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Francois Hollande: Donald Trump makes me sick

French president Francois Hollande has criticised US presidential candidate Donald Trump, saying some of the things the Republican does makes him sick.

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François Hollande’s hairdresser paid almost €10k per month

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Farmers and food producers seek fairness from retailers

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France to put pressure on Phil Hogan to cut EU milk production

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France rolls out supports for livestock farmers

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Ireland to be fined €63m for false farm payment claims

Stephen Cadogan: Protectionism next threat for EU food and farm sector

In no area of life or business does the EU intervene more than in food and agriculture.

Thu, 17 Sep, 2015

Ministers’ early talks to discuss issues facing European farming

Agriculture ministers from Spain, France, Italy, and Portugal will meet on Friday to discuss issues facing European farming ahead of next Monday’s crunch EU Council of Ministers meeting in Brussels.

Wed, 02 Sep, 2015

Simon Coveney seeks EU short term relief for farmers

Europe could use the flexibilities available under exceptional measures to temporarily increase the threshold prices for butter and skimmed milk, said Agriculture Minister Simon Coveney.

Tue, 01 Sep, 2015

France demands EU farm aid decisions

A French plan to secure a monthly salary of €1,700 for the country’s farmers could reap dividends for farmers across the EU, when agriculture ministers meet on September 7.

Thu, 13 Aug, 2015

Special EU meeting as farm crisis deepens

An extraordinary EU Agriculture Council meeting to discuss the farmer economic crisis, especially in the dairy and livestock sectors, has been convened by the Luxembourg Presidency of the EU.

Thu, 30 Jul, 2015

Stephen Cadogan: Farmers’ problems strike at the heart of Europe

France is at the heart of the EU, and you have to monitor the pulse of French farmers to keep European agriculture healthy.

Thu, 30 Jul, 2015

Pair in chilling IS video are French

A man and a boy featured in a chilling IS propaganda video showing the killing of a Palestinian have been identified as French citizens.

Thu, 12 Mar, 2015

Arrests over drone sightings at Paris locations

Three Al-Jazeera journalists have been arrested for illegally flying a drone.

Thu, 26 Feb, 2015

Biggest ever CAP clawback in France

A 66% reduction in a huge EU fine for CAP over-payments in France offers hope of similar reduction in the €181 million which the European Commission says Ireland owes it for land not eligible for the single farm payment.

Thu, 29 Jan, 2015

France orders crackdown on hate speech

France has ordered prosecutors around the country to crack down on hate speech, anti-Semitism and glorifying terrorism as it announced that 54 people had been arrested for those offences since the Paris terror attacks.

Thu, 15 Jan, 2015

France to pay farmers to grow protein-rich crops

France will pay farmers to grow faba beans and other crops that can add protein to livestock rations as the largest beef producer in Europe seeks to cut its dependence on imported soybeans, where China’s demand threatens supply.

Wed, 17 Dec, 2014

France to vote for recognising Palestinian state

France’s National Assembly will vote on a largely symbolic resolution in favour of recognising a Palestinian state.

Thu, 13 Nov, 2014

Scorned former first lady in kiss-and-tell on Hollande

French President François Hollande’s ex-girlfriend writes in a tell-all book to be published today that months after their public breakup he was trying to win her back with flowers, dinner invitations, and barrages of text messages.

Thu, 04 Sep, 2014

Commission faces motion of censure over GM maize plans

The EU Greens group is set to table a motion of censure against the European Commission for its plan to authorise the growing of a genetically modified maize, despite opposition from 19 member states.

Sat, 15 Feb, 2014

Germany plans tighter meat controls

Tighter controls on meat products and stronger penalties for companies that violate food-labelling rules are planned for Germany.

Tue, 19 Feb, 2013

French firm at centre of investigation

A French company has been named as being at the centre of the horsemeat scandal while Britain has also been drawn.

Fri, 15 Feb, 2013

Big two want CAP budget status quo

The agriculture ministers of Germany and France said they want to keep the EU farming budget at its current level, after they met in Berlin last Wednesday.

Thu, 18 Oct, 2012

Food safety authority delays GM study over credibility concerns

The European Food Safety Authority has stalled a dual study which linked tumours developed by test rats to potential toxicity in one species of genetically modified maize and a herbicide containing glyphosate.

Sat, 06 Oct, 2012

French want Monsanto GMO maize ban over cancer concerns

France will seek an immediate EU ban on imports of a genetically-modified maize made by Monsanto, if a study linking it to cancer in rats is deemed credible, said Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault last week.

Thu, 27 Sep, 2012

France red in the face over US wine plans

The US wants to sell wine in Europe bearing a ‘château’ or ‘clos’ label. The French are not happy, writes Raf Casert

Wed, 26 Sep, 2012

G20 heavyweights ready to discuss response to soaring food prices

France, the US, and G20 president Mexico will hold a conference call at the end of August to discuss whether an emergency international meeting is required to tackle soaring grain prices caused by the worst US drought in half a century.

Tue, 14 Aug, 2012

Harvest fears spark CAP opportunity

Two weeks ago I mentioned the effect the weather was having on my wheat and barley crops.

Thu, 02 Aug, 2012

Moving EU farm payments to single flat rate is too radical: Coveney

Moving European farm payments to a single flat rate model by 2019 is too radical and risks penalising more productive farmers, according to Agriculture Minister Simon Coveney and his newly-appointed French counterpart, Stéphane le Foll.

Thu, 05 Jul, 2012

Insecticide to be banned by France because of adverse effects on bees

France, the European Union’s largest agricultural producer, plans to ban Syngenta AG’s Cruiser insecticide for some uses after the national food- security agency said a study showed adverse effects on honeybees.

Sat, 02 Jun, 2012

France's Royal chases first-woman-president dream

Segolene Royal began her campaign to become France’s first woman president in style, decisively beating two rivals to wrap up the nomination for the main opposition Socialist Party in a single round of voting.

Fri, 17 Nov, 2006