‘She ticks a lot of boxes’: Will Christine Lagarde take a shot at the French presidency?
Lagarde’s early resignation from the ECB has ignited speculation she may run to try to beat Marine Le Pen
Emmanuel Macron
Hundreds of thousands march in cities across France in latest round of protests
Striking teachers, hospital staff and rail workers joined students in largely peaceful demonstrations
State’s ability to defend itself compromised by lack of security strategy, says Defence Forces
Warning is included in confidential assessments intended to highlight potential threats to national security
Police clash with masked rioters after largely peaceful protests across France
Demonstrations also took place in Germany, where officers fired tear gas to disperse crowds
Taoiseach doing some ‘deep thinking’ about Irish unity with creation of new Government body
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‘Police came and beat up minors’: Meet France’s student protesters
Students vow to go ahead with further protests after government offers more funding and university places
French stocks: ‘Buy when there’s blood in the streets’?
Bank of America’s fund manager survey shows a record number plan to underweight French stocks over the next year, but other market adages are available
France dodges rerun of looting and riots after security boost
French government deployed some 70,000 security officials, including elite anti-terror forces
Message from the Editor: France on edge
IT Sunday: Protests and political paralysis have cast a shadow over the twilight of Emmanuel Macron’s presidency
Police use tear gas and water cannons as more than 400,000 protest across France
Authorities had confined march away from centre of Paris to prevent repeat of last weekend’s violence and looting
Thousands march in Paris as France deploys extra police and museums shut
French police have made more than 135 arrests so far, the interior minister said
France is likely heading towards ECB support and a Marine Le Pen presidency
The country is being pushed closer to the once-unthinkable possibility of bankruptcy
France may calm violence in the short term but it is a country infused with dread
The scale of the violence, high stakes of the upcoming presidential election and international reach of the protests distinguish them past riots
Racially motivated attack suspected after one killed in France shooting spree
In Paris suburb incident, man appeared to be firing at random and seemed intent on ‘carrying out a massacre’, local mayor says
Can Emmanuel Macron pull France back from the brink?
Protests and paralysis have cast a shadow over the twilight of a presidency once defined by ambition and confidence
The Irish Times view on protests in France: uncertainty and discontent
A rudderless government looks unable to respond
Macron tightens curbs on protests and accuses far left of ‘seditious acts’
Combined yellow-vest and student protest to go ahead in Paris on Saturday as Italy calls in soldiers to patrol Milan streets
France is falling to the extremes of left and right. Ireland cannot be complacent
There are people of both political extremes who crave street politics just because it has potential for violence and confrontation
‘Massive’ security operation planned in France ahead of fresh protests on Saturday
Fresh curfews imposed on Tuesday after first quiet night since France’s most destructive rioting in years
Will French unrest benefit Marine Le Pen’s presidential run?
For moderate political forces, it is all about preventing the hard-left from getting into the presidential second round
French prime minister calls for partial curfews in bid to quell unrest
More than 2,400 people have been arrested after clashes between demonstrators and police
What’s behind the violence shaking France, and what comes next?
