France

France

Work begins on dismantling the Jungle

Eyewitnesses say workers have started to tear down unoccupied tents and shacks. The work has begun by hand to avoid inflaming tensions.

25/10/2016

France

Migrants begin to arrive at sites around France

French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve said 1,918 people had been processed and sent to 80 centres around France by Monday evening.

25/10/2016

France

Jean-Marie Le Pen's immunity lifted over racial hatred charges

The European Parliament voted to lift immunity of the French far-right politician to answer charges of inciting racial hatred.

25/10/2016

France

Demolition due to begin as migrants continue leaving Calais 'Jungle'

More residents of the squalid camp on the northern French coast have been registering for accommodation elsewhere in the country.

25/10/2016

France

Clearance of Calais camp resumes

Day one of ‘jungle’ evacuation is peaceful One-third of 7,000 migrants have been removed Concern remains over unaccompanied minors French authorities resume their evacuation of migrants from the ‘

25/10/2016

France

Too hot to Handel: Conductor Cosma clocks up musical milestone

24/10/2016

France

Purgatory: a history of migrants in Calais

With the so-called "jungle camp set for closure, and thousands of migrants soon to be once again displaced, euronews looks back at close to two decades of migrants in Calais.

24/10/2016

France

Calm prevails as the Jungle is cleared

Bystanders describe the mood as one of resignation, following sporadic outbreaks of unrest overnight.

24/10/2016

France

Calais mostly calm as hundreds of migrants leave 'Jungle' voluntarily

The first buses have left the camp on France's northern coast, taking migrants to other centres in France as the authorities prepare to begin demolition work.

24/10/2016

France

Out of the 'Jungle': migrant children find new life in UK

A week before the evacuation of the Calais 'Jungle' camp, Britain started taking in some of the 1,300 unaccompanied children and youths there.

24/10/2016

France

France: first migrants begin leaving Calais 'Jungle' camp

Hundreds of people are expected to be moved to centres for asylum seekers elsewhere in France as the authorities prepare to dismantle the camp.

24/10/2016

France

Clearing the Jungle

France will start removing 10,000 migrants from the squalid, ramshackle camp known as the Jungle in Calais on Monday.

24/10/2016

France

France begins evacuating migrants from Calais 'jungle' camp

France has begun clearing migrants from the Calais camp nicknamed the “jungle” ahead of dismantling it by the end of this week.

24/10/2016

France

Migrant anger grows over expected demolition of Calais camp

Fires were lit and rocks thrown on Sunday evening (Oct.

23/10/2016

France

Migrant concerns mount ahead of Calais 'Jungle' camp demolition

A day before the so-called “Jungle” camp in Calais starts to be pulled down and concerns are mounting among the refugees and migrants about what will happen to…

22/10/2016

France

Hollande to meet French police unions

It comes after a fourth night of protests at the Place de la Republique and the Champs Elysees in Paris. Other protests took place in Bordeaux, Nancy and Toulouse.

21/10/2016

Cinema

'Chouf': a bitter plunge into Marseille's underworld

Is it possible to break the cycle and leave behind your tough suburb, your ‘quartier nord’ as they call it in Marseille?

21/10/2016

Sport

Marseille appoint Garcia as new head coach

French first division club Olympique de Marseille have appointed former AS Roma coach Rudi Garcia as their new manager.

20/10/2016

Business Series

Robots really are trying to take over Hollywood

Making creative decisions using data, algorithms and artificial intelligence; it all sounds terrifying to people who make a living in the TV and film industry.

19/10/2016

Business Series

4K & HDR: the next generation of TV

19/10/2016

France

At boiling point: Frustrated French police officers stage 'illegal' protests

The French are known for staging impressive protests, going on strike and rallying against alleged injustices.

19/10/2016

France

French court rejects plea for more time before Calais camp closure

A French court has rejected an attempt by a group of charities to block the imminent closure of the so-called “jungle” migrant camp in Calais.

18/10/2016

Cinema

Catherine Deneuve wins Lumiere Award

The eighth edition of the Lumiere Festival in the French city of Lyon opened in style with guest of honour Quentin Tarantino.

18/10/2016

Sport

Dan Carter cleared by French Rugby Federation

The French Rugby Federation has cleared former All Blacks Dan Carter of anti-doping breaches after the Top 14 final.

18/10/2016

Economy

Hop over to Paris campaign launched to take advantage of Brexit bank moves

Paris, Frankfurt, Luxembourg and Dublin are stepping up a charm offensive to lure London's financial institutions following the Brexit vote.

18/10/2016

France

Brother of Salah Abdeslam urges Paris attacks suspect to speak

Mohamed Abdeslam, the brother of the only known surviving suspect in the 2015 Paris attacks, has called on his sibling to talk.

18/10/2016