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French PM once again sidesteps parliamentary debate to pass budget

French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne has invoked article 49.3 of the Constitution to pass the first part of the government’s 2024 budget. The move skips debate in the National Assembly, where lawmakers had introduced hundreds of amendments. This is the first time she has used 49.3 since it was used…

Radio France Internationale · Oct 19, 2023

French schools to pay tribute to teacher killed in knife attack

Schools in France will start late and hold a minute's silence on Monday following a suspected terrorist attack on a high school in which one teacher was killed and two other staff were injured. Thousands of people gathered in northern France on Sunday to pay tribute to the victim, French…

Radio France Internationale · Oct 15, 2023

Macron breaks French taboo on autonomy for Corsica – now for the hard part

French President Emmanuel Macron has proposed granting a degree of autonomy to Corsica, seeking to “turn a page marked by sombre hours” in the Mediterranean island scarred by decades of conflict with Paris. His long-awaited overture sets in motion a protracted and complex push for constitutional reform that is littered…

France 24 · Oct 2, 2023

French Interior Minister Darmanin warns of risk of Le Pen victory in next election

France's powerful Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin on Sunday issued a stark warning over the danger of far-right figurehead Marine Le Pen winning the presidency in the next election, while burnishing his own ambition to succeed Emmanuel Macron in 2027.

France 24 · Aug 27, 2023

France pays tribute to General Georgelin, who led reconstruction of Notre-Dame

French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday bid farewell to General Jean-Louis Georgelin – a career soldier who supervised the Notre-Dame Cathedral reconstruction – during a ceremony at Les Invalides in Paris.

Radio France Internationale · Aug 25, 2023

Government to hold crisis meeting as France heads into heatwave

France's government will on Thursday hold a crisis meeting to tackle a heatwave that could reach its high point at the weekend, Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne's office told AFP.

France 24 · Aug 17, 2023

Who's in, and out, in France's new government?

President Emmanuel Macron has reshuffled ministers in key domestic portfolios such as education, housing and urban affairs in a bid to put the government in a stronger position to continue its reform programme and respond to recent riots. The 41-strong cabinet has eight new members, with more traditional MPs and…

Radio France Internationale · Jul 21, 2023

France promises 264 million euros in long-awaited biodiversity roadmap

The French government has published its draft National Biodiversity Strategy (SNB) with 39 measures defining its roadmap for safeguarding nature through to 2030.

Radio France Internationale · Jul 21, 2023

Macron confirms that Elisabeth Borne will remain French prime minister after months of unrest

Elisabeth Borne will keep her position as prime minister of France, according to the French presidency, despite pressure on President Emmanuel Macron to reshuffle his government after months of unrest and strikes over the government’s pension reform and the recent riots in response to police violence.

Radio France Internationale · Jul 18, 2023

An ‘unforgettable icon’: France pays tribute to ‘complete artist’ Jane Birkin

Leading French politicians and cultural figures have paid tribute to actress, singer and fashion icon Jane Birkin, who died on Sunday at 76. London-born Birkin was considered a national treasure in her adopted home of France and known internationally for her innate sense of style, her creative work and her…

France 24 · Jul 16, 2023