Macron and Xi pledge unity at unprecedented Paris summitChinese president and EU leaders test the limits of their relationship at the Élysée PalaceTue Mar 26 2019 - 19:24
Macron hoping to keep China’s European ambitions on right pathChinese president Xi Jinping’s state visit to France will include impromptu EU summitMon Mar 25 2019 - 01:00
Game of Thrones tapestry to journey ‘home’ to BayeuxWill tourists prefer the real McCoy, or the blood, guts and dragons of the reboot?Sat Mar 23 2019 - 06:00
'Great joy': Couple's grandsons arrive in France from Syria refugee campPatrice and Lydie Maninchedda’s only daughter was killed in SyriaTue Mar 19 2019 - 00:41
Gilets jaunes protests cause extensive damage on Champs-ÉlyséesMacron returns to Paris vowing ‘strong, additional decisions’ in worst riots in monthsSun Mar 17 2019 - 18:56
No-deal Brexit ‘now very unlikely’, says Coveney‘If you were looking at this from the moon, you would think: how is this being allowed to happen?’Sat Mar 16 2019 - 11:04
Twilight of the Elites review: An insight into France’s gilets jaunesChristophe Guilluy clearly takes sides but there is an ugly undertow to his messageSat Mar 16 2019 - 06:00
‘Hate will not triumph’ – Varadkar reacts to New Zealand terror attackSimon Coveney: ‘We are countries that have so much in common’Fri Mar 15 2019 - 16:31
Disagreeable union: Is the EU at risk of a slow disintegration?A political scientist believes member states may increasingly stop complying with rulesFri Mar 15 2019 - 01:00
Frenchman jailed for life for first Isis attack in EuropeMehdi Nemmouche murdered four people at the Jewish museum in Brussels in 2014Tue Mar 12 2019 - 20:01
No deal is ‘a terrible alternative’ says France’s Monsieur BrexitAlexandre Holroyd wants an ‘orderly Brexit’ and blames the UK’s parliament for delaysTue Mar 12 2019 - 01:00
Calais delay: ‘We’re expected to deal with terrorists, migrants and now Brexit’French customs officers using Brexit to voice their demandsFri Mar 08 2019 - 01:00
France poised to impose 3% digital tax on internet giantsDraft law to take effect retroactively expected to raise €500m annually for French coffersWed Mar 06 2019 - 17:15
Federalist tone of Macron’s letter to Europe belies his pragmatismFrench president is an antisystem politician of a different stripeWed Mar 06 2019 - 01:00
Macron issues appeal for action against dangers facing EuropeFrench president’s open letter builds on the theme of European sovereigntyTue Mar 05 2019 - 01:00
Macron calls on people of Europe to mobilise ‘for the values of progress’French president warns against the trap of ‘national entrenchment’Tue Mar 05 2019 - 01:00
Key Isis media communicator killed in drone strike on SyriaFrench convert to Islam Fabien Clain proclaimed Isis responsibility for Paris attacksSat Mar 02 2019 - 06:01
Protests continue against Algeria's phantom presidentAbdelaziz Bouteflika (81) cannot walk, talk, shake hands or receive visiting dignitariesFri Mar 01 2019 - 01:00
Widow and friends of poet John Montague mark his 90th birthdayPierre Joannon praises Montague’s ‘extraordinary dedication to his craft’Thu Feb 28 2019 - 20:12
France, Germany cast doubt on EU support for delay to BrexitMacron says withdrawal agreement can not be renegotiated, seeks ‘clear vision’ from UKThu Feb 28 2019 - 01:00
French finance minister to seek Irish support for digital taxBruno Le Maire will also deliver a talk on economic policy during Dublin visitMon Feb 25 2019 - 19:28
Marine Le Pen: ‘The EU is dead. Long live Europe’RN leader on anti-Semitism, the gilets jaunes and her plan to undermine Brussels from the insideSat Feb 23 2019 - 06:00
Rembrandt: the first great ‘selfie’ artistThe Rijksmuseum celebrates the greatest painter of the Dutch Golden Age with its ‘All the Rembrandts’ exhibitionSat Feb 23 2019 - 05:00
France on no-deal Brexit: ‘The widespread opinion is it’s mad’French businesses are better-prepared than the UK for crash-out, an expert believesFri Feb 22 2019 - 01:00
From Rwanda to Brittany, Macron loyalist navigates identities gracefullyHervé Berville has received threatening, racist messages in toxic atmosphere in FranceWed Feb 20 2019 - 01:00
