misusing European Parliament funds<\/strong><\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>The court handed down a five-year ban on holding public office with immediate effect, alongside a sentence of four years in prison \u2014 two of which are suspended \u2014 and a \u20ac100,000 fine.<\/p>\n<p>Le Pen arrived at the courthouse without speaking to reporters. The hearing opened in a packed courtroom, with journalists and members of the public in attendance, and is scheduled to run until 12 February. A verdict is expected before the summer.<\/p>\n<p>Until last year's conviction, Le Pen had been widely seen as a leading contender to succeed current<a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//tag//emmanuel-macron/"> <strong>President Emmanuel Macron,<\/strong><\/a> who is barred from seeking a third term. <\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6669921875\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////images.euronews.com//articles//stories//09//61//13//90//808x539_cmsv2_07bc441b-14a7-5293-84e1-8cde721bcd54-9611390.jpg/" alt=\"In this courtroom sketch, Marine Le Pen, appears in court with other members of the National Rally, to appeal an an embezzlement conviction\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/61\/13\/90\/384x256_cmsv2_07bc441b-14a7-5293-84e1-8cde721bcd54-9611390.jpg 384w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/61\/13\/90\/640x427_cmsv2_07bc441b-14a7-5293-84e1-8cde721bcd54-9611390.jpg 640w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/61\/13\/90\/750x500_cmsv2_07bc441b-14a7-5293-84e1-8cde721bcd54-9611390.jpg 750w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/61\/13\/90\/828x552_cmsv2_07bc441b-14a7-5293-84e1-8cde721bcd54-9611390.jpg 828w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/61\/13\/90\/1080x720_cmsv2_07bc441b-14a7-5293-84e1-8cde721bcd54-9611390.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/61\/13\/90\/1200x800_cmsv2_07bc441b-14a7-5293-84e1-8cde721bcd54-9611390.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/61\/13\/90\/1920x1281_cmsv2_07bc441b-14a7-5293-84e1-8cde721bcd54-9611390.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">In this courtroom sketch, Marine Le Pen, appears in court with other members of the National Rally, to appeal an an embezzlement conviction<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Valentin Pasquier\/Copyright 1970 The AP. All rights reserved.<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>At the heart of the case are accusations that RN officials used EU funds allocated for parliamentary assistants to finance party staff between 2004 and 2016, in breach of European rules. <\/p>\n<p>Prosecutors argued that some assistants were primarily engaged in domestic political work rather than EU parliament duties.<\/p>\n<p>Le Pen and her co-defendants have consistently denied wrongdoing. Addressing the court on Tuesday, she said her appeal focused on both the criminal and civil aspects of the case. <\/p>\n<p>She argued there was no intent to commit an offence and accused the European Parliament of failing to raise concerns at the time. <\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//news//2025//04//01//judge-who-sentenced-marine-le-pen-under-police-protection-amid-online-threats/">Judge who sentenced Marine Le Pen under police protection amid online threats<\/a><\/li><li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//my-europe//2025//11//10//fact-check-has-marine-le-pens-appeal-against-her-presidential-ban-been-denied/">Fact check: Has Marine Le Pen's appeal against her presidential ban been denied? <\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>\"Nothing was hidden,\" she told the court, pointing to publicly available contracts, organisational charts and media coverage.<\/p>\n<p>Her position was challenged by Patrick Maisonneuve, the lawyer representing the European Parliament, who rejected claims of inadequate oversight. <\/p>\n<p>In total, 11 defendants, along with the National Rally party as a legal entity, have appealed their convictions and will be heard by the court. <\/p>\n<p>Veteran party figure Bruno Gollnisch reiterated the long-standing defence line, arguing that EU parliamentary assistants were necessarily involved in national political activity and that \"politics is a collective sport.\"<\/p>\n<p>The political consequences of the appeal could be far-reaching. If Le Pen is ultimately barred from running in 2027, attention would shift to <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//tag//jordan-bardella/">Jordan Bardella<\/strong><\/a>, the party's 30-year-old president. <\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6665\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////images.euronews.com//articles//stories//09//61//13//90//808x539_cmsv2_8a61da35-4d9d-523a-b2b2-242f19cfb363-9611390.jpg/" alt=\"Far-right party National Rally president Jordan Bardella speaks during his New Year address to the press in Paris, 12 January, 2026 \" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/61\/13\/90\/384x256_cmsv2_8a61da35-4d9d-523a-b2b2-242f19cfb363-9611390.jpg 384w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/61\/13\/90\/640x427_cmsv2_8a61da35-4d9d-523a-b2b2-242f19cfb363-9611390.jpg 640w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/61\/13\/90\/750x500_cmsv2_8a61da35-4d9d-523a-b2b2-242f19cfb363-9611390.jpg 750w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/61\/13\/90\/828x552_cmsv2_8a61da35-4d9d-523a-b2b2-242f19cfb363-9611390.jpg 828w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/61\/13\/90\/1080x720_cmsv2_8a61da35-4d9d-523a-b2b2-242f19cfb363-9611390.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/61\/13\/90\/1200x800_cmsv2_8a61da35-4d9d-523a-b2b2-242f19cfb363-9611390.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/61\/13\/90\/1920x1280_cmsv2_8a61da35-4d9d-523a-b2b2-242f19cfb363-9611390.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">Far-right party National Rally president Jordan Bardella speaks during his New Year address to the press in Paris, 12 January, 2026 <\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">AP Photo<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>Multiple polls already suggest Bardella may be more popular than Le Pen and capable of winning a presidential election in his own right.<\/p>\n<p>Bardella has publicly rallied behind Le Pen. Speaking during his New Year address to the press on Monday, he pledged his \"total support,\" warning that it would be \"deeply worrying for democracy\" if the courts prevented voters from choosing a candidate who has twice reached the second round of the presidential election in the past. <\/p>\n<p>Marine Le Pen stepped aside as party leader in 2021 to focus on her presidential bid, handing control to Bardella. <\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1768313486,"updatedAt":1768327261,"publishedAt":1768327227,"firstPublishedAt":1768327227,"lastPublishedAt":1768327227,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"url":"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/61\/13\/90\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_fb3cd808-aadf-5096-aa37-0cf84a58bab2-9611390.jpg","altText":"Far-right leader Marine Le Pen returns after a break during her appeal trial after an embezzlement conviction in Paris, 13 January, 2026 ","caption":"Far-right leader Marine Le Pen returns after a break during her appeal trial after an embezzlement conviction in Paris, 13 January, 2026 ","captionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"AP Photo","sourceUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"callToActionText":null,"width":1620,"height":911},{"url":"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/61\/13\/90\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_8a61da35-4d9d-523a-b2b2-242f19cfb363-9611390.jpg","altText":"Far-right party National Rally president Jordan Bardella speaks during his New Year address to the press in Paris, 12 January, 2026 ","caption":"Far-right party National Rally president Jordan Bardella speaks during his New Year address to the press in Paris, 12 January, 2026 ","captionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"AP Photo","sourceUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"callToActionText":null,"width":2000,"height":1333},{"url":"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/61\/13\/90\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_07bc441b-14a7-5293-84e1-8cde721bcd54-9611390.jpg","altText":"In this courtroom sketch, Marine Le Pen, appears in court with other members of the National Rally, to appeal an an embezzlement conviction","caption":"In this courtroom sketch, Marine Le Pen, appears in court with other members of the National Rally, to appeal an an embezzlement conviction","captionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"Valentin Pasquier\/Copyright 1970 The AP. 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CLUB OWNER SHOT","daletPyramidId":3866026,"channels":[{"id":1},{"id":2},{"id":3},{"id":4},{"id":5},{"id":10},{"id":12},{"id":14}],"status":2,"title":"Former Corsican separatist leader Alain Orsoni shot dead at mother's funeral","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"Former Corsican separatist leader shot dead at mother's funeral","titleListing2":"Former Corsican separatist leader Alain Orsoni shot dead at mother's funeral","leadin":"Alain Orsoni, 71, ex-FLNC leader and former president of AC Ajaccio football club, was killed by a sniper at his mother's funeral in Vero.","summary":"Alain Orsoni, 71, ex-FLNC leader and former president of AC Ajaccio football club, was killed by a sniper at his mother's funeral in Vero.","keySentence":"","url":"former-corsican-separatist-leader-alain-orsoni-shot-dead-at-mothers-funeral","canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/2026\/01\/13\/former-corsican-separatist-leader-alain-orsoni-shot-dead-at-mothers-funeral","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"Alain Orsoni, a former Corsican separatist leader and ex-president of AC Ajaccio football club, was killed by a sniper Monday as mourners gathered at his mother's funeral in the village of Vero.\n\nOrsoni, 71, was struck by a single bullet to the chest around 4:30 pm following the burial service, according to authorities.\n\nAjaccio prosecutor Nicolas Septe said the shot came from long range, fired from several hundred metres away. \"He was hit in the heart by a single shot, a long-distance strike,\" Septe told the French press.\n\nFather Roger Polge, who led the funeral service, told France 3 Corse ViaStella he heard a gunshot during the mourning and Orsoni fell dead. \"What is happening in our home?\" he said.\n\nOrsoni had travelled from Nicaragua, where he lived, to attend his mother's funeral in his native village about 30 kilometres north of Ajaccio.\n\nThe National Anti-Organised Crime Prosecutor's Office \u2014 the new French tribunal meant to mostly handle drug trafficking, human trafficking, pimping and armed robbery cases \u2014 took over the investigation Monday evening, marking its first task since launching on 5 January.\n\nThe office is working with the Marseille inter-regional specialised court. Investigators opened a probe for murder by organised gang and criminal association.\n\nFootball ties and gaming interests\n\nOrsoni became a leader of the Corsican National Liberation Front (FLNC) in the 1980s after his brother Guy, also a separatist militant, was assassinated in 1983.\n\nHe founded the Movement for Self-Determination (MPA) in 1990 following a split within the Corsican nationalist movement. Opponents dubbed it the \"Movement for Business Affairs\".\n\nHe was elected to Corsica's territorial assembly in 1986 representing the Corsican Movement for Self-Determination.\n\nOrsoni fled Corsica in 1996 during violent infighting within the nationalist movement. He lived 13 years in exile in Florida, Nicaragua and Spain, where he had business interests in gaming.\n\nHe returned to Corsica in 2008 and became president of AC Ajaccio, succeeding his friend Michel Moretti after his death. Police foiled an assassination plot against him that same year involving members of the \"Petit Bar\" criminal gang.\n\nOrsoni served as club president from 2008 to 2015 and again in 2022 when the club returned to Ligue 1. The club was relegated in 2023 due to financial difficulties and excluded from all national competitions for 2025-26. He left the presidency in September 2024.\n\nHis son Guy, born in 1984 and named after his slain uncle, is considered a prominent figure in Corsican organised crime.\n\nGuy Orsoni was sentenced in May 2025 to 13 years in prison for attempting to assassinate Pascal Porri, a suspected member of the Petit Bar gang, in 2018. Guy Orsoni himself survived an assassination attempt in September 2018.\n\nAlain Orsoni's killing is among the most prominent assassinations in Corsica since lawyer Antoine Sollacaro was murdered in 2012. Sollacaro had served as Orsoni's attorney.\n\nHis killer was sentenced to 30 years in December but the suspected mastermind, Jacques Santoni, believed to lead the Petit Bar gang, remains at large.\n\nA rivalry has existed for years between the Orsoni clan and the Petit Bar criminal organisation.\n\nWhile armed separatism in Corsica has largely subsided, political nationalism remains influential in the island's politics, with pro-autonomy parties now dominating the island's territorial assembly.\n\nThe French government granted Corsica special administrative status in the early 2000s and expanded its autonomy in subsequent reforms, although demands for greater self-determination persist among segments of the island's population of roughly 350,000.\n\n","htmlText":"<p>Alain Orsoni, a former Corsican separatist leader and ex-president of AC Ajaccio football club, was killed by a sniper Monday as mourners gathered at his mother's funeral in the village of Vero.<\/p>\n<p>Orsoni, 71, was struck by a single bullet to the chest around 4:30 pm following the burial service, according to authorities.<\/p>\n<p>Ajaccio prosecutor Nicolas Septe said the shot came from long range, fired from several hundred metres away. \"He was hit in the heart by a single shot, a long-distance strike,\" Septe told the French press.<\/p>\n<p>Father Roger Polge, who led the funeral service, told France 3 Corse ViaStella he heard a gunshot during the mourning and Orsoni fell dead. \"What is happening in our home?\" he said.<\/p>\n<p>Orsoni had travelled from Nicaragua, where he lived, to attend his mother's funeral in his native village about 30 kilometres north of Ajaccio.<\/p>\n<p>The National Anti-Organised Crime Prosecutor's Office \u2014 the new French tribunal meant to mostly handle drug trafficking, human trafficking, pimping and armed robbery cases \u2014 took over the investigation Monday evening, marking its first task since launching on 5 January. <\/p>\n<p>The office is working with the Marseille inter-regional specialised court. Investigators opened a probe for murder by organised gang and criminal association.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Football ties and gaming interests<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Orsoni became a leader of the Corsican National Liberation Front (FLNC) in the 1980s after his brother Guy, also a separatist militant, was assassinated in 1983. <\/p>\n<p>He founded the Movement for Self-Determination (MPA) in 1990 following a split within the Corsican nationalist movement. Opponents dubbed it the \"Movement for Business Affairs\".<\/p>\n<p>He was elected to Corsica's territorial assembly in 1986 representing the Corsican Movement for Self-Determination.