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Renault’s low-cost Moroccan factory upsets politicians France’s Renault has opened a giant factory in Morocco to build low-cost vehicles. The salaries of workers at the plant near Tangiers amount to less than a… 09/02/2012
Racism row rocks parliament in France Furore in the French parliament as MPs from the ruling centre-right party walked out in protest after an opposition member appeared to compare the interior… 07/02/2012
Strike over right to strike hits French flights Hundreds of flights in France have been cancelled on day two of a four-day walkout over plans to make aviation workers give more notice before striking. Air… 07/02/2012
New therapies Could hypnosis become the preferred method for pain relief in maternity wards throughout the world? A hospital in Lille is trying out the drug free method… 07/02/2012
Clermont Ferrand casts eye over best film shorts One of Europe’s most important short-film festivals is held every year in the French city of Clermont Ferrand. 03/02/2012
Fraud ruling upheld against Church of Scientology A French court has upheld a ruling against the Church of Scientology for cajoling members into spending large amounts of money for questionable remedies… 02/02/2012
A double for one of art’s most famous faces The “Mona Lisa” is arguably the most famous face on canvas. Now Leonardo Da Vinci’s painting has a double, unveiled by Spain’s Prado Museum. The find was… 02/02/2012
New score for an old film French pop duo Air has composed a soundtrack for a long-lost hand-coloured version of Georges Melies’ classic 1902 movie A Trip To The Moon, to celebrate 150… 01/02/2012
Turkey’s Erdogan praises move to scrap “genocide” law Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has welcomed a move to overturn a French law that makes it illegal to deny the mass killings of Armenians by… 31/01/2012
Dassault is top gun in Indian order dog-fight The French and Indian government have confirmed that France’s Dassault is to enter into “exclusive negotiations” on selling Rafale fighter planes to the… 31/01/2012
Dunkerque kicks-off 2012 Carnival season – nocomment Some 10,000 people gathered in Dunkerque, France for the opening “Bal du Chat Noir” ball. Carnival season in Dunkerque takes place every year for three months. 31/01/2012
France and Italy give green light to high-speed rail link France and Italy have signed an agreement to construct a high-speed rail link between Lyon and Turin. The line, which is due to be completed in 2023, will… 31/01/2012
Angouleme: Strip show with a differenceThe Angouleme International Comics Festival put the spotlight on Spanish and Swedish works this year. Ever-popular, more than 200,000 fans visited the… 30/01/2012
Sarkozy takes election gamble with economy plans Are they daring or disastrous? Opinion is divided in France after President Nicolas Sarkozy unveiled tough measures that he hopes will get his country out of… 30/01/2012
New boss in latest Carrefour turnaround bid It is all change at Carrefour Europe’s largest retailer. Out goes Lars Olofsson, who failed to revive the French group’s ailing hypermarkets, and presided… 30/01/2012
Sarkozy announces economic plans for re-election French President Nicolas Sarkozy has set out his plans to deal with the country’s faltering economy, portraying himself as the man tough enough to take tough… 30/01/2012
Afghan unease over French troop pullout Afghans have warned that a hasty French withdrawal from their country could lead to more instability. President Nicolas Sarkozy said on Friday that all of… 28/01/2012
Scale models show 17th century France in 3D Way before satellite photography and Google Earth, these intricate models give an amazing birds-eye view of French cities and forts from the 17th century. 27/01/2012
PIP implant owner charged but released on bail The owner of the French breast implant maker at the centre of a global health scare has been released on bail after being charged with involuntary injury. He… 27/01/2012
Hollande locks horns with Juppe in TV debate French presidential candidate Francois Hollande ended yesterday’s day of campaigning with a tense televised debate with Foreign Minister Alain… 27/01/2012
Police detain PIP breast implant boss French police are continuing to question the head of a firm that supplied non-medical grade silicone breast implants to tens of thousands of… 26/01/2012
Breast implant maker facing manslaughter charges The founder of the French breast implant company at the centre of an international health scare is reportedly facing manslaughter charges. Jean-Claude Mas was… 26/01/2012
EU reaction to French ‘genocide’ bill French President Nicolas Sarkozy has never hidden his hostility to Turkey joining the European Union, adding another layer of tension between the countries… 25/01/2012
Turkey-Armenia relations more ‘important’ than ‘genocide’ law At a protest outside the French consulate in Istanbul, Turkish people unhappy at the passing of the French ‘genocide bill’ vented their anger. One banner… 24/01/2012
French firms to count cost of genocide law The Armenian genocide bill passed by the French parliament could hit French companies doing business, or hoping to do business, with Turkey. Previous… 24/01/2012
