French PM Bayrou's budget bill moves ahead as lawmakers strike deal on text
A panel of French lawmakers on Friday agreed on the final text of a much-delayed 2025 budget proposal, paving the way for the ...
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New books added to the Council Library's collection - January 2025
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France's budget talks crumble, raising doubts about government's survival
French budget talks teetered on the brink of collapse on Wednesday, a day after Socialist party officials suspended their ...
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The story of one woman’s fight to gain African independence from colonial rule
Eve Blouin, daughter of African independence activist Andrée Blouin, speaks to The World’s Host Marco Werman about a new ...
Historical Fiction Imbued With a Rich Sense of Place
Amid the inevitable violence and horror, there are the equally inevitable heroes and villains, but for everyone the world has ...
Fashion mixes with politics at Paris Men’s Fashion Week
Amid an uncertain political climate, designers at the latest menswear show in Paris sent messages of resilience and ...
Algeria blasts European Parliament for condemning a French-Algerian author’s arrest
Algerian lawmakers have condemned the European Parliament for a resolution criticizing the arrest of French-Algerian novelist ...
How a German Thinker Explains MAGA Morality
How is it that so many Americans seem to have abandoned any commitment to personal virtue — at least in their political lives ...
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The collapse of Barnier’s government shows bold choices are needed to end France’s political deadlock
Their intention is to force Emmanuel Macron to resign ahead of the French presidential election due in 2027. Both consider it in their respective political interests to call for this election earlier.