<\/p>\n<p>Orsoni fled Corsica in 1996 during violent infighting within the nationalist movement. He lived 13 years in exile in Florida, Nicaragua and Spain, where he had business interests in gaming.<\/p>\n<p>He returned to Corsica in 2008 and became president of AC Ajaccio, succeeding his friend Michel Moretti after his death. Police foiled an assassination plot against him that same year involving members of the \"Petit Bar\" criminal gang.<\/p>\n<p>Orsoni served as club president from 2008 to 2015 and again in 2022 when the club returned to Ligue 1. The club was relegated in 2023 due to financial difficulties and excluded from all national competitions for 2025-26. He left the presidency in September 2024.<\/p>\n<p>His son Guy, born in 1984 and named after his slain uncle, is considered a prominent figure in Corsican organised crime. <\/p>\n<p>Guy Orsoni was sentenced in May 2025 to 13 years in prison for attempting to assassinate Pascal Porri, a suspected member of the Petit Bar gang, in 2018. Guy Orsoni himself survived an assassination attempt in September 2018.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6669921875\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////images.euronews.com//articles//stories//09//61//10//92//808x539_cmsv2_b065bbf7-8a2e-5b44-b8aa-00f354f3cb82-9611092.jpg/" alt=\"FILE: Police officers looking for clues after Corsican nationalist Antoine Nivaggioni was assassinated in Ajaccio, Corsica, 18 October 2010\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/61\/10\/92\/384x256_cmsv2_b065bbf7-8a2e-5b44-b8aa-00f354f3cb82-9611092.jpg 384w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/61\/10\/92\/640x427_cmsv2_b065bbf7-8a2e-5b44-b8aa-00f354f3cb82-9611092.jpg 640w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/61\/10\/92\/750x500_cmsv2_b065bbf7-8a2e-5b44-b8aa-00f354f3cb82-9611092.jpg 750w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/61\/10\/92\/828x552_cmsv2_b065bbf7-8a2e-5b44-b8aa-00f354f3cb82-9611092.jpg 828w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/61\/10\/92\/1080x720_cmsv2_b065bbf7-8a2e-5b44-b8aa-00f354f3cb82-9611092.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/61\/10\/92\/1200x800_cmsv2_b065bbf7-8a2e-5b44-b8aa-00f354f3cb82-9611092.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/61\/10\/92\/1920x1281_cmsv2_b065bbf7-8a2e-5b44-b8aa-00f354f3cb82-9611092.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">FILE: Police officers looking for clues after Corsican nationalist Antoine Nivaggioni was assassinated in Ajaccio, Corsica, 18 October 2010<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Jean-Pierre Belzit\/AP<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>Alain Orsoni's killing is among the most prominent assassinations in Corsica since lawyer Antoine Sollacaro was murdered in 2012. Sollacaro had served as Orsoni's attorney. <\/p>\n<p>His killer was sentenced to 30 years in December but the suspected mastermind, Jacques Santoni, believed to lead the Petit Bar gang, remains at large.<\/p>\n<p>A rivalry has existed for years between the Orsoni clan and the Petit Bar criminal organisation.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2023//10//09//blue-night-in-corsica-as-20-homes-targeted-by-independence-arsonists/">'Blue night' in Corsica as 20 homes targeted by independence arsonists<\/a><\/li><li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2023//09//28//historic-move-as-macron-offers-corsica-autonomy-without-disengagement-from-the-state/">Historic move as Macron offers Corsica autonomy 'without disengagement from the state'<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>While armed separatism in Corsica has largely subsided, political nationalism remains influential in the island's politics, with pro-autonomy parties now dominating the island's territorial assembly. <\/p>\n<p>The French government granted Corsica special administrative status in the early 2000s and expanded its autonomy in subsequent reforms, although demands for greater self-determination persist among segments of the island's population of roughly 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FARMERS PROTESTS TUESDAY","daletPyramidId":3863535,"channels":[{"id":1},{"id":2},{"id":3},{"id":4},{"id":5},{"id":10},{"id":12},{"id":14}],"status":2,"title":"Hundreds of tractors rumble through Paris in protest over EU-Mercosur deal","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"Hundreds of tractors rumble through Paris in EU-Mercosur deal protest","titleListing2":"Anger among French farmers: 350 tractors enter Paris","leadin":"The demonstrations in the French capital came days before the final signing of the agreement, scheduled for Saturday in Paraguay, which would create a free trade area between the EU and Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay and Paraguay.","summary":"The demonstrations in the French capital came days before the final signing of the agreement, scheduled for Saturday in Paraguay, which would create a free trade area between the EU and Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay and 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scheduled for Saturday in Paraguay. The deal would create a free trade area between the EU and Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay and Paraguay.\n\n'Too many rules kill rules'\n\nEuropean farmers have long denounced the Mercosur agreement, arguing it would flood markets with cheaper imports. The deal was approved Friday by a qualified majority of EU member states despite opposition from France, Poland, Austria, Hungary and Ireland.\n\nPresident Emmanuel Macron and his government oppose the trade deal but it is expected to be signed anyway because most other EU countries support it.\n\n\"If we want to keep our food sovereignty, we should be allowed to practise our profession,\" said Fabrice Moulin, a cereal farmer in Eure. \"We're not in favour of anarchy, but too many rules kill rules. Today, we can no longer make a living from our activity.\"\n\n\"French livestock farming must take precedence over Brazilian livestock farming,\" said Baptiste Zado, who runs a mixed crop and livestock farm in Yvelines.\n\nSigns on tractors read \"No country without farmers\" and \"No farmers means no food\".\n\nGovernment spokesperson Maud Bregeon said Tuesday the government would make new announcements soon to help farmers.\n\n\"Dialogue and exchanges are continuing,\" she said, particularly on \"transmission, the question of income, the question of water and adaptation to climate change.\"\n\n'Deep' anger, 'legitimate' demands\n\nAgriculture Minister Annie Genevard acknowledged Friday that farmers' anger was \"deep\" and their demands \"legitimate\".\n\nShe announced \u20ac300 million in measures to help cereal growers, winegrowers and livestock farmers, but the package was not enough to quell protests and is largely dependent on adoption of the 2026 budget.\n\nFarmers have set up filtering operations and blockades in Le Havre, France's leading commercial port, as well as in Bayonne and La Rochelle.\n\nSince the weekend, farmers have been checking refrigerated lorries at the port to verify product origins.\n\nJustin Lema\u00eetre, general secretary of Jeunes Agriculteurs in Seine-Maritime, said checks identified \"foreign flour, soups with Thai vegetables, products that do not have the same production standards\" as in France.\n\nThe Interior Ministry reported 55 actions in 31 departements involving 2,400 people and 1,000 vehicles.\n\nThe Concorde bridge and Quai d'Orsay remained closed to traffic Tuesday. A rally was held on Quai d'Orsay.\n\n","htmlText":"<p>French farmers steered some 350 tractors through Paris on Tuesday to protest low incomes and an EU trade deal with South America they say threatens their livelihoods.<\/p>\n<p>The tractors entered Paris shortly after 6 am through Porte Dauphine, escorted by police, and rumbled down Avenue Foch toward the Arc de Triomphe before driving along the Champs-Elys\u00e9es. <\/p>\n<p>The convoy crossed the Seine River to reach the National Assembly, snarling rush-hour traffic.<\/p>\n<p>The protests were led by the FNSEA farmers' union and Jeunes Agriculteurs or Young Farmers, demanding \"concrete and immediate action\" to defend France's food security.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6665\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////images.euronews.com//articles//stories//09//61//07//70//808x539_cmsv2_ee694e80-b1b8-5765-8c24-67da8fa29a53-9610770.jpg/" alt=\"Farmers drive their tractors along the Avenue des Champs-Élysées in Paris on Tuesday 13 January 2026.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/61\/07\/70\/384x256_cmsv2_ee694e80-b1b8-5765-8c24-67da8fa29a53-9610770.jpg 384w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/61\/07\/70\/640x427_cmsv2_ee694e80-b1b8-5765-8c24-67da8fa29a53-9610770.jpg 640w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/61\/07\/70\/750x500_cmsv2_ee694e80-b1b8-5765-8c24-67da8fa29a53-9610770.jpg 750w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/61\/07\/70\/828x552_cmsv2_ee694e80-b1b8-5765-8c24-67da8fa29a53-9610770.jpg 828w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/61\/07\/70\/1080x720_cmsv2_ee694e80-b1b8-5765-8c24-67da8fa29a53-9610770.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/61\/07\/70\/1200x800_cmsv2_ee694e80-b1b8-5765-8c24-67da8fa29a53-9610770.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/61\/07\/70\/1920x1280_cmsv2_ee694e80-b1b8-5765-8c24-67da8fa29a53-9610770.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">Farmers drive their tractors along the Champs-Élysées avenue, Tuesday 13 January 2026 in Paris.<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">AP Photo\/Emma Da Silva<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>The demonstrations came days before the final signing of the EU-Mercosur trade agreement, scheduled for Saturday in Paraguay. The deal would create a free trade area between the EU and Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay and Paraguay.<\/p>\n<h2>'Too many rules kill rules'<\/h2>\n<p>European farmers have long denounced the Mercosur agreement, arguing it would flood markets with cheaper imports. The deal was approved Friday by a qualified majority of EU member states despite opposition from France, Poland, Austria, Hungary and Ireland.<\/p>\n<p>President Emmanuel Macron and his government oppose the trade deal but it is expected to be signed anyway because most other EU countries support it.<\/p>\n<p>\"If we want to keep our food sovereignty, we should be allowed to practise our profession,\" said Fabrice Moulin, a cereal farmer in Eure. \"We're not in favour of anarchy, but too many rules kill rules. Today, we can no longer make a living from our activity.\"<\/p>\n<p>\"French livestock farming must take precedence over Brazilian livestock farming,\" said Baptiste Zado, who runs a mixed crop and livestock farm in Yvelines.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//my-europe//2026//01//09//eu-member-states-back-mercosur-deal-french-meps-vow-fight-in-parliament/">EU member states back Mercosur deal, French MEPs vow fight in Parliament<\/a><\/li><li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//business//2026//01//09//mercosur-how-macrons-domestic-weakness-undercut-his-brussels-clout/">Mercosur: How Macron\u2019s domestic weakness undercut his Brussels clout <\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>Signs on tractors read \"No country without farmers\" and \"No farmers means no food\".<\/p>\n<p>Government spokesperson Maud Bregeon said Tuesday the government would make new announcements soon to help farmers. <\/p>\n<p>\"Dialogue and exchanges are continuing,\" she said, particularly on \"transmission, the question of income, the question of water and adaptation to climate change.\"<\/p>\n<h2>'Deep' anger, 'legitimate' demands<\/h2>\n<p>Agriculture Minister Annie Genevard acknowledged Friday that farmers' anger was \"deep\" and their demands \"legitimate\".<\/p>\n<p>She announced \u20ac300 million in measures to help cereal growers, winegrowers and livestock farmers, but the package was not enough to quell protests and is largely dependent on adoption of the 2026 budget.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-tweet widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio\u2014auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <div class=\"widget__tweet\" data-tweet-id=\"2010024462003949600\"><\/div>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>Farmers have set up filtering operations and blockades in Le Havre, France's leading commercial port, as well as in Bayonne and La Rochelle. <\/p>\n<p>Since the weekend, farmers have been checking refrigerated lorries at the port to verify product origins.<\/p>\n<p>Justin Lema\u00eetre, general secretary of Jeunes Agriculteurs in Seine-Maritime, said checks identified \"foreign flour, soups with Thai vegetables, products that do not have the same production standards\" as in France.<\/p>\n<p>The Interior Ministry reported 55 actions in 31 departements involving 2,400 people and 1,000 vehicles.<\/p>\n<p>The Concorde bridge and Quai d'Orsay remained closed to traffic Tuesday. A rally was held on Quai d'Orsay.<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1768291210,"updatedAt":1768302172,"publishedAt":1768302167,"firstPublishedAt":1768302167,"lastPublishedAt":1768302167,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"url":"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/61\/07\/70\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_189c4acf-4ef1-5b70-be34-bdf9ccc408a6-9610770.jpg","altText":"Farmers drive their tractors past the Arc de Triomphe to protest against the trade agreement with Mercosur, Tuesday 13 January 2026 in Paris.","caption":"Farmers drive their tractors past the Arc de Triomphe to protest against the trade agreement with Mercosur, Tuesday 13 January 2026 in Paris.","captionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"AP Photo\/Emma Da 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President Emmanuel Macron has said France will vote against the deal at EU level, but most member states support it.\n\n","htmlText":"<p>France saw hundreds of tractors circle Paris around the Arc de Triomphe on Tuesday morning in a new wave of protest against the EU-Mercosur trade deal. <\/p>\n<p>Farmers drove their machines into the capital to show they oppose the pact the European Commission plans to sign in Paraguay on 17 January. <\/p>\n<p>They say the agreement with Mercosur countries would let cheaper food into the EU and hurt their businesses.<\/p>\n<p>The action added to earlier demonstrations and blockades at ports and roads across the country. <\/p>\n<p>Unions say discussions with the government have not produced firm protections for local producers. President Emmanuel Macron has said France will vote against the deal at EU level, but most member states support it.