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Entente Cordiale: France and the UK find novel way to mark 120 years

Countries swap ceremonial soldiers. President Macron also quotes Queen Elizabeth II and speaks of ‘shared history and future’

Russia, Ukraine, Gaza: Key points of Macron’s latest TV interview

The president said ‘all options were possible’ with regards to Ukraine. Critics accused him of ‘fanning the flames of war’ for political gain

Russia, Ukraine, Gaza: Key points of Macron’s latest TV interview

The president said ‘all options were possible’ with regards to Ukraine. Critics accused him of ‘fanning the flames of war’ for political gain

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Tax cuts and foreign doctors: Macron's wishlist to revive France

He also spoke - without giving much detail - of plans to lower food prices, boost the national birth rate… and of Gérard Depardieu

Depardieu, immigration: key points of President Macron’s TV interview

He spoke for two hours on French television after MPs passed his government’s immigration bill

France’s largest wind turbine is installed - at 167 metres tall

It comes as government plans to grow the country’s offshore wind power

Mayors push for a new local tax in France

It would be a ‘residential tax’ controlled by local authorities

Explainer: what is the role of a French president?

We look at how much power the head of state who is also Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces and a Co-Prince of Andorra has

French cheesemaker will serve King Charles III as he did his mother

The three cheeses chosen for tonight’s state banquet at Versailles are unpasteurised and a way to honour King Charles' defence of raw milk products, says artisan firm

French presidents’ health records: promises, tradition and fact

A doctor has been suspended over viewing President Macron’s Covid vaccine status in 2021. We look at who monitors and accesses a president’s health record

Who is who in France’s new-look government?

Prime Minister Élisabeth Borne has reshuffled her government. We take a look at some of the key personalities

New report reveals cost of Brigitte Macron to the French state

The six-figure outlay included travel and staff costs. It did not include anything for security or clothing

King Charles III now set to visit France in September

The new official visit comes after the previously-planned trip was cancelled at the height of the anti-pension reform protest movement

Posters depicting Macron as Hitler appear in southern French city

They seem to be a response to France’s controversial pension reforms being passed without MPs voting

Qatar 2022: President Macron says ‘sport should not be politicised’

The president responded to criticism about a possible visit to the World Cup. It comes as France warns spectators about phone spying in the emirate

President Macron opens France’s first offshore wind farm

The farm is one of several set to launch in the next few years and is part of the country’s plans to catch up with European neighbours on wind-produced energy

What’s coming up? The week ahead in France

President Macron attends the Queen’s funeral, some tax payment due, Monet-lovers given chance to visit another of his houses and more

Stunt or useful?: Macron’s new council for democratic decision-making

The National Refoundation Council launches today and is to be followed by a ‘very large national consultation’ in the coming weeks

Explainer: Is Macron planning a windfall tax on European energy firms?

The French president has spoken of the EU introducing a mécanisme de contribution – but what is it and how will it work?

France and UK ‘strong allies’ says Macron in response to Truss comment

The president was responding after Liz Truss, the favourite to be the UK’s next prime minister, said that the ‘jury was still out’ when asked if Macron was a friend or foe. He says that the UK is a friend 'regardless' and 'sometimes in spite' of its leaders

Macron: ‘France is at the end of its age of abundance’

As the government returns from its summer break, the president discussed the climatic, security, technological and democratic challenges the country faces

What’s coming up? The week ahead in France

Temperatures rise once again, a music festival returns after two years of Covid, the government gets to work after its summer break and more

Paris Olympic and Paralympic Games’ unity-evoking slogan revealed

There has also been an update on ticket prices and discussions on funding, security and transport

Ukraine, energy, pensions: Key points of Macron’s July 14 interview

The French president discussed the issues which will play an important role in his second term in office

Why Macron is involved in leaked reports about Uber’s shady practices

Mr Macron was economy minister in 2014 when he struck up close ties to company executives, helping them crack the French market with aggressive lobbying

Chacun voit midi à sa porte: our French phrase of the week

This has no link with lunchtime food deliveries but rather something that President Macron’s government may experience in the coming days

