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Former PM Bayrou returns to court in long-running EU assistants case

Former French prime minister François Bayrou returns to court in Paris on Wednesday as an appeal opens into allegations that European Parliament funds were misused to pay staff working for his centrist MoDem party.

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France’s emergency agriculture bill passed, amid divisions over pesticides

France’s National Assembly has approved an emergency agriculture bill after a tense overnight debate, clearing the way for the possible temporary return of two pesticides banned in the country but still authorised elsewhere in the European Union.

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Emergency farming law: reintroduction of two banned pesticides splits political parties

A year after mass protests against the Duplomb law, Parliament is again debating bringing back acetamiprid and flupyradifurone. Essential for some, intolerable for others, the move is splitting political parties and civil society alike.

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French Court Finds 'Idiot' Ex-Senator Joël Guerriau Guilty of Drugging MP in Disturbing Sexual Assault Case

French ex-senator Joël Guerriau sentenced to four years for spiking MP Sandrine Josso's champagne with ecstasy to commit sexual assault, highlighting ongoing issues of drug-facilitated violence.

International Business Times UK

Macron returns to political uncertainty after Mayotte, East Africa visit

President Emmanuel Macron returned to Paris on Sunday after a visit to cyclone-devastated Mayotte and East Africa, as France remains in political deadlock, awaiting the appointment of a new government.

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France Awaits Appointment Of New Government

President Emmanuel Macron returned to Paris on Sunday after a visit to cyclone-devastated Mayotte and East Africa, as a France racked by political deadlock awaited the appointment of a new government.

International Business Times

Who is Francois Bayrou, France’s new prime minister?

The 73-year-old centrist and leader of the Democratic Movement will replace Michel Barnier, who lost a confidence vote.

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New PM Francois Bayrou says he knows ‘difficulty’ of France’s situation

Veteran politician tasked with hauling nation from crisis after the previous government was toppled.

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Macron seeks allies to rebuild government after historic collapse

French President Emmanuel Macron met with political leaders on Friday as he seeks to build what he called an "arc of government" to resolve a political crisis triggered by the historic censure of Prime Minister Michel Barnier.

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French far-right leader Marine Le Pen on trial for misuse of EU funds

France’s far-right leader Marine Le Pen, her National Rally party, and 26 other individuals go on trial on Monday in Paris over alleged misappropriation of European funds. A guilty verdict could scupper Le Pen's chances of running for president in the 2027.

Radio France Internationale

French lawmakers open tense two-week debate on assisted dying

The debate on France's end of life bill begins in the French parliament this Monday with the aim of opening up the possibility of assisted dying for certain patients. But changes introduced by a parliamentary committee have the executive fearing a 'loss of balance' in the proposed text.

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France's Macron Replaces Embattled Education Minister

French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday replaced his education minister after a series of controversies, seeking to regain momentum for the final phase of his presidency under Prime Minister Gabriel Attal.

International Business Times

Is this the future of healthcare? Meet the Smart Aid Kit by Map Project Office and Modem

The experimental Smart Aid Kit was designed by Map and Modem to promote a new vision for universal healthcare

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Will ‘drifting’ Macron need conservatives to save his majority?

The French parliamentary elections' first round on Sunday put Emmanuel Macron’s centrist Ensemble group barely ahead of the leftist coalition NUPES under firebrand Jean-Luc Mélenchon – a disappointing result for the freshly re-elected president. But Macron’s centrist alliance is expected to get a second-round boost as swing voters rally to…

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Macron rebrands party as Renaissance to fight parliamentary elections

Re-elected French president seeking coalition of the centre to see off threats from Marine Le Pen and leftwing alliance

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