Use a carbon fee to share the burden of the green transition
Five years on, the world is failing to learn the gilets jaunes’ lesson about class and climate
Oliver Haynes
July 2023
‘There is no hope’: simmering anger boils over in poverty-riven French district
Situation in Borny mirrors that in many of the neighbourhoods that have clashed with police amid riots
June 2022
The future of France: can Macron’s centre hold?
With Macron back as president and the legislative elections looming, we ask French writers and historians to assess the state of an increasingly divided nation
April 2022
Macron’s appeal to unity succeeds but far right makes strong showing
After belatedly realising rationality wasn’t enough to win, the president needs to heal a ‘fractured’ society’s sense of injustice
How Le Pen tried to soften image to reach French election runoff
Centrist Macron may find it hard to make criticism of far-right opponent’s racist, anti-Muslim platform stick in next round
Emmanuel Macron’s novices rally to hear how their elusive leader plans to win a second term
The French president’s supporters welcomed his late arrival on the campaign trail at an event on Saturday in Paris’s business district
February 2022
French ‘freedom convoys’ head towards Paris police checkpoints
Inspired by Canadian truckers, motorists are protesting against Covid restrictions and Emmanuel Macron
August 2021
The Guardian view on French Covid pass protesters: attention must be paid
Editorial: Emmanuel Macron’s new health measures are generally backed. But a worryingly large minority no longer trusts the state to act in the interests of all
June 2021
The Guardian view on France’s regional polls: democracy a big loser
Editorial: A record-low turnout was bad news for Marine Le Pen, but should also be a cause for wider concern
Man who slapped Emmanuel Macron to appear at fast-track trial
Medieval martial arts enthusiast and ultra-rightwinger Damien Tarel claims act was not premeditated
Macron says French pension changes will not go ahead as planned
President rules out overhaul amid Covid crisis and again refuses to say if he will stand for re-election
April 2021
This is Europe
Why is Macron abolishing France’s school for the political class?
Philippe Marlière
This is Europe
The world won’t be a greener place until it’s a fairer one
Simone Tagliapietra
February 2021
Macron unveils scheme to help less affluent students go to grandes écoles
French president had vowed to close elite ENA school, but now will set aside six places for poorer students
January 2021
Tens of thousands protest against new French security bill
Demonstrators, including gilet jaunes activists, also protested against Covid restrictions
December 2020
France: teargas grenade that killed woman 'may have been fired directly at her flat'
Zineb Redouane, 80, was closing her shutters during gilets jaunes protest when she was fatally injured
November 2020
This is Europe
'It gave me hope in democracy': how French citizens are embracing people power
Towns, cities and regions around France are turning to assemblies of unelected citizens to guide them on everything from climate to coronavirus
October 2020
The Guardian view on Boris Johnson's Cop26: ask if GDP growth is sustainable
Editorial: The government needs an environmental sense of purpose that specifies the appropriate ends for economic activity
September 2020
French police use teargas at gilets jaunes protest in Paris
Movement returns to capital after being dampened by coronavirus crisis
