France is in shock after Nicolas Sarkozy became the first former French President to be detained for questioning by anti-corruption police, threatening a widely anticipated political comeback. Continue reading…
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Can boys wear skirts? France divided by gender stereotyping experiment in schools
The French government sought to end months of bitter controversy over a scheme to combat gender stereotyping by scrapping a disputed primary school experiment but expanding gender equality training to all teachers. Continue reading…
Le Pen senior should retire from politics, say French voters
The vast majority of French people believe that the founder of the Front National, Jean-Marie Le Pen, is a handicap for the far-right party led by his daughter and should retire from political life, according to opinion polls. Continue reading…
European newspapers search for ways to survive digital revolution
Newspapers are in freefall. Print editions are being discontinued. Editors are being replaced with alarming regularity. Financial losses are mounting. Digital strategies are yet to bear fruit. New readerships are fickle, promiscuous and hard to impress.
If that’s true of British and American newspapers, then the situation is, if anything, worse in continental Europe. Continue reading…
Marseille braces for return of jihadists in wake of Jewish museum attack
Four police officers are standing by their car parked outside the grand synagogue in Marseille, a short walk from the city’s old port. They watch as worshippers slip inside through a side door.
“It’s normal,” said one, as he held open the door, referring to the police presence. “You can’t help people being worried.” Continue reading…
Anne Penketh 