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'Green wave' ebbs in local elections, as French Greens become key allies on left

France, March 31 -- In the 2020 local elections several major cities, including Bordeaux, Strasbourg and Lyon, elected green mayors for the first time. The "green wave" felt like a turning point for ... Read More


France treads 'a fine line between defensive and offensive' in Middle East

France, March 13 -- "The Europeans find themselves swept up in this," Cyrille Bret, a geopolitical analyst and researcher at the Jacques-Delors Institute, told RFI. "We have been put into a situation... Read More


Can France really keep kids off social media, and will it make them safer?

France, Feb. 21 -- The bill would ban under-15s from using social media and restrict mobile phone use in schools, in light of research showing the negative impact of social media on young people. It ... Read More


Why pressure from Trump probably won't push up drug prices in France

France, Feb. 8 -- "Emmanuel, you've been taking advantage of the United States for the last 30 years," Trump said at the World Economic Forum in Davos in January, referring to a discussion with Macron... Read More


French gut study explores how microbes influence health over time

France, Jan. 11 -- An average adult carries up to half a kilogram of bacteria in their body, most of it in the intestines. These microbes develop shortly after birth and help digest food, breaking dow... Read More