Abortion battles rage on in France despite liberal regimeTerminations and related expenses are covered by state with 211,900 performed in 2016Fri Dec 15 2017 - 01:00
Macron tells summit ‘we are losing the battle’ on climate changeAbsent US president Donald Trump haunts summit as US has left Paris climate accordTue Dec 12 2017 - 20:30
Macron asks Netanyahu to stall West Bank colonisationTrump’s recognition of Jerusalem as Jewish capital casts chill over Franco-Israeli linksSun Dec 10 2017 - 20:57
Corsican nationalist party set to win absolute majority in pollPé a Corsica poised to win on island but independence from France still far awaySat Dec 09 2017 - 06:00
Trump’s Israeli gambit may rouse Macron into tougher stanceFrench president has been quiet on Palestinian question but meets Netanyahu on SundayThu Dec 07 2017 - 17:46
Moody, surly, sentimental, love-obsessed: how Johnny Hallyday embodied France‘It’s as if Paris lost the Eiffel Tower,’ one politician said after the rock star’s deathWed Dec 06 2017 - 19:43
Macron’s Arab strategy will be on display in Algiers and DohaFrench president has positioned himself as the foremost mediator in the Middle EastWed Dec 06 2017 - 01:00
Bitcoin: French economist predicts day of reckoningCryptocurrency facilitates crime and is part of ‘libertarian offensive’ – Jean-Michel NaulotTue Dec 05 2017 - 05:52
Albert Camus’s sizzling letters to one of his three loversCamus’s correspondence with actor Maria Casarès is the literary sensation of the seasonSat Nov 25 2017 - 01:00
Ségolène Royal resists being frozen out with North Pole assignmentFormer presidential candidate still keen to use her influence from the Arctic wildernessFri Nov 24 2017 - 01:00
Amarenco scoops top Irish firm in France prizeSpecial award for effect on climate change goes to Luas operator, French firm TransdevThu Nov 23 2017 - 20:06
French premier takes sides in attempts to balance linguistic gender biasEdouard Philippe urges ministers and staff not to use ‘inclusive writing’ in official textsWed Nov 22 2017 - 18:19
Macron angers Iran in push for strong LebanonFuture of outgoing Lebanese prime minister uncertain ahead of return to BeirutSun Nov 19 2017 - 18:39
Lebanese leader to clarify position on return from ParisMacron hosts Hariri amid tensions with Saudi Arabia over resignation as prime ministerSat Nov 18 2017 - 19:43
From camp to campus: Students from the Calais ‘Jungle’In 2016, Lille university invited people from the refugee camp to enrol. Is the ‘experiment’ working?Sat Nov 18 2017 - 06:00
Lara Marlowe: Macron mediating in Lebanese-Saudi crisisSaad Hariri’s Paris visit comes amid odd resignation and tense political situationSat Nov 18 2017 - 01:00
French issue permit for Eimear Noonan’s family to bring remains homePrincipal pays tribute to ‘dynamic’ and ‘kind’ student teacher from Co ClareTue Nov 14 2017 - 11:50
Death of Eimear Noonan in France was accidental, postmortem findsTeacher (21) from Co Clare was last seen in French town of Annonay on WednesdayMon Nov 13 2017 - 18:12
Macron declares victory over Islamic State two years after Paris attacksFrench president to mark anniversary with wreaths at Stade de France and BataclanThu Nov 09 2017 - 18:29
‘The French elect a president to be a king. Then they want to cut his head off’Analysis: Lara Marlowe on Emmanuel Macron’s first six months as presidentTue Nov 07 2017 - 01:00
The paintings Claude Monet kept secret for himselfMonet collected works by Renoir and Cézanne among many others in his private art collection which a new exhibition is bringing it into the lightWed Nov 01 2017 - 05:00
Macron has revolutionised the French labour marketThey said it couldn’t be done but the president has completed the first part of his reformsMon Oct 30 2017 - 01:00
Leo and Emmanuel: the start of something beautiful?Macron and Varadkar are the EU’s ‘new leaders’. Do they really agree on its future?Fri Oct 27 2017 - 01:00
Rights groups criticise Macron for welcoming Egyptian presidentFrench president says he will not lecture Sisi on human rightsThu Oct 26 2017 - 19:00
Varadkar backs Macron’s ‘conventions’ on future of EULeaders discuss Brexit and also express agreement on protecting their agricultural sectorsTue Oct 24 2017 - 20:41
