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Dijous, 10 de juliol de 2025

Moulin Rouge windmill twirls again, 14 months after shock accident

The famous red windmill above Paris's Moulin Rouge twirled again on Thursday evening, 14 months after the 12-metre blades tumbled to the ground in a shock accident. Hundreds of people gathered in the street outside the venue on Thursday to watch a public

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Dimecres, 9 de juliol de 2025

Marseille wildfire that closed airport, halted trains is 'receding', officials say

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A wildfire that spread over 700 hectares in just a few hours near the French city of Marseille is receding, officials said on Wednesday. Local authorities warned that Marseille Provence airport could be closed again to allow for more airborne fire-fighti

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Dissabte, 5 de juliol de 2025

French-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal won't appeal sentence, hopes for pardon

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French-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal will not appeal his five-year prison sentence, sources close to the author said on Saturday. French Prime Minister François Bayrou has said he hoped Algeria would pardon the author, who was arrested in November for s

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Parisians take their first plunge into the Seine in more than a century

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For the first time in more than 100 years, Parisians and tourists alike took a dive into the Seine on Saturday as three new swimming sites opened to the public. The long-forbidden waters are now officially open to the public, following a €1.4-billion cle

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Divendres, 4 de juliol de 2025

Flight delays, cancellations as French air traffic controller strike continues

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French air traffic controllers continued strike action for a second consecutive day, causing the cancellation of 40 percent of flights across all Paris airports on Friday and disrupting travel plans for holidaymakers at the height of Europe's travel seas

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Dissabte, 28 de juny de 2025

France bans smoking in beaches, parks and bus shelters from Sunday

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A ban on smoking in certain public spaces including beaches, parks, bus shelters and public gardens comes into effect in France from Sunday, the government said.

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Dijous, 19 de juny de 2025

France steps closer to adding consent to legal definition of rape

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The French Senate has passed a bill that would change the legal definition of rape to add a clear reference to consent, bringing the country in line with several European neighbours. A joint committee of senators and lower-house MPs is now expected to dr

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Dilluns, 16 de juny de 2025

Overwhelmed Louvre workers strike to protest overtourism, shutting down world's most-visited museum

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A spontaneous strike at the Louvre shut down the world's most-visited museum on Monday after workers refused to take up their posts in frustration with what they described as "untenable" working conditions and chronic overtourism.

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Dijous, 12 de juny de 2025

French schoolboy charged with murder over stabbing of teaching assistant

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A 14-year-old schoolboy was charged with "murder of a person in a position of authority", prosecutors said Thursday. The teenager was arrested Tuesday after allegedly stabbing to death a teaching assistant -- a 31-year-old mother of a young boy -- durin

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Dimarts, 10 de juny de 2025

Teenage student stabs teaching assistant to death at French school

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A French middle school employee was stabbed to death by a 14-year-old student during a bag check Tuesday at a school in Nogent in eastern France, the national gendarme service said. The student was detained.

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Divendres, 6 de juny de 2025

Three Serbs charged over paint attack on France's Jewish sites, Russian involvement suspected

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Three Serbian nationals have been charged by a French judge for vandalising several Jewish sites in Paris, a judicial source said Friday, adding that investigators suspected Moscow of being behind the graffiti. The case echoes a similar series of inciden

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Dijous, 5 de juny de 2025

French dock workers in Marseille block shipment of military material bound for Israel

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Dock workers in France's southern port of Marseille on Thursday blocked a shipment of military material bound for Israel, with the CGT trade union saying the stevedores refused to "participate in the ongoing genocide orchestrated by the Israeli governmen

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Dimecres, 4 de juny de 2025

Suspect in French crypto sector kidnappings arrested in Morocco, justice minister says

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The suspected mastermind of a slew of kidnappings in France's cryptocurrency sector has been arrested in Morocco, French Justice Minister Gérald Darmanin said Wednesday.

