Macron publicly backs PM’s decision to freeze landmark pensions reform – POLITICO
The freeze helped ensure Lecornu’s government would at least temporarily have the tacit support of the Socialists, who…
Louvre robbery suspects will be caught, expert predicts, but France’s crown jewels likely lost forever
Paris — French authorities may well manage to track down and arrest the thieves who pulled off an audacious…
Former Belgian PM Alexander De Croo snags big UN job – POLITICO
“It’s a great appointment, it’s also a great honor for Belgium,” Peter Piot, until now the first and…
French ex-President Sarkozy goes to prison on conspiracy conviction
PARIS (AP) — Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy entered a prison in Paris on Tuesday to begin serving…
Not all food additives are bad for your gut bacteria… but these are the ones you MUST avoid, by dietician DR EMILY LEEMING
Food additives have not been getting a good press recently, not least emulsifiers, the hidden ingredients that help…
French Bond Futures Slip After Snap S&P Downgrade on Budget Risk
City workers in the La Defense business district of Paris, France, on Thursday, Oct. 9, 2025. (Bloomberg) —…
EU seeks to boost powers to board Russian shadow fleet vessels, document shows – POLITICO
The EEAS this month initiated a discussion at the technical level on the basis of a draft declaration…
Thieves use basket lift in daring Louvre robbery, steal priceless jewels
PARIS (AP) — In a minutes-long strike Sunday inside the world’s most-visited museum, thieves rode a basket lift…
Pressure mounts on NATO allies to go all-in on Trump arms scheme for Ukraine – POLITICO
Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Canada, Germany and the Netherlands have pledged $2 billion in four separate PURL packages. And…
Macron’s pension reform gamble poses dilemma for center-left opposition – POLITICO
The social security budget would likely need votes from the Socialists, whose 69 lawmakers hold the balance of…