As demonstrations spread across France, questions remain over who was responsible for the violence and what it means for Emmanuel Macron
Second public sector strike is off, but legal-payment dispute rumbles on
Inside Politics: Criminal defence solicitors withdrew all services for the day this morning
Macron criticises ‘unbridled violence’ after day of unrest in France
Historic public buildings burned, hundreds of shops destroyed and more than 2,000 people arrested
Historic town hall torched and more than 1,800 arrested as protests spread across France
Anti-government demonstrations spiral out of control in many cities, with buildings set ablaze and shops looted
Raphaël Glucksmann’s refusal to use the word ‘genocide’ divides France’s left
Splitting the electorate has been disastrous for the left, but their differences appear too deep to repair before presidential election
France is caught in the politics of emergency, oscillating between nostalgia and extremism
Emmanuel Macron did much to upend the traditional two-party system in France but has fallen between stools
The last thing Macron needs is a letter from an Irish mother, but I have my two cents to offer
The long French school day gives the state a sizeable presence in my son’s childhood
The Irish Times view on French school protests: an autumn of discontent
The students point to teacher shortages and decaying buildings as evidence of the failure to invest in their education
Inside the school protests in France that have spiralled into arson and street violence
Sense of chaos feeds into election campaign, with Marine Le Pen promising to reestablish ‘order’
G7 to release 100m barrels of diesel and crude under pressure from Trump
Diesel falls sharply in markets in move that could see prices at the pump fall by up to 13 cent a litre in time
‘Leomania’: How secular France fell for the Pope
Macron makes sudden decision to attend Mass as pope draws large crowds
If the EU continues to drift, disintegration becomes a more plausible future
Worldview: Rightward-shifts in major EU states like Germany, France, Poland and Italy present a real threat
Mark Carney’s defiance of Donald Trump faces economic limits
The political test is how long Canadian voters can endure the painful process of reducing economic dependence on the US
Trump and the media are in a shared nightmare after he inadvertently bans himself from TV
Trump has banned three networks from the White House. Can the non-stop story of his presidency come to a halt?
Macron and Carney announce closer France-Canada ties amid Trump tensions
Two leaders meet in French territory off Canada as Ottawa seeks stronger relations with EU amid trade war with US
Emmanuel Macron and Mark Carney to meet in French Atlantic archipelago in signal to Trump
Donald Trump published map showing French territory covered in US flag
France says Russian hybrid attacks against Europe are intensifying
British diplomat summoned by Russian foreign ministry as Poland joins anti-ballistic missile coalition
The Hibernophile holding France’s purse strings at a critical moment
Finance minister Roland Lescure, whose Irish wife has given him a close view of Ireland’s transformation, is trying to keep voters and bond markets on side as fuel prices surge
The Irish Times view on the French presidential election: a key contest for Europe
The public mood in France is running against Macron’s centrist economic and social policies
European capitals in talks over who will succeed Christine Lagarde at ECB
Eight-year term of European Central Bank’s Irish chief economist Philip Lane will also expire next year
Call My Agent! actor Camille Cottin on the star-studded celeb satire: ‘All the stories were true’
As Netflix’s hit Paris-set dramedy returns as a movie, its star talks about French cinema’s darker side and how a trip to Kilkenny landed her a role opposite Matt Damon
A leisurely visit to the Bayeux tapestry when it was still in Normandy
Prized medieval work of art will be on show in London until July next year
Social media algorithms carefully designed to reward reckless youthful behaviour
A video of someone driving at 190km/h on the wrong side of a motorway in the early hours will escalate engagement
La bonhomie is back: Macron arrives in Britain bearing gifts
Return of Bayeux Tapestry offers a symbolic backdrop to the warmest UK-French relations in years
France bans phones in schools amid warnings of ‘intellectual crisis’
Rise of short videos has reduced people’s ability to read texts or watch long films, says French president
Starting gun fires on Europe’s make-or-break election in France
Emmanuel Macron’s potential successors have no apparent grand vision for Europe’s future
Investigators suspect use of heavy machinery sparked record wildfires in France and Spain
Greece and Italy face heightened risk as authorities manage to contain fires near Bordeaux and Madrid
Kavinsky: French DJ known for Nightcall dies aged 50
Kavinsky, real name Vincent Belorgey, remembered as ‘a source of French pride forever’
France evacuates tourist sites as battles against wildfires in Europe continue
Blaze in hilly terrain west of Madrid has become Spain’s largest on record, burning across 50,000 hectares
France faces its ‘most difficult situation since WW2’ amid ferocious wildfires
French president Emmanuel Macron warns of worsening conditions as fresh heatwave closes in
Europe’s wildfires may continue to burn until November, EU officials warn
More than 300,000 leave homes in France and Spain in advance of peak tourist season
France approves social media ban for children under 15 in first for Europe
Ban is first to be enacted in Europe as concerns grow about impacts on health and safety of minors globally
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