Hello from Brussels. I’m Mared Gwyn, holding the newsletter pen once again today. In this edition: what the unrest in France means for its embattled president, and the latest from Ukraine amid signs of intensified diplomacy.
safety
Under pressure, the government scheduled another series of emergency meetings on Tuesday, including talks involving representatives of major social media platforms....
government
French poltician Patrick Molinoz, vice-president of the French Mayoral Association claims that recent violence in France was "planned", citing a "certain" Russian intereference....
safety
Paris police imposed an overnight curfew on Monday around Place de la Republique and Les Halles after France’s worst rioting in years. Streets were calm....
Local
France will impose new curfews in areas where needed on Tuesday, the prime minister said after a first night of partial curfews in major cities including the capital Paris....
Local
US President Donald Trump says he warned French President Emmanuel Macron that he was making "a big mistake" by allowing immigrants into France
News
'Targeted curfews have contributed to calm overnight,' the French prime minister wrote on X, as he announced 'new curfews will be decided where the situation requires it.'...
parks
Blame in France over protests continues as Sébastien Lecornu accuses the ultra-left of orchestrating the unrest. In Kharkiv, two children are among the victims of a Russian strike on a park as Putin reportedly floats a summit without Kyiv. And an interview with Ryanair CEO Michae...
News
Political parties across Brittany are up in arms over the French government's failure to defend andouille de Guémené, a traditional sausage suspected of posing a cancer risk....
Local
The major international fair opens to the public from October 23 to 25, but ongoing social tensions are reviving fears among gallery owners and collectors at this crucial art market, in an already gloomy climate....
News
France is not the only country where the cost of living is driving people into the streets. Images of protests, some violent, are multiplying across Europe. Italians have been called to a general strike on November 20, while similar actions are planned for November 11 in Spain an...
business
At least 3,000 French shops were hit over the weekend. Insurers say they are mobilised, but lost trade may not be covered. Here is who pays the riot bill....
News
From inflation shocks to stagnant wages, Le Monde breaks down how the standard of living in France has changed.