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Dimarts, 27 de maig de 2025

Victims of Le Scouarnec slam lack of action in France’s landmark child sex abuse case

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Former French surgeon Joël Le Scouarnec sexually abused 299 children over the course of 25 years, most of whom were under the age of 15, in one of the largest cases of child sexual abuse France has ever seen. As the trial comes to a close, his victims an

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Dilluns, 19 de maig de 2025

🌟The Bright Side: Paris police recover Jim Morrison bust, stolen from grave 37 years ago

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A bust of legendary rocker Jim Morrison, stolen from his graveside at Paris's Père Lachaise cemetery, was recovered by the French police's financial and anti-corruption brigade during a search tied to a fraud case. The bust by Croatian artist Mladen Miku

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Dimecres, 14 de maig de 2025

🌟The Bright Side: Swimming in the Seine to become reality for Parisians

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What started out as an ambitious Olympic goal is now becoming a summer reality for Parisians. A year after the 2024 Summer Games showcased open-water events in the once-polluted River Seine, the city is delivering on its legacy promise. From July 5, loca

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Dimarts, 13 de maig de 2025

Armed gang tries to kidnap crypto CEO's daughter, grandson in central Paris

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Armed assailants on Tuesday attempted to kidnap the daughter and grandson of a prominent French cryptocurrency entrepreneur in Paris. The attack, which took place in broad daylight in French capital’s 11th district, is the latest in a troubling string of

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Diumenge, 4 de maig de 2025

Abducted father of crypto-millionaire freed in French police raid

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The father of a crypto-millionaire who was abducted in Paris on Thursday was freed by French police in a weekend raid, prosecutors said. The kidnappers chopped one of the father's fingers off, a source close to the investigation said, and had tried to fo

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Divendres, 2 de maig de 2025

'Choose CNRS': French research centre seeks to attract US-based scientists

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France's flagship scientific research centre CNRS has launched a new initiative in an apparent bid to lure US scientists hit by federal research spending cuts under President Donald Trump.

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France drops terrorism probe into prison attacks, cites organised crime

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Prosecutors said Friday a series of co-ordinated attacks on French prisons were carried out by drug traffickers, with at least one suspect thought to have ties to a notorious cartel.

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Diumenge, 27 d’abril de 2025

France is 'no place' for racism and hate, says Macron after murder of Muslim in mosque

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President Emmanuel Macron said Sunday that racism and hatred based on religion can have no place in France after the brutal murder of a Muslim in a mosque in the south of the country. The man suspected of killing the worshipper was still on the run Sunda

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Far right's poster boy Bardella to run for French president if Le Pen is barred

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Jordan Bardella, 29, has said he plans to be the French far-right National Rally's presidential candidate in 2027 if his mentor Marine Le Pen is barred from running. Le Pen, who has run for president three times, is appealing an embezzlement conviction t

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Dissabte, 19 d’abril de 2025

‘Choose Europe!’: Macron invites scientists to work in France amid US funding cuts

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French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday invited international scientists to work in France or elsewhere in Europe. The country's newly launched "Choose France for Science" platform comes as US President Donald Trump slashes funding for universities an

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Dijous, 17 d’abril de 2025

'Paris Noir': A cultural crossroads for Black artists

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Paris's status as a cosmopolitan hub for artists from all over the world was forged in the 20th century, particularly in the postwar period, when it was seen as a beacon for Black artists and intellectuals fleeing colonisation, racism and segregation in

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Dimarts, 15 d’abril de 2025

Algeria's expulsion of French officials 'will have consequences', French FM says

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France's Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot on Tuesday warned that Paris would respond "with the greatest firmness" to Algeria's decision to expel 12 French diplomats, threatening to take similar measures if the expulsions were carried out.

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Dijous, 10 d’abril de 2025

How former French president Sarkozy allegedly received millions from Libya's Gaddafi

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The trial of former French president Nicolas Sarkozy came to a close this week, ending three months of exhaustive examination of allegations that the right-wing politician had struck a bargain with Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi to finance his 2007 bid

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Dijous, 3 d’abril de 2025

Threats against Le Pen trial judges 'reek of 1934', researcher says

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Judges who convicted Marine Le Pen on embezzlement charges and banned the far-right politician from public office for five years have faced death threats since the sentencing earlier this week. FRANCE 24's Sharon Gaffney speaks to Andrew Smith, lecturer

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Macron calls on Europe to suspend investment in US after Trump tariff shock

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French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday urged European businesses to suspend investment in the US "until things are clarified with the United States". The EU is facing 20 percent tariffs on exports to the US following President Donald Trump's announ

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Top French chef puts a new twist on the traditional Easter egg

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Spring is in the air and one of the highlights of the season here in France is Easter. Like in many countries, the Christian holiday in France has long been associated with chocolate. It's the chocolate industry's second-biggest season after Christmas. I

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Dimecres, 2 d’abril de 2025

French judges in Marine Le Pen case face death threats, police launch probe

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Judges who convicted Marine Le Pen on embezzlement charges and banned the far-right politician from public office for five years have faced death threats since the sentencing earlier this week. French police have launched a new investigation into the thr

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Dimarts, 1 d’abril de 2025

Famed Michelin culinary guide awards new stars to 68 French restaurants

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On Monday, France's famous Michelin guide awarded 68 new stars, including a prized third star to two French chefs. That brings the number of three-starred restaurants in France to 31. The 2025 Michelin edition also includes nine new two-star eateries, in

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'Guilty', 'ineligible': What future for Le Pen's far right after corruption conviction?

