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France’s child protection system ‘at breaking point’: What’s gone wrong?

In France, 400,000 children and young adults depend on the child protection system, known as the Aide Sociale à l’Enfance, or ASE. As FRANCE 24's Natacha Vesnitch and Claire Paccalin report, this…

10 hours ago

by Abiodun Ogundairo

France’s Le Pen denounces graft ruling as ‘political’

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen has vowed to keep fighting after she was found guilty of embezzlement and banned from running in France's next presidential election. At a rally in Paris,…

1 day ago

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Macron’s Sinai signalling: Can France bolster Egypt plan for Gaza?

France's president is jetting from Cairo to the Sinai, near the border with Gaza, to show that Europe has not forgotten the plight of Palestinians who are back under daily bombardment since…

3 days ago

World

Sperm and egg donors: Lifting anonymity in France

In this edition, we find out why France is destroying its old stock of donor sperm, despite long waiting lists for help conceiving a child through IVF and other fertility treatments. Under…

2 weeks ago

World

Ex-FIFA boss Blatter and France great Platini to learn fate in corruption case

Once two of the most powerful men in world sports, Michel Platini and Sepp Blatter are set to learn their fate at a corruption trial on Tuesday.…

3 weeks ago

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A rare peek behind the scenes of the Académie française

This week, France in Focus gets a rare glimpse behind the scenes of the Académie française, the temple of the French language. Our reporters delve into the history of this 17th-century institution…

3 weeks ago

World

Tackling under-investment in EU defence: Is the bloc putting its money where its mouth is?

Just about everyone in the EU institutions and national capitals can agree that business as usual is no longer an option when it comes to security. With the US stepping back from…

3 weeks ago

World

France to raise €5bn in new capital for defense sector

French authorities seek to shore up investment in the defense sector, aiming to raise €5bn in new capital. EU officials say they will delay implementing a first set of tariffs on goods…

4 weeks ago

World

International Relations: Why France matters on the world stage

This week, we take a step back and look at France on the international stage. For a relatively small country, France wields a lot of diplomatic power and has so for centuries.…

1 month ago

World

France threatens to review longstanding accords with Algeria

French PM François Bayrou threatened on Wednesday to cancel a longstanding agreement with Algeria on free movement after a deadly knife attack in which the suspect is a man of Algerian origin.…

1 month ago

World

Battle of the blooms: France’s flower culture

In this edition of Entre Nous, we take a deep dive into the tradition of "La Bataille des Fleurs" or the flower parade that's part of the much-loved Nice Carnival. From mimosa…

2 months ago

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France’s child protection system ‘at breaking point’: What’s gone wrong?

France’s Le Pen denounces graft ruling as ‘political’

Macron’s Sinai signalling: Can France bolster Egypt plan for Gaza?

Sperm and egg donors: Lifting anonymity in France

Ex-FIFA boss Blatter and France great Platini to learn fate in corruption case

A rare peek behind the scenes of the Académie française

Tackling under-investment in EU defence: Is the bloc putting its money where its mouth is?

France to raise €5bn in new capital for defense sector

International Relations: Why France matters on the world stage

France threatens to review longstanding accords with Algeria

Battle of the blooms: France’s flower culture

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