Armenia celebrates ‘genocide bill’ at French embassy There was a festive mood outside the French embassy in Yerevan as Armenians celebrated the passing of a French law making it illegal to deny that the killing… 24/01/2012
Versace opened Paris Fashion Week, with a glittering spring-summer haute couture collection. Models wore strapless sequinned dresses, at times encrusted with crystals or gold detailing. 24/01/2012
Erdogan slams French genocide bill as ‘racist’ Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has launched a stinging attack on French President Nicolas Sarkozy, after the French Senate voted to make it an… 24/01/2012
Turkish PM labels French genocide bill “racist” Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has described the French Senate vote to criminalise genocide denial of the 1915-16 killing of Armenians by Ottoman… 24/01/2012
French FM urges calm reaction to genocide law France has urged Turkey not to overreact to the French Senate’s approval of a bill making it illegal to deny that the mass killings of Armenians by Ottoman… 24/01/2012
Yerevan and Ankara react to French Senate vote While Armenians in Paris celebrated the vote in the French Senate, official reaction from the Armenian government in the capital Yerevan has been… 24/01/2012
France passes ‘genocide’ bill After a debate lasting more than seven hours, the French Senate voted to back a controversial new law making it illegal to refer to the killing of Armenians… 24/01/2012
Armenia-Turkey ‘genocide’ row: the background Whether what happened to the Armenians at the hands of the Ottoman Empire can be called ‘genocide’ remains contentious – despite the ruling by the French… 24/01/2012
French Senate debates Armenian ‘genocide’ bill As the French Senate debates a controversial new law that would make it illegal to deny the killing of Armenians by the Ottoman Empire was a genocide… 23/01/2012
Paris men’s fashion week Paris men’s fashion week for autumn/winter took to the runways with style, showcasing a blend of veteran and fledgling designers. Riccardo Tisci presented… 23/01/2012
France risks Turkish wrath with Armenia vote The French senate is to vote today on a bill making it illegal to deny that the mass killing of Armenians by Ottoman Turks nearly a century ago was genocide… 23/01/2012
French presidential frontrunner Hollande outlines socialist vision Three months before the French presidential election, the socialist frontrunner François Hollande has rallied his supporters at his most high-profile… 22/01/2012
Minister condemns ‘murder’ of French troops French foreign affairs minister, Alain Juppe has condemned what he called the “murder” of French soldiers by an Afghan Army trainee. The rogue cadet shot at… 20/01/2012
French official denied visit to former Ukraine PM France has expressed fresh concerns over the plight of Ukraine’s jailed former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko. It comes after France’s human rights… 19/01/2012
Heavy snowfalls in Megève Heavy snowfalls and icy weather conditions in Megève, France (Filmed by Alexis) 17/01/2012
S&P downgrades downplayed In the aftermath of the so-called ‘Black Friday’ mass downgrading of eurozone countries, politicians and economists were quick to play down the significance… 17/01/2012
French downgrade jars Germans France’s loss of a triple-A credit rating from one agency has put a nasty scratch in Nicolas Sarkozy’s policy record, less than 100 days from a presidential… 16/01/2012
Giant pandas arrive in France from China – nocomment Chinese pandas flew on an 11-hour chartered flight from Sichuan province to Paris, en route to their new home in France’s Beauval Zoo. 16/01/2012
Silence is golden at the glittering Globes This years Golden Globe awards have been held in Los Angeles with Hollywood’s great and good putting in appearances. French star Jean Dujardin picked up the… 16/01/2012
Silent hit “The Artist” wins 3 golden Globes This years Golden Globe awards have been held in Los Angeles with Hollywood’s great and the good putting in appearances. George Clooney won best actor in… 16/01/2012
France set to defend European title The 10th edition of the European handball championships kicked off on Sunday in Belgrade. Although six games are scheduled for the opening day all eyes will… 15/01/2012
France promises rewards for reformist Myanmar The French foreign minister, meeting Myanmar’s pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi in Rangoon, has said the EU will respond with ‘concrete measures’ to… 15/01/2012
French downgrade timing is dire for Sarkozy Three months from a presidential election, France’s credit rating downgrade is the last thing Nicolas Sarkozy needs. But as his prime minister Francois… 14/01/2012
Eurozone nations hit with credit rating downgrades A mass downgrade of credit ratings across the eurozone has brought left-leaning protesters out onto the streets of Paris. France and Austria have been… 14/01/2012
Financial transaction tax to divide Europe? The discussions on the financial transaction tax dominated the beginning of the week – and is likely to divide Europe: Some countries like France want to… 13/01/2012
