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Former PM Valls endorses Macron for French presidency
UPDATED Valls: I think you should not take any risks for the Republic So I will vote for Emmanuel Macron
French Socialists nominate leftwinger Hamon for president
Benoit Hamon s triumph is another upset in the French poll race with the former education minister and son of a dockworker viewed as an outsider only 3 weeks ago
Ex-PM Valls fights outsider for French presidential nod
Whoever wins the nomination faces long odds in the presidential race
Outsider, ex-PM to vie for French leftwing presidential nod
Outsider Benoit Hamon will fight former prime minister Manuel Valls for the French Socialist presidential nomination after they progressed through the first round of the primary
French Socialists seek relevance in Socialist primary
Candidates including former prime minister Manuel Valls fighting for relevance as the country veers to the right
Cazeneuve becomes French PM as Valls aims for president
UPDATED Cazeneuve will take control of the Socialist government until May s election
French PM Valls joins presidential race
Manuel Valls says his candidacy is a revolt against the idea that the left has been disqualified
French leftwing field wide open after Hollande bows out
UPDATED French President Francois Hollande says he would not seek re election next April bowing to historic low approval ratings
French PM says state of emergency likely to be extended
French Prime Minister Manuel Valls says France must protect our democracy because the presidential campaign begins in a few weeks
French PM moots temporary ban on foreign-funded mosques
UPDATED We need to reset and invent a new relationship with Islam in France says Prime Minister Manuel Valls
5 detained over Nice attack to face judge
The government is scrambling to reassure a jittery population after the country s third major attack in 18 months killed 84 people out celebrating Bastille Day
France National Assembly votes to extend state of emergency
UPDATED It is the fourth time that parliament has proposed prolonging the state of emergency and the move now needs to be approved by the Senate
French president threatens ban on demos after Paris violence
UPDATED Earlier a defiant Prime Minister Manuel Valls said the government will stand firm on labor reforms despite the mass protests against them
France train chaos as labor unrest spreads
UPDATED Railway workers go on strike for the 8th time in 3 months and vow to continue until their demands are met
France faces strike chaos ahead of Euro 2016
Fresh industrial unrest is set to hit transport just days before fans begin arriving for the start of the football championships on June 10
France faces fresh strikes as nuclear workers join protest
UPDATED With football fans due to flood into France in two weeks for the Euro 2016 championships pressure is piling on the government as the queues at petrol stations lengthen by the day
France to extend state of emergency to cover Euro 2016 – PM
The measure – which gives the state increased security powers – was imposed following the November 13 jihadist attacks
Posh Parisians revolt over homeless shelter
Residents oppose the plan to build a homeless shelter in the posh district over fears of its impact on the area s forest security and beauty
Hundreds of thousands protest over French jobs reform
The youth call the measures absurd but France claims it is trying to help young people the most
France braces for day of protests as labor reform anger grows
France s government has faced massive blowback – including from within – to measures that would give bosses more flexibility in hiring and firing
More major attacks in Europe 'a certainty' – French PM
French Prime Minister Manuel Valls says Europe must be conscious that hyper terrorism is here to stay
France looks to enshrine emergency anti-terror laws in constitution
In the wake of the Paris attacks President Francois Hollande calls for emergency powers to be protected from litigation
Father of Paris attacker 'would have killed son' if he knew of plot
A third gunman involved in last month s massacre at a Paris concert hall is identified Wednesday December 9 as a Frenchman who had visited Syria
EU must limit migrant numbers – French PM
Manuel Valls: Controlling the European Union s external borders is essential to the future of the EU If we don t do that people will say: Enough Europe
Hollande sets out revenge after Paris attacks
On the domestic front the French president calls for an extension of the state of emergency by 3 months and announces 8 500 new police and judicial jobs to help counter terrorism
Security fears risk overshadowing Paris climate summit
France s government says it will not give in to terrorism and insists that the long anticipated conference will go ahead tasked with no less than producing a plan to rescue Earth s climate
