RFI
1,766 FOLLOWERS
Follow any political information, cultural, sporting and live streaming on RFI. The latest information, news and events in France and Europe.
RFI
12h ago
Why songs in French are attracting new audiences in non-francophone countries. How are French schools using screens in classrooms? And the history of France's Nobel prizes ..read more
RFI
16h ago
France's new government will on Thursday deliver its 2025 budget, with plans for €60 billion worth of tax hikes and spending cuts to tackle a spiralling fiscal deficit. But without a majority, Prime Minister Michel Barnier will likely need to make concessions to avoid a veto from opposition parties ..read more
RFI
2d ago
A vote of no-confidence aiming to bring down the nascent government of French Prime Minister Michel Barnier has failed after the far-right National Rally party refused to back the motion ..read more
RFI
2d ago
French authorities have ordered Omar bin Laden, a son of slain Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, to leave the country over posts on social media, France's interior minister announced on Tuesday ..read more
RFI
3d ago
France's newly appointed Prime Minister, Michel Barnier, faces a no-confidence motion this Tuesday, brought by the left. While the motion is unlikely to succeed, it highlights the fragility of his government ..read more
RFI
3d ago
The director of the Majicavo prison in the French overseas department of Mayotte announced his resignation on Monday to draw attention to the working conditions in this overcrowded establishment, which was hit by a mutiny at the end of September ..read more
RFI
4d ago
EU economy chief Paolo Gentiloni on Monday welcomed his "promising" discussions about France's budget with French Finance Minister Antoine Armand as Paris aims to rein in spending and bring down its deficit. ..read more
RFI
4d ago
The southern French city of Marseille was shaken last week by two drug-related killings, including the murder of a 15-year-old boy who was "stabbed 50 times" and burned alive, prosecutors said on Sunday. ..read more
RFI
4d ago
Paris authorities have begun to gradually reduce the speed limit on the French capital's busy ring road in order to improve "safety and quality of life ..read more
RFI
4d ago
French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday paid tributes to the victims of the Hamas 7 October attack on Israel, on the first anniversary of an event that shook the Middle East. A ceremony will be held on Monday evening, hosted by the Crif Jewish organisation in the presence of several ministers including Prime Minister Michel Barnier ..read more