<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1768297145,"updatedAt":1768299143,"publishedAt":1768298755,"firstPublishedAt":1768298755,"lastPublishedAt":1768298755,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"url":"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/61\/09\/58\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_3b7a3c96-b732-5071-82c7-3bc40be17ab6-9610958.jpg","altText":"French farmers drove tractors around Paris\u2019 Arc de Triomphe to protest the EU-Mercosur trade deal, saying it threatens local agriculture and jobs.","caption":"French farmers drove tractors around Paris\u2019 Arc de Triomphe to protest the EU-Mercosur trade deal, saying it threatens local agriculture and 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PEN'S APPEAL TRAIL PREVIEW","daletPyramidId":3853539,"channels":[{"id":1},{"id":2},{"id":3},{"id":4},{"id":5},{"id":10},{"id":12},{"id":14}],"status":2,"title":"Everything you need to know about French far-right leader Marine Le Pen's appeals trial","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"Everything you need to know about Marine Le Pen's appeals trial","titleListing2":"Everything you need to know about Marine Le Pen's appeals trial","leadin":"As the appeal trial is set to begin on Tuesday, the president of the judicial tribunal is concerned that the United States may be influencing its outcome.","summary":"As the appeal trial is set to begin on Tuesday, the president of the judicial tribunal is concerned that the United States may be influencing its outcome.","keySentence":"","url":"everything-you-need-to-know-about-french-far-right-leader-marine-le-pens-appeals-trial","canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/2026\/01\/12\/everything-you-need-to-know-about-french-far-right-leader-marine-le-pens-appeals-trial","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"The appeals trial of Marine Le Pen, leader of France's far-right National Rally (RN) party, begins on Tuesday, and the outcome could significantly affect the country's next presidential election.\n\nLe Pen was found guilty of misappropriating public funds and barred from running for office for five years \"with immediate effect,\" a Paris court ruled in March.\n\nEight MEPs for the RN and their 12 assistants were also found guilty and barred from running for office. The party was fined \u20ac2 million.\n\nThe prosecutor also demanded that Le Pen be fined \u20ac300,000 and serve up to 10 years in prison.\n\nThe three judges were not obliged to follow the prosecutor's recommendations.\n\nInstead, the Paris Criminal Court handed down a four-year prison sentence \u2014 two years suspended and two to be served with an electronic bracelet \u2014 along with a \u20ac100,000 fine.\n\nLe Pen described the verdict as a \"political witch-hunt\" and declared she would exhaust all legal avenues to overturn it.\n\nThe first victim is the taxpayer\n\nFollowing the initial court ruling last year, Patrick Maisonneuve, a lawyer for the European Parliament, criticised some reactions and questioning of the judges.\n\n\"I've heard the word 'victim' used by the RN. But the first victim, declared as such by the courts, is the European Parliament and therefore the taxpayer,\" he said.\n\nIn his view, the status of victim had been \"politically hjacked\" by the RN's leaders and supporters.\n\n\"I've heard people here and there express their astonishment or their confusion. What is disturbing is that \u20ac4m of European funds could be misappropriated,\" he added.\n\nLater, he said he was convinced of the guilt of those connected with the part and is in no doubt as to what will happen next.\n\n\"There are now two things: the conviction will be confirmed and the European Parliament will have to be reimbursed. The European Parliament is the victim, so we mustn't reverse the roles,\" he insisted.\n\nA decision by the Court of Appeal is expected to be handed down before the end of the summer. The timing will allow Le Pen to announce, or not, her candidacy for the 2027 presidential election.\n\nIf her conviction is upheld, she is expected to give up her bid and potentially hand over to RN party President Jordan Bardella.\n\nFor Marine Le Pen, cassation as a last resort\n\nHowever, Le Pen may have one final option to secure her political ambitions if her sentence is upheld and that is to file an appeal with the Supreme Court.\n\nChristophe Soulard says that the Court of Cassation, which he chairs, will issue its ruling \"if possible\" before the presidential election.\n\n\"The judges are not out of touch with reality. They are well aware that there will be a presidential election in 2027 and that MarineLe Pen is obviously an important candidate, so the timing of the ruling may have an impact,\" he told reporters last week.\n\n\"If there is a ruling upholding the case and there is an appeal to the Court of Cassation, which has not yet happened, then the Court of Cassation will, as far as possible, try the case fairly quickly,\" he explained, adding that this is \"something we do regularly\" and that this treatment would not be \"especially for Marine Le Pen.\"\n\nHowever, in November, Le Pen said she would \"obviously not\" stand for election if she were convicted again.\n\nUS interference?\n\nAs the appeal trial is set to get under way, the president of the judicial tribunal is concerned that the United States may be playing a role to influence its outcome.\n\nIn March, the German news magazine Der Spiegel reported that the Trump administration was considering imposing sanctions on the three judges who presided over the initial trial. The US administration is alleged to have criticised them for \"censoring\" Le Pen.\n\n\"If such facts were proven or were to come to pass, they would constitute unacceptable and intolerable interference in the internal affairs of our country,\" Paris Judicial Court President Peimane Ghaleh Marzban said.\n\nA few days after Le Pen's initial conviction, US President Donald Trump said that Le Pen was the victim of a \"witch-hunt\" by \"of European leftists using lawfare to silence free speech.\"\n\nThe Trump administration was considering sanctioning German officials after the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution classified the Alternative for Germany (AfD) as a right-wing extremist organisation that poses a threat to democracy and the constitutional order, domestic media reported.\n\n","htmlText":"<p>The appeals trial of Marine Le Pen, leader of France's far-right National Rally (RN) party, begins on Tuesday, and the outcome could significantly affect the country's next presidential election.<\/p>\n<p>Le Pen was found guilty of misappropriating public funds and barred from running for office for five years \"with immediate effect,\" a Paris court ruled in March. <\/p>\n<p>Eight MEPs for the RN and their 12 assistants were also found guilty and barred from running for office. The party was fined \u20ac2 million.<\/p>\n<p>The prosecutor also demanded that Le Pen be fined \u20ac300,000 and serve up to 10 years in prison.<\/p>\n<p>The three judges were not obliged to follow the prosecutor's recommendations.<\/p>\n<p>Instead, the Paris Criminal Court handed down a four-year prison sentence \u2014 two years suspended and two to be served with an electronic bracelet \u2014 along with a \u20ac100,000 fine.<\/p>\n<p>Le Pen described the verdict as a \"political witch-hunt\" and declared she would exhaust all legal avenues to overturn it.<\/p>\n<h2>The first victim is the taxpayer<\/h2>\n<p>Following the initial court ruling last year, Patrick Maisonneuve, a lawyer for the European Parliament, criticised some reactions and questioning of the judges.<\/p>\n<p> \"I've heard the word 'victim' used by the RN. But the first victim, declared as such by the courts, is the European Parliament and therefore the taxpayer,\" he said.<\/p>\n<p>In his view, the status of victim had been \"politically hjacked\" by the RN's leaders and supporters. <\/p>\n<p>\"I've heard people here and there express their astonishment or their confusion. What is disturbing is that \u20ac4m of European funds could be misappropriated,\" he added.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6665\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////images.euronews.com//articles//stories//09//58//64//76//808x539_cmsv2_db6bbad0-86d4-55cc-ad50-c02377eea46b-9586476.jpg/" alt=\"MEPs vote during a session of the European Parliament in Strasbourg, 16 December, 2025\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/58\/64\/76\/384x256_cmsv2_db6bbad0-86d4-55cc-ad50-c02377eea46b-9586476.jpg 384w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/58\/64\/76\/640x427_cmsv2_db6bbad0-86d4-55cc-ad50-c02377eea46b-9586476.jpg 640w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/58\/64\/76\/750x500_cmsv2_db6bbad0-86d4-55cc-ad50-c02377eea46b-9586476.jpg 750w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/58\/64\/76\/828x552_cmsv2_db6bbad0-86d4-55cc-ad50-c02377eea46b-9586476.jpg 828w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/58\/64\/76\/1080x720_cmsv2_db6bbad0-86d4-55cc-ad50-c02377eea46b-9586476.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/58\/64\/76\/1200x800_cmsv2_db6bbad0-86d4-55cc-ad50-c02377eea46b-9586476.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/58\/64\/76\/1920x1280_cmsv2_db6bbad0-86d4-55cc-ad50-c02377eea46b-9586476.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">MEPs vote during a session of the European Parliament in Strasbourg, 16 December, 2025<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">AP Photo<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>Later, he said he was convinced of the guilt of those connected with the part and is in no doubt as to what will happen next. <\/p>\n<p>\"There are now two things: the conviction will be confirmed and the European Parliament will have to be reimbursed. The European Parliament is the victim, so we mustn't reverse the roles,\" he insisted.<\/p>\n<p>A decision by the Court of Appeal is expected to be handed down before the end of the summer. The timing will allow Le Pen to announce, or not, her candidacy for the 2027 presidential election. <\/p>\n<p>If her conviction is upheld, she is expected to give up her bid and potentially hand over to RN party President Jordan Bardella.<\/p>\n<h2>For Marine Le Pen, cassation as a last resort<\/h2>\n<p>However, Le Pen may have one final option to secure her political ambitions if her sentence is upheld and that is to file an appeal with the Supreme Court. <\/p>\n<p>Christophe Soulard says that the Court of Cassation, which he chairs, will issue its ruling \"if possible\" before the presidential election. <\/p>\n<p>\"The judges are not out of touch with reality. They are well aware that there will be a presidential election in 2027 and that MarineLe Pen is obviously an important candidate, so the timing of the ruling may have an impact,\" he told reporters last week.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2025//09//08//french-far-right-leader-marine-le-pens-appeal-trial-set-to-january-ahead-of-presidential-r/">French far-right leader Marine Le Pen\u2019s appeal trial set to January ahead of presidential race <\/a><\/li><li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//my-europe//2025//11//10//fact-check-has-marine-le-pens-appeal-against-her-presidential-ban-been-denied/">Fact check: Has Marine Le Pen's appeal against her presidential ban been denied? <\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>\"If there is a ruling upholding the case and there is an appeal to the Court of Cassation, which has not yet happened, then the Court of Cassation will, as far as possible, try the case fairly quickly,\" he explained, adding that this is \"something we do regularly\" and that this treatment would not be \"especially for Marine Le Pen.\"<\/p>\n<p>However, in November, Le Pen said she would \"obviously not\" stand for election if she were convicted again. <\/p>\n<h2>US interference?<\/h2>\n<p>As the appeal trial is set to get under way, the president of the judicial tribunal is concerned that the United States may be playing a role to influence its outcome. <\/p>\n<p>In March, the German news magazine Der Spiegel reported that the Trump administration was considering imposing sanctions on the three judges who presided over the initial trial. The US administration is alleged to have criticised them for \"censoring\" Le Pen.<\/p>\n<p>\"If such facts were proven or were to come to pass, they would constitute unacceptable and intolerable interference in the internal affairs of our country,\" Paris Judicial Court President Peimane Ghaleh Marzban said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.5624219725343321\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////images.euronews.com//articles//stories//09//60//97//59//808x454_cmsv2_2b79497c-9602-5d58-b370-cbe9c1fbfac4-9609759.jpg/" alt=\"This courtroom sketch shows Marine Le Pen during her trial in Paris, 14 October, 2024\" 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(max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">This courtroom sketch shows Marine Le Pen during her trial in Paris, 14 October, 2024<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">AP Photo<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>A few days after Le Pen's initial conviction, US President Donald Trump said that Le Pen was the victim of a \"witch-hunt\" by \"of European leftists using lawfare to silence free speech.\"<\/p>\n<p>The Trump administration was considering sanctioning German officials after the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution classified the Alternative for Germany (AfD) as a right-wing extremist organisation that poses a threat to democracy and the constitutional order, domestic media 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January supporting Iranian protesters, waving monarchy flags and calling for the return of exiled crown prince Reza Pahlavi.","summary":"Thousands marched in Paris on 11. January supporting Iranian protesters, waving monarchy flags and calling for the return of exiled crown prince Reza Pahlavi.","keySentence":"","url":"thousands-in-paris-support-iranian-protesters-and-exiled-crown-prince","canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/2026\/01\/12\/thousands-in-paris-support-iranian-protesters-and-exiled-crown-prince","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"The demonstration moved from Place Victor Hugo to the Trocadero, drawing 2,000 participants, according to organisers.\n\nMany carried pre-1979 Iranian monarchy flags bearing the lion and sun, chanting in support of the return of the former royal family under exiled crown prince Reza Pahlavi. Israeli and US flags were also visible among the crowd.\n\nSpeakers and protesters called for stronger international backing as unrest in Iran entered a third week.\n\nActivists say at least 203 people have been killed during the demonstrations, though the toll may be higher. With internet access restricted inside Iran, those abroad fear the blackout is allowing security forces to intensify a violent crackdown with little scrutiny.\n\n","htmlText":"<p>The demonstration moved from Place Victor Hugo to the Trocadero, drawing 2,000 participants, according to organisers. <\/p>\n<p>Many carried pre-1979 Iranian monarchy flags bearing the lion and sun, chanting in support of the return of the former royal family under exiled crown prince Reza Pahlavi. Israeli and US flags were also visible among the crowd.<\/p>\n<p>Speakers and protesters called for stronger international backing as unrest in Iran entered a third week. <\/p>\n<p>Activists say at least 203 people have been killed during the demonstrations, though the toll may be higher. With internet access restricted inside Iran, those abroad fear the blackout is allowing security forces to intensify a violent crackdown with little scrutiny.<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1768197513,"updatedAt":1768203207,"publishedAt":1768202703,"firstPublishedAt":1768202703,"lastPublishedAt":1768202703,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"url":"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/60\/94\/65\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_1debcb14-8287-5d9b-a764-dd3fce68ed0f-9609465.jpg","altText":"Protesters hold placards during a rally in support of the nationwide mass demonstrations in Iran against the government","caption":"Protesters hold placards during a rally in support of the nationwide mass demonstrations in Iran against the government","captionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. 