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2 more suspects charged in Louvre heist

2 more suspects charged in Louvre heist

A 37-year-old suspect is charged with participation in theft by an organized gang and criminal conspiracy; a 38-year-old woman is accused of being an accomplice.

November 1, 2025 7:50 pm CET
For first time ever, French parliament backs text pushed by Le Pen’s far right
Macron’s approval rating drops to historic low
France moves to define all nonconsensual sex as rape after Pelicot trial
Red hands and pig heads: Russia’s plan to destabilize France goes on trial
Brigitte Macron’s daughter hits back at transphobic rumors in court
Lecornu buys time — but to what end?
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France makes arrests in brazen Louvre jewel heist

One suspect was taken into custody while trying to leave the country, Paris prosecutor says.

October 26, 2025 12:37 pm CET

Von der Leyen touts new plan to break reliance on China critical minerals

European Commission chief warns of “clear acceleration and escalation in the way interdependencies are leveraged and weaponized.”

October 25, 2025 1:19 pm CET

Moody’s cuts outlook on France as Lecornu struggles to pass budget

Moody’s decision not to lower France’s credit rating will be a relief for the government after downgrades by S&P and Fitch in recent weeks.

October 25, 2025 8:50 am CET

Moody’s says it will be ‘very challenging’ for France to rein in budget ahead of key verdict

Uncertainty looms over France’s ability to cut its debt, ratings agency’s chief credit officer tells POLITICO.

October 24, 2025 4:21 am CET

A fiasco at the Louvre was inevitable

A team of thieves accomplished in minutes what museum employees have been trying to do for years: expose the French icon’s fragility due to decades of underfunding.

October 24, 2025 4:01 am CET

Von der Leyen and Costa fail to cash in on Trump smacking Putin

EU chiefs lost some credibility when they failed to get a deal to fund Ukraine using Russian assets. Zelenskyy could lose a lot more. 

October 24, 2025 4:00 am CET

How Belgium’s De Wever derailed the EU’s ‘insane’ €140B Ukraine loan plan

Leaders pushed issue to next summit after failing to reassure Belgian prime minister that his country wouldn’t be on the hook.

October 24, 2025 2:31 am CET

EU punts Russian assets deal for Ukraine to December — as it happened

Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever agrees to European leaders’ fudged wording.

October 23, 2025 9:48 pm CET

French lawmakers vote to hike tax on American tech giants

President Donald Trump has warned he would retaliate against any move that targets U.S. companies.

October 23, 2025 4:28 pm CET

EU-Gipfel und MPK: Kippt das Verbrenner-Aus?

In Brüssel verhandeln die EU-Staats- und Regierungschefs über Bürokratieabbau, Wettbewerbsfähigkeit, China und das nächste Sanktionspaket gegen Russland.  Hans von der Burchard berichtet vor dem EU-Gipfel, wo Kanzler …

October 23, 2025 6:23 am CET

EU leaders paper over splits on US tech reliance

France and Germany are not yet on the same page to detox from Big Tech.

October 23, 2025 4:13 am CET

Crunch EU leaders’ climate talks risk opening ‘Pandora’s box’

Commission President Ursula von der Leyen gambles leaders will land a climate target deal without trashing her green legacy.

October 23, 2025 4:00 am CET
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France’s top general expects ‘shock’ with Russia in 3-4 years

“The Russians are reorganizing with one goal in mind: to confront NATO.”

October 22, 2025 6:08 pm CET

Ukraine’s allies work up ceasefire options to offer Trump and Putin 

Volodymyr Zelenskyy welcomes ideas from Europeans about the terms of a truce but says no final proposal has been agreed yet. 

October 22, 2025 5:51 pm CET

Sun sets on Macron as Europe’s visionary-in-chief

The French president’s domestic woes have dimmed his ambitions and weakened his influence within the European Union.

October 22, 2025 4:22 am CET

The EU’s new peace offering to Trump: A bonfire of its business rules.

Ursula von der Leyen is selling simplification like a Kinder Egg — sweet on the outside for European business, with a surprise inside for the U.S. president.

October 22, 2025 4:20 am CET

Macron publicly backs PM’s decision to freeze landmark pensions reform

But the French president still thinks the retirement age will need to rise eventually.

October 21, 2025 2:22 pm CET

Former Belgian PM Alexander De Croo snags big UN job

The U.N. General Assembly is expected to confirm the appointment in the coming days.

October 21, 2025 1:06 pm CET

Ukraine allies to Trump: Yes to freezing the line, no to changing borders

Joint statement from U.K., Germany, France, Italy and the EU comes after U.S. president holds tense meeting with Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

October 21, 2025 11:09 am CET

The 3 fault lines emerging on kids’ social media ban

Countries are not yet on the same page about how to protect children from the harms of the online world.

October 21, 2025 4:08 am CET

Greenland could become biggest car crash in transatlantic relations

The Danes are right: If the U.S. president presses ahead in the autonomous territory, others can and will follow elsewhere.

October 21, 2025 4:01 am CET

Far right hits Macron’s government for Louvre heist as blame game begins

MEP Marion Maréchal called France the “laughingstock of the world” after the robbery.

October 20, 2025 4:34 pm CET

France downgraded by S&P as budget uncertainty ‘remains elevated’

The ratings cut comes after French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu committed to suspend an unpopular law that raised the retirement age.

October 18, 2025 7:26 am CET
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