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Le Big Mac: Emmanuel Macron’s rise and rise

Le Big Mac: Emmanuel Macron’s rise and rise

He’s charismatic, an economic success and a player on the world stage. But that’s not enough to impress the French

Sat Apr 21 2018 - 06:00
Macron will keep a firm grip on liberal message during US visit

Macron will keep a firm grip on liberal message during US visit

French president will build on rapport with Trump and urge him to remain in Iran deal

Fri Apr 20 2018 - 21:31
Macron laments ‘European civil war’ in urgent plea for integration

Macron laments ‘European civil war’ in urgent plea for integration

French president calls for defence of liberal democracy in European Parliament speech

Tue Apr 17 2018 - 18:03

Syrian missile strikes Macron’s most significant military action

French president keen to limit risk of retaliation and preserve Russian relations

Sun Apr 15 2018 - 19:00
Macron to persevere with rail reform ‘until the end’

Macron to persevere with rail reform ‘until the end’

President defends proposed removal of automatic pay rises and tenure amid train strikes

Thu Apr 12 2018 - 21:08
Robert Doisneau: the humanist photographer who loved Paris

Robert Doisneau: the humanist photographer who loved Paris

Artist’s work reminds us how much our world has changed and forms a tender memory of a romantic Paris

Sat Mar 31 2018 - 05:00
Woman who ‘shared’ French supermarket gunman’s life arrested

Woman who ‘shared’ French supermarket gunman’s life arrested

Redouane Lakdim (25) killed three people in series of terrorist attacks in south of country

Fri Mar 23 2018 - 20:44
Unrest over reforms could be Macron’s ‘defining moment’

Unrest over reforms could be Macron’s ‘defining moment’

Almost 50,000 marched in Paris as part of civil servant and transport demonstrations

Thu Mar 22 2018 - 18:55
Nicolas Sarkozy formally placed under investigation in Libya financing scandal

Nicolas Sarkozy formally placed under investigation in Libya financing scandal

Former France president ‘mis en examen’ after release following two days in custody

Wed Mar 21 2018 - 18:00
Nicholas Sarkozy in police custody over campaign funding

Nicholas Sarkozy in police custody over campaign funding

Former French president questioned about allegations Libya funded 2007 campaign

Tue Mar 20 2018 - 09:00
Repeal campaigners will not accept a No vote, says Minister

Repeal campaigners will not accept a No vote, says Minister

Regina Doherty says her previous opposition to legalisation of abortion ‘born out of ignorance’

Sat Mar 17 2018 - 01:00
Merkel visits Macron amid slow progress on European ‘road map’

Merkel visits Macron amid slow progress on European ‘road map’

French and German leaders show solidarity in condemning ‘toxic nerve gas’ attack in UK

Fri Mar 16 2018 - 20:57
Regina Doherty eyes French labour reforms on visit to Paris

Regina Doherty eyes French labour reforms on visit to Paris

‘If we do nothing on the provision of pensions, they are not going to be able to be paid,’ Minister says

Fri Mar 16 2018 - 15:55
Eva Illouz: Sex, power and the behaviour of men

Eva Illouz: Sex, power and the behaviour of men

‘Die Zeit’ newspaper listed her as one of 12 people ‘most likely to shape the thought of tomorrow’

Wed Mar 14 2018 - 05:00
Battle over Johnny Hallyday’s will becomes a ‘sordid vaudeville’

Battle over Johnny Hallyday’s will becomes a ‘sordid vaudeville’

Paris Letter: Over the past decade, the rock legend’s widow progressively took over his finances

Tue Mar 13 2018 - 01:00
Front National name change adds to Marine Le Pen’s woes

Front National name change adds to Marine Le Pen’s woes

Rechristening of party as Rassemblement National deemed ‘political assassination’

Tue Mar 13 2018 - 01:00
Le Pen hopes to rally support with party’s name-change

Le Pen hopes to rally support with party’s name-change

New name will remove ‘psychological brake’ for voters, Front National leader tells congress

Sun Mar 11 2018 - 19:00
Emmanuel Macron refuses to recognise Jerusalem as capital of Israel

