Simone de Beauvoir’s ‘contingent’ lovers fight over lettersLong after existentialist philosopher’s death, simmering rivalry links protagonistsWed Jan 24 2018 - 01:00
Macron and Merkel issue declaration to reaffirm deeper co-operationFrance and Germany mark treaty anniversary by calling for a ‘prosperous, competitive, more sovereign, unified and democratic Europe’Mon Jan 22 2018 - 20:30
Macron’s European dream on hold as Merkel tends to homeEuro zone reforms delayed by German domestic politics as chancellor visits ParisFri Jan 19 2018 - 20:36
Brigitte Bardot calls harassment accusers ‘hypocritical nobodies’Former film star says lots of women in industry are ‘teases’ who use sex to get rolesThu Jan 18 2018 - 17:03
Macron pledges to prevent another ‘jungle’ in CalaisFrench president addresses each of the players in port town migrant dramaTue Jan 16 2018 - 20:51
Marine Le Pen re-emerges whistling the same old tuneFar-right leader blames sexual harassment on immigrants who ‘do not respect women’Tue Jan 16 2018 - 01:00
Catherine Deneuve and the French #MeToo battleWomen who denounce the ‘puritanical witch-hunt’ are out of touch, say younger criticsSat Jan 13 2018 - 06:00
Macron’s method a pragmatic, calculated approach to autocratsFrench president's China visit again showed his ability to do business and hold his noseSat Jan 13 2018 - 01:00
Young but dissimilar French and Austrian leaders meet in ParisMacron and Kurz emphasise areas of accord rather than disagreementFri Jan 12 2018 - 19:57
Ritz robbery: Jewellery worth millions stolen from hotel in ParisFive men wearing ski masks armed with guns and hatchets smashed the display windowsWed Jan 10 2018 - 21:27
Macron: Tax proposal for US tech giants ‘no threat’ to IrelandFrench president hoping to stop companies booking profits through low-tax countriesMon Jan 08 2018 - 01:00
Macron and Erdogan have a delicate lunch at the ElyséeTurkish president Erdogan an awkward guest for the French presidentFri Jan 05 2018 - 20:43
Three years after Charlie Hebdo, magazine’s staff live in fearSatirical weekly paying €1.5m a year for private security says state protection lackingFri Jan 05 2018 - 01:00
Call for reforms after police brutally attacked in run-down Paris suburbsShocking attack on policewoman in city’s banlieues attracts condemnationTue Jan 02 2018 - 18:45
The disappearing world of French village lifeThe French affection for their little towns is tinged with guilt rooted in neglectTue Jan 02 2018 - 01:04
The anti-Trump: Emmanuel Macron’s winning streak continuesFrance’s pragmatist president is shaking up politics around the globeThu Dec 28 2017 - 03:00
Abortion battles rage on in France despite liberal regimeTerminations and related expenses are covered by state with 211,900 performed in 2016Fri Dec 15 2017 - 01:00
Macron tells summit ‘we are losing the battle’ on climate changeAbsent US president Donald Trump haunts summit as US has left Paris climate accordTue Dec 12 2017 - 20:30
Macron asks Netanyahu to stall West Bank colonisationTrump’s recognition of Jerusalem as Jewish capital casts chill over Franco-Israeli linksSun Dec 10 2017 - 20:57
Corsican nationalist party set to win absolute majority in pollPé a Corsica poised to win on island but independence from France still far awaySat Dec 09 2017 - 06:00
Trump’s Israeli gambit may rouse Macron into tougher stanceFrench president has been quiet on Palestinian question but meets Netanyahu on SundayThu Dec 07 2017 - 17:46
Moody, surly, sentimental, love-obsessed: how Johnny Hallyday embodied France‘It’s as if Paris lost the Eiffel Tower,’ one politician said after the rock star’s deathWed Dec 06 2017 - 19:43
Macron’s Arab strategy will be on display in Algiers and DohaFrench president has positioned himself as the foremost mediator in the Middle EastWed Dec 06 2017 - 01:00
Bitcoin: French economist predicts day of reckoningCryptocurrency facilitates crime and is part of ‘libertarian offensive’ – Jean-Michel NaulotTue Dec 05 2017 - 05:52
Albert Camus’s sizzling letters to one of his three loversCamus’s correspondence with actor Maria Casarès is the literary sensation of the seasonSat Nov 25 2017 - 01:00