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It\u2019s a path I never thought was within my reach.\u201d\u00a0\n\nEuropean policies have played a key role in the rise of the refurbished market. Directives promoting the reduction of electronic waste, the right to repair and access to spare parts have helped fuel its growth and the market is projected to surpass \u20ac30 billion euros by 2033.\u00a0\n\n","htmlText":"<p><a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////certideal.com//content//1009-mission-vo/" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\">CertiDeal<\/a> is one of the leading French companies in the reconditioned electronics sector. Founded in 2016 with the goal of making technology accessible to everyone, it has earned a reputation as one of the most reliable players in the industry. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cA few years ago, buying a cheaper product was something people felt embarrassed about\u201d explains founder and CEO Laure Cohen. \u201cWe\u2019ve seen that mindset change with growing ecological, environmental, social as well as economic awareness.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>CertiDeal is a social and solidarity economy enterprise. One of its standout initiatives is the CertiAcad\u00e9mie, a training programme for people undergoing career transitions or professional reintegration. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen they told me, \u2018you\u2019re going to repair an iPhone,\u2019 for me that was huge!\u201d recalls trainee Patricia. \u201cBut once we got the explanations and learned the right techniques, it was actually very easy. It means a lot to me because we\u2019re giving devices a new life. It\u2019s a path I never thought was within my reach.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>European policies have played a key role in the rise of the refurbished market. Directives promoting the reduction of electronic waste, the right to repair and access to spare parts have helped fuel its growth and the market is projected to surpass \u20ac30 billion euros by 2033. <\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1766741886,"updatedAt":1767967814,"publishedAt":1767967232,"firstPublishedAt":1767967232,"lastPublishedAt":1767967813,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"sourceUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"Euronews","altText":null,"callToActionText":null,"width":2000,"caption":null,"url":"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/59\/48\/34\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_1027efc5-6590-5a76-a8ef-667b2b20c2b5-9594834.jpg","captionUrl":null,"height":1067}],"authors":{"journalists":[],"producers":[{"urlSafeValue":"pinna","twitter":"@_MonicaPinna","id":107,"title":"Monica Pinna"}],"videoEditor":[]},"keywords":[{"urlSafeValue":"recycling","titleRaw":"Recycling","id":8913,"title":"Recycling","slug":"recycling"},{"urlSafeValue":"technology","titleRaw":"Technology","id":389,"title":"Technology","slug":"technology"},{"urlSafeValue":"smartphone","titleRaw":"Smartphone","id":11420,"title":"Smartphone","slug":"smartphone"},{"urlSafeValue":"electronics","titleRaw":"Electronics","id":6834,"title":"Electronics","slug":"electronics"},{"urlSafeValue":"sustainable-development","titleRaw":"Sustainable development","id":11296,"title":"Sustainable development","slug":"sustainable-development"},{"urlSafeValue":"ecology","titleRaw":"Ecology","id":4365,"title":"Ecology","slug":"ecology"}],"widgets":[],"related":[],"technicalTags":[],"externalPartners":{"dailymotionId":"x9xa0t4"},"hasExternalVideo":1,"hasInternalOrExternalVideo":1,"video":1,"videos":[{"duration":480000,"editor":"","filesizeBytes":64706197,"format":"mp4","type":"normal","url":"https:\/\/video.euronews.com\/mp4\/ED\/32\/54\/20\/07\/ED_PYR_3254207_20260107144812.mp4","expiresAt":0,"quality":"md"},{"duration":480000,"editor":"","filesizeBytes":100833576,"format":"mp4","type":"normal","url":"https:\/\/video.euronews.com\/mp4\/SHD\/32\/54\/20\/07\/SHD_PYR_3254207_20260107144812.mp4","expiresAt":0,"quality":"hd"},{"duration":480000,"editor":"","filesizeBytes":364561973,"format":"mp4","type":"normal","url":"https:\/\/video.euronews.com\/mp4\/FHD\/32\/54\/20\/07\/FHD_PYR_3254207_20260107144812.mp4","expiresAt":0,"quality":"1080p"}],"liveStream":[{"endDate":0,"startDate":0}],"scribbleLiveId":0,"scribbleLiveRibbon":0,"isLiveCoverage":0,"sourceId":1,"sources":[],"externalSource":null,"additionalSources":null,"additionalReporting":null,"freeField1":null,"freeField2":"","type":"normal","displayType":"default","program":{"id":"made-in-europe","urlSafeValue":"made-in-europe","title":"Made in Europe","online":1,"url":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/my-europe\/my-europe-series\/made-in-europe"},"season":"MADE IN EUROPE_S01","episode":"S01E08 - 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that includes NATO and therefore post-World War II security,\" she told TV2 on Monday.\n\n'Donald, you have a deal'\n\nOther recent moves in Washington have caused further concern, including the Trump administration's decision on Wednesday\u00a0to suspend participation in dozens of UN agencies and other international organisations, stating their work was promoting \"woke\" initiatives.\n\nThe US has also seized Venezuela-linked oil tankers and captured Nicol\u00e1s Maduro on narco-terrorism charges.\n\nOn Wednesday evening, Trump mocked Macron in an address to Republican lawmakers where he recounted how he had coerced France into agreeing to triple its drug prices by threatening to hike tariffs on all French imports to America.\n\nTrump claimed he asked the French leader to raise prescription drug charges because Americans are allegedly paying \"14 times\" more than French consumers.\n\nMacron reportedly initially refused, prompting Trump to allegedly issue an ultimatum, ordering Macron to either agree to his demands or face a 25% tariff on all French products.\n\n\"Donald, you have a deal. I would like to increase my prescription drug prices by 200% or whatever. Whatever you want, Donald, please don't tell the population, I beg you,\" Trump said, imitating Macron.\n\nNeither Macron nor the French government have responded to Trump's remarks.\n\n","htmlText":"<p>French President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday that the US was \"breaking free from international rules\" and \"gradually turning away\" from some of its allies.<\/p>\n<p>\"Multilateral institutions are functioning less and less effectively,\" Macron said in his annual speech to French ambassadors.<\/p>\n<p>\"We are living in a world of great powers with a real temptation to divide up the world,\" he added.<\/p>\n<p>Macron's comments come after a string of strongly worded statements by the Trump administration, which have sent ripples of concern among many of Washington's staunchest allies.<\/p>\n<p>Chief among them is US President Donald Trump's escalating rhetoric regarding the annexation of Greenland, the world's largest island and a territory of Denmark.<\/p>\n<p>Trump has long floated the idea of purchasing the island which lies mostly in the Arctic circle, citing its strategic location and saying it was vital for US national security.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6665\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////images.euronews.com//articles//stories//09//60//63//20//808x539_cmsv2_1e74b8b1-2f89-595e-b4b0-ff441cd17bd5-9606320.jpg/" alt=\"French President Emmanuel Macron delivers a speech to French ambassadors in Paris, 8 January, 2026 \" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/60\/63\/20\/384x256_cmsv2_1e74b8b1-2f89-595e-b4b0-ff441cd17bd5-9606320.jpg 384w, 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sovereignty.<\/p>\n<p>\"I cannot imagine a scenario in which the United States of America would be placed in a position to violate Danish sovereignty,\" Macron told France 2.<\/p>\n<p>\"Greenland is a territory under Danish sovereignty and it will remain so,\" added Macron, speaking on the sidelines of a summit of Ukraine's allies.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6665\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////images.euronews.com//articles//stories//09//60//63//20//808x539_cmsv2_8329c6c8-5f36-5800-ba08-1f7ce893e23f-9606320.jpg/" alt=\"Coloured houses covered by snow are seen from the sea in Nuuk, 6 March, 2025\" 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Authorities have deployed a heavy police presence around central Paris landmarks.<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1767857773,"updatedAt":1767888777,"publishedAt":1767865447,"firstPublishedAt":1767865447,"lastPublishedAt":1767865447,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"url":"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/60\/58\/20\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_531b6347-b26a-5ca1-b240-c13d283972d6-9605820.jpg","altText":"Tractors line up near the Eiffel Tower as farmers protest the EU's intention to move forward with the Mercosur deal with South American nations, in Paris, 8 January 2026","caption":"Tractors line up near the Eiffel Tower as farmers protest the EU's intention to move forward with the Mercosur deal with South American nations, in Paris, 8 January 2026","captionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"AP 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BRIGITTE BARDOT FUNERAL","daletPyramidId":3810541,"channels":[{"id":1},{"id":2},{"id":4},{"id":5},{"id":10},{"id":12},{"id":14}],"status":2,"title":"France says farewell to film star Brigitte Bardot with funeral and public homage in Saint-Tropez","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"France bids adieu to actor Brigitte Bardot with Saint-Tropez funeral ","titleListing2":"France bids farewell to Brigitte Bardot at Saint-Tropez funeral and final tribute ","leadin":"The reclusive French star of the 50s and 60s was buried at her family's Mediterranean seaside grave following her death aged 91 at her home on 28 December.","summary":"The reclusive French star of the 50s and 60s was buried at her family's Mediterranean seaside grave following her death aged 91 at her home on 28 December.","keySentence":"","url":"france-says-farewell-to-brigitte-bardot-at-funeral-in-saint-tropez","canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/news\/2026\/01\/07\/france-says-farewell-to-brigitte-bardot-at-funeral-in-saint-tropez","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"Well-wishers lined the streets of Brigitte Bardot's hometown of Saint-Tropez on Wednesday for the funeral of the French screen icon as her husband revealed she had died from cancer.\n\nHer wicker coffin was welcomed on the steps of the Notre-Dame de l'Assomption church by her long-estranged son at the start of a traditional Catholic funeral service in the morning.\n\nThe reclusive star of the 50s and 60s was buried at her family's Mediterranean seaside grave later in the day after she died aged 91 at her home on 28 December.\n\nHundreds of people watched proceedings on a giant screen erected on the yacht-filled port of Saint-Tropez which the star of 'And God created Woman' helped transform into a glitzy playground for the rich.\n\n\"What I remember most is what she did for animals. She had a real sensitivity, a small streak of racism too, but it wasn\u2019t malicious, she wasn\u2019t just that,\" Sandrine, a school assistant who had travelled several hours to Saint-Tropez, told the AFP news agency.\n\nThe 60-year-old from the Pyrenees mountains said she expected the public turn-out to be higher, suggesting it was because of criticism and media coverage of her political views and convictions for inciting racial hatred.\n\nBardot's best-known associations, from the heyday of France's New Wave film industry to animal rights campaigning and far-right politics, were all represented at the televised church service.\n\nThe son of fellow late French film star Jean-Paul Belmondo attended, as did far-right National Rally leader Marine Le Pen, and a host of animal rights campaigners whose work Bardot helped publicise through her own foundation.\n\nGuests filed past a photo of Bardot with one of her dogs, while a well-known image of her cuddling a baby seal was placed near the pulpit where elaborate flower wreaths were piled high.\n\nCancer battle\n\nOn the eve of the commemorations, Bardot's fourth husband, former far-fight political advisor Bernard d'Ormale, revealed the cause of her death.\n\nBardot had undergone two operations for an unspecified cancer before the disease \"took her,\" d'Ormale told Paris Match magazine in an interview about their life together.\n\nAfter being hospitalised twice in late 2025, Bardot insisted she wanted to return home to her villa known as \"La Madrague\", despite being in physical discomfort.\n\n\"It was uncomfortable, even when she was bedridden,\" added d'Ormale. \"However, she remained conscious and concerned about the fate of animals until the very end.\"\n\nA divisive figure\n\nThe lack of a state commemoration for Bardot, one of the country's best-known celebrities, as well as the mixed reaction to her death reflect her divisive character and much-debated legacy.\n\nMost observers agree that she was a cinema legend who came to embody the sexual revolution of the 1960s through her acting and daring, unconventional persona.\n\nBut after she was convicted five times for racist hate speech particularly about Muslims, left-wing figures have offered only muted tributes or none at all.\n\nPresident Emmanuel Macron's office offered to organise a national homage similar to one staged for fellow New Wave hero Belmondo in 2021, but the suggestion was snubbed by Bardot's family.\n\nHe did not attend on Wednesday but sent a wreath.\n\nBardot was laid to rest at a seaside cemetery in Saint-Tropez alongside her parents and grandparents.\n\nIn 2018, she said she wished to be buried in the garden of her home along with her pets to avoid a \"crowd of idiots\" trampling on the tombs of her ancestors.\n\n","htmlText":"<p>Well-wishers lined the streets of Brigitte Bardot's hometown of Saint-Tropez on Wednesday for the funeral of the French screen icon as her husband revealed she had died from cancer.<\/p>\n<p>Her wicker coffin was welcomed on the steps of the Notre-Dame de l'Assomption church by her long-estranged son at the start of a traditional Catholic funeral service in the morning.<\/p>\n<p>The reclusive star of the 50s and 60s was buried at her family's Mediterranean seaside grave later in the day after she died aged 91 at her home on 28 December.<\/p>\n<p>Hundreds of people watched proceedings on a giant screen erected on the yacht-filled port of Saint-Tropez which the star of 'And God created Woman' helped transform into a glitzy playground for the rich.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6665\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" 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https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/60\/51\/44\/1200x800_cmsv2_dd5817ff-a56b-5737-a993-7da8a0a69ed1-9605144.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/60\/51\/44\/1920x1280_cmsv2_dd5817ff-a56b-5737-a993-7da8a0a69ed1-9605144.