François de Rugy was shown to have hosted family and friends for lavish meals at his official residence when he was president of the National Assembly.
Author: ADAM NOSSITER
5 Lobster Tails and a $560 Bottle of Wine, at Taxpayers’ Expense, Give Macron a Headache
After a photo was publicized showing France’s ecology minister enjoying a lavish meal at taxpayer expense, President Emmanuel Macron was confronted with more accusations of elitism in his government.
35 Employees Committed Suicide. Will Their Bosses Go to Jail?
After a wave of worker suicides under their management, former executives at France Télécom have been charged with the crime of “moral harassment.”
Macron Calls Climate Change a ‘Red Line’ Issue at G20, Rebuking Trump
President Emmanuel Macron of France said that he would not sign any Group of 20 joint statement unless it dealt with climate change, in a barb at President Trump’s rejection of the Paris accord.
‘The Rooster Must Be Defended’: France’s Culture Clash Reaches a Coop
A dispute between residents of a small island off France’s western coast and summer vacationers taps into France’s still unbroken connection to its agricultural past.
Worshiping in Hard Hats: Notre-Dame Offers First Mass Since Blaze
A small group celebrated their faith and a fragile cathedral, which remains closed amid rebuilding.
‘Archaeology of D-Day’ Aims to Preserve What the Soldiers Left Behind
For the past 10 years, a cadre of field researchers in France has been digging up, documenting and cataloging the physical remains of the Normandy invasion.
European Vote Reveals an Ever More Divided France
The party of Marine Le Pen, the far-right leader who lost decisively to President Emmanuel Macron two years ago, defeated his party in the European Parliament voting.
Emmanuel Macron’s Grand Ambitions Are at Stake in European Elections
For the French president, who is bitterly opposed by the rising populist forces on the Continent, the vote is a critical test of his vision of deeper integration.
Algiers Dispatch: Algeria’s Turmoil Adds New Obstacle to Saving the Historic Casbah
A plan to restore the Ottoman-era district offended some for inviting help from the French, former colonizers. But the famed warren continues to decay.