Follow FRANCE 24’s coverage of events in Paris and across France, Corsica and the French overseas territories. An insider look at French politics, culture, society, technology and sport through on-the-ground reports, investigations, exclusive interviews, debates and analyses.https://www.france24.com/en/france/Thu, 15 May 2025 02:42:56 GMTFrancehttps://www.france24.com/en/france/20250514-%F0%9F%8C%9Fthe-bright-side-swimming-in-the-seine-to-become-reality-for-parisians What started out as an ambitious Olympic goal is now becoming a summer reality for Parisians. A year after the 2024 Summer Games showcased open-water events in the once-polluted River Seine, the city is delivering on its legacy promise. From July 5, locals and tourists alike will be able to swim at three designated spots in the iconic river for the first time in more than a century. f84a0d9e-30d0-11f0-93f3-005056a97652Wed, 14 May 2025 15:01:26 GMT© David Goldman, APFRANCE 24Francehttps://www.france24.com/en/france/20241015-controversial-west-african-activist-kemi-seba-detained-in-paris Kemi Seba, a controversial African activist known for his virulent anti-Western stance, has been arrested in Paris, a source close to the case told AFP Tuesday. b9cb5c02-8aff-11ef-811f-005056a97652Tue, 15 Oct 2024 14:17:13 GMT© Stéphane de Sakutin, AFPFRANCE 24Francehttps://www.france24.com/en/france/20210714-france-s-new-health-pass-rules-raise-questions-as-many-scramble-to-adapt While the extension of France’s health pass and other new anti-Covid 19 measures announced by President Emmanuel Macron Monday night are yet to be hammered out in detail, what’s certain is that a full-throttled return to a normal life of frequenting café terraces, restaurants, cinemas, theatres and other culture and leisure activities will now hinge on having a pass sanitaire (or health pass). 5823e86e-e4b0-11eb-8c07-005056bf762bWed, 14 Jul 2021 16:03:14 GMT© Sameer Al-Doumy, AFPRomain BRUNETFrancehttps://www.france24.com/en/20131211-daughter-loses-legal-case-bitter-asterix-family-feud-france-comicsA long-running family feud between Asterix co-creator Albert Uderzo and his daughter took a new twist on Tuesday after judges dismissed a claim by Sylvie Uderzo that her father was mentally frail and being exploited.563894c2-cafc-11e7-8241-005056bf73c0Wed, 11 Dec 2013 18:09:33 GMTPhoto: AFPFRANCE 24Francehttps://www.france24.com/en/20131008-sarkozy-court-ruling-bettencourt-loreal-comeback-legal-woesA probe into claims Nicolas Sarkozy received illegal funding for his successful 2007 presidential campaign has been dropped. But as he considers a political comeback, several other cases threaten serious damage to his reputation. 5f532fe6-cafb-11e7-a000-005056bf73c0Tue, 08 Oct 2013 11:23:26 GMTAFPFRANCE 24Francehttps://www.france24.com/en/20130714-france-live-watch-bastille-day-celebrations-parisThe famed military parade for Bastille Day on Paris’s Champs-Elysées Sunday featured African troops who assisted France in its Mali operation against Islamist rebels. However, some have criticised the African presence as a sign of neo-colonial ties.17fa5c9c-cafa-11e7-b9b3-005056bf73c0Sun, 14 Jul 2013 07:26:52 GMTFRANCE 24NEWS WIRESFrancehttps://www.france24.com/en/20130623-ump-defeats-far-right-france-electionFrance’s conservative UMP party narrowly defeated the far-right National Front in a by-election on Sunday, with candidate Jean-Louis Costes (pictured) winning the seat vacated by disgraced Socialist MP Jérôme Cahuzac following a tax evasion scandal.b2315708-caf9-11e7-a326-005056bf73c0Sun, 23 Jun 2013 18:35:46 GMTAFPNEWS WIRESFrancehttps://www.france24.com/en/20120619-france-parliament-women-closer-reflect-french-society-ethnic-minoritiesWith more women and members of foreign descent than any previous National Assembly, France's newly-elected parliament has moved a step closer to mirroring French society, even as ethnic-minority groups demand more diversity in politics.a962aed8-caf4-11e7-809c-005056bf73c0Tue, 19 Jun 2012 12:01:15 GMTFRANCE 24Francehttps://www.france24.com/en/20120313-sarkozy-hollande-french-presidential-election-2012An opinion poll for the first time Tuesday put French President Nicolas Sarkozy ahead of Socialist rival François Hollande for the April 22 first round of presidential elections but showed Hollande would win a run-off vote on May 6.57313a18-caf3-11e7-913b-005056bf73c0Tue, 13 Mar 2012 06:20:07 GMTNEWS WIRESFrancehttps://www.france24.com/en/20120113-hollandes-tropics-french-overseas-regions-france-election-sarkozy-martinique-guadeloupeSocialist