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">A man takes a photograph of actor Brigitte Bardot's tomb in the Saint-Tropez cemetery, 7 January, 2026<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">AP Photo<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>\"What I remember most is what she did for animals. She had a real sensitivity, a small streak of racism too, but it wasn\u2019t malicious, she wasn\u2019t just that,\" Sandrine, a school assistant who had travelled several hours to Saint-Tropez, told the AFP news agency.<\/p>\n<p>The 60-year-old from the Pyrenees mountains said she expected the public turn-out to be higher, suggesting it was because of criticism and media coverage of her political views and convictions for inciting racial hatred.<\/p>\n<p>Bardot's best-known associations, from the heyday of France's New Wave film industry to animal rights campaigning and far-right politics, were all represented at the televised church service.<\/p>\n<p>The son of fellow late French film star Jean-Paul Belmondo attended, as did far-right National Rally leader Marine Le Pen, and a host of animal rights campaigners whose work Bardot helped publicise through her own foundation.<\/p>\n<p>Guests filed past a photo of Bardot with one of her dogs, while a well-known image of her cuddling a baby seal was placed near the pulpit where elaborate flower wreaths were piled high.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6665\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////images.euronews.com//articles//stories//09//60//51//44//808x539_cmsv2_bdea7f99-d145-53d5-b4be-d2d7183a434d-9605144.jpg/" alt=\"A guest arrives with photographs of Brigitte Bardot at Notre-Dame de l'Assomption church in Saint-Tropez, 7 January, 2026 \" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/60\/51\/44\/384x256_cmsv2_bdea7f99-d145-53d5-b4be-d2d7183a434d-9605144.jpg 384w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/60\/51\/44\/640x427_cmsv2_bdea7f99-d145-53d5-b4be-d2d7183a434d-9605144.jpg 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Saint-Tropez, 7 January, 2026 <\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">AP Photo<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<h2><strong>Cancer battle<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>On the eve of the commemorations, Bardot's fourth husband, former far-fight political advisor Bernard d'Ormale, revealed the cause of her death.<\/p>\n<p>Bardot had undergone two operations for an unspecified cancer before the disease \"took her,\" d'Ormale told Paris Match magazine in an interview about their life together.<\/p>\n<p>After being hospitalised twice in late 2025, Bardot insisted she wanted to return home to her villa known as \"La Madrague\", despite being in physical discomfort.<\/p>\n<p>\"It was uncomfortable, even when she was bedridden,\" added d'Ormale. \"However, she remained conscious and concerned about the fate of animals until the very end.\"<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.7505\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////images.euronews.com//articles//stories//09//59//59//89//808x608_cmsv2_45ba0658-fc71-51cf-a8eb-86754edbdbad-9595989.jpg/" alt=\"French film actress Brigitte Bardot and her husband Gunter Sachs pose just before boarding a plane on their honeymoon in Las Vegas, 14 July, 1966\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/59\/59\/89\/384x288_cmsv2_45ba0658-fc71-51cf-a8eb-86754edbdbad-9595989.jpg 384w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/59\/59\/89\/640x480_cmsv2_45ba0658-fc71-51cf-a8eb-86754edbdbad-9595989.jpg 640w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/59\/59\/89\/750x563_cmsv2_45ba0658-fc71-51cf-a8eb-86754edbdbad-9595989.jpg 750w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/59\/59\/89\/828x621_cmsv2_45ba0658-fc71-51cf-a8eb-86754edbdbad-9595989.jpg 828w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/59\/59\/89\/1080x811_cmsv2_45ba0658-fc71-51cf-a8eb-86754edbdbad-9595989.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/59\/59\/89\/1200x901_cmsv2_45ba0658-fc71-51cf-a8eb-86754edbdbad-9595989.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/59\/59\/89\/1920x1441_cmsv2_45ba0658-fc71-51cf-a8eb-86754edbdbad-9595989.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">French film actress Brigitte Bardot and her husband Gunter Sachs pose just before boarding a plane on their honeymoon in Las Vegas, 14 July, 1966<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">1966 AP<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<h2><strong>A divisive figure<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The lack of a state commemoration for Bardot, one of the country's best-known celebrities, as well as the mixed reaction to her death reflect her divisive character and much-debated legacy.<\/p>\n<p>Most observers agree that she was a cinema legend who came to embody the sexual revolution of the 1960s through her acting and daring, unconventional persona.<\/p>\n<p>But after she was convicted five times for racist hate speech particularly about Muslims, left-wing figures have offered only muted tributes or none at all.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.698\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////images.euronews.com//articles//stories//09//59//59//89//808x565_cmsv2_e8100fc2-e964-5f4c-a617-88e40833742d-9595989.jpg/" alt=\"French actress Brigitte Bardot with actor Jack Palance during filming of the movie "Le Mepris" in Rome, May, 1963\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/59\/59\/89\/384x268_cmsv2_e8100fc2-e964-5f4c-a617-88e40833742d-9595989.jpg 384w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/59\/59\/89\/640x447_cmsv2_e8100fc2-e964-5f4c-a617-88e40833742d-9595989.jpg 640w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/59\/59\/89\/750x524_cmsv2_e8100fc2-e964-5f4c-a617-88e40833742d-9595989.jpg 750w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/59\/59\/89\/828x578_cmsv2_e8100fc2-e964-5f4c-a617-88e40833742d-9595989.jpg 828w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/59\/59\/89\/1080x754_cmsv2_e8100fc2-e964-5f4c-a617-88e40833742d-9595989.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/59\/59\/89\/1200x838_cmsv2_e8100fc2-e964-5f4c-a617-88e40833742d-9595989.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/59\/59\/89\/1920x1340_cmsv2_e8100fc2-e964-5f4c-a617-88e40833742d-9595989.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">French actress Brigitte Bardot with actor Jack Palance during filming of the movie "Le Mepris" in Rome, May, 1963<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">AP Photo<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>President Emmanuel Macron's office offered to organise a national homage similar to one staged for fellow New Wave hero Belmondo in 2021, but the suggestion was snubbed by Bardot's family.<\/p>\n<p>He did not attend on Wednesday but sent a wreath.<\/p>\n<p>Bardot was laid to rest at a seaside cemetery in Saint-Tropez alongside her parents and grandparents.<\/p>\n<p>In 2018, she said she wished to be buried in the garden of her home along with her pets to avoid a \"crowd of idiots\" trampling on the tombs of her ancestors.<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1767788162,"updatedAt":1767878918,"publishedAt":1767791196,"firstPublishedAt":1767791196,"lastPublishedAt":1767878917,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"sourceUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"AP Photo\/Philippe Magoni ","altText":"A picture of Brigitte Bardot placed on her tomb at the Saint-Tropez cemetery, 7 January, 2026 ","callToActionText":null,"width":2000,"caption":"A picture of Brigitte Bardot placed on her tomb at the Saint-Tropez cemetery, 7 January, 2026 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public.\"","keySentence":"","url":"ukrainian-and-us-teams-tackling-most-difficult-issues-at-paris-peace-talks-zelenskyy-says","canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/2026\/01\/07\/ukrainian-and-us-teams-tackling-most-difficult-issues-at-paris-peace-talks-zelenskyy-says","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"Negotiating teams from Kyiv and Washington are expected to tackle the \"most difficult issues\" in Ukraine peace talks on Wednesday, including territory following a breakthrough in European-led negotiations, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.\n\nZelenskyy said the teams would dedicate the second day of the Paris talks to the fate of the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant and control of territory in eastern Ukraine.\n\n\"Another session of talks with envoys of the president of the United States will take place, and this will already be the third such session in two days,\" he said in a post on Facebook.\n\n\"The most difficult issues from the basic framework for ending the war will be discussed - namely, issues related to the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant and territories.\"\n\nZelensky also stressed it was important for Kyiv's Western allies to put pressure on Moscow.\n\n\"Peace must be dignified. And this depends on the partners, on whether they ensure Russia's real readiness to end the war,\" he said.\n\nKyrylo Budanov, Zelenskyy's new chief of staff and former top spy, said on Wednesday \"there are already concrete results\" but added that \"not all information can be made public.\"\n\nSecurity guarantees\n\nOn Tuesday, leaders from almost 30 Western countries and US, EU and NATO envoys announced they had agreed key security guarantees for Kyiv as they sought to present a united front for Ukraine despite tensions over a US military operation in Venezuela and President Donald Trump's designs on Greenland.\n\nUS envoy Steve Witkoff and Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner represented Washington in the talks amid efforts to end nearly four years of war in Ukraine sparked by Russia's 2022 full-scale invasion.\n\nBut there has been no let-up in fighting in what has been Europe's deadliest conflict since World War II and Moscow's current negotiating position is far from clear.\n\nFrance and the United Kingdom have confirmed their intention to deploy their soldiers on Ukrainian soil after an eventual ceasefire as part of a broader package of security guarantees to avoid a repeat of Russia's full-scale invasion in the future.\n\nThe commitment was signed in a formal declaration by French President Emmanuel Macron, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the end of a meeting of the \"Coalition of the Willing\" in Paris on Tuesday.\n\n\"I can say that following a ceasefire, the UK and France will establish military hubs across Ukraine and build protected facilities for weapons and military equipment to support Ukraine's defensive needs,\" Starmer said at the conclusion.\n\nMacron said the multinational force would be deployed \"away from the contact line\" in the air, sea and land to provide the necessary \"reassurance\" so that Russia does not attack Ukraine again. 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Turkey, he said, would join in the operation with maritime support.<\/p>\n<p>But Russian leader Vladimir Putin has repeatedly said he does not want to see NATO troops on the ground in Ukraine.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-tweet widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio\u2014auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <div class=\"widget__tweet\" data-tweet-id=\"2008844898816930142\"><\/div>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>\"As for security guarantees from our European partners and the United States of America, we are discussing the continent, protection on land, in the air, at sea, as well as a separate track, air defence, strengthening our army, and additional funding for personnel,\" Zelenskyy told reporters on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Asked by reporters which countries would put boots on the ground in post-war Ukraine and how they would respond to a potential further attack by Russia, Zelenskyy said \"I am not ready to share details in response to your questions.\"<\/p>\n<p>\"But all of this is already in place, has been worked out and there is a clear understanding of this. 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The Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices or HICP, which allows for comparison between EU countries, came to 0.7%. That followed a reading of 0.8% in November.\n\n\u201cThe fall in inflation should be attributed to a more pronounced decrease in energy prices, mainly those of petroleum products,\u201d said INSEE.\n\nFood prices, on the other hand, rose at a faster pace, while services and tobacco costs increased at a steady rate.\n\nThe prices of manufactured products fell in December, although they did so at a marginally slower pace.\n\nThe ECB left its key deposit rate unchanged at 2% in December against a backdrop of easing inflation and robust growth in the eurozone.\n\nAmong rate-setting committee members, there is, however, a lack of consensus over the trajectory of price pressures. Executive board member Isabel Schnabel warned in early December against stronger-than-expected services inflation and wage growth. She therefore added that she was \u201ccomfortable\u201d with investors betting that the next move would be a hike.\n\nFrance's Fran\u00e7ois Villeroy de Galhau, another committee member, diverged from such rhetoric, warning that inflation may fall too far below the 2% target.\n\n\u201cThe downside risks on the inflation outlook remain at least as significant as the upside risks, and we would not tolerate a lasting undershooting of our inflation target,\u201d he said.\n\nEurozone inflation was recorded at 2.1% in November, and it has been hovering close to the ECB\u2019s 2% target since early 2025.\n\nEurosystem staff projections show headline inflation averaging 1.9% in 2026, 1.8% in 2027, and 2.0% in 2028.\n\nFresh inflation figures for the eurozone are set to be published on Wednesday.\n\n","htmlText":"<p>Inflation in France cooled in December \u2014 a reading that comes after the European Central Bank\u2019s decision to hold interest rates at the end of last year.<\/p>\n<p>Consumer prices (CPI) rose by 0.8% year-on-year in December, following a reading of 0.9% in November, according to statistics body INSEE. The Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices or HICP, which allows for comparison between EU countries, came to 0.7%. That followed a reading of 0.8% in November.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe fall in inflation should be attributed to a more pronounced decrease in energy prices, mainly those of petroleum products,\u201d said INSEE.<\/p>\n<p>Food prices, on the other hand, rose at a faster pace, while services and tobacco costs increased at a steady rate.<\/p>\n<p>The prices of manufactured products fell in December, although they did so at a marginally slower pace.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-flourish widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <div class=\"flourish-embed flourish-chart u-min-height-375\" data-src=\"visualisation\/27087861?92060\"><\/div>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>The ECB left its key deposit rate unchanged at 2% in December against a backdrop of easing inflation and robust growth in the eurozone.<\/p>\n<p>Among rate-setting committee members, there is, however, a lack of consensus over the trajectory of price pressures. Executive board member Isabel Schnabel warned in early December against stronger-than-expected services inflation and wage growth. She therefore added that she was \u201ccomfortable\u201d with investors betting that the next move would be a hike.<\/p>\n<p>France's Fran\u00e7ois Villeroy de Galhau, another committee member, diverged from such rhetoric, warning that inflation may fall too far below the 2% target.