Tax, security, spending power: PM lays out plans for new Macron term

Élisabeth Borne also announced that EDF would be renationalised

France did not vote for political ‘ratatouille’: opposition to Macron

French President Emmanuel Macron has called on political forces to come together to find compromises due to a hung parliament. It has not gone down well

‘We must learn to govern differently’: Key points of Macron’s TV talk

The president has thrown the ball back into the oppositions’ court requesting their position on policies in his first address since failing to win an absolute majority in parliament

Macron to make TV speech tonight following legislative elections

It is thought that the president may share the results of his discussions with other parties over a solution to his lack of an absolute parliamentary majority

Will Macron dissolve parliament over MP loses? Two experts give views

Some doubt he can reach alliances as he closed off this option in his first term and so will have no choice but to dissolve the Assemblée Nationale

French election fallout: Macron refuses to accept PM’s resignation

The president is now scheduled to receive representatives from different parties in a bid to find ‘constructive solutions’ to lack of parliamentary majority

Macron misses out on absolute majority in French legislative elections

First results indicate a setback for his Ensemble coalition which obtains only a relative majority, historic breakthrough for Le Pen’s Rassemblement National

Crazy world of politics as Macron’s challenges move from Right to Left

Richard Ogier explains why France’s newly re-elected president still has an uphill battle trying to navigate the country’s complicated political scene

Macron praises Ukraine heroism on first trip to country since invasion

He said that Ukraine ‘must prevail’ in its opposition to Russia’s attack

Eight key points from the French legislative elections first round

President Macron’s coalition came out nearly neck and neck with Mélenchon’s left-wing coalition, but still on top. Zemmour eliminated

France no longer sees raising retirement age to 65 as ‘a priority’

Pension reform was a key election pledge from President Macron, but future changes will now not be discussed until at least September, says the government

France marks Queen’s Platinum Jubilee with Paris flame revival

President Macron has also given the Queen a gift of a fine military horse

Hospital shortages in France: Macron rules out unvaccinated workers

The president is not in favour of bringing back these workers to help with staff shortages, despite one leading doctor calling for ‘an amnesty’

What’s coming up? The week ahead in France

This week sees a meeting over the chaos outside Saturday’s Champions League final, gardens open days, tax deadlines, the French Open winner crowned and more

Macron shares grief with families after Texas school mass shooting

Nineteen of the 21 victims were young children. Sixteen mass-shootings have already taken place in the US this year, according to the Gun Violence Archive

Élisabeth Borne: Six facts about France’s new prime minister

She is the country’s second-ever female head of government and takes on the ‘job from hell’. We look at her life, politics and hobbies

Will France’s next PM be a woman? If so, she will not be the first

President Macron is expected to announce his new prime minister soon. We look at who it could be and about France’s first female prime minister, appointed in 1991

Macron talks of a new European community and hints that UK could join

He said it could be ‘a new space for political cooperation, security, cooperation in energy, transport, investment, infrastructure and the movement of people’

United Left, Macron rebrand: Why French politics is in a state of flux

There is a new left-wing force that could shake up next month’s MP elections

450 guests, canonfire: the plan for Macron's presidential investiture

The ceremony will begin at 11:00 at the Elysée Palace and last just an hour and a half

How can Mélenchon become French prime minister and how would it work?

The hard-left politician has set his sights on becoming head of government to contest President Macron's policies

Watch: Tomatoes thrown at Macron on visit to Paris suburb market

The president was not hit and was promptly escorted away by his security team

French election results and reactions as Macron wins second term

Emmanuel Macron will remain president of France for the next five years. His rival, Marine Le Pen, made big gains on 2017 and commits to remaining in politics

Macron wins second term as president: How did your area vote?

