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Heated French budget examination to resume next week

It comes after MPs adjourned after six days of debate at the weekend

French MPs to debate ‘discrimination based on hair colour and style’

France is lagging behind North America on the issue, says MP

Key points of new French prime minister’s traditional policy address

Gabriel Attal vows to fight bureaucracy and raise the minimum wage. He also criticises the Rassemblement Nationale party for supporting Brexit

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10 key measures adopted in France’s new healthcare budget

The Assemblée nationale has adopted the new bill for 2024 which will bring a raft of changes designed to both save billions in spending and address medicine shortages

France plans to ban smoking in more places - will it work?

Campaigners say it is not enough to make a significant difference

Senate votes to ban ‘inclusive language’ from official French texts

The authors of the proposal said the gender neutral conventions are too confusing for people with dyslexia and other cognitive disabilities

What is France’s article 49.3 and why is it back in the news again?

The controversial political mechanism is often referred to as the ‘nuclear option’ as it exposes the government to the possibility of a vote of no confidence

French MP heckled as he says ‘housewives better at home’ than working

The statement came during a parliament debate about employment

Right maintains majority at the French Senate after new election

The makeup of France’s second parliamentary chamber continues to be a clear Right and Left divide - a division President Macron was aiming to end

Why this Sunday’s French senator elections carry big political stakes

The election will renew half the members of the Senate and will have a significant effect on the remainder of President Macron’s second term

France charmed by King’s ‘almost perfect’ French

His 17-minute speech, with a heavy English accent, was roundly applauded by senators and MPs

Senators for French people abroad are among 176 elected on Sunday

Around half of seats in the Senate are being renewed

France’s immigrants: We look at the trends in the latest official data

What is the percentage of immigrants in France and where do most come from? We review the figures as President Macron pledges to significantly reduce numbers

What’s coming up? The week ahead in France

Christmas markets open, half-price railcard sale continues, Thalys train attack appeal, magistrates strike, France plays its first World Cup match and more

Spending power help, Covid travel pass: This week in French politics

Senators will also study a report on the violent scenes outside the Stade de France at the Champions League final in May

Plastic, additives, conversion therapy: This week in French parliament

We look at what is due for discussion in both houses and other official information including President Macron’s agenda

Parental control, inheritance, Uyghurs: This week in French parliament

We look at what is due for discussion in both houses and other official information including President Macron’s agenda

French MPs back law to keep possible use of health pass until July 31

The bill narrowly passed in the national assembly with 135 MPs in favour and 125 against. It will now be debated in the senate later this month

French MPs vote in favour of Covid health pass for use from June 9

The vote is the first step towards the introduction of a Covid health pass for access to large events and to help with foreign travel – but opponents claim it amounts to 'coercive control'

French MPs propose lighter regulation for CBD industry

A new report says current laws should be changed to improve safety for consumers of the cannabis-based product and allow growth in the French market

France looks to extend state of health emergency to June 1

The emergency state allows for stricter measures to be brought in to fight Covid-19, such as lockdowns and curfews

France to ask public opinion on recreational cannabis

An online questionnaire is being launched to gauge public opinion on recreational marijuana use, before parliamentary debates on the issue

New French law to stop excessive telephone cold calls

The French parliament has introduced harsher sanctions and fines of up to €375,000 for excessive telephone cold callers, and has completely banned the practice in the energy renovation sector.

French government reshuffle: Gender equality and controversy

The French government has completed its cabinet reshuffle under new Prime Minister Jean Castex, with 17 women and 14 men. Former interior minister Christophe Castaner is among the notable departures.

Investigations into French handling of Covid-19 begin

An investigation into how well the French government handled the Covid-19 pandemic is underway in a Paris courthouse, with parliamentary investigations due to begin in coming weeks.

UK Parliament reopens – what next for Brexit?

The British Parliament is set to reconvene today after yesterday’s extraordinary Supreme Court judgment which ruled that the prorogation of Parliament had been “unlawful, void and of no effect”.

