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French candidates aim to ride Macron wave to parliament

Mon, 05 Jun 2017 17:51:03 +0200

The leaflets make no mention of the candidates' party, just a splash of colour and pledges carefully calibrated to fit with those of the new centrist president.

Who are the millions of French voters backing Marine Le Pen?

Tue, 25 Apr 2017 16:48:17 +0200

Who are they, where are they, and what matters most to the record number of voters supporting Marine Le Pen?

5 practical things Brits abroad can do to keep UK in the EU

Fri, 15 Apr 2016 09:00:00 +0200

If you're a pro-EU Brit living abroad, there's plenty you can do to keen Britain 'in', explains Laura Shields from the Brits Abroad: Yes to Europe initiative.

Paris bans anti-gay marriage 'pilgrims' demo

Thu, 29 Aug 2013 17:24:00 +0200

A group of anti-gay marriage ‘pilgrims’ have been barred from gathering in Paris this weekend. Police claim they were forced to resort to social networks to discover the group's plans. ‘The Watchmen’ have vowed to assemble anyway.

Amazon adds fourth distribution centre

Mon, 26 Nov 2012 17:05:00 +0100

Amazon, the world’s largest online retailer, is opening a fourth distribution centre in France, creating 2,500 jobs.

France attacks 'a little' like 9/11: Sarkozy

Fri, 30 Mar 2012 11:53:00 +0200

President Nicolas Sarkozy said on Friday that France was shaken by an Islamist gunman's shootings in and around Toulouse, likening the trauma from the murders to that of the September 11, 2001 attacks in the United States.

Unemployment rises for third straight month

Fri, 26 Aug 2011 15:09:00 +0200

The number of job seekers in France was up again in July for the third month in a row. Unemployment is at its highest level for over ten years, the employment ministry announced on Thursday evening.

French jobless rate up again in June

Thu, 28 Jul 2011 14:03:00 +0200

France’s jobless figure went up for a second consecutive month in June, rising by 1.3 percent to 2.7 million. The new figure is up 1.5 percent on the same period last year.