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Macron's €30 billion plan to re-industrialise France

President Emmanuel Macron has today announced a plan worth €30 billion to re-industrialise France, saying the country should reclaim its crown as a global leader in innovation.

Business • 12 Oct 21

Anne Hidalgo has been mayor of Paris since 2014

Paris mayor joins growing presidential challengers list

The Socialist mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo, has announced plans to run in next year's presidential election in France, joining a growing list of challengers to centrist incumbent Emmanuel Macron.

World • 12 Sep 21

The incident took place while Emmanuel Macron was on a visit to the Drome region in south-eastern France

Emmanuel Macron slapped during trip to southeast France

A bystander has slapped French President Emmanuel Macron across the face during a trip to southeast France on the second stop of a nationwide tour.

World • 08 Jun 21

Emmanuel Macron held a virtual meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel today

Macron: Reports of US spying on Europe 'not acceptable'

French President Emmanuel Macron has said that wire tapping allies is unacceptable after reports that the US National Security Agency had spied on European partners with Denmark's assistance.

World • 31 May 21

The restrictions will be in place across France for at least a month

France orders schools closed, widens Covid restrictions

French President Emmanuel Macron has extended movement restrictions to cover the whole of France, and said schools would close for three weeks as he sought to pushback a third wave of Covid-19 infections.

Coronavirus • 31 Mar 21

France fells oaks to rebuild the Notre-Dame spire

Tree surgeons began felling centuries-old oak trees which will be used to rebuild the wooden-framed spire of Notre-Dame de Paris after it was destroyed by fire in April 2019.

News Lens • 09 Mar 21

April 15, 2019: A very sad day for France.

France fells oaks to rebuild the Notre-Dame spire

Tree surgeons began felling centuries-old oak trees which will be used to rebuild the wooden-framed spire of Notre-Dame de Paris after it was destroyed by fire in April 2019.

News Lens • 09 Mar 21

France fells oaks to rebuild the Notre-Dame spire

Tree surgeons began felling centuries-old oak trees which will be used to rebuild the wooden-framed spire of Notre-Dame de Paris after it was destroyed by fire in April 2019.

News Lens • 09 Mar 21

Police said 40,000 people took part in the Dhaka protest

Anti-France protests in Bangladesh over Macron comments

Tens of thousands of protesters have marched through the Bangladesh capital Dhaka in the biggest anti-France rally since President Emmanuel Macron defended cartoons depicting the Prophet Mohammed.

World • 27 Oct 20

Emmanuel Macron said Samuel Paty was killed 'because Islamists want our future'

Macron comments provoke boycott of French goods

Calls to boycott French goods are growing in the Arab world and beyond, after President Emmanuel Macron criticised Islamists and vowed not to "give up cartoons" depicting the Prophet Muhammad.

World • 25 Oct 20

Emmanuel Macron inspects an honour guard as he arrives for a meeting in Baabda, Lebanon, today

Macron tells Lebanon to reform or face sanctions

French President Emmanuel Macron has warned Lebanese politicians they risk sanctions if they fail to set the nation on a new course within three months, stepping up pressure for reforms in a country collapsing under the weight of an economic crisis.

World • 01 Sep 20

The scene today in Beirut as properties lie damaged from the devastating explosion in the city's port area

€250m pledged for Lebanon after devastating explosion

Several countries have joined in international efforts to provide humanitarian aid to Lebanon after last week's devastation of the Beirut port.

World • 09 Aug 20

Prime Minister Edouard Philippe and his entire government resigned

Macron appoints new PM in French government reshuffle

French President Emmanuel Macron has named a senior French civil servant as his new prime minister as part of a government reshuffle.

World • 03 Jul 20

Boris Johnson and Emmanuel Macron will hold talks at Downing Street

Macron to discuss Brexit with Johnson on London visit

French President Emmanuel Macron travels to Britain today for talks with Prime Minister Boris Johnson.

Brexit • 18 Jun 20

A woman walks her dog on a deserted street in Montmartre in Paris

France closes promenades, river banks in virus lockdown

French authorities have closed promenades, public lawns and the banks of the River Seine to amblers and sunseekers for the weekend as people continued flouting a nationwide lockdown seeking to halt the coronavirus spread.

Coronavirus • 20 Mar 20

Macron orders French to stay inside, Trump optimistic

French president Emmanuel Macron has ordered citizens not to leave their homes unless necessary while US President Donald Trump and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson both announced new recommendations for dealing with Covid-19 today.

Coronavirus • 16 Mar 20

Thousands of firefighters attended the protest in the French capital

Police and firefighters clash at Paris protest

French police have clashed with firefighters protesting in Paris against their working conditions and demanding more pay.

World • 28 Jan 20

French President Emmanuel Macron in Jerusalem

Macron in heated exchange in Jerusalem's Old City

French President Emmanuel Macron has engaged in a heated argument with Israeli security officials, demanding they leave a Jerusalem basilica that he visited before a Holocaust memorial conference.

World • 22 Jan 20

Power to the international food market at Rungis was cut

French energy workers cut power to Rungis food market

French energy workers protesting against President Emmanuel Macron's pension reform cut power to Rungis international food market and surrounding area, the CGT union's energy branch said.

Europe • 21 Jan 20

Emmanuel Macron made the pledge in his New Year's Eve address

Macron vows to push through with pension reforms

French President Emmanuel Macron has said he would push through an overhaul of the pension system, after weeks of nationwide strikes by trade unions.

World • 31 Dec 19

There were small groups of rioters among the predominantly peaceful protests

France crippled by major strike and travel disruption

A nationwide strike brought much of France to a standstill in protest against the government's planned overhaul of the pension system.

Europe • 05 Dec 19

Emmanuel Macron and Donald Trump pictured in London at NATO leaders gather for a summit

Trump, Macron and Erdogan clash overshadows NATO summit

US President Donald Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron exchanged fire over the future of NATO today, as the French leader attacked Turkey and demanded the alliance rethink its strategy.

World • 03 Dec 19

European Council President Donald Tusk and North Macedonian Prime Minister Zoran Zaev at a press conference in Skopje last month

Showdown looming over EU expansion 'soap opera'

France has called EU accession talks an "endless soap opera", as the bloc tries to keep its expansion plans alive.

Europe • 15 Oct 19

Nearly 80,000 forest fires have broken out in Brazil since the beginning of the year

Brazil rejects G7's €20m aid offer as Amazon fires rage

Brazil has rejected aid from G7 countries to fight wildfires in the Amazon, with a top official telling French President Emmanuel Macron to take care of "his home and his colonies."

World • 27 Aug 19

Libya is a key departure point for thousands of migrants who attempt to reach Europe every year

Ireland agrees to migrant resettlement plan across EU

Eight EU member states, including Ireland, have agreed to actively participate in a new "solidarity mechanism" to resettle migrants and refugees across the EU.

Europe • 23 Jul 19