Emmanuel Macron refuses to recognise Jerusalem as capital of Israel

Trump’s recognition an error France will not repeat, says president

Thu Mar 08 2018 - 16:26
Jean-Marie Le Pen: Self-portrait of a vulgar but at times erudite politician

Jean-Marie Le Pen: Self-portrait of a vulgar but at times erudite politician

Grand-daddy of Europe’s extreme right publishes his first memoirs and takes a parting shot at his daughter

Sat Mar 03 2018 - 05:30
France prepares for union battle amid radical rail reforms

France prepares for union battle amid radical rail reforms

SNCF labour group threatens month-long strike as French PM pushes for change

Tue Feb 27 2018 - 01:00
Marion Maréchal Le Pen gets warm welcome from US right wing

Marion Maréchal Le Pen gets warm welcome from US right wing

Marine Le Pen’s niece tells US conservatives at CPac: ‘We want our country back’

Fri Feb 23 2018 - 15:57
A writer, his ashes and Paris’s delay in giving him a final resting place

A writer, his ashes and Paris’s delay in giving him a final resting place

Paris Letter: After months of political wrangling, Michel Déon is finally to be buried at Montparnasse

Wed Feb 21 2018 - 01:00
Macron seeks to found ‘progressive, reforming’ EU-wide party

Macron seeks to found ‘progressive, reforming’ EU-wide party

Political regrouping required in European Parliament , French president says

Sat Feb 17 2018 - 05:01
Sex on the canvas: Picasso’s most erotic year laid bare

Sex on the canvas: Picasso’s most erotic year laid bare

The year 1932 saw Picasso at the height of his fame and painting his most explicitly sexual work, fuelled by his torrid affair with his young model, Marie-Thérèse Walter

Sat Feb 17 2018 - 05:00
An insider’s view of the Macron administration

An insider’s view of the Macron administration

‘He’s not satisfied with status quo. If you tell him something is impossible, he says it isn’t’

Wed Feb 14 2018 - 01:00
Macron offers hospitals and phones to Corsica – but no autonomy

Macron offers hospitals and phones to Corsica – but no autonomy

Tension with island’s nationalists over tax and language at French president’s speech

Wed Feb 07 2018 - 19:10
Macron navigates Corsica’s ‘painful past’ on visit to island

Macron navigates Corsica’s ‘painful past’ on visit to island

French president adopts hard line against nationalists on anniversary of assassination

Tue Feb 06 2018 - 19:23
Paris attacks suspect Salah Abdeslam goes on trial in Brussels

Paris attacks suspect Salah Abdeslam goes on trial in Brussels

Only surviving member of group that carried out attacks in 2015 refuses to answer questions

Mon Feb 05 2018 - 15:05
Four migrants in critical condition after Calais brawl

Four migrants in critical condition after Calais brawl

French aid charities and police blame each other for clashes in Channel port city

Fri Feb 02 2018 - 20:22
Ian Bailey to ‘exhaust all options in Toscan du Plantier case’

Ian Bailey to ‘exhaust all options in Toscan du Plantier case’

Solicitor responds as Bailey loses appeal to have homicide charges dropped in France

Fri Feb 02 2018 - 01:00
Inquiry into intelligence failures around French priest’s murder

Inquiry into intelligence failures around French priest’s murder

Agency warnings of imminent church attack unheeded ahead of Fr Jacques Hamel’s death

Wed Jan 31 2018 - 19:20
French climber rescued on ‘killer mountain’ after being forced to abandon partner

French climber rescued on ‘killer mountain’ after being forced to abandon partner

Elisabeth Revol was climbing with Kildare-based mountaineer Tomasz Mackiewicz

Tue Jan 30 2018 - 20:12
Call for French minister to resign over former prostitute’s claim

Call for French minister to resign over former prostitute’s claim

Sophie Spatz alleges Gérald Darmanin coerced her into sex with promise of letter

Mon Jan 29 2018 - 21:30
Eir’s next owner is dreaming big

Eir’s next owner is dreaming big

French billionaire Xavier Niel, who is poised to buy Eir, on his start-up campus, workplace diversity, Brexit, and digital taxation

