Emmanuel Grégoire
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Macron calls defence council ahead of weekend protests
Macron met intelligence chiefs on Thursday morning ahead of renewed protests, while the Prime Minister is due to meet political parties and mayors in the afternoon. Protest bans and curfews remain in force. #EuropeNews
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French prime minister calls for ‘local and partial’ curfews after riots
Interior minister concedes police ‘lost control’, with forces in cities including Paris and Lyon overwhelmed after ‘lack of anticipation’
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France protests: Macron says ‘we feel anger and shame’ after 2,000 arrests
Protest organisers say around 800,000 people participated in the nationwide marches
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Arrests over France protests rise to 1,800, with whole streets in Paris ‘devastated’ – Europe live
Interior minister says ‘the Republic will not yield’ to France’s worst protests in years
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Buildings set ablaze and more than 1,200 arrested as police clash with protesters across France
Police fire teargas in Paris and Limoges town hall ‘largely lost’ to fire – with officials blaming violence on ‘ultra-left’
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Macron vows to hold rioters to account after day of major protests
Macron pledged to capture all those who incited chaos and hold them to account for the crimes they’ve committed. Prime Minister Lecornu meanwhile stressed that limited public funds cannot endlessly go towards funding the damage the vandals cause. #EuropeNews
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Video. Paris’s oldest covered food market gutted by major overnight fire
Video. Fire tore through Paris’s oldest covered food market in the Marais, leaving traders devastated. An investigation is under way and the market may stay shut for months.
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Tens of thousands take to the streets of Paris for Pride
Paris Mayor Emmanuel Grégoire, who leaded the march through the capital, highlighted some of the threats that the LGBTQ+ community is still facing, saying, "LGBTQIA+ venues are still being threatened, attacked, discriminated against, and subjected to violence and intimidation." #EuropeNews
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Eiffel Tower chief steps down after female staff sidelined for Hindu delegation visit
Patrick Branco Ruivo will leave his position at the company operating the Paris landmark at end of year
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Eiffel Tower chief to quit after female staff replaced by men during religious visit
The company that runs the Eiffel Tower said the removal of female staff during the visit earlier this month was "unacceptable".
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Tall, dark and hated: plan to renovate ‘Paris’s ugliest building’ put on hold
Tour Montparnasse modernisation project at a standstill after clashes over pricing and other issues
