Opening ceremony for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games: date, time and how to watch

An illustration of what the ambitious opening ceremony river parade will look like – AFP/Florian Hulleu The 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, officially the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad, are just a matter of months away. The Games will be the first to be held in Europe since London hosted them in 2012. The opening … Read more

The European Commission is failing farmers with cheap imports, says an important Macron ally

Julien Denormandie has written a book in which he warns of a brewers’ revolt – AURELIEN MEUNIER/GETTY The European Commission is letting farmers down by dragging its feet in imposing the same environmental standards on foreign imports as on the continent, the former French agriculture minister has warned. France receives approximately €10 billion in subsidies … Read more

Brexit is killing British industry, French Prime Minister claims

Gabriel Attal says Britain leaving EU is behind impending closure of country’s last blast furnaces – Michel Euler/AP Brexit is killing British industry, the French Prime Minister claimed in Parliament on Tuesday. Gabriel Attal said Britain’s departure from the EU was behind the closure of the “last blast furnaces” in Britain. Earlier this month, Tata … Read more