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Germany's Finance Ministry has said the tax hike went into effect months early due to a "technical error." AfD co-Chair Alice Weidel will present "A New Deal for Europe" in Strasbourg. Follow DW for the latest.
A massive clean-up operation was under way across France on Monday, from Lille in the north to Marseille in the south and from Strasbourg in the east to Bordeaux in the southwest, following nationwide demonstrations last weekend. The protests over high prices and declining public services were followed by widespread looting and damage to shops, with thousands arrested. FRANCE 24's Luke Shrago reports from central Paris.
After trailing Strasbourg for more than 60 minutes, the Parisians called upon their substitutes to turn the game around. Following their spectacular Champions League victory over Manchester City and ahead of their clash with FC Barcelona, PSG are brimming with confidence.
Blockages of high schools continue on Thursday throughout #France, especially in the Paris region, in Marseille, Strasbourg, or Rennes, faculties joined the movement. They demand better learning conditions
The protest movement of high school students is getting tougher in many French cities, where blockades, violence and degradation are increasing on Thursday in hundreds of schools. The sling also wins universities with some 30 blockages claimed by the Student Union.
All eyes and ears were turned to the European Parliament in Strasbourg on Wednesday 16 September during the traditional speech on the State of the Union by the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen. A river talk – the sixth of its kind – on the broad guidelines of its European policy for the coming year.
Ireland is managing a jam-packed agenda as the current holder of the rotating presidency of the EU. We caught up with the country’s Minister of State for European Affairs, Thomas Byrne, who was in Strasbourg for the 2026 State of the Union speech and debate with EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. We discussed key points from that address, such as a proposed ban on social media access for children, which Ireland is keen to push forward with during its EU presidency.
The Canadian Prime Minister is visiting Strasbourg this week in search of a "single alliance" with the EU.
The Canadian PM is in Strasbourg this week seeking a "unique alliance" - and there is one clear catalyst.
