France turns left
The French electorate has produced a hung parliament, the French voters giving a split mandate to three main alliances. The Left alliance came on top but is still not in…
Muslim professionals quit ‘hostile’ France in silent brain drain
After being knocked back at some 50 interviews for consulting jobs in France despite his ample qualifications, Muslim business school graduate Adam packed his bags and moved to a new…
Will France’s riots benefit far-right Le Pen?
In her first speech in parliament as France’s riots ebbed this week, far-right leader Marine Le Pen accused the government of turning the country into a “hell” that she had…
Billion-euro bill for: business as France hopes riots over
Joseph Guret surveyed the charred remains of his tobacco shop outside Paris, one of the hundreds of businesses ransacked in riots that have caused an estimated one billion euros across…
What’s going on in France?
France is in the grip of mass protests and strikes that have erupted against the controversial pension reform plan. The Macron government wants to increase the retirement age from the…
Britain, France look to reset frayed ties under new PM Sunak
After years of mutual incomprehension, public rows and even a brief naval stand-off in the Channel, UK-French relations appear to be finally improving under new British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.…
Volunteer firefighters key in France’s fight against wildfires
Volunteer firefighters have been called up from their day jobs all over France this summer to help battle wildfires. “It’s the first year we’ve been summoned so much to help…
France’s left revives, but power seen as unlikely
As the results rolled in for the first round of France’s parliamentary elections, the leader of France’s new left-wing alliance sounded both hopeful and triumphant. Speaking from a trendy bar…
Germany, France want more funding, power for WHO as part of sweeping reforms
Germany and France want to give more money and power to the World Health Organisation after the COVID-19 pandemic underscored long-standing financial and legal weaknesses at the UN agency, an…
France vents over submarines but alone on world stage
Choosing a full-fledged confrontation with the United States due to the loss of a mega-contract for submarines for Australia, France is making a risky bet and other nations are not…
