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Rain, strikes, marches, tailbacks: How Le Grinch stole Christmas

Rain, strikes, marches, tailbacks: How Le Grinch stole Christmas

Paris Letter: ’Tis the season to be gloomy as city brought to a standstill over pensions

Mon Dec 16 2019 - 20:00
Philippe speech fails to end French transport strikes

Philippe speech fails to end French transport strikes

Protests over pension changes are set to continue over the weekend

Wed Dec 11 2019 - 20:36
Strikes against Macron’s pension reform determined as ever as they enter sixth day

Strikes against Macron’s pension reform determined as ever as they enter sixth day

The extent of the protest which has mobilised people of all ages, colours and professional categories poses a threat to the president

Tue Dec 10 2019 - 19:30
The End of Love: Disposable partners, ghosting and casual sex

The End of Love: Disposable partners, ghosting and casual sex

Book review: Eva Illouz presents a bleak but fascinating analysis of modern relationships

Tue Dec 10 2019 - 06:00
Putin and Zelenskiy hold talks on Ukraine conflict in Paris

Putin and Zelenskiy hold talks on Ukraine conflict in Paris

Merkel joins host Macron in mediating summit aimed at restarting peace process

Mon Dec 09 2019 - 21:28
French transport strikes set to continue over the weekend

French transport strikes set to continue over the weekend

Lack of public transport caused 600km of tailbacks in and around Paris at rush hour

Fri Dec 06 2019 - 20:53
Another trade war is brewing, this time between France and the US

Another trade war is brewing, this time between France and the US

Trump targets France over ‘discriminatory’ digital tax

Fri Dec 06 2019 - 05:00
French protests: ‘We are seeing the first signs of civil war’

French protests: ‘We are seeing the first signs of civil war’

Fresh unrest in France on pension reform crystallises concerns over state’s direction

Thu Dec 05 2019 - 20:45
France set for virtual shutdown as open-ended strike to begin

France set for virtual shutdown as open-ended strike to begin

Diverse range of workers to protest against Macron attempts at pension-system reform

Tue Dec 03 2019 - 21:13
Nato shows signs of wear and tear as it turns 70

Nato shows signs of wear and tear as it turns 70

Emmanuel Macron will try to resuscitate ‘brain dead’ alliance at London summit

Mon Dec 02 2019 - 20:56
Smurfit boxes clever on recycling and sustainability

Smurfit boxes clever on recycling and sustainability

In Paris to receive a business award, Tony Smurfit talks about sustainable packaging, Brexit and France

Fri Nov 29 2019 - 15:50
Brexit-focused Enterprise Ireland opens office in Lyon

Brexit-focused Enterprise Ireland opens office in Lyon

The improvement in the French economy and growing awareness of France as an export market encouraged the setting up of the office

Wed Nov 27 2019 - 05:57
13 French soldiers killed after helicopters collide in Mali

13 French soldiers killed after helicopters collide in Mali

Troops had been fighting against Islamic extremists in the west African country

Tue Nov 26 2019 - 22:11
‘France is in trouble . . . hear us, Mr President’

‘France is in trouble . . . hear us, Mr President’

Paris Letter: Poverty is the same but Ladj Ly’s Les Misérables makes France reckon with its banlieues

Mon Nov 25 2019 - 20:00
Migrants may be using Cherbourg-Rosslare as ‘new route’ to UK

Migrants may be using Cherbourg-Rosslare as ‘new route’ to UK

French police say route may be easier as it is not covered by Touquet agreement with UK

Sat Nov 23 2019 - 01:00
Men found in truck on Rosslare-bound ferry claim asylum in Ireland

Men found in truck on Rosslare-bound ferry claim asylum in Ireland

Two children among migrants found in truck trailer on Stena ferry

Fri Nov 22 2019 - 13:22
Polanski subject of new rape allegation as latest film released

Polanski subject of new rape allegation as latest film released

French cinema body suspends director in culture that turns blind eye to abuse in arts