presidential hopeful Francois Hollande and President Nicolas Sarkozy will both visit French overseas regions Martinique, Guadeloupe, and French Guiana in upcoming weeks, with Hollande kicking off the charm offensive first.a4f86d72-caf1-11e7-bad5-005056bf73c0Fri, 13 Jan 2012 14:31:20 GMTFRANCE 24Francehttps://www.france24.com/en/20101020-france-violent-protests-unions-retirement-sarkozy-pension-hortefeux-petrolAs the French government gets closer to signing a law that will raise the retirement age in France from 60 to 62, a leading French labour expert says violent clashes between youths and police have undermined the unions’ position.dfeeeec8-cae3-11e7-90f7-005056bf73c0Wed, 20 Oct 2010 11:57:43 GMTTony TODDFrancehttps://www.france24.com/en/20100321-left-wing-alliance-trumps-sarkozy%E2%80%99-party-regional-pollsThe ruling UMP party of President Nicolas Sarkozy experienced a wipeout in the second round of France’s regional elections, with the Socialists and their left-wing allies winning in all but one of mainland France's 22 regions.1ec155b4-cadf-11e7-8b7c-005056bf73c0Sun, 21 Mar 2010 18:53:46 GMTFRANCE 24Francehttps://www.france24.com/en/france/20210714-top-contemporary-french-artist-christian-boltanski-dies-aged-76 Christian Boltanski, one of France's top contemporary artists whose multimedia works probed the meaning of mortality and memory, has died aged 76, a former museum director told AFP on Sunday. b7135ce8-e4c8-11eb-89be-005056bf762bWed, 14 Jul 2021 18:44:40 GMT© Miguel Riopa, AFPNEWS WIRESFrancehttps://www.france24.com/en/20150127-hollande-tells-french-jews-france-homeland-shoah-memorial-holocaustFrench President François Hollande announced tough new measures to combat anti-Semitism on Tuesday as he marked the 70th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz death camp with a visit to Paris's Holocaust memorial. 52c14f86-cb02-11e7-a459-005056bf73c0Tue, 27 Jan 2015 11:42:46 GMTAFP I French President François Hollande pays his respects at the Shoah Memorial in ParisFRANCE 24Francehttps://www.france24.com/en/20140605-word-leaders-flock-france-d-day-celebrations-70-yearsSeventy years after the first Allied planes set off for the World War II invasion of Normandy, world leaders descended on France Thursday to remember the dead and commemorate D-Day in two days of memorial celebrations.fd0b9bc6-cafe-11e7-9da3-005056bf73c0Thu, 05 Jun 2014 08:43:55 GMTAFPFRANCE 24Francehttps://www.france24.com/en/20131007-sarkozy-probe-dropped-l%E2%80%99oreal-heiress-caseA French court on Monday dropped a formal investigation into illegal campaign financing by former president Nicolas Sarkozy, who had been under investigation since March for allegedly accepting funds from L'Oréal heiress Liliane Bettencourt.5e130e76-cafb-11e7-a19a-005056bf73c0Mon, 07 Oct 2013 11:03:23 GMTAFPFRANCE 24Francehttps://www.france24.com/en/20130804-karachi-affair-karachigate-us-political-consultant-new-clues-balladur-france-pakistanA US political consultant has admitted being paid by an intermediary in 1994 arms sales for advising the campaign of French presidential hopeful Édouard Balladur. The admission may shed new light on the scandal known as the “Karachi affair”. 7ab14ef4-cafa-11e7-ac80-005056bf73c0Sun, 04 Aug 2013 12:24:33 GMTFRANCE 24Francehttps://www.france24.com/en/20130617-france-far-right-national-front-shame-socialist-party-parliament-electionsThe far-right National Front has moved on to the second round of a parliamentary by-election to replace disgraced former MP Jérôme Cahuzac. The victory is an embarrassing blow to the Socialist government of President François Hollande.ac204dba-caf9-11e7-81f7-005056bf73c0Mon, 17 Jun 2013 06:45:01 GMTPhoto: AFPFRANCE 24Francehttps://www.france24.com/en/20120618-france-election-greens-ecologists-third-largest-bloc-politics-parliament-socialistsFrance’s Green party won 17 seats in the country’s general election Sunday, an unprecedented score that makes it prominent enough to form its own parliamentary group, giving it more clout in political decision-making. a7bbcdb2-caf4-11e7-8580-005056bf73c0Mon, 18 Jun 2012 11:35:17 GMTFRANCE 24Francehttps://www.france24.com/en/20120327-strauss-kahn-lawyers-france-prostitution-paris-washington-criminal-investigationDominique Strauss-Kahn’s lawyers have said their client, placed under formal investigation Monday for alleged involvement in a prostitution ring, was being hounded for “the offence of lust” which is “not forbidden in the penal code”. 