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Food rules to be relaxed on UK-France trips after EU deal
The days of smuggling pork pies into France - or stinky French cheese into the UK - could soon be over after the UK and EU agreed a deal to remove checks on food and animal products....
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Students blockade dozens of high schools in France before nationwide strike
Students blockaded dozens of high schools across France on Tuesday to maintain pressure on the government over education reforms as trade unions prepared for a nationwide strike later this week....
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Students block high schools in France to press for reform ahead of general strike
The school protests have fuelled a nationwide movement against soaring prices and inadequate public services, which has drawn hundreds of thousands of people onto the streets over the past three weekends....
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EU electoral systems: Europe cannot lead without leaders voters choose
Europe's electoral systems reward politicians for pleasing party bosses, not persuading voters write Alberto Alemanno, Professor at HEC Paris, and political analyst Samuel Dempsey in an opinion piece for Euronews. Until that changes, those best at winning public support will be t...
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Paris department store BHV: 'Unions hope court-ordered receivership will finally end disastrous management'
When Frédéric Merlin took over the department store in 2023, BHV Marais was already struggling. But his decision to partner with Chinese fast-fashion giant Shein delivered the final blow, Le Monde columnist Isabelle Chaperon writes....
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Dutch rail start-up plans new Paris, Brussels and Amsterdam trains
A Dutch start-up has announced its intention to enter the international rail market, hoping to offer more frequent services and affordable tickets between Paris, Brussels and Amsterdam....
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France in talks with Kabul on returning migrants
France does not formally recognize, or maintain diplomatic relations with, the Taliban government formed after the armed group took power in 2021. But it has joined about 20 EU countries to speed up the return of Afghans, specifically those who have been convicted by courts....
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Thousands of troops from Europe to rehearse post-war Ukraine deployment in Poland
The force, which was set up in 2025 and already has an operational headquarters in Paris, is not a NATO operation and has little US involvement.
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French high schoolers' accelerated political awareness: 'I quickly realized I had to arm myself intellectually to avoid being discredited'
These are their first protests, debates or experiences in activism. For many young people in France, the high school movement has coincided with a heightened political awareness that has transformed their daily lives, six months ahead of a presidential election in which most of t...
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Depression: Gender inequality is at the root of women's vulnerability
In a report published on Monday, November 2, France's High Council for Gender Equality finds that women's higher risk of depression is the product of social conditions, with women facing greater exposure to inequality and violence throughout their lives....
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Novelist John Green caught in the crosshairs of Trump-era censorship
The author of the best-selling novel 'The Fault in Our Stars' has been a particular target of the surge in book bans sweeping parts of the United States. His new novel, 'Hollywood, Ending,' which once again focuses on youth, will be released in France in January....