Prorogation of UK Parliament illegal: Supreme Court

Government decision to suspend Parliament was unlawful, all 11 justices in UK's highest court rule

Johnson asks Queen to shut down UK Parliament

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson says he has now asked the Queen to shut down Parliament, a move which makes a no-deal Brexit on October 31 more likely than ever.

New London Brexit protest planned for Brits abroad

An alternative Brexit protest is being organised in London on Saturday October 12 especially for those such as Britons in France who have booked unrefundable travel tickets for that date, after organiser People’s Vote changed the date of its planned march to the following weekend.

Proposal to privatise Paris airports highly criticised

The French national parliament is expected to approve the privatisation of French airport company les Aéroports de Paris (ADP) imminently, a decision that is proving controversial.

Cancel Brexit petition passes 3million signatures

UPDATE: Petition to revoke Article 50 and cancel Brexit has gathered more than 3million signatures

Overseas voters law debate put off

Debate on the bill to give Britons living more than 15 years overseas back their vote has been delayed again – after being previously listed on the Parliament's website as taking place on a day when Parliament is not due to sit.

Ecologists don’t stop where profit begins

Eco activist Yannick Jadot savaged the government for failing to ban glyphosate and buckling under to the agro-chemical lobby but such direct challenges are normal for a man who led Greenpeace campaigns against nuclear arms. The Europe Ecologie MEP tells Samantha David of the need for a green society that makes everyday life better

Parliament

Heated French budget examination to resume next week

French MPs to debate ‘discrimination based on hair colour and style’

Key points of new French prime minister’s traditional policy address

10 key measures adopted in France’s new healthcare budget

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Fines levied for failure to declare bank accounts held out of France

France plans to ban smoking in more places - will it work?

Senate votes to ban ‘inclusive language’ from official French texts

What is France’s article 49.3 and why is it back in the news again?

French MP heckled as he says ‘housewives better at home’ than working

Right maintains majority at the French Senate after new election

Why this Sunday’s French senator elections carry big political stakes

France charmed by King’s ‘almost perfect’ French

Senators for French people abroad are among 176 elected on Sunday

France’s immigrants: We look at the trends in the latest official data

What’s coming up? The week ahead in France

‘Macron an easy scapegoat for France’s political and social unrest’

Travel, border controls: Five Q&As about France’s new Covid bill

Senate votes to keep ability to impose Covid pass at French borders

Spending power help, Covid travel pass: This week in French politics

Olympic Games, bullies, vaccines: This week in France’s parliament

French senate to debate Covid vaccine side-effects after public worry

Whistleblowers, nursing homes: What French MPs are debating this week

Mental health, Julian Assange: What French MPs are debating this week

Two thirds of people polled support mandatory bike helmets in France

Plastic, additives, conversion therapy: This week in French parliament

Parental control, inheritance, Uyghurs: This week in French parliament

French MPs back law to keep possible use of health pass until July 31

French MPs vote in favour of Covid health pass for use from June 9

French MPs propose lighter regulation for CBD industry

France looks to extend state of health emergency to June 1

France to ask public opinion on recreational cannabis

New French law to stop excessive telephone cold calls

French government reshuffle: Gender equality and controversy

Investigations into French handling of Covid-19 begin

UK Parliament reopens – what next for Brexit?

Prorogation of UK Parliament illegal: Supreme Court

Johnson asks Queen to shut down UK Parliament

New London Brexit protest planned for Brits abroad

Proposal to privatise Paris airports highly criticised

Cancel Brexit petition passes 3million signatures

Overseas voters law debate put off

Ecologists don’t stop where profit begins

Debate on Britons’ EU citizenship today

UK parliament due to debate votes for life today

Character, judgment, ability: all wrong

Votes for Life for expats left out of Queen's Speech

France votes for its MPs

Parliament seeks to ‘mitigate’ loss of EU citizenship – but no explicit pledge on associate citizenship

UK should act now to safeguard expats’ rights, MPs say

Ministers agreed MPs’ vote needed