French President Emmanuel Macron sought on Saturday to win over Italians, saying in an interview with Italy’s leading newspapers that France was there to help as the country recorded its highest one-day death toll from the coronavirus pandemic. “France is alongside
French Prime Minister Édouard Philippe announced on Friday an extension of a nationwide lockdown in an effort to stem a surge in coronavirus cases across France. The French PM said in a speech that the government had decided to extend the country’s coronavirus lockdown until April 15. “After
French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday announced the launch of army Operation Resilience to provide support in the fight against COVID-19 along with “massive investments” in the country’s public health system as France’s coronavirus death toll rose to 1,331 with 25,233
French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire has admitted that the government expects GDP to contract 1 percent this year because of the coronavirus pandemic, as he announced aid measures worth €45 billion to help businesses weather the crisis. All sectors of the
All schools, universities and nurseries in France are to close in an attempt to contain the coronavirus outbreak, President Emmanuel Macron announced on Thursday as he urged over-70s to remain at home as much as possible. In a televised speech
France on Sunday banned all gatherings of more than 1,000 people in a bid to curb the spread of the coronavirus as the death toll from the outbreak increased to 19 with 1,126 cases confirmed nationwide. Following an emergency meeting
French President Emmanuel Macron’s government faced down not just one, but two no-confidence votes, allowing it to force an overhaul of the retirement system through the lower house of parliament early Wednesday despite months of protests. Thousands of people took
After more than 300 reported cases of coronavirus and 12 deaths in neighbouring Italy, French ministers have held an emergency meeting to step up preparations in France. Italy had confirmed several hundred cases of coronavirus in eight regions – by
French President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday said he was “not sure” it would be possible for the European Union and Britain to reach a trade deal by the end of the year. Britain and the EU are about to embark
BEIJING, Feb. 18 (Xinhua) — China is willing to strengthen practical cooperation with France in the health sector so as to jointly safeguard regional and global public health security, Chinese President Xi Jinping said in a phone conversation with French