Bruno Lemaire

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French president Emmanuel Macron promised overtime payments and a ‘gratitude bonus’ to medical personnel. Photograph: Getty
Covid-19: Resolute Macron says France ‘will not give in’

France is “only at the beginning” of the coronavirus epidemic, said President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday night. “But we will hold on . . . because w(...)

People walk in front of the Eiffel Tower in Paris on Sunday. Thousands of Parisians ignored prime minister Edouard Philippe’s plea to practice ‘social distancing’. Photograph: Franck Fife/AFP
Coronavirus: Parisians ignore social distancing plea despite deaths doubling

The French capital seemed torn between conflicting instincts of pleasure and self-preservation on Sunday, after the government shut down all cafes, re(...)

Presidential candidates ex-prime minister Alain Juppe, Nathalie Kosciusko- Morizet, and ex-president Nicolas Sarkozy during the Les Républicains TV debate. Photograph: Philippe Wojazer/ AFP/Getty Images
Conservative candidates set out stalls in French presidential race

It feels as if the French presidential election is taking place this autumn rather than next spring, because much of the electorate is convinced that (...)