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Economy

France taps strategic diesel reserves, diesel prices fall

Several fuel retailers announce lower pump prices after drawing on strategic reserves. Prices will still track markets but volumes from these reserves will help offset rises.

1 November 2026

Europe News

French Senate approves bill to hold protesters liable for damage

Under the proposed law, which would also have to pass in the National Assembly, protesters could be required to pay up to €10,000 for damage caused during demonstrations.

28 October 2026

Europe News

France arrests man believed to have links to Limoges town hall fire

The destruction of the building has become a symbol of the violent rioting that erupted on the margins of a day of protests that were called in response to anger about the rising cost of living and conditions in schools.

20 October 2026

Europe News

Marine Le Pen warns of 'threat to democracy' and blasts 'exhausted Macronist power'

The far-right candidate for the 2027 presidential election speaks out the day after a day of riots that left France reeling, just as looting resumed in Paris.

18 October 2026

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Europe News

France reels after cost-of-living protests see widespread violence

The French government has said around 1,200 arrests were made across France in relation to Saturday's events and that 150 police officers and gendarmes were injured over the course of the day.

18 October 2026

Economy

Chinese carmaker BYD considers opening a factory in France

France is among the European countries where BYD is considering opening a plant. According to vice-president Stella Li, "France is on the shortlist".

12 October 2026

Economy

'Potemkin budget’: French government slams Marine Le Pen’s plans

"You're dreaming in colour", "a Potemkin budget, flimsy as cardboard", "purely incantatory, utterly unenforceable": the government torpedoes the counter-budget put forward by National Rally leader Marine Le Pen.

Europe News

Macron to convene G7 on energy with warning about Russia

Emmanuel Macron is calling for a "protection plan" against "Russian hybrid attacks". According to the French president, "the nature of Russian aggression and threats in Europe is changing".

18 September 2026

Culture news

Catherine Ringer, iconic singer of French rockers Les Rita Mitsouko, dies aged 68

The iconic singer of the French duo Les Rita Mitsouko has died from a sudden, aggressive form of cancer.

15 September 2026

Europe News

France submits new proposal to ban social media for under-15s

France's Constitutional Council struck down the previous legislation in mid-August, finding that part of it constituted an unnecessary infringement on the freedom of expression of those affected.

14 September 2026

Cinema

Film director Tony Gatlif, creator of 'Gadjo Dilo', dies aged 77

"Tony Gatlif loved backroads and disappearing borders," wrote on X the French culture minister in her tribute to the filmmaker behind 25 films.

4 September 2026

Space

Mission accomplished for Sophie Adenot: ISS antenna installed

After her 18 August spacewalk as the first French woman in orbit, Sophie Adenot has again left the ISS with US astronaut Anil Menon to successfully replace a station antenna.

Climate

Tornado tears through village in south-west France

A powerful tornado hit several towns in Aude on Monday, causing major damage, particularly in Pomas.

Europe News

France's president signs assisted dying legislation into law

The Constitutional Council's ruling will see France join the Netherlands, Belgium, Switzerland and Canada, which have already legalised the practice.

Climate

Wildfires: Var department once again facing the flames

Fanned by the mistral and extreme heat, the blaze swept through 1,000 hectares in six hours; 2,500 people were evacuated near the Gros Bessillon massif and the village of Correns is now completely cut off.

Earth News

Emergency farm law adopted: conditional return of two pesticides

The law confirms that, by way of exemption, permission may be granted to use two controversial pesticides: acetamiprid, harmful to pollinators, and flupyradifurone, likely to be sold as treated seeds.

Sport

French media report Zidane will start as France coach on 1 September

French sports daily L'Équipe reports that 1998 World Cup winner and global football icon Zinedine Zidane will replace Didier Deschamps as France coach.

Europe News

Marine Le Pen and Jordan Bardella pledge unity

This week, a Paris court will rule on whether Marine Le Pen can run in the 2027 presidential election. Ahead of the verdict, Le Pen and the party’s president Jordan Bardella pledged to work as a duo.

Health news

France: first Ebola case 'recovered' and 'discharged from hospital'

Health Minister Stéphanie Rist has announced that France’s first diagnosed Ebola case has recovered. The patient has been discharged from hospital.

Europe News

Wildfires rage in southern France, 3,000 people evacuated

The Meteo-France weather agency said a new spell of elevated temperatures would hit the country next week, although they are not expected to be extreme like in June.

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