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe downside risks on the inflation outlook remain at least as significant as the upside risks, and we would not tolerate a lasting undershooting of our inflation target,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Eurozone inflation was recorded at 2.1% in November, and it has been hovering close to the ECB\u2019s 2% target since early 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Eurosystem staff projections show headline inflation averaging 1.9% in 2026, 1.8% in 2027, and 2.0% in 2028.<\/p>\n<p>Fresh inflation figures for the eurozone are set to be published on 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STRIKE PARTIAL REOPENING","daletPyramidId":3787183,"channels":[{"id":1},{"id":2},{"id":3},{"id":4},{"id":5},{"id":10},{"id":12},{"id":14}],"status":2,"title":"New strike at Paris Louvre Museum leads to partial closure as staff protest over working conditions","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"Fresh strike at Louvre museum as workers walkout over conditions","titleListing2":"The strike launched on 15 December was suspended on 19 December, but the CGT-CFDT-SUD joint union had called a meeting with staff on Monday 5 January to decide on the next steps.","leadin":"The strike initially launched last month was suspended over the festive period, but staff have now voted overwhelmingly to walkout over working conditions leaving the world's most visited museum partially open.","summary":"The strike initially launched last month was suspended over the festive period, but staff have now voted overwhelmingly to walkout over working conditions leaving the world's most visited museum partially open.","keySentence":"","url":"new-strike-at-paris-louvre-museum-leads-partially-closure-as-staff-protest-over-working-co","canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/culture\/2026\/01\/06\/new-strike-at-paris-louvre-museum-leads-partially-closure-as-staff-protest-over-working-co","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"Staff at the Louvre Museum in Paris have voted unanimously to strike in protest of their working conditions.\n\nThe decision was taken following a general meeting called by an inter-union group on Monday 5 January, according to the CFDT and CGT trade unions.\n\nMuseum management has said the museum will be partially open, with certain works, such as the Mona Lisa, the Venus de Milo and the Victory of Samothrace, available to the public.\n\nInitially launched on 15 December, the action was suspended four days later. At the time, the CGT-CFDT-SUD joint union had called for a new meeting this year with staff to decide how to continue the movement, in the absence of \"sufficient progress\" in negotiations with the Ministry of Culture.\n\nIn particular, the Ministry promised to cancel the 5.7 million euro cut in public funding for the Louvre. It has also announced recruitment and pay increases, although the unions still consider them insufficient.\n\nThe industrial action is protesting against understaffing, particularly in the surveillance of the galleries, against the forthcoming 45% price increase for non-European tourists, and against the deterioration of the building, highlighted by the spectacular burglary of the Crown Jewels on 19 October.\n\nAn estimated 9 million people visited the world's most-visited museum in 2025, up slightly from 2024 (8.7 million). The Louvre saw a slight drop in visitor numbers in the summer of 2024 due to the Olympic and Paralympic Games.\n\n","htmlText":"<p>Staff at the Louvre Museum in Paris have voted unanimously to strike in protest of their working conditions. <\/p>\n<p>The decision was taken following a general meeting called by an inter-union group on Monday 5 January, according to the CFDT and CGT trade unions. <\/p>\n<p>Museum management has said the museum will be partially open, with certain works, such as the Mona Lisa, the Venus de Milo and the Victory of Samothrace, available to the public.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//culture//2025//10//21//gone-in-240-seconds-frances-race-against-time-to-recover-stolen-crown-jewels/">Gone in 240 seconds: France's race against time to recover stolen crown jewels <\/a><\/li><li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2025//11//19//louvre-to-set-up-new-cameras-and-anti-intrusion-systems-after-october-crown-jewels-heist/">Louvre to set up new cameras and anti-intrusion systems after October crown jewels heist<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>Initially launched on 15 December, the action was suspended four days later. At the time, the CGT-CFDT-SUD joint union had called for a new meeting this year with staff to decide how to continue the movement, in the absence of \"sufficient progress\" in negotiations with the Ministry of Culture.<\/p>\n<p>In particular, the Ministry promised to cancel the 5.7 million euro cut in public funding for the Louvre. It has also announced recruitment and pay increases, although the unions still consider them insufficient.<\/p>\n<p>The industrial action is protesting against understaffing, particularly in the surveillance of the galleries, against the <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//culture//2025//11//28//louvre-to-hike-ticket-prices-for-non-eu-visitors-by-45-next-year/">forthcoming 45% price increase for non-European tourists<\/a>, and against the deterioration of the building, highlighted by the spectacular burglary of the Crown Jewels on 19 October.<\/p>\n<p>An estimated 9 million people visited the world's most-visited museum in 2025, up slightly from 2024 (8.7 million). The Louvre saw a slight drop in visitor numbers in the summer of 2024 due to the Olympic and Paralympic Games.<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1767626567,"updatedAt":1767688438,"publishedAt":1767686190,"firstPublishedAt":1767686190,"lastPublishedAt":1767688437,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"sourceUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"AP Photo","altText":"The entrance to the Louvre Museum, Wednesday 17 December 2025 in Paris (AP Photo\/Christophe Ena)","callToActionText":null,"width":2000,"caption":"The entrance to the Louvre Museum, Wednesday 17 December 2025 in Paris (AP Photo\/Christophe Ena)","url":"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/60\/27\/18\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_78131bad-cbf2-5cf5-aba2-fb08d6ce0265-9602718.jpg","captionUrl":null,"height":1333}],"authors":{"journalists":[{"urlSafeValue":"salako","twitter":"@Toks_Salako","id":66,"title":"Tokunbo 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The leaders will focus on long-term commitments for Ukraine, aimed at preventing Russia from any attack or invasion in the future.\u00a0\n\nTogether with sustained Western military and political support they are seen by both Kyiv and Washington as a crucial part of any possible peace deal.\u00a0\n\nThe pledge, which drew comparisons with NATO's Article 5 of collective defence, is considered fundamental to convince Kyiv to abandon its constitutionally enshrined aspiration to join the transatlantic alliance in exchange for credible and robust deterrence.\n\nThe Article 5-like guarantee would be highly consequential for European governments and require approval from their national parliaments, a process that always entails risks. An endorsement by the US Congress could help alleviate lingering reservations from some European countries.\n\nAnother key focus of the work on security guarantees is the mechanism to verify potential breaches of a future ceasefire and allocate responsibility because a violation, once identified, could trigger the Article 5-like provision. The proposed system envisions high-tech deployed across the contact line.\n\nAnother layer of security guarantees is Ukraine's accession to the European Union. The current 20-point peace plan floats an admission by January 2027, which many officials in the European Commission consider unrealistic and unfeasible. The date will most likely change and become aspirational, with Ukraine entering the bloc in stages to avoid a disruption in, for example, agricultural markets.\n\nFor Kyiv, having an accession date in the final text is a\u00a0top priority as it could help counter the pain of territorial concessions and facilitate a positive result in an eventual referendum.\n\nThe US administration repeatedly said Europe should take more responsibility for Ukraine's future security.\u00a0\n\nFollowing a meeting between US President Donald Trump and Zelenskyy in Florida in December, the US president suggested there would be a \"strong\" security agreement for Ukraine and said \"European nations are very much involved.\"\n\n\"I feel that European nations have been really great and they're very much in line with this meeting and with getting a deal done. They are all terrific people,\" Trump said.\n\nOne of the most controversial elements to be discussed in Paris is the possibility of deploying troops inside or close to Ukraine, but far from the frontlines.\n\nRussia has said it won\u2019t accept troops from NATO countries on Ukrainian soil.\n\nUkraine peace plan\u00a0\n\nAfter talks with Trump at Mar-a-Lago, the Ukrainian president said that the US security guarantees for Ukraine were \"100% agreed.\"\u00a0\n\n\"We have great achievements, the 20-point peace plan is 90% agreed and US-Ukraine security guarantees are 100% agreed,\" Zelenskyy told reporters.\n\n\"US, Europe and Ukraine security guarantees are almost agreed. The military dimension is 100% agreed.\"\n\nZelenskyy said that after the meeting in Paris, the documents are expected to be agreed upon \"at the level of all leaders\" and only then will a meeting be scheduled with Trump and European leaders.\n\nZelenskyy also explained to journalists in the presidential WhatsApp chat that after a meeting with Trump and the Europeans, \"if everything goes step by step, there will be a meeting in one format or another with the Russians.\"\n\n","htmlText":"<p>The leaders of around 35 countries are meeting in Paris later on Tuesday to discuss security guarantees for Ukraine, a crucial component of any future peace deal to end Russia's full-scale invasion. <\/p>\n<p>French President Emmanuel Macron said in his New Year's speech that \"firm commitments\" are expected to be made towards protecting Ukraine against any further Russian aggreesion after any deal is brokered. <\/p>\n<p>\"On 6 January in Paris, many European states and allies will make concrete commitments to protect Ukraine and ensure a just and lasting peace on our European continent,\" Macron said.<\/p>\n<p>US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and Donald Trump's adviser Jared Kushner are expected to take part in a leaders' summit in Paris. <\/p>\n<p>On 3 January, European national security advisors had a meeting in Kyiv to discuss a potential peace plan for Ukraine. <\/p>\n<p>After those talks, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukraine is preparing for both the possibility of a peace deal and the need to continue defending the country against Russian aggression. <\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-tweet widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio\u2014auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <div class=\"widget__tweet\" data-tweet-id=\"2008081584872698300\"><\/div>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<h2><strong>What\u2019s on the agenda in Paris?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The discussion on the security guarantees will pick up on <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//my-europe//2025//12//15//european-leaders-commit-to-aid-ukraine-militarily-against-future-russian-attack/">the joint statement<\/a> released by a group of European leaders after a meeting in Berlin last month. The leaders will focus on long-term commitments for Ukraine, aimed at preventing Russia from any attack or invasion in the future. <\/p>\n<p>Together with sustained Western military and political support they are seen by both Kyiv and Washington as a crucial part of any possible peace deal. <\/p>\n<p>The pledge, which drew comparisons with NATO's Article 5 of collective defence, is considered fundamental to convince Kyiv to abandon its constitutionally enshrined aspiration to join the transatlantic alliance in exchange for credible and robust deterrence.<\/p>\n<p>The Article 5-like guarantee would be highly consequential for European governments and require approval from their national parliaments, a process that always entails risks. An endorsement by the US Congress could help alleviate lingering reservations from some European countries.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6665\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////images.euronews.com//articles//stories//09//58//45//23//808x539_cmsv2_5dffa948-0519-52b8-8c43-9562c8141fe7-9584523.jpg/" alt=\"Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy with Western leaders in the chancellery in Berlin, 15 December, 2025\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/58\/45\/23\/384x256_cmsv2_5dffa948-0519-52b8-8c43-9562c8141fe7-9584523.jpg 384w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/58\/45\/23\/640x427_cmsv2_5dffa948-0519-52b8-8c43-9562c8141fe7-9584523.jpg 640w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/58\/45\/23\/750x500_cmsv2_5dffa948-0519-52b8-8c43-9562c8141fe7-9584523.jpg 750w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/58\/45\/23\/828x552_cmsv2_5dffa948-0519-52b8-8c43-9562c8141fe7-9584523.jpg 828w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/58\/45\/23\/1080x720_cmsv2_5dffa948-0519-52b8-8c43-9562c8141fe7-9584523.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/58\/45\/23\/1200x800_cmsv2_5dffa948-0519-52b8-8c43-9562c8141fe7-9584523.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/58\/45\/23\/1920x1280_cmsv2_5dffa948-0519-52b8-8c43-9562c8141fe7-9584523.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy with Western leaders in the chancellery in Berlin, 15 December, 2025<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">AP Photo\/Markus Schreiber, Pool<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>Another key focus of the work on security guarantees is the mechanism to verify potential breaches of a future ceasefire and allocate responsibility because a violation, once identified, could trigger the Article 5-like provision. The proposed system envisions high-tech deployed across the contact line.<\/p>\n<p>Another layer of security guarantees is Ukraine's accession to the European Union. The current 20-point peace plan floats an admission by January 2027, which many officials in the European Commission consider unrealistic and unfeasible. The date will most likely change and become aspirational, with Ukraine entering the bloc in stages to avoid a disruption in, for example, agricultural markets.<\/p>\n<p>For Kyiv, having an accession date in the final text is a top priority as it could help counter the pain of territorial concessions and facilitate a positive result in an eventual referendum.<\/p>\n<p>The US administration repeatedly said Europe should take more responsibility for Ukraine's future security. <\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2026//01//02//zelenskyy-names-ukraines-military-intelligence-chief-kyrylo-budanov-as-new-top-aide/">Zelenskyy names Ukraine's military intelligence chief Kyrylo Budanov as new top aide<\/a><\/li><li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2026//01//02//ukraine-orders-evacuation-of-3000-children-and-parents-from-two-regions-as-russian-forces-/">Ukraine orders evacuation of 3,000 children and parents from two regions as Russian forces advance<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>Following a meeting between US President Donald Trump and Zelenskyy in Florida in December, the US president suggested there would be a \"strong\" security agreement for Ukraine and said \"European nations are very much involved.