Tracker scandal: Too early to say if there was collusion between banksAIB chief executive Bernard Byrne says the bank will ‘a fuller statement tomorrow’Tue Oct 24 2017 - 15:51
‘Outsiders’ Varadkar and Macron to discuss Brexit in Paris talksLeaders to discuss eventual financial settlement with UK, citizens’ rights and BorderTue Oct 24 2017 - 05:30
A giant silver dome filled with art: Louvre Abu Dhabi to open‘Starchitect’ Jean Nouvel discusses his design for the immense galleryThu Oct 19 2017 - 12:00
Hopes that Ireland can make best of Brexit aired in ParisEnterprise Ireland’s Anne Lanigan sets out challenges at Embassy eventThu Oct 19 2017 - 06:15
Azoulay’s election follows pattern of Macron stepping into Trump’s vacuumSelection of new Unesco director general was a diplomatic coup for French presidentWed Oct 18 2017 - 01:00
French far-left leader’s tongue gets him in hot waterMélenchon calls EU flag ‘sectarian emblem’ symbolising Christian originsFri Oct 13 2017 - 18:00
Emmanuel Macron sides with Spain in Catalan independence disputeFrench president says he will not interfere in Spanish internal affairsWed Oct 11 2017 - 17:54
French civil servants struggle to show strength against MacronParis keen to keep opponents divided as unions mount lacklustre strikeTue Oct 10 2017 - 20:07
Macron makes headlines with crude advice to protesting workersEntire opposition accuses French president of ‘class contempt’ over latest gaffeFri Oct 06 2017 - 17:54
Trial opens of ‘Granny Jihad’ who followed son to SyriaFrench woman Christine Rivière (51) converted due to ‘fusional relationship’ with sonThu Oct 05 2017 - 17:13
First trial for jihadist massacre in France opensAttacker's brother charged with complicity over the killing spree that left seven deadMon Oct 02 2017 - 13:04
Two women killed in suspected terrorist attack in MarseillesAttacker who was known to police shot dead at main train station in French citySun Oct 01 2017 - 19:58
The anti-Robin Hood: Emmanuel Macron’s big image problemThe tag ‘président des riches’ has stuck in a country that invented the guillotineSat Sept 30 2017 - 01:00
As Merkel tires, Macron emerges as Europe’s new leaderThe French president is now seemingly unstoppable on the international stageThu Sept 28 2017 - 01:00
Macron makes plea for ‘refoundation’ of EU in daring call for unityFrench president say that UK ‘may, if it wishes, return to its place’ in EuropeWed Sept 27 2017 - 01:00
French president Macron outlines ambitious plan for EuropeStrong appeal for convergence on corporate tax rates will raise alarm bells in DublinTue Sept 26 2017 - 20:35
Lebanese president’s French visit marks new phase in relationsFormer ‘mad general’ Michel Aoun has come to symbolise Lebanese co-existence to someMon Sept 25 2017 - 01:00
Macron signs labour law but has to lower senate ambitionsPresident lowers sights from 90 to 50 seats, which could endanger his constitutional plansFri Sept 22 2017 - 18:46
Front National’s intellectual fig leaf blows away as Philippot resignsThe vice-president of the far-right party was architect of party’s ‘dédiabolisation’ strategyThu Sept 21 2017 - 20:04
M&M: Merkel and Macron are Europe’s newest double actFor Merkel, ‘Macron arrived just in time, like Zorro’, says chancellor’s biographerThu Sept 21 2017 - 01:00
Macron stakes claim to being the anti-Trump during UN addressAmerican president emphasises US first, French president praises multilateralismTue Sept 19 2017 - 21:34
Man of compassion or savage capitalist? The difficulty of defining MacronParis Letter: The French are struggling to make sense of their presidentWed Sept 13 2017 - 01:00
‘Lazy’ workers march against French labour law reformsEmmanuel Macron’s plans to change the labour code is not democratic, say opponentsTue Sept 12 2017 - 19:50
Macron provokes opponents on eve of protest marchesFrench president denounces labour reform critics as ‘slackers’ ahead of mass ralliesMon Sept 11 2017 - 18:30
EU loses way in a civil war ‘focused on differences, little betrayals’Major Athens speech: Emmanuel Macron urges critique of last 12 years of EU historySat Sept 09 2017 - 02:00
