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Who is François Bayrou, veteran centrist and Macron ally now new French prime minister

December 13, 2024 6:28 pm

France’s ongoing political instability has not only raised doubts about Macron’s ability to complete his term, which ends in 2027, but has also led to higher borrowing costs and a perceived power vacuum in Europe.

What the collapse of France’s govt means, what happens now

December 07, 2024 10:38 pm

Prime Minister Michel Barnier, a veteran conservative who was appointed to the post by Macron only in September, has become the shortest-serving prime minister of the French Fifth Republic that began in 1958.

Express View on France’s Waiters’ Race: Trays held aloft

March 27, 2024 12:48 am

Its revival celebrates an unsung profession that has fallen on hard times

Express View on France making abortion a constitutional right: Decision is hers

March 05, 2024 11:54 pm

At a time of global reversals on hard-won reproductive rights, France sets a welcome precedent

Express View on protesters banging pots and pans in France: Not just for eggs

April 22, 2023 7:16 am

The logic is simple: When governments refuse to listen, people make noise

With leaps and bounds, Parkour athletes turn off the lights in Paris

October 14, 2022 3:56 pm

Despite France's landmark monuments lights being turned off to conserve energy between 1 a.m to 6 a.m, certain shops continue to let the lights glow. On the spot, a gang took the matters into their own hands to turn the lights off.

Chandigarh gets Rs 512 crore loan for 24x7 water supply but residents fear higher bills for repaying it

October 03, 2022 10:53 am

There were series of meetings with the French officials, that is of the AFD, and Chandigarh Smart City over the project of 24X7 water supply. On a pilot basis, the first assignment would be undertaken in Manimajra.

A false start and a Russian loan: Macron-Le Pen debate takeaways

April 21, 2022 2:10 pm

Televised debates have long featured in French elections and have yielded exchanges, one-liners and put-downs remembered by the public for years.

France announces minor cabinet reshuffle as minister Gourault steps down

March 06, 2022 1:37 pm

Nathalie Elimas, who was a junior minister within the Ministry for Education, will also leave the government, added the French presidency.

Mali's junta expels French ambassador as tensions mount

January 31, 2022 10:19 pm

The action puts into question a French-led anti-terrorist military operation present in Mali at the request of Malian leaders.

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