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 03 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 07 2020 - 20:29
Coronavirus: France’s stark comparison with Germany hits hardHuge disparity in mortality figures and testing reveal two very different approachesWed May 06 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 05 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 05 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 02 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 08 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 08 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 07 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 06 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 05 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 01 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
Macron leads months-long homage to Charles de GaulleParis Letter: Quadruple commemorations for wartime leader on anniversary of 1940 speechMon Mar 09 2020 - 20:00
Pension reform goal eroding Macron party as more members depart‘Parliamentary fiasco’ claims as La République en Marche seeks to raise retirement ageFri Mar 06 2020 - 20:36
