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Macron posied to reshuffle govenment following year of unpopular reforms

French President Emmanuel Macron could choose a new prime minister as soon as this Monday, as he seeks a new look for a widely criticised government.

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Macron says new law will protect France from its 'immigration problem'

The French president, Emmanuel Macron, has defended a new immigration law that has split his party and sparked the resignation of his health minister, describing it as a necessary "shield".

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French Govt Seeks To Calm Tensions Over Immigration Bill

French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday sought to restore unity to his centrist ruling party after the adoption of a tough immigration bill under pressure from the far right sparked an unprecedented rebellion within its ranks.

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French PM addresses security, health, immigration during visit to crisis-hit Mayotte

Elisabeth Borne has visited the Indian Ocean territory of Mayotte to address a number of issues that have created considerable tension acorss the archipelago including water shortages, housing, and illegal immigration from neighboring Comoros.

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France moves to ban disposable e-cigarettes

French parliament backed a proposal to ban single-use electronic cigarettes, considered to be gateways to tobacco addiction for teenagers and harmful to the environment.

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'Terrorist plot' probe after deadly Paris stabbing

French prosecutors have opened an investigation into a "terrorist plot" after a man known to the authorities as a radical Islamist with mental health troubles stabbed a tourist to death and wounded two other people in central Paris at the weekend before being arrested.

Radio France Internationale

French Justice Minister Acquitted In Conflict Of Interest Case

A French court on Wednesday acquitted France's justice minister in a conflict of interest trial that has been an embarrassment for President Emmanuel Macron's government.

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French justice minister acquitted in unprecedented conflict of interest case

A special tribunal on Wednesday acquitted French Justice Minister Éric Dupond-Moretti in a conflict of interest in a case that has embarrassed President Emmanuel Macron's government.

France 24

France presents strategy to protect biodiversity without 'brutality'

The collapse of biodiversity is an "existential threat" for the world, warned French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne when presenting France’s latest biodiversity strategy, which follows two other plans whose goals have yet to be attained. She promised "radical" results without "brutal" measures.

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France targets public transport in campaign to stamp out violence against women

Rallies, marches and other ceremonies will be held across France on Saturday, to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women.

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French PM's plan to tackle violence against children met with luke-warm response

French Prime Minister Élisabeth Borne has announced a series of measures to tackle violence against children, including additional specialised investigators and a financial boost for children who leave the welfare system at 18.

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Varadkar and Borne call for ‘renewed political process’ for Israel-Gaza peace

French ministers are holding bilateral meetings with Irish counterparts in Dublin.

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French rallies against anti-Semitism 'a vital battle for national cohesion': PM

Thousands turned out on Sunday to march against anti-Semitism in Paris, and other cities, after days of bickering by political parties over who should take part and a surge in anti-Semitic incidents across France.

Radio France Internationale

French lawmakers start debating controversial immigration bill

The French upper house Senate has begun debating a controversial immigration bill that the government says will bolster security for legal migrants. But opponents see it as new evidence of a move to the right by President Emmanuel Macron.

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France vows a ‘merciless fight’ against antisemitism after anti-Jewish graffiti found in Paris

‘The situation in the Middle East does not justify antisemitism,’ says French PM

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France opens investigation into ‘despicable’ antisemitic graffiti in Paris

Dozens of Stars of David spraypainted on buildings around French capital in acts widely seen as antisemitic

Radio France Internationale

France to get tough on juvenile violence in wake of June riots

French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne has presented the government's new set of measures in reponse to urban riots that shook the country in June.

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French PM once again sidesteps parliamentary debate to pass budget

French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne has invoked article 49.3 of the Constitution to pass the first part of the government’s 2024 budget. The move skips debate in the National Assembly, where lawmakers had introduced hundreds of amendments. This is the first time she has used 49.3 since it was used…

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French schools to pay tribute to teacher killed in knife attack

Schools in France will start late and hold a minute's silence on Monday following a suspected terrorist attack on a high school in which one teacher was killed and two other staff were injured. Thousands of people gathered in northern France on Sunday to pay tribute to the victim, French…

France 24

Macron breaks French taboo on autonomy for Corsica – now for the hard part

French President Emmanuel Macron has proposed granting a degree of autonomy to Corsica, seeking to “turn a page marked by sombre hours” in the Mediterranean island scarred by decades of conflict with Paris. His long-awaited overture sets in motion a protracted and complex push for constitutional reform that is littered…

The Independent UK

France's government promises to root out school bullies, reacting to wide anger over child suicides

The French government is promising a series of measures to curb bullying in schools, reacting to nationwide concern over recent suicides of schoolchildren

Radio France Internationale

People who risk drowning at sea 'must be rescued', says Pope in Marseille

Pope Francis on Friday urged that “people who are at risk of drowning when abandoned on the waves must be rescued”, speaking against a background of heightened tensions in Europe over large numbers of arrivals by sea from the Middle East and North Africa.

Evening Standard

King Charles and Emmanuel Macron share a toast at star-studded Versailles banquet

The King spoke of his mother’s ties to France during the black-tie dinner

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France to allow filling stations to sell petrol at a loss to combat inflation

France is set to loosen a 1963 law forbidding the sale of petrol at a loss in order to help fight inflation, as prices at the pump hover around two euros a litre.

France 24

French Interior Minister Darmanin warns of risk of Le Pen victory in next election

France's powerful Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin on Sunday issued a stark warning over the danger of far-right figurehead Marine Le Pen winning the presidency in the next election, while burnishing his own ambition to succeed Emmanuel Macron in 2027.

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