The Latest Breaking News from Elisabeth Borne

French Minister of the Interior Gerald Darmanin will conclude on Sunday a three-day visit to Algeria at the invitation of his Algerian counterpart Brahim Merad. Dermanin held talks with relevant Algerian authorities and discussed efforts to combat terrorism, illegal immigration, and the highly disputable visa issue. According to Algerian political…

Michelin-starred French chef Thierry Marx says undeclared foreign employees in the hotel, restaurant and catering sectors should be recognised for their skills and given resident permits to stay in France. This call comes as the government this week unveiled the outline of its new immigration bill, due to be validated…

President Emmanuel Macron begins his three-day state visit to the US on Wednesday bolstered by shared bilateral visions on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and China’s assertiveness in the Indo-Pacific. But President Joe Biden’s latest Inflation Reduction Act has alarmed the EU, and the French leader will have to stake a…

Germany and France have pledged to provide each other mutual support in preventing a possible energy crisis after supplies from Russia dried up amid the war in Ukraine

The Paris city hall has announced that a memorial garden for victims of the 2015 terror attacks will open in 2025 in the heart of the capital. Meanwhile, French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne led tributes on Sunday, observing a minute's silence at the sites of the killings in Paris and…

French President Emmanuel Macron's government survived three no-confidence votes on Monday introduced by opposition lawmakers against the use of a special constitutional power to force budgets through the National Assembly without a vote.

The French government has forced the adoption of the first part of the 2023 budget, using a constitutional clause allowing the automatic approval of legislation without a parliamentary vote. The opposition has described the move as "an undemocratic subterfuge" and launched a motion of no confidence.

The council of ministers on Wednesday hailed the "courage" of the parents of Lola, the 12-year-old girl killed in atrocious conditions over the weekend in Paris, "who are facing the unspeakable", government spokesman Olivier Véran said.

Thousands have taken to the streets across France as tensions rise between workers and the government.

France's Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne warned striking oil industry workers on Sunday night that the government might once again use its so-called requisition powers to force workers back to their posts to ease fuel shortages. Essential workers at two storage depots have been ordered back to work Monday.

Petrol supplies at French service stations fell further over the weekend due to a weeks-long strike at oil major TotalEnergies, Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne said on Sunday, prompting possible further requisitioning of services.