France’s Valls sets out stall for left-wing presidential bid
The man tipped to be the ruling Socialist Party’s candidate in France’s presidential election said on Tuesday he would avoid draconian public spending cuts planned...
Manuel Valls
French PM urged to prepare presidential bid if Hollande balks at running
Socialist lawmakers are urging Prime Minister Manuel Valls to prepare a run for the French presidency in place of Francois Hollande, whose chances of being...
Top French court makes initial ruling to suspend burkini ban
A top French court on Friday suspended a ban on full-body burkini swimsuits that has angered Muslims, feminists and civil liberties campaigners. The ruling by...
French PM defends burkini ban but some in cabinet wary (Updated)
French Prime Minister Manuel Valls defended a ban on burkinis in more than a dozen coastal towns on Thursday, saying France was locked in a...
France buries priest slayed by Islamic militants
Mourners crammed into Rouen Cathedral on Tuesday for the funeral of the Roman Catholic priest knifed to death at his church altar, as France’s political...
French parliament urged to unite on emergency rule after attack in Nice
France’s government, smarting from accusations that it did not do enough to avert last week’s deadly truck attack in Nice, urged lawmakers on Tuesday to...
French unions rally last-gasp protest as labour reform takes final steps (Updated)
France’s government invoked special constitutional powers on Tuesday to impose labour legislation that will make it easier to hire and fire staff, overriding street protesters...
French unions lead labour law protest before meeting PM
Thousands of protesters took to the streets of Paris under heavy police presence on Tuesday to demonstrate their discontent over changes to labour law that...
French protest union defies demo ban threat, says not to blame for violence
The head of a French union blamed for months of violence-marred demonstrations said on Thursday it would stage more street marches against labour law reform...
France threatens ban on union protests after ‘unbearable violence’ (Updated)
French leaders told the hardline CGT labour union on Wednesday it would be denied permission for further street rallies unless it rooted out troublemakers, a...
French PM Valls says Seine river stable after floods kill four
Floods that inundated parts of France this week, killing four and forcing thousands from their homes, could start easing as the Seine river stabilised after...
French PM calls for end to labour protests marred by violence
France’s prime minister urged union leaders on Thursday to call off protests against reforms to labour laws, saying turnout was waning but violence mounting as...
French government to impose labour reform by decree in face of rebellion
France’s government decided on Tuesday to bypass parliament and impose a relaxation of the country’s protective labour laws by decree, sidestepping a rebellion against one...
Euro 2016 to take place under French state of emergency
France plans to extend the state of emergency in place since November’s attacks on Paris by two months, to maintain security through the Euro 2016...
France to pursue plans to strip dual citizens’ nationality in terrorism cases
The French government will go ahead with contested plans to strip dual citizens of their French nationality in terrorism cases, Prime Minister Manuel Valls said...
French PM says far-right win would open road to civil war
France’s Socialist prime minister warned on Friday of a slide towards ‘civil war’ if the far-right National Front wins power in regional polls this weekend...
France summons US ambassador over spying report
By Adrian Croft and Arshad Mohammed France summoned the U.S. ambassador on Monday to protest allegations in Le Monde newspaper about large-scale spying on French...
Hollande says schoolgirl may return to France after expulsion
By Nicholas Vinocur President Francois Hollande said on Saturday that a 15-year-old schoolgirl whose expulsion from France has sparked uproar could return to pursue her...