\"<\/p>\n<p>\"I feel that European nations have been really great and they're very much in line with this meeting and with getting a deal done. They are all terrific people,\" Trump said.<\/p>\n<p>One of the most controversial elements to be discussed in Paris is the possibility of deploying troops inside or close to Ukraine, but far from the frontlines. <\/p>\n<p>Russia has said it won\u2019t accept troops from NATO countries on Ukrainian soil.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Ukraine peace plan<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>After talks with Trump at Mar-a-Lago, the Ukrainian president said that the US security guarantees for Ukraine were \"100% agreed.\" <\/p>\n<p>\"We have great achievements, the 20-point peace plan is 90% agreed and US-Ukraine security guarantees are 100% agreed,\" Zelenskyy told reporters. <\/p>\n<p>\"US, Europe and Ukraine security guarantees are almost agreed. The military dimension is 100% agreed.\"<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6665\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////images.euronews.com//articles//stories//09//60//30//34//808x539_cmsv2_2b02f5f3-465b-5739-9749-c1864895580b-9603034.jpg/" alt=\"People look at a damaged private clinic after a Russian drone hit a hospital room killing a patient in Kyiv, 5 January, 2026\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/60\/30\/34\/384x256_cmsv2_2b02f5f3-465b-5739-9749-c1864895580b-9603034.jpg 384w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/60\/30\/34\/640x427_cmsv2_2b02f5f3-465b-5739-9749-c1864895580b-9603034.jpg 640w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/60\/30\/34\/750x500_cmsv2_2b02f5f3-465b-5739-9749-c1864895580b-9603034.jpg 750w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/60\/30\/34\/828x552_cmsv2_2b02f5f3-465b-5739-9749-c1864895580b-9603034.jpg 828w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/60\/30\/34\/1080x720_cmsv2_2b02f5f3-465b-5739-9749-c1864895580b-9603034.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/60\/30\/34\/1200x800_cmsv2_2b02f5f3-465b-5739-9749-c1864895580b-9603034.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/60\/30\/34\/1920x1280_cmsv2_2b02f5f3-465b-5739-9749-c1864895580b-9603034.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">People look at a damaged private clinic after a Russian drone hit a hospital room killing a patient in 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MACRON CYBERBULLYING CASE","daletPyramidId":3783843,"channels":[{"id":1},{"id":2},{"id":3},{"id":4},{"id":5},{"id":10},{"id":12},{"id":14}],"status":2,"title":"Paris court convicts 10 for cyberbullying France's First Lady Brigitte Macron","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"French court convicts 10 for cyberbullying First Lady Brigitte Macron","titleListing2":"Paris court convicts 10 for cyberbullying France's First Lady Brigitte Macron","leadin":"A Paris court sentenced 10 individuals for cyberbullying the spouse of French President Emmanuel Macron with false allegations about her gender identity, doling out sentences including suspended prison terms and awareness training.","summary":"A Paris court sentenced 10 individuals for cyberbullying the spouse of French President Emmanuel Macron with false allegations about her gender identity, doling out sentences including suspended prison terms and awareness training.","keySentence":"","url":"paris-court-convicts-10-for-cyberbullying-frances-first-lady-brigitte-macron","canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/2026\/01\/05\/paris-court-convicts-10-for-cyberbullying-frances-first-lady-brigitte-macron","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"A Paris court on Monday convicted 10 people of cyberbullying France's First Lady Brigitte Macron over false online claims about her gender identity and sexuality, including allegations she was born male.\n\nThe defendants, aged between 41 and 65, received sentences ranging from cyberbullying awareness training to eight-month suspended prison terms.\n\nThe court cited \"particularly degrading, insulting, and malicious\" comments that falsely alleged Brigitte Macron was transgender and made baseless accusations linking her 24-year age gap with President Emmanuel Macron to paedophilia. Some posts were viewed tens of thousands of times.\n\nBrigitte Macron did not attend the two-day trial in October but told TF1 television on Sunday she pursued legal action to \"set an example\" against harassment.\n\nHer daughter Tiphaine Auzi\u00e8re testified about the \"deterioration\" of her mother's life since the harassment intensified, stating: \"She cannot ignore the horrible things said about her.\" Auzi\u00e8re said the impact had affected the entire family, including Macron's grandchildren.\n\nDelphine Jegousse, 51, who uses the name Amandine Roy and describes herself as a medium and author, received a six-month prison sentence.\n\nAuthorities consider her to have played a major role in spreading the rumours after she released a four-hour video on YouTube in 2021.\n\nAur\u00e9lien Poirson-Atlan, 41, known as Zo\u00e9 Sagan on social media, received an eight-month sentence. His X account was suspended in 2024 after his name appeared in several judicial investigations.\n\nOther defendants included an elected official, a teacher and a computer scientist. Several told the court their comments were meant as humour or satire and questioned why they faced prosecution.\n\nThe case follows years of conspiracy theories falsely claiming that Brigitte Macron was born male and that her birth name was Jean-Michel Trogneux, which is her brother's name.\n\nThe Macrons have also filed a defamation suit in the United States against conservative influencer Candace Owens, who has not backed down on similar claims she made on her podcast and online as part of what conspiracists call \"transvestigations\".\n\n","htmlText":"<p>A Paris court on Monday convicted 10 people of cyberbullying France's First Lady Brigitte Macron over false online claims about her gender identity and sexuality, including allegations she was born male.<\/p>\n<p>The defendants, aged between 41 and 65, received sentences ranging from cyberbullying awareness training to eight-month suspended prison terms. <\/p>\n<p>The court cited \"particularly degrading, insulting, and malicious\" comments that falsely alleged Brigitte Macron was transgender and made baseless accusations linking her 24-year age gap with President Emmanuel Macron to paedophilia. Some posts were viewed tens of thousands of times.<\/p>\n<p>Brigitte Macron did not attend the two-day trial in October but told TF1 television on Sunday she pursued legal action to \"set an example\" against harassment. <\/p>\n<p>Her daughter Tiphaine Auzi\u00e8re testified about the \"deterioration\" of her mother's life since the harassment intensified, stating: \"She cannot ignore the horrible things said about her.\" Auzi\u00e8re said the impact had affected the entire family, including Macron's grandchildren.<\/p>\n<p>Delphine Jegousse, 51, who uses the name Amandine Roy and describes herself as a medium and author, received a six-month prison sentence. <\/p>\n<p>Authorities consider her to have played a major role in spreading the rumours after she released a four-hour video on YouTube in 2021. <\/p>\n<p>Aur\u00e9lien Poirson-Atlan, 41, known as Zo\u00e9 Sagan on social media, received an eight-month sentence. His X account was suspended in 2024 after his name appeared in several judicial investigations.<\/p>\n<p>Other defendants included an elected official, a teacher and a computer scientist. Several told the court their comments were meant as humour or satire and questioned why they faced prosecution.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2025//10//29//brigitte-macron-harassment-trial-opens-debate-on-free-speech-in-france/">Brigitte Macron harassment trial opens debate on free speech in France<\/a><\/li><li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2025//12//16//brigitte-macron-half-apologises-after-calling-french-feminists-stupid-bes/">Brigitte Macron half-apologises after calling French feminists 'stupid b****es'<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>The case follows years of conspiracy theories falsely claiming that Brigitte Macron was born male and that her birth name was Jean-Michel Trogneux, which is her brother's name. <\/p>\n<p>The Macrons have also filed a defamation suit in the United States against conservative influencer Candace Owens, who has not backed down on similar claims she made on her podcast and online as part of what conspiracists call \"transvestigations\".<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1767612300,"updatedAt":1767622965,"publishedAt":1767613287,"firstPublishedAt":1767613287,"lastPublishedAt":1767613287,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"url":"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/60\/25\/20\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_6095547c-f292-51c7-a8d8-d34959db52c3-9602520.jpg","altText":"FILE: French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte Macron wait for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and his wife Olena Zelenska, in Paris, 7 June 2024","caption":"FILE: French President Emmanuel 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Here\u2019s what will change","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"France enacts ban on \u2018forever chemicals\u2019 - with one big exception ","titleListing2":"France\u2019s ban on \u2018forever chemicals\u2019 comes into force tomorrow. Here\u2019s what will change","leadin":"Cosmetics and clothes made with PFAS, also known as forever chemicals, have officially been banned in France.","summary":"Cosmetics and clothes made with PFAS, also known as forever chemicals, have officially been banned in France.","keySentence":"","url":"frances-ban-on-forever-chemicals-comes-into-force-tomorrow-heres-what-will-change","canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/green\/2026\/01\/01\/frances-ban-on-forever-chemicals-comes-into-force-tomorrow-heres-what-will-change","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"France\u2019s ban on \"forever chemicals\" comes into force Thursday following mounting concern over the adverse health impacts of these persistent pollutants.\u00a0\n\nThe landmark bill was passed on 20 February 2025, with more than 140,000 citizens calling on their MPs to support the ban.\n\nIt comes amid growing pressure on the EU to phase out its use \u201cas soon as possible\u201d.\u00a0\n\nWhile it has been hailed for protecting the health of French citizens, environmentalists warn that items removed from the first draft bill have weakened its significance.\n\nWhat are \u2018forever chemicals\u2019?\n\nPer- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a group of more than 10,000 synthetic chemicals that take thousands of years to degrade naturally.\n\nUsed since the 1940s, PFAS have been found virtually everywhere on Earth \u2013 from the peak of Mount Everest to the tissue of deep-sea dolphins and whales off the coast of New Zealand.\n\nChronic exposure to these human-made chemicals has been linked to the promotion of certain cancers, reduced fertility and disruption of the immune system.\u00a0\n\nScientists warn that these toxic chemicals can be inhaled or ingested, with more recent research discovering they can even enter our blood by being absorbed by the skin.\n\nIn Europe, an estimated 12.5 million people live in communities with drinking water contaminated with PFAS.\n\nWhat is included in France\u2019s PFAS ban?\n\nFrance\u2019s ban prohibits the sale, production, or import of any product for which an alternative to PFAS already exists. This includes cosmetics, clothing, and other items such as ski wax.\u00a0\n\nThe bill will also require French authorities to regularly test drinking water for all kinds of PFAS and take steps towards fining polluters emitting these chemicals into the environment.\u00a0\n\nThere are notable exceptions to the ban, however, for high-performance membranes used in filtration or separation processes, and textiles deemed \u201cnecessary for essential use\u201d or national sovereignty.\n\nThe first draft law also included a ban on non-stick saucepans, but this has been removed following reports of \u201cintense lobbying\u201d from French manufacturer Tefal.\u00a0\n\nOn its website, Tefal confirms it does not use any PFAS considered carcinogenic by health authorities and hasn\u2019t used materials containing PFOA (a type of forever chemical known for its heat resistance) since 2012.\u00a0\n\nInstead, it uses PTFE coatings for its pans and pots, which it says pose \u201cno risk to human health and [are] safe for food contact\u201d.\n\nHowever, multiple studies warn that PTFE-coated cookware may release micro and nanoplastics into food during preparation.\n\n\u2018France needs to get firmly behind an EU-wide restriction on PFAS\u2019\n\n\u201cThis ban on PFAS in products like clothing and cosmetics is great news for French citizens worried about their exposure to these harmful chemicals,\u201d Sandra Bell of CHEM Trust, an organisation dedicated to protecting humans and wildlife from harmful chemicals, says.\u00a0\n\n\u201cThe not so good news is that some key products like cookware were exempted. Now France needs to get firmly behind an EU-wide restriction on PFAS ensuring more products are included and citizens of all member states are protected.\u201d\n\nThe EU says it has been working on a plan to phase out PFAS for the last couple of years. It has not yet presented or implemented such a regulation.\n\n","htmlText":"<p>France\u2019s ban on \"<a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//health//2023//09//18//forever-chemicals-exposure-linked-to-previous-cancer-diagnosis-in-women-study/">forever chemicals<\/a>\" comes into force Thursday following mounting concern over the adverse health impacts of these persistent pollutants. <\/p>\n<p>The landmark bill was passed on 20 February 2025, with more than 140,000 citizens calling on their MPs to support the ban. <\/p>\n<p>It comes amid growing pressure on the EU to phase out its use \u201cas soon as possible\u201d. <\/p>\n<p>While it has been hailed for protecting the health of French citizens, environmentalists warn that items removed from the first draft bill have weakened its significance.<\/p>\n<h2>What are \u2018forever chemicals\u2019?<\/h2>\n<p>Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a group of more than 10,000 synthetic chemicals that take thousands of years to degrade naturally. <\/p>\n<p>Used since the 1940s, PFAS have been found virtually everywhere on Earth \u2013 from the peak of Mount Everest to the tissue of <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2025//11//30//dolphins-and-whales-have-no-place-to-hide-from-forever-chemicals-warns-new-study/">deep-sea dolphins<\/strong><\/a> and whales off the coast of New Zealand.<\/p>\n<p>Chronic exposure to these human-made chemicals has been linked to the promotion of certain cancers, reduced fertility and disruption of the immune system. <\/p>\n<p>Scientists warn that these toxic chemicals can be inhaled or ingested, with more recent research discovering they can even enter our blood by being absorbed by the skin. <\/p>\n<p>In Europe, an estimated 12.5 million people live in communities with drinking water contaminated with PFAS.