The French government, led by Prime Minister Francois Bayrou, has collapsed after losing a vote of no confidence, tipping the eurozone’s second-biggest economy into a political crisis and casting doubt over President Emmanuel Macron’s future. France’s Parliament voted on Monday to bring down the government over its budget proposal to cut $52bn aimed at slashing … Read moreFrench PM Bayrou ousted in no-confidence vote: What’s next?
Getty Images Three people are accused of exploiting dozens of seasonal workers Conditions for grape-pickers in France’s champagne business lie at the heart of a human trafficking trial that has opened in the eastern city of Reims. Three people – a woman from Kyrgyzstan, a man from Georgia and a Frenchman – are accused of … Read moreFrench trial exposes human trafficking among champagne workers
Prosecutors in France have demanded the maximum 20-year prison sentence for a man who organised the mass rape of his then-wife for almost a decade. Dominique Pelicot knocked his wife Gisele Pelicot unconscious with drugs and invited dozens of strangers to abuse her in their family homes in Paris and the southern town of Mazan … Read moreFrench prosecutors seek 20 years for Dominique Pelicot in mass rape case
Several major French newspapers have decided to take legal action against social media giant X, accusing the platform of using their content without paying. The joint action on Tuesday includes Le Monde, Le Figaro, Les Echos, Le Parisien, Telerama, Courrier International, Huffington Post, Malesherbes Publications and Le Nouvel Obs. The media outlets said they were … Read moreFrench newspapers take legal action against Elon Musk’s X over content use
“Nobody thought we could do it, and we still did it,” Marine Tondelier, the leader of the French Green Party, said as she rejoiced the formation of the Nouveau Front populaire (New Popular Front), an alliance of left-wing parties ready to fight in the snap French legislative elections on June 30 and July 7. It … Read moreMacron’s election gamble ignited a much-needed flame in the French Left
Anti-racism groups joined French unions and a new left-wing coalition in protests across France against the surging nationalist far right as frenzied campaigning is under way in advance of snap parliamentary elections. About 21,000 police and gendarmes were deployed at rallies on Saturday with authorities expecting between 300,000 and 500,000 protesters nationwide, France’s interior ministry … Read moreHundreds of thousands in France protest far right ahead of snap elections
French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne has resigned, the French presidency said, as President Emmanuel Macron prepared to unveil a long-awaited cabinet reshuffle in an attempt to give a new impetus to his presidency. “Ms Elisabeth Borne today submitted the resignation of the government to the president, who accepted it,” the presidency said in a statement … Read moreFrench Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne resigns
Jacques Delors, former European Commission chief and a founding father of the European Union’s (EU) historic single currency project, has died. He was 98. The French socialist and ardent advocate of post-war European integration died in his sleep at his Paris home on Wednesday, his family said. Delors served as president of the European Commission … Read moreJacques Delors, founding father of EU’s single currency project, dies at 98
Britain’s King Charles III has pledged to do everything he can during his reign to strengthen the relationship between France and the United Kingdom, suggesting the two countries should team up to tackle the climate crisis. “For the time that is granted to me as king, I pledge to do whatever I can to strengthen … Read moreKing Charles urges stronger France-UK ties, partnership on climate change
A French reporter has been arrested and her home searched in connection with a report two years ago by online media outlet Disclose that said French intelligence was being misused by Egypt, the outlet and the reporter’s lawyer said. Rights groups condemned the arrest on Tuesday of journalist Ariane Lavrilleux, who authored the report that … Read moreRights groups condemn arrest of French journalist over defence reporting