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France's Le Pen says had 'no sense' of any offence as appeal trial opens

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen said Tuesday she had "no sense" of having committed any offence at the opening of an appeals trial which she hopes will save her 2027 run for president.

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Europe Today: Vestager says Trump's Greenland ambitions represent 'existential threat' for NATO

Also in this newsletter: how the EU is ramping up diplomatic pressure on Iran, why Brussels has frozen Hungarian files ahead of April's ballot, and how an appeal kicking off in Paris today could shape France's political future.

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French far-right leader Le Pen in high-stakes trial ahead of presidential race

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen is back in the spotlight as she launches a high-stakes appeal in Paris that will decide whether she can stand in the 2027 presidential election.

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Marine Le Pen’s appeal against embezzlement conviction begins

Trial’s outcome will determine whether leader of far-right National Rally can run for French presidency in 2027

The Guardian - UK

Everything you need to know about French far-right leader Marine Le Pen's appeals trial

As the appeal trial is set to begin on Tuesday, the president of the judicial tribunal is concerned that the United States may be influencing its outcome.

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Can Marine Le Pen run in France’s 2027 presidential election? Far-right leader faces make-or-break court appeal

Le Pen was a frontrunner in the forthcoming presidential elections before her conviction

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Brigitte Bardot laid to rest in funeral ceremony broadcast across Saint-Tropez

Service attended by singers, animal rights activists and public figures including far-right leader Marine Le Pen

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Saint-Tropez bids adieu to Brigitte Bardot with funeral and public tribute

Family and friends of the late Brigitte Bardot have held a private service in the French Riviera resort Saint-Tropez where she lived for more than half a century after retiring from movie stardom at the height of her fame.

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France’s political year ahead: power plays, rivals and the road to 2027

With less than two years to go to the next presidential election, France’s political forces are already jockeying for position. The balance of power between President Emmanuel Macron’s centrist government, a fragmented left and the increasingly emboldened far right continues to shift – shaping what could be one of the…

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Political split over Bardot funeral with Le Pen to attend but not Macron

French President Emmanuel Macron will not attend Brigitte Bardot’s funeral next week in Saint-Tropez, while far-right leader Marine Le Pen will be present, after the late actress’s family declined the idea of an official state tribute.

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The elections that will shape Europe in 2026

Voters across the continent have huge choices to make at the ballot box in the upcoming year. Euronews takes a look at the key electoral tests awaiting the EU - and beyond - in the year ahead.

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French right reignites row over Brigitte Bardot's legacy with call for national tribute

The death of Brigitte Bardot has sparked a fierce political debate in France, after right-wing figures called for a national tribute to the screen legend.

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Chappell Roan says she doesn’t condone ‘insane’ things Brigitte Bardot stood for: ‘Very disappointing to learn’

French film star and cultural icon, who died Sunday, sparked outrage later in life with her outspoken views on #MeToo, Islam and homosexuality

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The Guardian - UK

Brigitte Bardot’s image complicated by her controversial politics

Film star turned animal rights activist was anti-immigration and was repeatedly convicted of racial hatred, particularly towards Muslims

Evening Standard

Brigitte Bardot remembered as ‘angel for animals’ by Peta founder

The controversial actress, who swapped her film career for animal rights activism, has died at the age of 91.

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on combating Europe’s national populists: protect the less well-off from the winds of change

Editorial: As EU countries face multiple challenges in a new era, they must fight to preserve the continent’s social model. That means a new economic approach

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French far right wants to reopen brothels and put sex workers in charge

National Rally (RN) lawmaker Jean-Philippe Tanguy said his proposed bill would allow sex workers in France to be "empresses in their kingdom."

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The Guardian - UK

Far-right National Rally ‘not a danger’ to France, Sarkozy claims

Nicolas Sarkozy’s new book, The Diary of a Prisoner, is being released this week – and also details the time he spent in jail

The Guardian - UK

‘We have to end the melancholy’: the French leftwing MP intent on resisting the far right

Clémentine Autain believes only a leftwing alliance united behind one leader can stave off the threat of a far-right president

International Business Times UK

French Far Right Leader Jordan Bardella 'Egged' at Book Signing Event

The leader of France's National Rally Party was at a signing event for his book when he was attacked by a man who threw an egg to his head

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France in turmoil: 'No one is willing to say the country needs to make sacrifices'

As Paris wrestles with political deadlock, questions are mounting over France’s ability to project strength abroad. RFI spoke to author and political strategist Gerald Olivier about the ongoing political crisis in France and its repercussions abroad.

The Conversation

Nigel Farage’s alleged teenage comments are a distraction from the damage of his politics

More than 20 of Nigel Farage’s former classmates have reportedly alleged the Reform UK leader made racist and antisemitic comments between the ages of 13 and 18.

Radio France Internationale

Ghost of Franco still haunts Spanish politics, 50 years on

In Spain, far-right parties such as Vox have reiterated their allegiance to the dictator Francisco Franco, who died 50 years ago on 20 November, 1975. In a bid to counterbalance this, the country's leftist government has announced hundreds of events throughout the year to mark the restoration of democracy.

The Guardian - UK

French conservatives are inching towards a pact with Le Pen that could enable a far-right takeover of the country

In trying to woo Le Pen’s voters, Les Républicains risk destroying France’s Gaullist legacy and putting Paris on a collision course with the EU, says Paul Taylor of the European Policy Centre

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