Environmentalists win big in ‘green wave’ of French municipal electionsEurope Écologie Les Verts seize town halls in Besançon, Bordeaux, Lyon and StrasbourgSun Jun 28 2020 - 21:34
The Last President of Europe: Triumph and tragedy of Emmanuel MacronBook review: William Drozdiak’s text is an essential guide to the first half of Macron’s termSat Jun 27 2020 - 06:10
Macron faces day of humiliation as local elections reconfigure French politicsSunday’s elections will be chastening after a disastrous campaign by president’s LREMFri Jun 26 2020 - 01:00
Macron to receive citizens’ convention members following climate reportFrench president created convention in April 2019 in response to gilets jaunes revoltMon Jun 22 2020 - 19:00
Macron indulges in self-flattery with homage to Charles de GaulleFrench president hoping to be seen as a modern-day de Gaulle as he eyes re-electionThu Jun 18 2020 - 19:30
How European court ruled that BDS protesters have right to call for boycott on IsraelECHR overturns ruling by France’s highest court that peaceful protests were criminalWed Jun 17 2020 - 18:05
Macron accelerates France’s exit from lockdownPresident celebrates ‘a first victory’ but warns that Covid-19 may returnSun Jun 14 2020 - 22:00
French PM threatens to become Macron’s most dangerous rivalEdouard Philippe has thrived in recent crises and overtaken the president in popularityWed Jun 10 2020 - 17:00
Striking parallels between police violence and unrest in France and the USSimilarities between Adama Traoré’s fate and that of George Floyd in USA not lost on demonstrators in ParisWed Jun 3 2020 - 18:40
Coronavirus: French look forward to ‘liberty’ with second stage of reopeningMost welcome measure will be unrestricted travel to anywhere in France from TuesdayThu May 28 2020 - 20:01
France bans use of hydroxychloroquine to treat Covid-19Drug promoted by Trump banned following study finding links with higher mortality rateWed May 27 2020 - 21:00
Essex lorry deaths: 26 arrested in France and BelgiumArrests follow deaths of 39 Vietnamese migrants inside truck in October last yearWed May 27 2020 - 17:52
Will the bise cease? Pandemic imperils the very French kissParis Letter: Cheek-kissing is a social minefield in France. Not everyone would miss itTue May 26 2020 - 20:00
Macron’s loyalty to reactionary aristocrat politically riskyPresident green-lights opening of viscount’s theme park before other public gathering placesMon May 25 2020 - 21:00
Hart of China – An Irishwoman’s Diary on Sir Robert Hart, inspector general of Chinese customsSun May 24 2020 - 15:01
Lockdown works in mysterious ways in ‘the most beautiful town in France’As the cathedral in Chartres reopens, sacred and profane struggle with Covid-19 constraintsTue May 19 2020 - 20:00
France and Germany propose €500bn EU rescue planMacron and Merkel announce burden-sharing initiative to help countries hit by Covid-19Mon May 18 2020 - 20:36
Provins quick to embrace first step on road back to normalityTourism key to bustling medieval town but fears remain of hordes of Parisian invadersFri May 15 2020 - 21:00
D-Day – déconfinement day – in France is fraught with existential angstParis Letter: Joy and apprehension – and new protocols – as the country eases lockdownTue May 12 2020 - 01:00
War, Suffering and the Struggle for Human Rights: Western actions assessedBook review: Peadar King’s book draws on years reporting with RTÉ’s What in the WorldMon May 11 2020 - 06:00
France pays a high price for ignoring those who predicted a pandemicFailure to heed repeating warnings results in inadequate provision of intensive care beds, tests and protective equipmentSun May 10 2020 - 18:00
Paris under tighter restrictions in French plan to ease lockdownMajority of primary schools to reopen and wider travel permitted from MondayThu May 7 2020 - 20:29
Coronavirus: France’s stark comparison with Germany hits hardHuge disparity in mortality figures and testing reveal two very different approachesWed May 6 2020 - 20:00
French hospital discovers it had case of coronavirus in DecemberRetesting of samples suggests virus was in France a month before first case confirmedTue May 5 2020 - 16:55
Covid-19 turns WHO into battleground for superpower rivalryUN organisation has been subjected to barrage of criticism over response to pandemicTue May 5 2020 - 01:00
