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Freed Franco-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal returns to France

Franco-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal returned to France on Tuesday after a year in detention in Algeria, and was welcomed by French President Emmanuel Macron at the Elysée Palace.

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Inside La Santé prison — the new home of Nicolas Sarkozy

Overcrowding, cockroaches and chaos until 4am — the former president’s new digs are a far cry from the glamour of the Élysée Palace

Evening Standard

French PM Lecornu quits a day after naming cabinet

French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday asked outgoing Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu to hold final talks with political parties to find a way out of the political crisis by Wednesday evening. The decision came hours after Lecornu handed his resignation as prime minister less than a month into the job.

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France and Senegal look to reset ties as Macron hosts Faye in Paris

Historical wounds, economic tensions and new areas of partnership topped the agenda on Wednesday as French President Emmanuel Macron sat down with his Senegalese counterpart, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, at the Élysée Palace.

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Meet the 2025 winners of the Best Paris Baguette Award

The 2025 Best Paris Baguette prize has been awarded to Mickaël Reydellet and Florian Bléas, from La Parisienne, giving them the privilege of being able to fill the French President's bread basket for a year...and a few bragging rights perhaps over other bakers.

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Roland Garros: Five things we learned on Day 9: Cups and sorcerers

After parading the Champions League trophy along the Champs-Elysées, at the Elysée Palace and then at the Parc des Princes, where else to show off the charmingly nicknamed cup with the big ears? Centre court at the French Open. Step forward PSG wing wizard Ousmane Dembélé.

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French president Macron hails PSG's Champions League triumph at Elysée reception

French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday hailed Paris Saint-Germain's Champions League-winning squad during a lavish reception at the Elysée Palace in Paris.

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Macron condemns 'cocaine train' fake news pushed by Russia as conspiracy theory goes viral

‘This fake news is being spread by France’s enemies, both abroad and at home. We must remain vigilant against manipulation,’ the Élysée Palace posted on X

Evening Standard

Macron's 'second brain' Kohler exits Élysée for top banking role

President Emmanuel Macron's chief of staff and closest adviser Alexis Kohler is leaving the Élysée Palace this week for a top role at banking giant Société Générale, ending an eight-year partnership that shaped France's political landscape.

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Paris receives 'coalition of the willing' to talk about support for Ukraine

French President Emmanuel Macron and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky are set to meet on Wednesday night in Paris for a working dinner at the Élysée Palace, ahead of Thursday's "Coalition of the Willing" summit, proposing an approach that differs from Washington's appeasement policy.

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Internet Divided Over Trump's Handshake With France's Macron: 'Are They Arm Wrestling?'

A video clip recorded outside the Elysée Palace shows the men repeatedly vying for control as they clasped hands.

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Macron, Orban meet in Paris to discuss European affairs, bilateral relations

French President Emmanuel Macron receives Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban at the Elysée Palace this Tuesday evening ahead of forthcoming summits of the European Political Community and the European Union on 7 and 8 November in Budapest.

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France's incoming interior minister vows to 'restore order' as new government takes over

France's new right-leaning government held its first meeting early on Monday, with Prime Minister Michel Barnier presiding over a working breakfast before a first official cabinet meeting at the Élysée Palace later in the day. Incoming Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau said that his priority would be to "restore order" as…

France 24

Macron-Barnier duo is neither a coalition nor cohabitation – could it be a ‘coalitation’?

In the weeks leading up to the appointment of Michel Barnier as France’s new prime minister, there was one word in particular to hang on the lips of those at the Elysée Palace – “coalitation”.

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Waiting for Macron: France's summer without a government

At what point does the French president have to hand over the reins of power? It's business as usual on this last Thursday in August at the Élysée Palace for Emmanuel Macron, meeting the new British prime minister before jetting off to Serbia for an official visit. But it’s been…

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Business, security on agenda as Gabon's transitional president visits France

Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema, Gabon's interim president, begins his first official visit to France this Tuesday with an entourage of several ministers and will be received by President Emmanuel Macron at the Élysée Palace.

Radio France Internationale

Macron postpones Ukraine visit for third time in a month

The Elysée Palace has confirmed that President Emmanuel Macron has postponed his scheduled visit to Ukraine, but has said the French premier would travel to Kyiv in the coming weeks.

International Business Times

Taxation, Work, Education … Macron Sets Course To The Right

During a 2-hour long press conference at the Élysée Palace on Tuesday, French President Emmanuel Macron offered the contours of the new course that the government will follow until 2027.

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Macron says 2024 to be ‘a year of determination’ for France in New Year’s Eve address

French President Emmanuel Macron vowed on Sunday that 2024 will be a year of French pride and hope, marked by the Paris Olympic Games and the re-opening of Notre-Dame Cathedral, in his traditional New Year’s Eve address from the Élysée Palace in the French capital.

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Macron and Meloni mend fences with show of unity over Ukraine, migrant crises

French President Emmanuel Macron and the Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni emerged from talks on Tuesday at the Elysée Palace to underline their backing for Ukrainian resistance to Russia's invasion and highlight a palpable sense of unity over ways to halt flows of migrants fro North Africa.

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Macron meets with Hungary's Orban at Elysée Palace to discuss Ukraine war

French President Emmanuel Macron received Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban to discuss the Ukraine war and other issues ahead of a European Council meeting over a working dinner at the Elysée Palace on Monday night.

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Emmanuel Macron gifted bottle of Scottish Parliament whisky at Franco-British Summit

FRENCH President Emmanuel Macron has been gifted a bottle of Scottish Parliament whisky - a gesture highlighting the "long friendship"…

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