Glass barrier fitted around Eiffel Tower
Paris is installing a bulletproof glass barrier and metal fences around the Eiffel Tower, designed to protect the monument from…
Tag: President Francois Hollande
France keeps Rwanda genocide files secret
France’s chief constitutional body has ruled that presidential archives on Rwanda should remain secret, preventing further genocide research. In 1994…
Macron’s wife praised for mentor role
As Emmanuel Macron’s drama teacher, Brigitte Trogneux (pictured) directed his stage debut in a school play when he was 15…
EU alarmed by Johnson, again
Pro-Brexit Boris Johnson is proving gaffe-prone. Source: Flickr London was forced to defend its foreign affairs minister, Boris Johnson, after…
Valls pulls out of election race
From left Manuel Valls, François Hollande, Jean Asselborn and Jean-Marc Ayrault at the Progressive Summit in Paris this August. Source:…
Fillon well-placed for presidential ticket
Francois Fillon. Source: Wikimedia French conservatives are choosing their nominee for next year’s presidential election from two former prime ministers…
Hollande clings to signs of growth
La Défense, the largest business district in Europe. Source: Wikimedia The French economy is set to return to growth this…
Trump makes Europe ‘retch’
Donald Trump is uniting Europe, in condemnation. Source: Flickr German foreign minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier has condemned Republican presidential…
Euro chiefs call for UK to get started
David Cameron and Angela Merkel during happier times. Source: Wikimedia Germany, France and Italy are calling on Britain to start…
French labour protests turn violent
Place de la Republique, Paris. Source: Flickr Protesters across France have violently rallied against a draft labour reform law, with at least…
Abdeslam ‘backed out of blowing himself up’
The Brussels suburb of Molenbeek. Source: Flickr Salah Abdeslam, the prime suspect in November’s Paris attacks, has told police he intended…
Hollande faces protests over labour reforms
Rail strikes are nothing new to the French. Source: Wikimedia French trade unions and youth groups have joined forces in…
French MPs vote for terror laws
France’s left wing is deeply divided over the constitutional change. Source: Wikimedia French parliamentarians have voted overwhelmingly to alter emergency…