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Plans by Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo to keep the Olympic rings on the Eiffel Tower have been condemned by designer Gustave Eiffel's descendants and provoked a backlash from some Parisians.

Employees across France’s public broadcasting sector, including RFI, continued their strike for a second day Friday in protest over a proposed merger of state-financed media companies.

French singer Aya Nakamura confirmed her status as queen of the pop music scene, sweeping three big prizes at Les Flammes awards for rap, R&B and pop on Thursday – where she thanked fans for support over racist attacks following rumours she would perform at the Paris Olympics.

The Eiffel Tower, attacked by rust and well behind on its maintenance schedule, has taken centre stage in a power struggle between the Paris mayor and her main rival, the French minister of culture.

The market for bédé visual storytelling almost doubled over the course of the pandemic, but can the birthplace of Asterix continue to nurture creators?

French government to hear last-ditch appeal this week over new culture minister’s ‘compromise’ for Pavillon des Sources

Hiring of figures close to former rightwing leader Nicolas Sarkozy confirms president’s rightward shift

When French President Emmanuel Macron came to power in 2017, his centrist party comprised a careful mix of figures from both the left and right. This week's cabinet reshuffle has seen that balance upended as newly minted Prime Minister Gabriel Attal begins leading a government that's firmly tilted to the…

French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday asked ministers to be "revolutionaries", after a government reshuffle that left many of the same faces in place and raised doubts over gender equity and policy priorities.