anger, France in space, world's first photograph
A climate expert experiences eco-anxiety firsthand after living through France's hottest summer on record. France tries to find its place in the new space race. And the story of the earliest known photograph still visible today....
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Psychiatric emergencies: "serious failings" at several Paris-region hospitals
A report by France's prisons watchdog condemns patient care that fails to ensure their "dignity" or "privacy", amid staff and bed shortages in psychiatry....
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Macron, von der Leyen call for stronger European space sector amid rising security concerns
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....
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The new 'tipping culture' that is sparking fury in France
'It's theft', 'I won't use it' - credit card machines with a tipping option are gradually becoming more common in France, but not everyone is happy about it....
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Macron urges Europe to develop crewed spaceflight program
'We want Europe to assert its ambition in crewed spaceflight,' French President Emmanuel Macron said. 'Our European space program remains fragile, and we must step up our efforts.'...
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Macron calls for European crewed spaceflights within 10 years
French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday called for Europe to become one of the world’s leading space powers, with its first crewed flights within 10 years and its own satellite-based communications capabilities....
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Paris Mayor Grégoire to meet Mamdani in New York visit
Zohran Mamdani invited Emmanuel Grégoire, who was elected in March, to the Urban 20 summit, a city diplomacy initiative modeled after the G20.
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5 of the best French horror movies
With Halloween approaching, you might be in the mood for a scary film - here are some recommendations from Paris-based cinema club Lost in Frenchlation for the best French horror offerings, from body horror to psychological slow-burners, via a horrifying fairy tale....
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France's carte vitale extended to children
The French health ministry has announced details of a new process to allow more children to get their own 'carte vitale' health card - here's how it works....
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Four police officers suspended in Carcassonne over racist and sexist video
Four municipal police officers in Carcassonne, southern France, were suspended from duty on Thursday after a video emerged in which they made racist and sexist remarks....
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PODCAST 🎧: New tipping culture drives the French mad and far-right fractures deepen
The Talking France podcast is back for another episode looking at the recent scandal involving the Iron Lady (the Eiffel Tower, that is), verlan, tipping in France, and a closer look at a growing split within the country's far-right political party....
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AfD victory: 'The German shockwave will likely amplify already existing anti-EU sentiment' in France
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....