French leader digs in as strike looms
President Francois Hollande of France insists that a controversial labour reform will not be withdrawn as strike action looms on the railways. BBC News – Europe
President Francois Hollande of France insists that a controversial labour reform will not be withdrawn as strike action looms on the railways. BBC News – Europe
The leaders of France and Germany mark the 100th anniversary of the WW1 battle of Verdun in northern France with a call for European unity. BBC News – Europe
Lightning strikes 11 people, most of them children, during a birthday party in a Paris park, with four suffering life-threatening injuries. BBC News – Europe
Strike action over labour law reforms grips France, disrupting oil refineries, nuclear power stations and transport hubs, as police battle protesters. BBC News – Europe
Russia releases jailed Ukrainian servicewoman Nadiya Savchenko in a prisoner exchange also involving two Russian nationals convicted in Kiev last month. BBC News – Europe
French finance officials raid the Paris offices of US internet giant Google as part of a €1.6bn tax fraud investigation. BBC News – Europe