S&P downgrades France and eight other Eurozone countries France, Austria and seven other Eurozone countries have had their credit ratings downgraded by the rating agency Standard & Poor’s. Germany – Eurozone’s… 13/01/2012
France: 100 days to presidential poll It is 100 days until France’s presidential election. And while Nicolas Sarkozy is carving out an increasing share of votes for himself according to opinion… 13/01/2012
French musician writes Obama’s 2012 theme tune After recording this song for Barack Obama’s 2008 campaign, French musician Tony Jazz has been commissioned to write the official song of the Young Democrats… 13/01/2012
French film festival online, take twoIf you can’t go to the festival, let the festival come to you. A showcase of new French cinema that is entirely online is back for a second edition following… 13/01/2012
Back in the Day: j’accuse!January 13, 1898 French writer Emile Zola writes an open letter to the president of France, Félix Faure, in which he accuses the government and military of… 12/01/2012
French u-turn on Rwandan assassination A plane carrying the Rwandan president in 1994 was shot down by his own troops, according to a French judge. The latest inquiry into Juvenal Habyarimana’s… 11/01/2012
French thriller Dans la Tourmente on general release Dans la Tourmente – In Torment – is a French thriller which explores many of the social issues – cutbacks, poverty, brutal job outsourcing – facing France… 11/01/2012
Sarkozy Lagarde crisis meeting With the eurozone deeply mired in a debt crisis, International Monetary Fund head Christine Lagarde was in Paris on Wednesday for talks with French President… 11/01/2012
French court clears KagameA probe in France has overturned 16 years of pointing the finger of blame at Rwanda’s Tutsi rebels for killing the former president in 1994 and triggering a… 10/01/2012
Iliad launches mobile service A shake-up in mobile phone services in France as Xavier Niel, the billionaire founder of broadband provider Iliad, launched its long-awaited mobile… 10/01/2012
King Eric for president? Cantona eyes the Elysée In the red half of Manchester, Eric Cantona is already known as ‘the King’. Now King Eric has his eye on the Elysée Palace, the official residence of the… 10/01/2012
Breast implant scare prompts calls for tighter regulation As the PIP breast implant scandal intensifies, there are growing calls for tighter EU regulations governing safety standards in medical devices. Unlike… 09/01/2012
France and Germany push controversial Tobin tax The idea of taxing financial transactions has resurfaced with both Paris and Berlin agreeing such a levy in the EU should be imposed. France, in… 09/01/2012
Tax shake-up for France The Paris government is planning to cut the amount that French companies pay in contributions to the state for health-care and pensions and make up the lost… 04/01/2012
PSG miss out on ‘Golden Balls’ Beckham Paris Saint Germain ended months of speculation on Tuesday when they announced David Beckham will not move to the French capital club. The big-spending… 03/01/2012
France calls for more sanctions on Iran France is calling on the EU to follow the US and harden its stance on Iran after the country tested a long-range missile on Monday. Iran also warned the … 03/01/2012
Europe marks the turn of a year of economic crisis The crisis can not be ignored in Portugal, where austerity is hitting the buying power of households and business opportunities every day. It is a depressing… 30/12/2011
EDF set to boost stake in Italian power giant EDF the French state controlled power company has boosted its stake in Edison, Italy’s number two utility company. It has agreed to pay 700 million euros in… 27/12/2011
French unemployment reaches 12 year high Unemployment in France was higher than many other European countries before the euro crisis began. But in the last year, the number of people out of work… 27/12/2011
French growth revised down The French economy – the eurozone’s second largest grew at a weaker pace than previously estimated in the third quarter as companies cut spending. Output… 23/12/2011
Turkish newspapers furious with FranceThe decision by the French Parliament to pass a law punishing those who deny that the bloody events of 1915 in the last days of the Ottoman era were a… 23/12/2011
Turkish protest over French ‘genocide’ bill – nocomment A crowd gathered outside the French Embassy in Ankara, Turkey, to protest the controversial vote in Paris on whether to penalise those who deny a “genocide”… 23/12/2011
Thirty years of harmony – the Labèque sisters Four hands, two sisters. They are the most famous piano duo in the world: Katia and Marielle Labèque from the Basque region of France. On their latest tour… 21/12/2011
Airport security staff strike spreads in France – nocomment Striking airline security contractors demonstrated in Paris’ Charles de Gaulle airport on Friday (December 20) on the fifth day of a protest over pay and… 20/12/2011
Britain under fire over veto and EU-Russia summit In this week’s Europe Weekly, we take a look at criticism levelled at Britain over its refusal to a sign a new EU fiscal accord. We also look at Russian… 16/12/2011