Tue Nov 19 2019 - 19:06
Pernod Ricard accused of pressing sales people to drink on job

Pernod Ricard accused of pressing sales people to drink on job

Former manager at French drinks giant files labour court complaint over alleged practices

Mon Nov 18 2019 - 17:22
The Macron ally defying racism to reshape France

The Macron ally defying racism to reshape France

Government spokeswoman Sibeth Ndiaye on her president’s controversial agenda

Mon Nov 18 2019 - 05:00
Violent clashes erupt at anniversary of yellow-vest movement

Violent clashes erupt at anniversary of yellow-vest movement

Only 28,000 protesters take to streets in rolling campaign against low pay and poverty

Sun Nov 17 2019 - 18:48
France’s EU partners question Macron’s rapprochement with Putin

France’s EU partners question Macron’s rapprochement with Putin

West European states are hard-wired to think of Russia as a military threat

Wed Nov 13 2019 - 17:25
Macron sets scene for vigorous debate on future of Nato

Macron sets scene for vigorous debate on future of Nato

The French believe European defence is an idea whose time has come

Wed Nov 13 2019 - 17:14
Macron’s attack on Nato puts the cat among the pigeons

Macron’s attack on Nato puts the cat among the pigeons

French president calls on Europe to ‘wake up’ and face threat to its geopolitical future

Thu Nov 07 2019 - 20:30
A year after fatal building collapse, something is still rotten in Marseille

A year after fatal building collapse, something is still rotten in Marseille

Protesters will march in Noailles on Saturday to demand action on dilapidated properties

Tue Nov 05 2019 - 20:00
Macron aims to boost Sino-European relations on China state visit

Macron aims to boost Sino-European relations on China state visit

Élysée stresses that ‘Europe must not be the collateral victim’ in US-China trade dispute

Mon Nov 04 2019 - 12:20
Decoding da Vinci: Inside the largest Leonardo exhibition ever assembled

Decoding da Vinci: Inside the largest Leonardo exhibition ever assembled

The Louvre has put on a blockbuster show to mark 500 years since the artist’s death

Sat Oct 26 2019 - 05:00
Parisian rats outnumbering humans nearly two to one

Parisian rats outnumbering humans nearly two to one

Paris Letter: The city has budgeted €1.5m annually since 2017 for the war on rats

Thu Oct 24 2019 - 20:00
Macron objections delay efforts to secure UK Brexit extension

Macron objections delay efforts to secure UK Brexit extension

French government says UK should examine deal ‘as quickly as possible’

Thu Oct 24 2019 - 06:00
El Greco: The last great Renaissance master

El Greco: The last great Renaissance master

The painter constantly reinvented his art – and the older he grew, the wilder it became

Sat Oct 19 2019 - 05:00
France torn over treatment of Muslims following attack at police HQ

France torn over treatment of Muslims following attack at police HQ

Macron under pressure to take a stand on issues including the wearing of headscarves

Fri Oct 18 2019 - 05:00
Brexit negotiations ‘in final sprint’, says Merkel

Brexit negotiations ‘in final sprint’, says Merkel

Mood from German chancellor and French president one of muted, cautious expectation

Wed Oct 16 2019 - 20:40
France faces a reckoning over the travails of its civil service

France faces a reckoning over the travails of its civil service

Paris Letter: The state’s 5.5m fonctionnaires are the butt of jokes and economic concerns

Wed Oct 16 2019 - 01:00
Ireland’s ‘diplomatic tour de force’ praised as Macron prepares for summit

Ireland’s ‘diplomatic tour de force’ praised as Macron prepares for summit

Élysée sees EU solidarity with Ireland as a shining lesson of benefits of EU membership

Tue Oct 15 2019 - 20:00
Macron calls for ‘society of vigilance’ in wake of police personnel murders

Macron calls for ‘society of vigilance’ in wake of police personnel murders

‘Responsibilities will be established. Justice will pass, as it must’

