Europe France President Macron should address the right wing "more frankly", his predecessor Nicolas Sarkozy urged him, suggesting he conclude "a political agreement" to compensate for the lack of an absolute majority in the National Assembly
Europe France Summoned by trade unions, French protesters staged a general strike across the country on Thursday, causing disruptions on railway lines and in schools: in some 200 demonstrations, CGT trade union reported that some 40.000 workers took part in Paris alone
Europe France President Macron inaugurated France's first offshore wind farm and promised to double the speed of authorisations for renewable energies, but also to accelerate nuclear energy projects, saying that 'Only renewables or only nuclear' wouldn't work
Europe France The risk of energy cuts is "unlikely" in the colder months, according to French electricity and gas grid operators, who nevertheless call for further efforts to reduce demand and avert the risk of blackouts in extreme scenarios
Europe France European Court of Human Rights issued a long-awaited ruling against France on repatriation of families of French jihadists, 2 months after Paris, long reluctant to bring back its citizens who left for jihad in Syria, returned 35 minors and 16 mothers
Europe France France may have lobbied the European Commission against their position on platform workers' rights, favouring the platforms' position and raising further concerns of collusion between French decision-makers and the industry
Europe France The country opens 100 vaccination centres following an increase in monkeypox cases, with 1.700 cases already registered and 6.000 people already vaccinated
Europe France Planning a revolution in fashion, France is to pass a decree next year that will require every item of clothing sold in the country to carry a label detailing its impact on the climate
Europe France The country is facing its 'most severe drought' ever, with the premier activating a government crisis unit that will monitor the drought in the most affected areas and coordinate measures such as the supply of drinking water
Europe France The National Assembly adopted the finance bill after several days of heated debate, with the text containing topics including the abolition of the audiovisual tax, the fuel rebate and the renationalisation of EDF
Europe France Firefighters are battling blazes that have destroyed thousands of hectares of forest this week, while hundreds of families have been preventively displaced; in Arcachon only, two wildfires have devoured over 10.000 hectares
Europe France The Ministry of Economy has confirmed the end of the €38 ceiling for meal vouchers, which will be reduced to €19 from today; the measure was adopted in June 2020 to support restaurateurs
Europe France In a joint communiqué, three railway unions, CGT-Cheminots, SUD-Rail and CFDT, called a strike for 6 July to demand a general wage increase and the mobilisation of railway workers