659df9d8-caf3-11e7-b2ca-005056bf73c0Tue, 27 Mar 2012 20:17:50 GMTGaëlle LE ROUXFrancehttps://www.france24.com/en/20120313-france-first-lady-gentleman-hollande-trierweiler-sarkozy-bruni-bayrou-le-pen-aliotA singer, a journalist, a housewife or a plasterer’s son: who will move into the Elysée Palace in May, and can candidates count on their partners to help them get there? FRANCE 24 takes a look at who might be France’s next first lady… or gentleman.57c1ad0a-caf3-11e7-8135-005056bf73c0Tue, 13 Mar 2012 10:47:16 GMTSophie PILGRIMFrancehttps://www.france24.com/en/20101019-who-is-on-strike-france-pensions-retirement-protests-sarkozyNumerous industry sectors have joined the growing strikes against French President Nicolas Sarkozy’s unpopular pension reforms. Here are the sectors causing the most disruption.decaff78-cae3-11e7-88a9-005056bf73c0Tue, 19 Oct 2010 08:50:21 GMTFRANCE 24Francehttps://www.france24.com/en/20101014-france-roma-expulsion-orders-documents-identical-justice-EU-law-police-montreuilIn the Parisian suburb of Montreuil, 14 Roma men were ordered to leave French territory after a police roundup in August. Lawyers say their case proves the government is behind a discriminatory and illegal policy of expulsions. d9524916-cae3-11e7-8af8-005056bf73c0Thu, 14 Oct 2010 12:43:20 GMTMarianne NIOSIFrancehttps://www.france24.com/en/20100316-left-leaning-parties-form-alliance-keep-lead-second-roundAhead of a March 21 run-off vote, France’s Socialists allied with the Greens and other left leaning parties in a deal struck on Tuesday following the Socialists’ first-place showing in round one of regional elections.17f1282c-cadf-11e7-8715-005056bf73c0Tue, 16 Mar 2010 18:34:40 GMTFRANCE 24Francehttps://www.france24.com/en/france/20250513-armed-gang-tries-to-kidnap-crypto-ceo-s-daughter-grandson-in-central-paris Armed assailants on Tuesday attempted to kidnap the daughter and grandson of a prominent French cryptocurrency entrepreneur in Paris. The attack, which took place in broad daylight in French capital’s 11th district, is the latest in a troubling string of violent incidents targeting figures in the country's growing crypto industry. 8fa716c2-3023-11f0-8e38-005056a97652Tue, 13 May 2025 18:08:51 GMT© Ian Langsdon, AFPFRANCE 24Francehttps://www.france24.com/en/20181108-macron-france-world-war-centenary-petain-vichy-holocaust-politics-jewsFrance’s embattled leader saw a week of World War I commemorations as a chance to reconnect with the French and highlight the danger of nationalism. Instead, his comments about Marshal Pétain gave further evidence of his tendency to shock and dismay.06935468-e39a-11e8-beaa-005056a96846Thu, 08 Nov 2018 21:05:28 GMTLudovic Marin, Pool, AFP | French President Emmanuel Macron visited the Ossuary of Douaumont near Verdun, in northeastern France, on November 6, 2018.Benjamin DODMANFrancehttps://www.france24.com/en/20160616-france-323-arrests-start-euro-2016-footballFrench police have made 323 arrests since the start of the European Championships, the interior ministry said on Thursday, as Europe's showcase football event continues to be marred by violence.ae17ff0e-cb0e-11e7-a31a-005056bf73c0Thu, 16 Jun 2016 11:37:01 GMTPhilippe Huguen, AFP | Police survey football fans who have climbed on top of road signs in Lille on June 15 during the Euro 2016 football championship. FRANCE 24Francehttps://www.france24.com/en/20130924-sarkozy-bettencourt-scandal-evaluation-bordeauxFormer president Nicolas Sarkozy will remain under formal investigation in a case involving suspected illegal campaign donations by France’s richest woman, Liliane Bettencourt, after judges dismissed a motion to throw out a key medical report.f66691da-cafa-11e7-918c-005056bf73c0Tue, 24 Sep 2013 08:18:54 GMTAFPFRANCE 24Francehttps://www.france24.com/en/20130415-french-ministers-reveal-assets-deadline-april-15-cahuzac-hollandeFrench authorities published the personal wealth of ministers on the government website on Monday in a bid to restore public confidence following a tax-evasion scandal which led to the resignation of former budget minister Jérôme Cahuzac.d8a55a70-caf8-11e7-bd36-005056bf73c0Mon, 15 Apr 2013 06:50:57 GMTAFPFRANCE 24Francehttps://www.france24.com/en/20120618-france-socialists-free-push-through-reform-agenda-francois-hollandeThe resounding Socialist Party victory in Sunday's parliamentary elections will allow new French President François Hollande to follow through with promised economic reforms to stimulate growth across Europe, a senior minister said Monday.a7b09d02-caf4-11e7-95ff-005056bf73c0Mon, 18 Jun 2012 10:33:03 GMTNEWS WIRESen