Emmanuel Macron was popular in Brittany and Pays de la Loire, while Marine Le Pen claimed large parts of northern and north-eastern France and Corsica

Five takeaways from France’s presidential election second round

We look at abstention rates, vote transfers, calls for a union of right-wing ‘patriots’ and Le Pen’s relative success

How fake news posts tried to skew French election result

False information has ranged from conspiracy theories about a new QR code on voters’ cards to claims that thousands of gilets jaunes were banned from voting

‘France has chosen stability but social unrest a real risk in 2024’

Political analyst Jean Viard says there are always protests two years after every election - and Mr Macron will have to work hard to limit this

President Macron’s re-election win: ‘Now we have so much to do’

‘The war in Ukraine is a reminder that these are tragic times when France must show the clarity of its voice, and build its strength in all areas, and we will,’ he told the crowds in Paris

Le Pen polling is closer than previous far-right matches in France

The gap between candidates is similar to second rounds between two traditionally accepted politicians

French election: Macron seen as arrogant but he wins TV debate in poll

Viewers found him to be more presidential, dynamic and sincere. However, Le Pen is thought to be closer to the concerns of the public

French election: Our pick of the 12 best quips from TV debate

‘You are a climate sceptic.’ Well, ‘you are a climate hypocrite.’ Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen clashed over issues including the environment, the EU and public finances

Macron vs Le Pen: six key points from the TV French election debate

Russia, spending power, women in Muslim headscarves, immigration, wind farms, Macron’s pout and Le Pen’s printed tweet - we look at what they discussed and the clashes

Will today’s ‘high-stake’ TV debate really influence French election?

We ask political experts and a linguist for their views on the traditional face-off between second round candidates

EU, health: How have Macron and Le Pen’s policies changed since 2017?

We look through their programmes from five years ago and today to spot the differences

What is Macron’s ‘food cheque’ plan to boost healthier local produce?

Food cheques are set to be introduced after the election if the incumbent president wins

Updated: ‘I’ll leave', 'I'll celebrate' - your views on a Le Pen win

Latest polls have the Rassemblement national presidential hopeful at 47% to Macron’s 53%.

Presidential TV debate and election: the week ahead in France

The France 2 and TF1 debate will take place on Wednesday evening, followed by the second round vote on Sunday

What happens now in the French election, will there be a TV debate?

We also look at when the country will vote in their next MPs - a step which will determine how easy (or not) it is for the new president to make changes

Le Pen praises Brexit; Macron and allies say she is hiding Frexit plan

The presidential hopeful claims she is no longer interested in France leaving the EU, but appreciates that the UK has been able to escape Brussels’ ‘straightjacket’

‘Macroner’: The new Ukrainian word for French president’s Putin calls

The verb refers to someone who ‘appears worried about a situation, but does nothing’

'Macron or Le Pen: It's like choosing between the plague or cholera'

We ask Mélenchon supporters about their voting intentions as a poll claims 23% of the left-wing candidate’s supporters now plan to back Le Pen

French inheritance tax: How Macron and Le Pen plan changes

Both pledge in different ways to make it easier for assets to be donated or passed down to relatives

French election: The chase is on for Mélenchon’s 7.7 million voters

The supporters of the left-wing candidate are now coveted by both Macron and Le Pen ahead of the second round. A poll shows 23% plan to vote Le Pen

‘Election has become a question of everyday people versus elites’

What the theme of the final vote will be, why such a poor result for the Left and how the second round is far from predictable… French political analysts have their say

Macron: ‘I talked about pissing off the unvaccinated with affection’

The French president justified his use of the phrase when confronted by a member of the public. He has also expressed flexibility with regards to pension reforms

Macron-Le Pen gap, end of tradition: Six key points of French election

The race to win is not the only story this year, with the future of two traditional parties in the balance, a possible record for the Greens and the fate of outsider Zemmour all to be decided

Former French PM says Le Pen can win, Zemmour makes her look moderate

Former Prime Minister Manuel Valls has warned that ‘populist and contradictory’ Le Pen could win the upcoming election despite ‘having no vision for France’

Poissons d’Avril spotted in French press today…have you been fooled?

Have you heard?! The president of France will parade in an electric Citroën Ami car for July 14, and gendarmes are to start training cats for their ‘feline brigade’...or are they…?

Pro-wine President Macron pleases industry but upsets doctors

The ‘two-glasses-a-day’ president has often referred positively to wine’s cultural heritage and significance - a stance which concerns health professionals

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Entente Cordiale: France and the UK find novel way to mark 120 years

Russia, Ukraine, Gaza: Key points of Macron’s latest TV interview

Russia, Ukraine, Gaza: Key points of Macron’s latest TV interview

Tax cuts and foreign doctors: Macron's wishlist to revive France

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Great white shark seen in waters off south of France

Electric ants spotted in south of France for second time

EES: What are next steps for EU’s new digital border checks?