Raids across Europe as France steels for more attacks
2nd UPDATE French Prime Minister Manuel Valls says We know that operations were being prepared and are still being prepared not only against France but other European countries too
Europe feels pressure as migrant crisis exposes splits
The sense of chaos has been reflected across Europe as the continent struggles to respond to the biggest movement of people since World War II
Greece faces D-Day after bailout talks halted
UPDATED Skeptical nations demand more commitments from Athens amid claims Berlin had drawn up an internal paper for Greece to leave the eurozone for 5 years while Finland reportedly decides not to accept any new rescue plan for debt laden Greece
Greek PM vows 'credible' reforms as deadline looms
As Greece says its banks will stay closed and ATM withdrawals will remain limited until Monday July 13 in a sign of the deepening crisis gripping the country Tsipras also promises his blueprint for a new deal will have substance
Greece given July 12 debt deal deadline
UPDATED Greece s leftist government must submit detailed reform plans by Thursday July 9 EU President Donald Tusk says after eurozone leaders held an emergency summit with Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras
Europe demands new Greek debt plan at crisis summit
Alexis Tsipras will face his 18 eurozone counterparts in Brussels as the country s economy gasps for air
French PM warns of more attacks after man decapitated
The question is not if there will be another attack but when says Prime Minister Manuel Valls
Hate and extremism 'not Islam,' says French PM
French Prime Minister Manuel Valls opens a conference aimed at improving ties with France s large Muslim community
150 dead in Germanwings plane crash in French Alps
UPDATED The accident s cause remains a mystery but authorities have recovered a black box from the Airbus A320 at the crash site where rescue efforts are hampered by the mountainous terrain
French leaders slam MPs for meeting with Syria 'butcher' Assad
The unofficial trip which was feted by the Syrian media sparks an angry response from the French government which cut diplomatic ties with Syria in 2012
China will play key role in Paris climate talks – French PM
Manuel Valls: By committing to reducing greenhouse gas emissions last November China has already taken the first step
Netanyahu steps up appeal to French Jews after attacks
Not for the first time Israel s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu uses an attack by Islamic extremists in France to urge the country s Jews to relocate
Unease as France reels from series of bloody attacks
While the motives behind the incidents remain unclear the violence jars nerves after repeated jihadist calls for lone wolf action in France over its fight against Islamic extremism
France unveils controversial plan to unblock economy
UPDATED The measures include opening up traditionally closed professions such as notaries and bailiffs and selling state assets – but it is the proposal to extend Sunday shopping that touches off a firestorm of criticism
Far-right at 'gates of power' in France, says PM Valls
Valls s warning follows weeks of turmoil for the ruling Socialists culminating in an opinion poll showing that FN leader Marine Le Pen would beat President Francois Hollande in presidential elections in 2017
France's spurned ex-first lady attacked for tell-all book
The surprise memoir is described as outrageous by Prime Minister Manuel Valls and a dishonor for France by right wing leader Marine Le Pen usually a trenchant critic of Hollande
Ex-banker new French economy minister in 'last chance' reshuffle
In a clear break with the left flank of his ruling Socialists Hollande caught everyone off guard with the appointment of Emmanuel Macron a 36 year old ex Rothschild banker and architect of the president s economic policy
France awaits new government after shock resignation
The shock resignation on Monday August 25 was seen as a bid to restore order after a weekend of sniping from economy minister Arnaud Montebourg
Fresh crisis as France's Hollande orders cabinet shakeup
UPDATED It is the second reshuffle in just five months as the ruling Socialists struggle to pull France out of the economic doldrums and the government is riven by infighting
Europe suffers eurosceptic hangover after EU vote
Analysts say it was clear that voters supported anti euro and anti immigration parties who had tapped into growing voter frustration over unemployment
Hollande axes French PM after election debacle
French President Francois Hollande decided to axe current Prime Minister Jean Marc Ayrault after his Socialist Party lost more than 150 towns and cities to the main opposition and far right in municipal elections on Sunday