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PRESS REVIEW – Tuesday, April 1: We bring you all the reactions from the French and international press after French far-right leader Marine Le Pen was found guilty of embezzlement and banned from running for public office. The immediate ban means she'll

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Paris court expects to hear Le Pen appeal in time for 2027 presidential vote

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The Paris Court of Appeal said on Tuesday it expected to examine Marine Le Pen's case in time for a decision to be made in the summer of 2026, ahead of France's next presidential election. The far-right leader, who was convicted of embezzlement on Monday

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Dilluns, 31 de març de 2025

France’s Le Pen vows to fight election ban, says verdict ‘violates rule of law’

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A French court handed far-right leader Marine Le Pen a five-year ban on running for office and four years’ imprisonment on embezzlement charges Monday. Calling the ruling as a “dark day” for democracy, Le Pen said she would appeal and called for court pr

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Dissabte, 29 de març de 2025

Trump administration asks French companies to comply with DEI ban

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France's trade ministry slammed what it described as "unacceptable" US interference after the Trump administration asked French companies holding US government contracts to guarantee their compliance with an executive order banning diversity, equity and

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French chefs anxiously await publication of 2025 Michelin Guide

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Chefs across France are waiting for one of the most exciting and dreaded moments of the year: the publication of the Michelin Guide’s latest edition with its highly coveted stars. The French guide is due to be unveiled on Monday at 4:00pm (GMT).

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Dilluns, 24 de març de 2025

Man on trial after burning Chahinez Daoud alive in France

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A French-Algerian man went on trial in France on Monday for burning to death his wife in 2021. The case shocked the public and sparked heavy criticism of police for failing to take adequate measures to protect her.

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Police question dozens, including French rapper, over 'The Fly' drug baron's deadly escape

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French rapper Koba LaD was among two dozen people detained and questioned by police Monday as part of an investigation into drug baron Mohamed Amra's deadly escape from prison in May 2024. Amra, known as "The Fly", was sprung from a prison van when maske

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Young suspect detained for alleged assault on Rabbi of Orleans

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French authorities have detained a young suspect for allegedly assaulting the Rabbi of Orleans in public, a prosecutor said Sunday. The attack has triggered widespread denunciation. A silent march is planned for Tuesday evening in Orleans.

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Diumenge, 23 de març de 2025

Depardieu on trial: What we know about the accusations against French cinema’s fallen giant

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Film star Gérard Depardieu will stand trial in Paris on March 24 and 25 on charges of sexual assault against two women during the filming of “The Green Shutters” in 2021 – allegations that he denies. First accused of rape by actress Charlotte Arnould in

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Divendres, 21 de març de 2025

French cheeses on the brink of extinction?

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France holds a great deal of pride in its gastronomy, and the country’s variety of cheeses make up a significant chunk of its culinary repertoire. However, Brie and Camembert, two of France’s most popular cheeses, could soon disappear from French pantrie

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Dijous, 20 de març de 2025

French ex-surgeon Le Scouarnec on trial for sex abuse admits guilt for all 299 victims

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A 74-year-old French former surgeon standing trial for sexually abusing 299 of his patients, most of them children, admitted in court on Thursday that he was guilty of all the criminal charges brought against him, his lawyers said, in what has become the

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French survival guide: Preparing for war?

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The French government is preparing a survival guide for French households to prepare them for an emergency such as an armed conflict. We take a look at what's in the pamphlet and what other European nations are doing to prepare their citizens for worst-c

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Becoming French: What it takes to become a citizen in France

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This week, we're focusing on citizenship. France is one of the more generous nations in Europe when it comes to granting citizenship to foreigners living there. But what does it take to become one? We break down the different paths to citizenship and the

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Dimarts, 18 de març de 2025

Made in FRANCE 24: Our new TikTok account about France

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Are you crazy about France or puzzled by certain aspects of French culture? FRANCE 24 has your back. This week, as we celebrate the French language with the "Semaine de la Francophonie", FRANCE 24 English launches a new TikTok account about all things Fr

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French pronunciation: It's all about 'ze' accents!

