Emmanuel Macron
president of France and Co-Prince of Andorra since 2017
Photo: Nebojša Tejić, Public domain (Wikimedia Commons, cropped)
- 3h ago
Louvre director warns the museum could close without a renovation
Louvre director Christophe Leribault says the Paris museum could eventually have to shut to the public without a renovation, days before the first anniversary of the 2025 jewel heist. Security works are under way, but he calls the wider overhaul the only way to secure its future.
- 10h ago
EU proposes one-year delay to methane rules for oil, gas and coal imports
The European Commission wants importers of oil, gas and coal to meet EU methane monitoring duties in early 2028 instead of from January 2027. Parliament and member states must now negotiate the proposal, which cites pressure on energy supply and prices.
- 11h ago
Le Pen and Retailleau both want to cut France's EU budget contribution
Marine Le Pen wants to cut France's EU contribution by 11 billion euros in her first year if elected, while Bruno Retailleau seeks a negotiated rebate. Both positions come before EU leaders meet in Brussels on 15 and 16 October to discuss the seven-year budget.
- 23h ago
Four European telecoms explore joint bid for 2 GHz spectrum to reduce reliance on Starlink
Deutsche Telekom, Orange, Vodafone and Telefónica are in preliminary talks on a joint approach to 2 GHz frequencies, while EU telecom ministers meet in Limerick on 13 October.
- yesterday
Retro revival at the Paris Motor Show as Citroën previews an electric 2CV
The Paris Motor Show, open from 12 to 18 October, is dominated by reinterpreted classics, with Citroën planning an electric 2CV at around 15,000 euros and Renault and Peugeot showing their own throwbacks.
- yesterday
NATO starts annual Steadfast Noon nuclear drill with 17 allies, Germany sends Tornados to Italy
The exercise runs from 13 to 23 October and uses only training bombs without nuclear warheads. Russia's embassy in Belgium has rejected it, saying such drills do not reduce tensions.
- yesterday
Nvidia takes a minority stake in Doctolib and three French AI start-ups
Nvidia will become a minority shareholder in the French medical booking platform Doctolib and has also invested in three French AI start-ups, Jensen Huang announced in Paris on Tuesday, 13 October 2026. The amounts for the four deals have not been disclosed.
- 2d ago
France boards Russian shadow fleet tanker DF Peak south of Réunion
The French navy boarded the tanker DF Peak on Monday, 12 October, more than 450 nautical miles south of Réunion, and redirected it under naval escort. Paris suspects the vessel sailed under a false flag and was involved in irregular fuel transport.
- 2d ago
Raphaël Glucksmann wins French Socialist-led primary with 66% of the vote
The 46-year-old MEP took more than 66% of the vote in the first round on Sunday, 11 October, ahead of Olivier Faure on 14%. Rivals on the left are already setting conditions for backing him in the 2027 presidential race.
- 3d ago
Macron's favorable rating drops to 15%, lowest since he took office in 2017
Only 15% of respondents in the latest Ipsos BVA-Cesi barometer view Emmanuel Macron favorably, while Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu rises two points to 22%. Energy costs, purchasing power and debt top voter concerns.
- 4d ago
Abbas postpones Palestinian legislative elections to September 2027, first vote since 2006
The decree moves the legislative vote due on 28 November 2026 to 11 September 2027, the same day as a presidential poll. Palestinian officials blame Israeli restrictions and conditions in Gaza and East Jerusalem.
- 4d ago
About 200 French schools close as student protests spread and Greta Thunberg joins
More than 6,600 arrests have been made nationwide since the protests began in September. On Tuesday, 13 October, about 200 schools closed, and Greta Thunberg joined pupils outside a lycée in Saint-Denis.
- 6d ago
French Socialist primary vote extended to Sunday after cyberattack slows online ballot
More than 107,000 people had voted by Saturday 22:00 in the first round of the French left-wing primary, which now runs until Sunday 18:00 after Friday's cyberattack on the online voting platform.
- 6d ago
France and Germany say joint MGCS tank project continues after Paris claims Berlin quit
Defence ministers Boris Pistorius and Catherine Vautrin said on Friday that the Main Ground Combat System is not dead, a day after France's chief of defence staff said Germany had decided to quit it.
- 6d ago
French minister invites UK back to EU as Burnham keeps rejoining option open
Burnham is in Germany for talks with Friedrich Merz while he keeps a second Brexit referendum open. Roland Lescure said Britain can return to the EU 'anytime', and the offer comes as French borrowing costs reach a level not seen since 2002.
- 6d ago
Édouard Philippe proposes 350-euro family allowance and twenty ordinances if elected
On France 2's revived L'Heure de vérité on Thursday 8 October, the Horizons leader also set out a plan for two extra working hours a week and a reworked family support system, while describing how he would govern from the Élysée.
- 6d ago
Student protests in France draw 71,500 nationwide as Lecornu faces pressure
Students marched across France on Thursday, with 24,500 in Paris and clashes at Place de la Bastille. The government has promised funded education measures only by the end of October.
- 6d ago
Steinmeier visits Paris to reaffirm Franco-German ties following German regional elections
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier met French President Emmanuel Macron at the Elysee Palace during a three-day state visit, assuring that Germany remains committed to the European Union following domestic electoral gains by the far right.
- Oct 7
France's debt worries spread to bond markets as Krugman and Allianz warn of contagion
Investors are demanding more to hold French bonds, with the 10-year yield approaching 5% and foreign banks and investors holding about 36% of the debt. Allianz Research says the market's capacity to absorb large French bond trades has fallen more than 50%.
- Oct 7
Germany and France agree to lower EU 2035 car emissions reduction target to 80%
Berlin and Paris agreed on a joint proposal allowing more combustion vehicles after 2035 in exchange for stricter Made in EU subsidy rules.