Tue Oct 08 2019 - 18:15
Paris police attacker had top secret security clearance

Paris police attacker had top secret security clearance

Islamist cleared for access to all computers in police prefecture’s directorate of intelligence

Mon Oct 07 2019 - 21:38
Macron takes tougher immigration stance in bid to compete with far right

Macron takes tougher immigration stance in bid to compete with far right

French president plans to clamp down on abuses in hope of winning over right-wing voters

Mon Oct 07 2019 - 20:00
A murky tale of arms sales and kickbacks reaches court in Paris

A murky tale of arms sales and kickbacks reaches court in Paris

Edouard Balladur, François Léotard and Nicolas Sarkozy are involved in Karachi trial

Sun Oct 06 2019 - 18:00
Paris: Four killed by colleague in knife attack at police headquarters

Paris: Four killed by colleague in knife attack at police headquarters

Civil servant attacked woman supervisor and three male police officers with kitchen knife

Thu Oct 03 2019 - 19:42
Leaders gather to honour Chirac at Paris funeral

Leaders gather to honour Chirac at Paris funeral

Putin and Clinton among dignitaries at funeral Mass for former president

Mon Sept 30 2019 - 13:57
Birth. Sex. Death: Francis Bacon’s tragic vision of mankind

Birth. Sex. Death: Francis Bacon’s tragic vision of mankind

The artist’s work is visceral yet beautiful, as a major new show in Paris makes clear

Sat Sept 28 2019 - 05:00
How fraudster who wore silicone mask of French minister stole millions

How fraudster who wore silicone mask of French minister stole millions

Franco-Israeli fraudster Gilbert Chikli to go on trial for elaborate hustle of wealthy

Fri Sept 27 2019 - 21:45
A man of singular faults and extraordinary virtues – An Irishwoman’s Diary on Jacques Chirac

A man of singular faults and extraordinary virtues – An Irishwoman’s Diary on Jacques Chirac

Fri Sept 27 2019 - 18:05
Celebrity economists on the same page over tax justice

Celebrity economists on the same page over tax justice

New books by Thomas Piketty and Joseph Stiglitz call for a more equitable capitalism

Fri Sept 27 2019 - 14:00
Former French president Jacques Chirac dies aged 86

Former French president Jacques Chirac dies aged 86

Controversial politician was country’s second-longest-serving president, serving from 1995 to 2007

Thu Sept 26 2019 - 12:03
Trial over diet drug that led to deaths of ‘up to 2,000’ begins in France

Trial over diet drug that led to deaths of ‘up to 2,000’ begins in France

Servier accused of knowingly marketing Mediator despite apparent heart and lungs hazard

Mon Sept 23 2019 - 19:41
Ireland ‘not good EU citizen,’ says economist Joseph Stiglitz

Ireland ‘not good EU citizen,’ says economist Joseph Stiglitz

Argument that State dependent on multinationals simply ‘bogus’

Thu Sept 19 2019 - 18:49
France and Italy seek to forge new axis after fraught 15 months

France and Italy seek to forge new axis after fraught 15 months

Emmanuel Macron makes brief trip to Rome to repair ties damaged by Matteo Salvini

Thu Sept 19 2019 - 18:00
French woman set to be rehabilitated as world’s oldest person

French woman set to be rehabilitated as world’s oldest person

Jeanne Calment died in 1997, aged 122. New research has rejected claims she was a fraud

Mon Sept 16 2019 - 13:54
Mayor of wealthy Paris suburb and wife (71) convicted of tax fraud

Mayor of wealthy Paris suburb and wife (71) convicted of tax fraud

Patrick and Isabelle Balkany evaded over €4m in taxes between 2009 and 2015

Fri Sept 13 2019 - 21:07
French transport workers fire ‘opening shot’ against pension reform

French transport workers fire ‘opening shot’ against pension reform

Paris transport severely disrupted as strike shuts 10 of 12 metro lines

Fri Sept 13 2019 - 18:40
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