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French PM Bayrou says will force through contentious budget without a vote French Prime Minister François Bayrou has warned that he will use special executive powers to force his government’s contentious 2025 budget through parliament without a vote – a move that is certain to trigger a...

French far-right leader Jean-Marie Le Pen's grave vandalised three weeks after his death The grave of Jean-Marie Le Pen, founder of France's far-right National Front party – now called the National Rally (RN) – was vandalised with a sledgehammer in the cemetery of La Trinité-sur-Mer, his family...

Olympic cauldron will return to Paris skies every summer until the 2028 LA Games French President Emmanuel Macron announced Friday that the Olympic balloon and cauldron that became an icon of the Paris Games is set to return to the capital every summer until the 2028 Games in Los Angeles. Macron...

‘The flood of the century’: How well prepared is Paris for a natural disaster? It has been more than 100 years since Paris’s last great flood, meaning the city is well overdue another mammoth deluge that authorities predict could leave hundreds of thousands of people without water or...

France wins culinary Olympics with top prize in Bocuse d'Or competition France has won the top prize in the prestigious Bocuse d'Or cooking competition, beating 23 other countries including Denmark and Sweden. Receiving the top prize was particularly sweet for 28-year-old chef Paul Marcon, as...

Bocuse d'Or: French chefs defeat Danes to reclaim coveted culinary prize A French team led by 20-year-old chef Paul Marcon won the prestigious Bocuse d'Or culinary contest on Monday, edging out title-holders Denmark. The victory comes 30 years after Marcon's father Régis triumphed in what is...

'A source of French pride'? Louvre museum's poor conditions prompt outcry The director of the Louvre last week sent a memo to France’s culture minister detailing the dilapidated state of the Paris museum, spurring President Emmanuel Macron to organise a visit on Tuesday. Union members say up...

Bocuse d'Or: French chefs edge Denmark to win 'culinary Olympics' A French team led by 20-year-old chef Paul Marcon won the prestigious Bocuse d'Or culinary contest on Monday, edging title holders Denmark. The victory comes 30 years after Marcon's father Régis triumphed in what is sometimes...

Macron to visit Louvre after leaked memo warns of museum's 'poor condition' French President Emmanuel Macron is due to visit the Louvre on Tuesday after its director issued a warning about leaks, overcrowding and sub-standard catering in a confidential note that has raised alarm about the state...

French PM Bayrou says Elon Musk is 'creating a threat to democracies' French Prime Minister François Bayrou on Monday said that billionaire entrepreneur and owner of social media platform X Elon Musk creates a menace to democracies. His comments about Musk came after last week's warning that...

Auschwitz liberation, 80 years on: French survivors remember horror This Monday marks 80 years since the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration and extermination camp was liberated by Soviet forces. In this edition of Entre Nous we speak to FRANCE 24 senior reporter Claire Paccalin, who has filmed a...

Fire ravages Paris district town hall, leaving spire 'in danger of collapsing' A fire in Paris’s 12th district town hall broke out overnight from Sunday to Monday, ravaging the roof and bell tower of the 19th-century building. Paris police prefect Laurent Nunez warned the 36-metre spire was ‘in...

When Paris's Hotel Lutetia hosted concentration camp survivors Eighty years ago, on January 27, 1945, the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration and extermination camp was liberated by Soviet troops. During the following weeks and months, French survivors of the camps made their way home. A third of...

Eighty years on, French deportee remembers horror of Auschwitz and difficult return home On January 27, 1945, the French population had yet to grasp the full horror of the Holocaust. After the Soviet army finally liberated Auschwitz and the allies advanced on the Western front, the first...

‘Marriage is no longer sexual servitude’: European court condemns France over ‘marital duty’ The European Court of Human Rights ruled on Thursday that French courts had violated a woman’s rights by citing her refusal to have sex as grounds for divorce. The landmark case condemned outdated...

France says EU will lift some sanctions against Syria French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot told reporters on Monday that the European Union is lifting some sanctions against Syria, as top EU diplomats met in Brussels to discuss a coordinated approach to sanctions relief for the war-torn...

Western France put on high alert as storm ‘Herminia’ brings severe flooding Storm Herminia has unleashed downpours in western France, with parts of Brittany put on red weather alert Monday, while eight other French departments were put on orange alert for flooding, flash floods or avalanches.

A ‘deplorable state of disrepair’: Employees and visitors comment on the Louvre The Louvre in Paris, one of the world’s biggest and most famous museums, “is in a deplorable state of disrepair”, says one employee and union rep, while visitors complain of a lack of heating and nowhere to sit down...

Gender identity turns hot-button topic as France attempts sex education reform French Education Minister Elisabeth Borne is spearheading a plan to overhaul sex education guidelines for schools, which are set to come into force after the summer holidays. But conservative groups and politicians...

French crypto company co-founder freed after kidnapping The Paris prosecutor's office on Thursday said David Balland, co-founder of French crypto company Ledger, was freed after he was kidnapped from his home in Méreau in central France. The GIGN, an elite unit from the French gendarmerie, were...