Ségolène Royal resists being frozen out with North Pole assignmentFormer presidential candidate still keen to use her influence from the Arctic wildernessFri Nov 24 2017 - 01:00
Amarenco scoops top Irish firm in France prizeSpecial award for effect on climate change goes to Luas operator, French firm TransdevThu Nov 23 2017 - 20:06
French premier takes sides in attempts to balance linguistic gender biasEdouard Philippe urges ministers and staff not to use ‘inclusive writing’ in official textsWed Nov 22 2017 - 18:19
Macron angers Iran in push for strong LebanonFuture of outgoing Lebanese prime minister uncertain ahead of return to BeirutSun Nov 19 2017 - 18:39
Lebanese leader to clarify position on return from ParisMacron hosts Hariri amid tensions with Saudi Arabia over resignation as prime ministerSat Nov 18 2017 - 19:43
From camp to campus: Students from the Calais ‘Jungle’In 2016, Lille university invited people from the refugee camp to enrol. Is the ‘experiment’ working?Sat Nov 18 2017 - 06:00
Lara Marlowe: Macron mediating in Lebanese-Saudi crisisSaad Hariri’s Paris visit comes amid odd resignation and tense political situationSat Nov 18 2017 - 01:00
French issue permit for Eimear Noonan’s family to bring remains homePrincipal pays tribute to ‘dynamic’ and ‘kind’ student teacher from Co ClareTue Nov 14 2017 - 11:50
Death of Eimear Noonan in France was accidental, postmortem findsTeacher (21) from Co Clare was last seen in French town of Annonay on WednesdayMon Nov 13 2017 - 18:12
Macron declares victory over Islamic State two years after Paris attacksFrench president to mark anniversary with wreaths at Stade de France and BataclanThu Nov 09 2017 - 18:29
‘The French elect a president to be a king. Then they want to cut his head off’Analysis: Lara Marlowe on Emmanuel Macron’s first six months as presidentTue Nov 07 2017 - 01:00
The paintings Claude Monet kept secret for himselfMonet collected works by Renoir and Cézanne among many others in his private art collection which a new exhibition is bringing it into the lightWed Nov 01 2017 - 05:00
Macron has revolutionised the French labour marketThey said it couldn’t be done but the president has completed the first part of his reformsMon Oct 30 2017 - 01:00
Leo and Emmanuel: the start of something beautiful?Macron and Varadkar are the EU’s ‘new leaders’. Do they really agree on its future?Fri Oct 27 2017 - 01:00
Rights groups criticise Macron for welcoming Egyptian presidentFrench president says he will not lecture Sisi on human rightsThu Oct 26 2017 - 19:00
Varadkar backs Macron’s ‘conventions’ on future of EULeaders discuss Brexit and also express agreement on protecting their agricultural sectorsTue Oct 24 2017 - 20:41
Tracker scandal: Too early to say if there was collusion between banksAIB chief executive Bernard Byrne says the bank will ‘a fuller statement tomorrow’Tue Oct 24 2017 - 15:51
‘Outsiders’ Varadkar and Macron to discuss Brexit in Paris talksLeaders to discuss eventual financial settlement with UK, citizens’ rights and BorderTue Oct 24 2017 - 05:30
A giant silver dome filled with art: Louvre Abu Dhabi to open‘Starchitect’ Jean Nouvel discusses his design for the immense galleryThu Oct 19 2017 - 12:00
Hopes that Ireland can make best of Brexit aired in ParisEnterprise Ireland’s Anne Lanigan sets out challenges at Embassy eventThu Oct 19 2017 - 06:15
Azoulay’s election follows pattern of Macron stepping into Trump’s vacuumSelection of new Unesco director general was a diplomatic coup for French presidentWed Oct 18 2017 - 01:00
French far-left leader’s tongue gets him in hot waterMélenchon calls EU flag ‘sectarian emblem’ symbolising Christian originsFri Oct 13 2017 - 18:00
Emmanuel Macron sides with Spain in Catalan independence disputeFrench president says he will not interfere in Spanish internal affairsWed Oct 11 2017 - 17:54
French civil servants struggle to show strength against MacronParis keen to keep opponents divided as unions mount lacklustre strikeTue Oct 10 2017 - 20:07
Macron makes headlines with crude advice to protesting workersEntire opposition accuses French president of ‘class contempt’ over latest gaffeFri Oct 06 2017 - 17:54