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Here in France and around the world, it's "la semaine de la Francophonie", or the week of celebrating the French language. In this edition of Entre Nous, we dive into why there are so many different French accents, both on mainland France and abroad. We

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Dimecres, 14 de juliol de 2021

Top contemporary French artist Christian Boltanski dies aged 76

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Christian Boltanski, one of France's top contemporary artists whose multimedia works probed the meaning of mortality and memory, has died aged 76, a former museum director told AFP on Sunday.

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France’s new health pass rules raise questions as many scramble to adapt

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While the extension of France’s health pass and other new anti-Covid 19 measures announced by President Emmanuel Macron Monday night are yet to be hammered out in detail, what’s certain is that a full-throttled return to a normal life of frequenting café

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Dijous, 8 de novembre de 2018

In search for French heroes, Macron blunders – again

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France’s embattled leader saw a week of World War I commemorations as a chance to reconnect with the French and highlight the danger of nationalism. Instead, his comments about Marshal Pétain gave further evidence of his tendency to shock and dismay.

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Dimarts, 27 de gener de 2015

‘France is your homeland’, Hollande tells French Jews

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French President François Hollande announced tough new measures to combat anti-Semitism on Tuesday as he marked the 70th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz death camp with a visit to Paris's Holocaust memorial.

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Dimarts, 8 d’octubre de 2013

Sarkozy’s legal woes roll on despite court ruling

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A probe into claims Nicolas Sarkozy received illegal funding for his successful 2007 presidential campaign has been dropped. But as he considers a political comeback, several other cases threaten serious damage to his reputation.

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Dilluns, 7 d’octubre de 2013

French court drops probe into Sarkozy campaign cash

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A French court on Monday dropped a formal investigation into illegal campaign financing by former president Nicolas Sarkozy, who had been under investigation since March for allegedly accepting funds from L'Oréal heiress Liliane Bettencourt.

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Dimarts, 24 de setembre de 2013

Sarkozy ensnared in Bettencourt scandal

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Former president Nicolas Sarkozy will remain under formal investigation in a case involving suspected illegal campaign donations by France’s richest woman, Liliane Bettencourt, after judges dismissed a motion to throw out a key medical report.

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Dilluns, 17 de juny de 2013

French far-right shames Socialists in by-election

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The far-right National Front has moved on to the second round of a parliamentary by-election to replace disgraced former MP Jérôme Cahuzac. The victory is an embarrassing blow to the Socialist government of President François Hollande.

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Dilluns, 15 d’abril de 2013

French ministers disclose personal wealth for first time

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French authorities published the personal wealth of ministers on the government website on Monday in a bid to restore public confidence following a tax-evasion scandal which led to the resignation of former budget minister Jérôme Cahuzac.

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Dilluns, 18 de juny de 2012

Greens secure ‘historic’ gains in French parliamentary poll

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France’s Green party won 17 seats in the country’s general election Sunday, an unprecedented score that makes it prominent enough to form its own parliamentary group, giving it more clout in political decision-making.

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Dimarts, 13 de març de 2012

New poll gives Sarkozy first round election lead

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An opinion poll for the first time Tuesday put French President Nicolas Sarkozy ahead of Socialist rival François Hollande for the April 22 first round of presidential elections but showed Hollande would win a run-off vote on May 6.

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Dimecres, 20 d’octubre de 2010

Violent protests have ‘weakened unions’ in retirement battle

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As the French government gets closer to signing a law that will raise the retirement age in France from 60 to 62, a leading French labour expert says violent clashes between youths and police have undermined the unions’ position.

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Dimarts, 19 d’octubre de 2010

Who's on strike in France?

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Numerous industry sectors have joined the growing strikes against French President Nicolas Sarkozy’s unpopular pension reforms. Here are the sectors causing the most disruption.

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Diumenge, 21 de març de 2010

Left-wing alliance trumps Sarkozy’s party in regional polls

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The ruling UMP party of President Nicolas Sarkozy experienced a wipeout in the second round of France’s regional elections, with the Socialists and their left-wing allies winning in all but one of mainland France's 22 regions.

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