UK retail stocks tumble as Deutsche Bank cuts ratings, French market drops on political fears - as it happened Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news The Guardian - UK · Aug 26, 2025
French PM's Job On Line With Call For Confidence Vote France's embattled Prime Minister Francois Bayrou said on Monday his government would request a vote of confidence on September 8, seeking parliamentary backing for his battle against soaring public debt. International Business Times · Aug 25, 2025
French PM puts government on line with call for confidence vote France's embattled Prime Minister Francois Bayrou said Monday his government would request a vote of confidence on 8 September, seeking parliamentary backing for his fight against soaring public debt. Radio France Internationale · Aug 25, 2025
Queensland court bans pro-Palestine bridge rally; Chalmers reveals list of 10 priorities from the economic roundtable – as it happened This blog has now closed The Guardian - AU · Aug 20, 2025
Two charts that lay bare the threat posed by radical right parties to western democracies In the 2024 UK general election, Reform came third with a 14% share of the vote, capturing five seats in the House of Commons. This was a breakthrough election for the party. In the previous general election in 2019, when it was known as the Brexit party, it won a… The Conversation · Aug 8, 2025
Bitcoin Mining With Nuclear Energy? French Lawmakers Are Considering It France’s far-right political bloc is pushing an ambitious plan to mine Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) using excess energy generated by the country's nuclear power plants. Benzinga · Aug 4, 2025
France Defends Move To Recognise Palestinian State France defended its decision to recognise Palestinian statehood amid domestic and international criticism on Friday, including against the charge that the move plays into the hands of militant group Hamas. International Business Times · Jul 25, 2025
EU court rules against family of late Jean-Marie Le Pen in expenses case An EU court has dismissed an appeal brought by the heirs of the late French far-right politician Jean-Marie Le Pen. The family were disputing a European Parliament demand for repayment of more than €300,000 that he wrongly claimed in expenses during his time as an MEP. Radio France Internationale · Jul 16, 2025
French PM may scrap two public holidays to reduce country’s crippling debt François Bayrou says Easter Monday and VE Day could become normal workdays as critics call plan ‘a direct attack on France’ The Guardian - UK · Jul 15, 2025
French PM unveils radical plan to tackle ‘deadly danger’ of national debt French Prime Minister François Bayrou on Tuesday unveiled a sweeping plan to restore France’s public finances, warning of the "deadly danger" of being "crushed by debt". Radio France Internationale · Jul 15, 2025
French police raid far-right National Rally HQ in campaign financing probe Police have raided the headquarters of the far-right National Rally, seizing documents and accounting records as part of a sweeping inquiry into alleged illegal campaign financing. Radio France Internationale · Jul 9, 2025
Police raid headquarters of French far-right National Rally party Investigation into alleged illegal campaign financing denounced by party’s leader, Jordan Bardella, as ‘harassment campaign’ The Guardian - UK · Jul 9, 2025
France Police Raid Far-right Party Offices Over Campaign Financing The leader of France's National Rally said police seized documents from the far-right party's headquarters Wednesday, a raid prosecutors said was linked to a French probe into alleged illegal campaign financing. International Business Times · Jul 9, 2025
French authorities raid far-right National Rally party HQ in campaign finance probe Police and judges raided France's far-right National Rally (RN) headquarters as part of an investigation into alleged campaign finance violations. Euronews · Jul 9, 2025
Pedestrian.tv · Jul 3, 2025 What The Qantas Cyberattack Means For Your Data & What You Might Need To Do Next Qantas is working with experts and government agencies to investigate the scope of its recent cyber incident. So, what does all this mean for your data?
Radio France Internationale · Jun 25, 2025 France's Socialists file no-confidence bill against PM after pensions talks fail France's Socialists have filed a no-confidence measure against Prime Minister Francois Bayrou after pension talks collapsed, a senior party lawmaker said on Tuesday, but it has little chance of passing without the support of the far-right National Rally which for the moment has suggested it will not follow suit.
Radio France Internationale · Jun 10, 2025 Le Pen, Orban lambast EU at far-right rally in France French far-right leader Marine Le Pen and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban on Monday launched scathing attacks on the EU at a rally in France aimed at flaunting the unity and strength of the anti-immigration wing of European politics.
Euronews · Jun 9, 2025 Patriots for Europe leaders join far-right National Rally's 'Victory Day' fete in French village A number of far-right leaders from the "Patriots for Europe" group are expected to attend the rally in the Loiret region on Monday, including Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and Italian Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini.
Radio France Internationale · Jun 9, 2025 Who could be on the ballot for the 2027 French presidential election? While Emmanuel Macron's departure is still a long way off, the municipal elections of 2026 will see French political parties kick-start their campaigning for the presidential election of 2027. But with some likely contenders already beginning to emerge, we take a look at who could be on the ballot in…
Radio France Internationale · Jun 2, 2025 France faces steep cost of victory after PSG post-match violence, vandalism France is taking a hard look at the fallout from what should have been a night of unbridled celebration, as the country reckons with the violence, damage and loss of life that followed Paris Saint-Germain’s emphatic Champions League win against Inter Milan on Saturday.
Euronews · May 14, 2025 Ireland and Spain among those most hostile to the Jewish community, Israeli minister told Euronews In a new report, Israel’s government has accused several European countries of a sharp increase in cases of antisemitism.
Radio France Internationale · May 3, 2025 Marine Le Pen’s penal sentence This week on The Sound Kitchen you’ll hear the answer to the question about Marine Le Pen’s full embezzlement sentence. There’s “The Listener’s Corner” with Paul Myers, Ollia Horton’s “Happy Moment”, and Erwan Rome’s “Music from Erwan” – all that, and the new quiz and bonus questions too, so click…
Radio France Internationale · May 2, 2025 German intelligence classifies AfD party as extremist threat to democracy Germany’s domestic intelligence agency has designated the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party a right-wing extremist group that threatens the country’s democratic order. The move hands authorities more power to monitor the party just months after it took second place in national elections.
International Business Times · May 1, 2025 Europe Far-right Surge Masks Divisions Hard-right and far-right parties are riding high in polls across Europe but their electoral success conceals divisions which could become major sources of tension if they win power, according to analysts.
Radio France Internationale · Apr 8, 2025 Man detained in France over death threat to judge in Marine Le Pen case French authorities on Tuesday detained a 76-year-old man over a death threat against the judge who presided over the panel that sentenced far-right leader Marine Le Pen to an election ban, prosecutors said.