Smoke flares, looting at Printemps, sunglasses picked up off the ground: one defendant after another comes before overstretched judges juggling legal deadlines. Sentences range from suspended terms to custody, amid a tense judicial climate This summary ma... See more
COLUMN. Swiss diplomats are reaching out to France's potential future government teams and dissecting their manifestos to see what these changes could mean for the bilateral relationship. The aim is to be ready to adapt "from day one" Résident de la Répub... See more
Zero tolerance, administrative bans, stepped-up intelligence and a more responsive mobilisation of police officers. The authorities admit they underestimated the scale of the violence and want to avoid repeating the weekend's mistakes This summary may hav... See more
Having until then merely offered the odd brief remark on the crisis involving upper-secondary school students, the French president was forced to respond at greater length on television on Sunday evening Every week, we put French and international news in... See more
EDITORIAL. Saturday's demonstrations in France were marred by violence without recent precedent. Violent groups are a reality, tolerated by some, but the response of the security forces has not been up to the task. And France's polarisation is preventing ... See more