Quantel eyes the future of lasers Lasers are everywhere – from laptops to satellites, they are a vital part of modern life. The power and compact nature of fibre lasers means they are great… 16/12/2011
France enters recession France is in recession according to the official INSEE statistics agency but it said that it will be short and shallow. INSEE sees the economy contracting… 16/12/2011
USSR display reforms, reveals and revolutionises What do Miss Charm, Chernobyl and Mikhail Gorbachev have in common? Not a great deal you may think, but they all appear in the exhibition “USSR: End of the… 15/12/2011
Arab Spring activists receive Sakharov Prize – nocomment EU Parliament President Jerzy Buzek awarded the institution’s annual Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought to five ‘Arab Spring’ activists for their… 15/12/2011
Translation problem at the European Parliament – nocomment During the press conference with the polish president of the EU council, Juan Manuel barroso can not hear the portuguese interpretation. He only had german… 14/12/2011
Des Vents Contraires Des Vents Contraires is a new film staring Audrey Tatou of Amelie fame. It tells the story of a man whose wife disappears leaving him and their two children… 14/12/2011
Credit Agricole to cut jobs, warns on profit Credit Agricole is to cut 2,350 jobs, mostly at its investment banking division. The French bank also said it will not pay a dividend to shareholders this… 14/12/2011
Contemporary Art Biennale Lyon The Contemporary Art Biennale in Lyon, France, includes all kinds of things. Argentinian artist Ernesto Ballesteros put on an indoor model aeroplane display… 13/12/2011
Ni hao Anelka Nicolas Anelka poses with a Shanghai Shenhua shirt after it was confirmed the 32 year old Frenchman will move to the Chinese club from Chelsea in the January… 12/12/2011
Areva cleans slate with massive writedown French nuclear reactor maker Areva says it will write off 2.36 billion euros from its accounts this year. It is part of an effort by new Chief Executive Luc… 12/12/2011
French PM’s shy Twitter debutJust four tweets since October, a Twitter alias and a default egg as a profile picture. There are thousands of accounts like this on Twitter, but this… 12/12/2011
The Festival of Lights in full swing in Lyon – nocomment Despite the cold, many were tourists were out in Lyon on 8 December 8 to admire the spectacle of the Festival of Lights in different parts of the city. 10/12/2011
Lyon in lights The Fete des Lumieres in Lyon, France, has turned the city into a magical wonderland. Nearly three million visitors are expected to visit the 70 lighting… 09/12/2011
Moody’s downgrades three French banks Moody’s has downgraded the debt of BNP Paribas, Societe Generale, and Credit Agricole. The ratings agency said that reflects the increasing difficulties the… 09/12/2011
France: Lyon celebrates ‘Fête des Lumières’ – nocomment Tens of thousands of people gathered on Thursday evening for the opening of the ‘Fête des Lumières’ (Festival of Lights) which takes place every year in Lyon… 09/12/2011
Europe’s treaty nightmare In order to make sure greater fiscal discipline is set in stone, Germany and France want treaty change. That is what has to happen they argue, even if both… 08/12/2011
Dexia gets new financing lifeline Crisis-hit Franco-Belgian bank Dexia is getting temporary financing guarantees from Belgium, France and Luxembourg. That will enable it to keep running… 05/12/2011
Autumnal dancers in The Rite of Spring They may be in the autumn of their lives but these men and women are performing Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring. French choreographer Thierry Thieu Niang… 02/12/2011
Arab Spring and euro crisis spark debate at Forum Libération There has been plenty on the agenda at the Forum Libération at Lyon in France – everything from the Arab Spring, the euro crisis, social upheavals and… 30/11/2011
France battling recession blues Solemn skies over Paris reflected a darkening mood in France over the economy, with predictions of an imminent credit rating downgrade. Standard and Poor’s… 29/11/2011
Paris display traces history of ‘human zoos’ An exhibition in Paris traces the stories of the men, women and children taken from their homes in the colonies of the West and displayed like animals in… 29/11/2011
French jobless rate on the rise The number of people out of work in France hit its highest level in nearly 12 years in October. Government figures showed the number of jobseekers went up… 28/11/2011
Coeuré takes French chair at ECB The chief economist at the French Finance ministry Benoit Coeuré is to join the ECB’s six-member Executive Board. France has had no voice on the board since… 25/11/2011
French protesters delay nuclear waste train – nocomment A controversial rail consignment of nuclear waste headed for Germany through France has become a target for environmentalists. 24/11/2011
Veteran cyclist is in the clear Cyclist Jeannie Longo has been cleared of any wrongdoing by the French Cycling Federation. The veteran pedlar was accused last September of failing to provide… 22/11/2011