Why bank cards are changing in France

Where is snow now expected in France this week?

Ryanair threatens to end flights to ten regional French airports over tax plan

Depardieu, immigration: key points of President Macron’s TV interview

France’s largest wind turbine is installed - at 167 metres tall

Mayors push for a new local tax in France

Explainer: what is the role of a French president?

French cheesemaker will serve King Charles III as he did his mother

French presidents’ health records: promises, tradition and fact

Who is who in France’s new-look government?

New report reveals cost of Brigitte Macron to the French state

King Charles III now set to visit France in September

Posters depicting Macron as Hitler appear in southern French city

‘Merci, mon ami’: UK-France reset as Sunak meets Macron in Paris

Second pension strike in France: higher turnout, two new dates set

Railcard sale ends, doctors to strike: The week ahead in France

Qatar 2022: President Macron says ‘sport should not be politicised’

UK-France deal on tackling Channel crossings 'in final stages'

Inflation, retirement, immigration: Key points from Macron interview

Cost, lack of charging places: blocks on buying electric car in France

Increased aid announced for electric car purchases in France

UK PM Liz Truss decides President Macron is a ‘friend’ after all

President Macron opens France’s first offshore wind farm

What’s coming up? The week ahead in France

Stunt or useful?: Macron’s new council for democratic decision-making

Explainer: Is Macron planning a windfall tax on European energy firms?

France and UK ‘strong allies’ says Macron in response to Truss comment

Macron: ‘France is at the end of its age of abundance’

What’s coming up? The week ahead in France

Paris Olympic and Paralympic Games’ unity-evoking slogan revealed

Ukraine, energy, pensions: Key points of Macron’s July 14 interview

Why Macron is involved in leaked reports about Uber’s shady practices

Chacun voit midi à sa porte: our French phrase of the week

Tax, security, spending power: PM lays out plans for new Macron term

France did not vote for political ‘ratatouille’: opposition to Macron

‘We must learn to govern differently’: Key points of Macron’s TV talk

Macron to make TV speech tonight following legislative elections

Will Macron dissolve parliament over MP loses? Two experts give views

French election fallout: Macron refuses to accept PM’s resignation

Macron misses out on absolute majority in French legislative elections

Crazy world of politics as Macron’s challenges move from Right to Left

Macron praises Ukraine heroism on first trip to country since invasion

Eight key points from the French legislative elections first round

France no longer sees raising retirement age to 65 as ‘a priority’

France marks Queen’s Platinum Jubilee with Paris flame revival

Hospital shortages in France: Macron rules out unvaccinated workers

What’s coming up? The week ahead in France

Macron shares grief with families after Texas school mass shooting

Élisabeth Borne: Six facts about France’s new prime minister

Will France’s next PM be a woman? If so, she will not be the first

Macron talks of a new European community and hints that UK could join

United Left, Macron rebrand: Why French politics is in a state of flux

450 guests, canonfire: the plan for Macron's presidential investiture

How can Mélenchon become French prime minister and how would it work?

Watch: Tomatoes thrown at Macron on visit to Paris suburb market

French election results and reactions as Macron wins second term

Macron wins second term as president: How did your area vote?

Five takeaways from France’s presidential election second round

How fake news posts tried to skew French election result

‘France has chosen stability but social unrest a real risk in 2024’

President Macron’s re-election win: ‘Now we have so much to do’

Le Pen polling is closer than previous far-right matches in France

French election: Macron seen as arrogant but he wins TV debate in poll

French election: Our pick of the 12 best quips from TV debate

Macron vs Le Pen: six key points from the TV French election debate

Will today’s ‘high-stake’ TV debate really influence French election?

EU, health: How have Macron and Le Pen’s policies changed since 2017?

What is Macron’s ‘food cheque’ plan to boost healthier local produce?

Updated: ‘I’ll leave', 'I'll celebrate' - your views on a Le Pen win

Presidential TV debate and election: the week ahead in France