Europe’s relationship with China is now one of mistrust and hostilityAt the start of the pandemic, Europe and China helped one other. Then the mood changedSat May 2 2020 - 06:00
France’s banlieues pull together under coronavirus lockdownImmigrant communities try to break stigmas as they endure growing inequalityTue Apr 28 2020 - 18:00
France expects mutual debt to be most contentious issue at EU summitEmmanuel Macron adviser says ‘at least an extra €1,000bn’ needed for EU recovery fundWed Apr 22 2020 - 20:00
‘Digital tyranny’: French Covid-19 tracing app faces battle for acceptanceEven some senior members of Macron’s party opposed to opt-in app StopCovidMon Apr 20 2020 - 01:00
Coronavirus: France summons Chinese ambassador over claims on embassy websiteParis expresses ‘disapproval’ over disinformation published by envoy Lu ShayeWed Apr 15 2020 - 20:25
France sees Notre-Dame fire as a parable for Covid-19 pandemicThe first anniversary of the cathedral blaze highlights parallels between catastrophesWed Apr 15 2020 - 19:00
Emmanuel Macron extends France’s lockdown until May 11thPresident tells nation ‘we will have to live with the virus for several more months’Mon Apr 13 2020 - 21:38
Europe pays high price for outsourcing vital health industries to ChinaMacron urges rebuilding of ‘EU sovereignty’ in production of essential suppliesSun Apr 12 2020 - 18:00
Europe remains pandemic epicentre, director of French effort saysSpanish outbreak has plateaued, Italy has ‘very slow’ regression, French health chief saysWed Apr 8 2020 - 20:29
Art, opera and French lessons: Lara Marlowe’s guide to free culture onlineOur Paris Correspondent finds plenty to entertain you during the Covid-19 lockdownWed Apr 8 2020 - 06:00
Coronavirus nationalism: Fight for medical gear threatens to turn uglyReported US gazumping of deals angers Europe, which has its own internal wranglesTue Apr 7 2020 - 20:00
Paris Letter: Precious little liberté, égalité and fraternité in coronavirus FranceCRS riot police and some public workers have threatened strike as they feel inadequately protected against Covid-19. What could be more French?Mon Apr 6 2020 - 17:00
Knife attacker in French town kills two and wounds fiveAnti-terrorism investigation under way after man is arrested in Romans-sur-IsèreSun Apr 5 2020 - 07:28
How five days of evangelical worship set off the coronavirus outbreak in FranceReligious gathering in Mulhouse megachurch was ground zero for French epidemicWed Apr 1 2020 - 01:00
Coronavirus: European solidarity sidelined as French interests take priorityRow over face masks exposes threat to EU principles of free trade and collaborationMon Mar 30 2020 - 21:00
Coronavirus: Lawsuits fly in France as blame game beginsPrime minister and health ministers pursued in court for alleged manslaughterThu Mar 26 2020 - 19:37
Covid-19: Resolute Macron says France ‘will not give in’President devotes day to personnel on the front line of struggle against rampant virusWed Mar 25 2020 - 20:51
Coronavirus: France turns to literature amid the despair of pandemicParis Letter: The French are finding relevance in books about epidemics and confinementTue Mar 24 2020 - 20:00
Coronavirus: France hoping unorthodox virologist can save worldExperiment with chloroquine raises inordinate hopes and entices Trump and BolsonaroMon Mar 23 2020 - 20:30
Coping with coronavirus: ‘Wars always end, sooner or later’Paris Letter: Small comforts are a survival mechanism and laughter is the best antidoteWed Mar 18 2020 - 11:25
France ‘at war’ with coronavirus epidemic – MacronFrench president announces 15-day lockdown in a televised national addressMon Mar 16 2020 - 21:31
Coronavirus: Parisians ignore social distancing plea despite deaths doublingParis Letter: Sweeping restrictions take effect but public come out in legions to bask in sunSun Mar 15 2020 - 16:39
‘They came into the house. They broke my teeth’Carmen Castillo, survivor of the 1970s coup in Chile, is still fighting oppressionSat Mar 14 2020 - 06:00
Shock and awe: The high passions of Baroque geniusesOcean of emotion from Caravaggio, Bernini, Caravaggisti at Amsterdam’s RijksmuseumSat Mar 14 2020 - 05:00
Does Ireland have too many universities?European trends are towards consolidating a few elite places of higher education – at a time when Irish policy is to create more universitiesTue Mar 10 2020 - 00:00