French journalists face former Isis torturer and accused killer in Brussels courtThe four say they recognise Nemmouche as the man who guarded them while they were held in SyriaSat Feb 09 2019 - 05:01
France’s silent minority await the outcome of the ‘great national debate’Paris Letter: Macron’s supporters hope unpopular economic reforms will continueFri Feb 08 2019 - 01:00
France recalls Rome ambassador after minister met ‘yellow vest’ leadersPopulist leader’s support for protest movement increases diplomatic tensionsThu Feb 07 2019 - 18:50
Paris fire: ‘I see my neighbours crouched on their balconies, screaming for help’Ten dead and arson suspect transferred to psychiatric hospital after fire at apartment blockTue Feb 05 2019 - 16:30
First World War grenade found among potatoes at crisp factoryThe German grenade had been accidentally shipped from northern France to Hong KongMon Feb 04 2019 - 19:40
France to increase HPV vaccinations in fight against cervical cancerEfforts to inoculate 60% of girls stepped up amid ‘unfounded rumours’ about vaccineMon Feb 04 2019 - 19:30
Controversy builds in France as 130 jihadists to return from SyriaAuthorities examine options to detain the ‘potentially dangerous’ French citizensThu Jan 31 2019 - 19:10
Ian Bailey to be tried for Toscan du Plantier murder in Paris in MayBailey denies involvement in the murder and is still considering participating in the trialWed Jan 30 2019 - 21:33
Macron pivots towards focus on human rights abuses in EgyptFrench president on visit to Cairo tells Sisi he should restore civil rights and libertiesTue Jan 29 2019 - 20:26
Historic French Communist newspaper falls victim to facts of capitalism‘L’Humanité’ faces liquidation after 115 years in print, as funding options run outTue Jan 29 2019 - 01:00
Free public transport – could it work for Dublin?Dunkirk is latest European city to offer a free-fare system. Could we follow suit?Sat Jan 26 2019 - 06:00
Macron under pressure from human rights groups over Egypt tripÉlysée promises French president will raise subjects of repression and abuse in CairoSat Jan 26 2019 - 05:01
Pro-Macron march in Paris likely to flop under shadow of ‘gilets jaunes’Minds of French politicians turning nervously to European parliamentary electionsThu Jan 24 2019 - 19:00
France and Italy’s relationship is close to breaking pointMigration row between the two governments highlights the shattering of historic tiesThu Jan 24 2019 - 01:00
Brexit: EU ‘obliged’ to check goods at Border if no-deal, says BarnierBackstop cannot be time limited in bid to avert no agreement, says bloc’s chief negotiatorWed Jan 23 2019 - 16:22
Economic evidence does not support claims by ‘Gilets Jaunes’ about inequalityFrance one of world’s leading redistributors of wealth, according to OECDWed Jan 23 2019 - 01:00
France and Germany to sign new treaty on co-operationMacron and Merkel set for bland commitment to relaunch Franco-German projectsTue Jan 22 2019 - 01:00
Brexit tests entente cordiale between French ports and UKBritish plans for new ferry routes ‘insolent’ and disrespectful, says Calais port chiefFri Jan 18 2019 - 01:00
Macron faces virulent criticism as he opens ‘great national debate’French president’s ‘contemptuousness’ raised during meeting with 600 mayorsTue Jan 15 2019 - 18:52
Paris Letter: Macron in push to salvage rest of his presidencyPresident’s six-page letter tells citizens he intends ‘to transform anger into solutions, with you’Mon Jan 14 2019 - 19:00
Yellow vests' reactionary and populist traits not just a French problemDefining inclinations of the movement are a clear and present danger to EuropeMon Jan 14 2019 - 01:00
Paris shaken in wake of powerful gas-leak explosionJudiciary police ‘not excluding any possibility’ as death toll rises to four dead, 50 injuredSun Jan 13 2019 - 20:03
Berthe Morisot: ‘I have sinned, I have suffered, I have atoned’A fine new show re-establishes the painter as a leading impressionist but miscasts her as a feminist iconSat Jan 12 2019 - 06:00
Former France presidential candidate Fillon likely to stand trialFrançois and Penelope Fillon could be prosecuted over scandal that destroyed his 2017 campaignFri Jan 11 2019 - 17:08