Sat Jan 27 2018 - 06:00
Police called over Nutella ‘riots’ in French shops

Police called over Nutella ‘riots’ in French shops

‘People rushed in ... it was an orgy!’: 70 per cent discount sends shoppers into a frenzy

Fri Jan 26 2018 - 16:40
French court postpones Ian Bailey appeal ruling

French court postpones Ian Bailey appeal ruling

English journalist is appealing against decision to charge him in France with voluntary homicide of Sophie Toscan du Plantier

Thu Jan 25 2018 - 15:23
‘Terrorist landlord’ on trial for sheltering Paris attackers

‘Terrorist landlord’ on trial for sheltering Paris attackers

Man who lent jihadists flat appears in court in first trial linked to November 2015 killings

Wed Jan 24 2018 - 16:30
Simone de Beauvoir’s ‘contingent’ lovers fight over letters

Simone de Beauvoir’s ‘contingent’ lovers fight over letters

Long after existentialist philosopher’s death, simmering rivalry links protagonists

Wed Jan 24 2018 - 01:00
Macron and Merkel issue declaration to reaffirm deeper co-operation

Macron and Merkel issue declaration to reaffirm deeper co-operation

France and Germany mark treaty anniversary by calling for a ‘prosperous, competitive, more sovereign, unified and democratic Europe’

Mon Jan 22 2018 - 20:30
Macron’s European dream on hold as Merkel tends to home

Macron’s European dream on hold as Merkel tends to home

Euro zone reforms delayed by German domestic politics as chancellor visits Paris

Fri Jan 19 2018 - 20:36
Brigitte Bardot calls harassment accusers ‘hypocritical nobodies’

Brigitte Bardot calls harassment accusers ‘hypocritical nobodies’

Former film star says lots of women in industry are ‘teases’ who use sex to get roles

Thu Jan 18 2018 - 17:03
Macron pledges to prevent another ‘jungle’ in Calais

Macron pledges to prevent another ‘jungle’ in Calais

French president addresses each of the players in port town migrant drama

Tue Jan 16 2018 - 20:51
Marine Le Pen re-emerges whistling the same old tune

Marine Le Pen re-emerges whistling the same old tune

Far-right leader blames sexual harassment on immigrants who ‘do not respect women’

Tue Jan 16 2018 - 01:00
Catherine Deneuve and the French #MeToo battle

Catherine Deneuve and the French #MeToo battle

Women who denounce the ‘puritanical witch-hunt’ are out of touch, say younger critics

Sat Jan 13 2018 - 06:00
Macron’s method a pragmatic, calculated approach to autocrats

Macron’s method a pragmatic, calculated approach to autocrats

French president's China visit again showed his ability to do business and hold his nose

Sat Jan 13 2018 - 01:00
Young but dissimilar French and Austrian leaders meet in Paris

Young but dissimilar French and Austrian leaders meet in Paris

Macron and Kurz emphasise areas of accord rather than disagreement

Fri Jan 12 2018 - 19:57
Ritz robbery: Jewellery worth millions stolen from hotel in Paris

Ritz robbery: Jewellery worth millions stolen from hotel in Paris

Five men wearing ski masks armed with guns and hatchets smashed the display windows

Wed Jan 10 2018 - 21:27
Macron: Tax proposal for US tech giants ‘no threat’ to Ireland

Macron: Tax proposal for US tech giants ‘no threat’ to Ireland

French president hoping to stop companies booking profits through low-tax countries

Mon Jan 08 2018 - 01:00
Macron and Erdogan have a delicate lunch at the Elysée

Macron and Erdogan have a delicate lunch at the Elysée

Turkish president Erdogan an awkward guest for the French president

Fri Jan 05 2018 - 20:43
Three years after Charlie Hebdo, magazine’s staff live in fear

Three years after Charlie Hebdo, magazine’s staff live in fear

Satirical weekly paying €1.5m a year for private security says state protection lacking

Fri Jan 05 2018 - 01:00
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