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France has a massive debt crisis. So why is it spending billions a year subsidising business?

The government is on the brink of collapse over planned austerity. Instead it must face up to the costs of its unnecessarily rigid labour market, says Guardian Europe columnist Alexander Hurst

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Footballer, journalist, fashionista: whatever French Muslims do, we’re treated as the enemy within

Ministers have accused us of ‘infiltration’ and posing ‘a threat to national cohesion’. They’re old racist tropes given a dangerous new life, says Guardian Europe columnist Rokhaya Diallo

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What has it taken to unite France’s divided voters? A hated, toxic chemical

A student-led petition against a bill that would reintroduce a banned insecticide is spreading like wildfire. Will the government listen, asks Guardian Europe columnist Alexander Hurst

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Goethe immortalised the shaming of German women 200 years ago – we’re still at it

Abortion is criminalised and stigmatised – and now the right has found a new female scapegoat in its US-style war on bodily autonomy, says Guardian Europe columnist Fatma Aydemir

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In Trump’s game of chicken, the EU cannot afford to back down

When threatened with US tariffs, Europe was initially bullish. But the influence of nationalist leaders sympathetic to Trump has caused a split, says Guardian Europe columnist Nathalie Tocci

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Extreme heat is our future – European cities must adapt

Greenery, shade and swimming spots won’t solve the climate crisis, but they’re becoming ever more critical, says Guardian Europe columnist Alexander Hurst

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I learned about slavery from Hollywood. Why is French cinema so slow to depict our own colonial crimes?

A biopic of Frantz Fanon and other remarkable new movies are finding success via social media, yet remain invisible at the big film festivals, says Guardian Europe columnist Rokhaya Diallo

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I love the graffiti I see in Paris – but tagging is just visual manspreading

Call me a middle-class ‘bobo’, but inspired street art has nothing in common with sprayed-on assertions of ‘me, me, me’, says Guardian Europe columnist Alexander Hurst

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Europe will never agree on Israel – but here’s a way it can act to help Gaza

The EU is Israel’s biggest trading partner – and that gives it leverage to finally change the course of this brutal war, says Guardian Europe columnist Nathalie Tocci

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The good news from Kyiv: with or without a ceasefire, Ukraine has a newfound confidence

Its European allies must commit to the long-haul – but they, as much as Zelenskyy, will reap the rewards, says Guardian Europe columnist Nathalie Tocci

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A worshipper is murdered in a French mosque. How can this be ‘just another crime’?

Islamophobia is rampant in France. Official denial, even of the word itself, is driving the hatred, says Guardian Europe columnist Rokhaya Diallo

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The far right has seemed unstoppable in Europe. Here’s how Trump’s tariffs could change that

With populist leaders on the back foot and EU support at its highest in years, the US trade war could be an opportunity the union, says Guardian Europe columnist Nathalie Tocci

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With this damning of Le Pen, France can be the ‘anti-Trump’. It’s a bold path others should follow

The far right leader is banned and disgraced. European leaders can seize this moment to show voters they will fight for them, says Guardian Europe columnist Alexander Hurst

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Trump’s US doesn’t just think Europe is obsolete – it wants to see it dead

Whether it is by declaring a trade war or by bullying Greenland, visceral hatred is driving American policy, says Guardian Europe columnist Nathalie Tocci

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A French university is offering ‘scientific asylum’ for US talent. The brain drain has started

The Trump administration is cutting funding, while specifically targeting institutions like Columbia. No wonder academics want out, says Guardian Europe columnist Alexander Hurst

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Out of Putin’s war and Trump’s treachery, a new Europe is being born

The EU has its Trojan horses and Nato’s cornerstone has crumbled. But European allies, including the UK, are bound by an urgent shared purpose, says Guardian Europe columnist Nathalie Tocci

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Mayotte has been French for longer than Nice. Why is it still treated with colonial arrogance?

The Indian Ocean island is an integral part of France and the EU – but the aftermath of a devastating cyclone has highlighted its neglect, says Guardian Europe columnist Rokhaya Diallo

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As Trump enters the fray, the danger is that a nationalist Europe will fragment, not stick together

Rightwing leaders such as Meloni and Orbán set themselves up as Trump whisperers – but they only want to preserve their own interests, says Guardian Europe columnist Nathalie Tocci

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The Great Resignation 2.0 is coming – and I salute the European millennials who plan to quit

After Covid, the US saw a wave of younger workers leaving unsatisfying and exploitative jobs. Now I hear it’s France’s turn, says Guardian Europe columnist Alexander Hurst

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Elon Musk is becoming a one-man rogue state – it’s time we reined him in

He has bankrolled elections, stoked riots and ignored laws. We mustn’t make the mistake of playing nice with the world’s richest bully, says Guardian Europe columnist Alexander Hurst

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Assad’s exit opens a chance to rein in his backer Iran. Europe must seize it

With Iran suddenly weakened, some will demand regime change in Tehran. Europe’s new chief diplomat should pursue nuclear deceleration instead, says Guardian Europe columnist Nathalie Tocci

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In Germany, a woman is killed every day. That’s proof the sexism we all experience is far from ‘harmless’

The daily insults and humiliations women are subjected to are part of a continuum of violence. When will politicians act, asks Guardian Europe columnist Fatma Aydemir

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France has the highest cannabis consumption in Europe. It’s high time to tax it

With the nation’s finances in a parlous state, decriminalisation could raise millions, says Guardian Europe columnist Alexander Hurst

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Europe must build resilience against Trump’s America – and welcome those desperate to flee it

From capitalising on a transatlantic brain drain to regulating US social media giants, the continent needs to stand up for itself, says Guardian Europe columnist Alexander Hurst

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It’s not just Democrats who fear a Trump victory – it would be a disaster for Europe too

The Republican candidate poses the biggest threat to the continent. But we’re also not prepared for a Kamala Harris win, says Guardian Europe columnist Natalie Tocci

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