<\/p>\n<h2>What is included in France\u2019s PFAS ban?<\/h2>\n<p>France\u2019s ban prohibits the sale, production, or import of any product for which an alternative to PFAS already exists. This includes cosmetics, clothing, and other items such as ski wax. <\/p>\n<p>The bill will also require French authorities to regularly test drinking water for all kinds of PFAS and take steps towards fining polluters emitting these chemicals into the environment. <\/p>\n<p>There are notable exceptions to the ban, however, for high-performance membranes used in filtration or separation processes, and textiles deemed \u201cnecessary for essential use\u201d or national sovereignty.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2025//12//31//deadliest-climate-disasters-of-2025-revealed-as-experts-warn-women-and-the-poorest-hit-the/">Deadliest climate disasters of 2025 revealed as experts warn women and the poorest \u2018hit the hardest\u2019<\/a><\/li><li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2025//12//31//choose-people-and-planet-over-pain-un-chief-highlights-climate-impact-of-war-in-new-years-/">/u2018Choose people and planet over pain\u2019: UN chief highlights climate impact of war in New Year\u2019s call <\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>The first draft law also included a ban on non-stick saucepans, but this has been removed following reports of \u201cintense lobbying\u201d from French manufacturer Tefal. <\/p>\n<p>On its website, Tefal confirms it does not use any PFAS considered carcinogenic by health authorities and hasn\u2019t used materials containing PFOA (a type of forever chemical known for its heat resistance) since 2012. <\/p>\n<p>Instead, it uses PTFE coatings for its pans and pots, which it says pose \u201cno risk to human health and [are] safe for food contact\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>However, multiple<a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.sciencedirect.com//science//article//pii//S0048969724027232/" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\"> <strong>studies<\/strong><\/a>warn that PTFE-coated cookware may release micro and nanoplastics into food during preparation.<\/p>\n<h2>\u2018France needs to get firmly behind an EU-wide restriction on PFAS\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cThis ban on PFAS in products like clothing and cosmetics is great news for French citizens worried about their exposure to these harmful chemicals,\u201d Sandra Bell of <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////chemtrust.org//news//pfas-ban-passed-in-france///" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>CHEM Trust<\/strong><\/a>, an organisation dedicated to protecting humans and wildlife from harmful chemicals, says. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe not so good news is that some key products like cookware were exempted. Now France needs to get firmly behind an EU-wide restriction on PFAS ensuring more products are included and citizens of all member states are protected.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The EU says it has been working on a plan to phase out PFAS for the last couple of years. It has not yet presented or implemented such a regulation.<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1767182803,"updatedAt":1767264052,"publishedAt":1767250812,"firstPublishedAt":1767250812,"lastPublishedAt":1767264051,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"sourceUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.","altText":"A water researcher tests a sample of water for PFAS, Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2023.","callToActionText":null,"width":2000,"caption":"A water researcher tests a sample of water for PFAS, Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2023.","url":"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/59\/88\/78\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_adc6503a-3e31-56cb-a945-5e6514195aa3-9598878.jpg","captionUrl":null,"height":1125}],"authors":{"journalists":[{"urlSafeValue":"liam.gilliver@ext.euronews.com","twitter":null,"id":3531,"title":"Liam Gilliver"}],"producers":[],"videoEditor":[]},"keywords":[{"urlSafeValue":"chemicals","titleRaw":"Chemicals","id":51,"title":"Chemicals","slug":"chemicals"},{"urlSafeValue":"pollution","titleRaw":"Pollution","id":7930,"title":"Pollution","slug":"pollution"},{"urlSafeValue":"france","titleRaw":"France","id":117,"title":"France","slug":"france"},{"urlSafeValue":"microplastics","titleRaw":"Microplastics","id":17486,"title":"Microplastics","slug":"microplastics"},{"urlSafeValue":"health","titleRaw":"Health","id":139,"title":"Health","slug":"health"},{"urlSafeValue":"cosmetics-industry","titleRaw":"Cosmetics industry","id":9295,"title":"Cosmetics industry","slug":"cosmetics-industry"}],"widgets":[{"count":1,"slug":"related"}],"related":[{"id":2858406},{"id":2857123}],"technicalTags":[],"externalPartners":[],"hasExternalVideo":0,"hasInternalOrExternalVideo":0,"video":0,"videos":[],"liveStream":[{"endDate":0,"startDate":0}],"scribbleLiveId":0,"scribbleLiveRibbon":0,"isLiveCoverage":0,"sourceId":1,"sources":[],"externalSource":null,"additionalSources":null,"additionalReporting":null,"freeField1":null,"freeField2":"","type":"normal","displayType":"default","program":{"id":"green-news","urlSafeValue":"green-news","title":"Green News","online":0,"url":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/green\/green-news\/green-news"},"season":"","episode":"","episodeId":"","vertical":"green","verticals":[{"urlSafeValue":"green","id":8,"title":"Green","slug":"green"}],"primaryVertical":{"id":8,"slug":"green","urlSafeValue":"green","title":"Green"},"themes":[{"urlSafeValue":"green-news","id":"green-news","title":"Green News","url":"\/green\/green-news"}],"primaryTheme":{"id":35,"urlSafeValue":"green-news","title":"Green News"},"advertising":0,"advertisingData":{"startDate":0,"endDate":0,"type":null,"slug":null,"title":null,"disclaimerLabelKey":null,"sponsor":null,"sponsorName":null,"sponsorUrl":null,"sponsorLogo":"","sponsorLogoReverse":"","isDfp":0},"geoLocation":{"lat":0,"lon":0},"location":1,"continent":{"id":104,"urlSafeValue":"europe","title":"Europe"},"country":{"id":117,"urlSafeValue":"france","title":"France","url":"\/news\/europe\/france"},"town":[],"contextualSignals":{"doubleVerify":{"ids":[],"slugs":[]}},"grapeshot":null,"versions":[],"programDeliverable":{"slug":"article","format":"default"},"showOpinionDisclaimer":0,"allViews":0,"allViewsMeta":{"pointOfView":[],"survey":[],"tweetId":0,"tweet2NdId":0,"displayOverlay":0},"storyTranslationMethod":[],"localisation":[],"autoPublished":0,"autoLocalised":0,"isReviewed":0,"path":"\/green\/2026\/01\/01\/frances-ban-on-forever-chemicals-comes-into-force-tomorrow-heres-what-will-change","lastModified":1767264051},{"id":2858457,"cid":9597839,"versionId":2,"archive":0,"housenumber":null,"owner":"euronews","isMagazine":0,"isBreakingNews":0,"daletEventName":"CULTURE - BARDOT national tribute debate","daletPyramidId":3738925,"channels":[{"id":1},{"id":2},{"id":3},{"id":4},{"id":5},{"id":10},{"id":12},{"id":14}],"status":2,"title":"French right reignites row over Brigitte Bardot's legacy with call for national tribute","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"Should France honour Brigitte Bardot? And if so, how? A nation divided","titleListing2":"Calls for national tribute to Brigitte Bardot from French right reignite debate over her legacy","leadin":"The death of Brigitte Bardot has sparked a fierce political debate in France, after right-wing figures called for a national tribute to the screen legend.","summary":"The death of Brigitte Bardot has sparked a fierce political debate in France, after right-wing figures called for a national tribute to the screen legend.","keySentence":"","url":"french-right-reignites-row-over-brigitte-bardots-legacy-with-call-for-national-tribute","canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/culture\/2025\/12\/30\/french-right-reignites-row-over-brigitte-bardots-legacy-with-call-for-national-tribute","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"French politicians are deeply divided over how - or whether - to honour Brigitte Bardot, following her death as the screen legend's later-life politics proved as controversial as her films were influential.\n\nBardot died on Sunday aged 91 at her home in Saint-Tropez on the southern Mediterranean coast. News of her demise prompted an outpouring of tributes, celebrating a woman who became a symbol of French culture, sexual liberation and cinematic glamour, through films such as And God Created Woman, Le M\u00e9pris and The Night Heaven Fell.\n\nShe will also be remembered for her animal rights activism. She traveled to the Arctic to blow the whistle on the slaughter of baby seals; she condemned the use of animals in laboratory experiments; and she opposed sending monkeys into space.\n\nYet her legacy remains sharply contested.\n\nWhy is Bardot a controversial figure?\n\nIn later years, Bardot became closely associated with the far right and was convicted five times for inciting racial hatred, largely over comments targeting Muslims and what she called an \u201cinvasion\u201d of foreigners in France, as well as the residents of the French Indian Ocean island of R\u00e9union, whom she once described as \u201csavages\u201d.\n\nNotably, she criticised the Muslim practice of slaughtering sheep during annual religious holidays like Eid al-Adha. \"It\u2019s true that sometimes I get carried away, but when I see how slowly things move forward ... my distress takes over,\" Bardot told the AP when asked about her racial hatred convictions and opposition to Muslim ritual slaughter.\n\nIn her final years, Bardot was critical of the #MeToo movement. She said in an interview that most actors protesting sexual harassment in the film industry were \u201chypocritical\u201d and \u201cridiculous\u201d because many played \u201cthe teases\u201d with producers to land parts.\n\nShe said she had never had been a victim of sexual harassment and found it \u201ccharming to be told that I was beautiful or that I had a nice little ass.\u201d\n\nIn her final television interview earlier this year, Bardot dismissed feminism outright. \"Feminism isn\u2019t my thing\u2026 I like men,\u201d she told BFM TV, before cutting off the interviewer\u2019s suggestion that the two were compatible with a blunt: \u201cNo!\u201d\n\nResurfaced tension surrounding her legacy\n\nFollowing her death, the political tensions surrounding her life have resurfaced. Right-wing figure \u00c9ric Ciotti has called for a national tribute, arguing that France should honour one of its most recognisable cultural figures.\n\n\"The President of the Republic must have the courage to organise a national tribute for our BB!\" reads an online petition, which has nearly 25,000 signatures at the time of writing. It suggests a mass public farewell similar to those given to rock star Johnny Hallyday in 2017 or singer and actor Charles Aznavour in 2018.\n\nFar-right leader Marine Le Pen, who is currently barred from holding public office pending an appeal hearing in January, also joined the tributes, describing her as an \"exceptional woman\" and \"incredibly French: free, untameable, whole.\"\n\nAccording to the AFP news agency, the office of President Emmanuel Macron reportedly offered to organise a tribute to Bardot but her family failed to respond to the proposal.\n\nOn Sunday, shortly after death was announced Macron posted on X to share his condolences. \"We are mourning a legend,'' he wrote. \"Her films, her voice, her dazzling fame, her initials, her sorrows, her generous passion for animals, her face that became Marianne - Brigitte Bardot embodied a life of freedom. A French existence, a universal radiance. She touched us. We mourn a legend of the century.\"\n\nMeanwhile, Nice's mayor Christian Estrosi has said the city plans to name an \u201ciconic site\" after Bardot in her honour.\n\nBut some on the left have been more critical. \"To be moved by the fate of dolphins but remain indifferent to the deaths of migrants in the Mediterranean -- what level of cynicism is that?\" said Green MP Sandrine Rousseau on social media.\n\nSocialist leader Olivier Faure said that while Bardot was undeniably an iconic actress, national homages are reserved for figures who rendered \u201cexceptional services to the nation\u201d. He argued that Bardot had \"turned her back on republican values.\"\n\nBardot will be buried privately in Saint-Tropez\u2019s marine cemetery overlooking the Mediterranean. Her funeral will take place on 7 January at the Notre-Dame de l\u2019Assomption church, with the service broadcast on screens across the town.\n\nWhether France will grant Bardot a national tribute remains undecided, leaving the nation to debate how - and if - it should formally honour someone whose life was as legendary as it was divisive.\n\n","htmlText":"<p>French politicians are deeply divided over how - or whether - to honour <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//culture//2025//12//28//french-legendary-actress-brigitte-bardot-dies-aged-91/">Brigitte Bardot<\/strong><\/a>, following her death as the screen legend's later-life politics proved as controversial as her films were influential.<\/p>\n<p>Bardot died on Sunday aged 91 at her home in Saint-Tropez on the southern Mediterranean coast. News of her demise prompted an outpouring of tributes, celebrating a woman who became a symbol of French culture, sexual liberation and cinematic glamour, through films such as <em>And God Created Woman<\/em>, <em>Le M\u00e9pris<\/em> and <em>The Night Heaven Fell<\/em>. <\/p>\n<p>She will also be remembered for her animal rights activism. She traveled to the Arctic to blow the whistle on the slaughter of baby seals; she condemned the use of animals in laboratory experiments; and she opposed sending monkeys into space.<\/p>\n<p>Yet her legacy remains sharply contested. <\/p>\n<h2>Why is Bardot a controversial figure?<\/h2>\n<p>In later years, Bardot became closely associated with the far right and was convicted five times for <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2019//03//20//brigitte-bardot-faces-lawsuit-over-racist-comments-about-french-island-n985461/">inciting racial hatred<\/strong><\/a>, largely over comments targeting Muslims and what she called an \u201cinvasion\u201d of foreigners in France, as well as the residents of the French Indian Ocean island of R\u00e9union, whom she once described as \u201csavages\u201d.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6665\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////images.euronews.com//articles//stories//09//59//59//89//808x539_cmsv2_5ec68ea8-3ed7-5d28-a483-f024ed5aa3f8-9595989.jpg/" alt=\"Brigitte Bardot gestures during a demonstration to protest the duration of the transport of animals for butchery in Paris, 1995. \" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/59\/59\/89\/384x256_cmsv2_5ec68ea8-3ed7-5d28-a483-f024ed5aa3f8-9595989.jpg 384w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/59\/59\/89\/640x427_cmsv2_5ec68ea8-3ed7-5d28-a483-f024ed5aa3f8-9595989.jpg 640w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/59\/59\/89\/750x500_cmsv2_5ec68ea8-3ed7-5d28-a483-f024ed5aa3f8-9595989.jpg 750w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/59\/59\/89\/828x552_cmsv2_5ec68ea8-3ed7-5d28-a483-f024ed5aa3f8-9595989.jpg 828w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/59\/59\/89\/1080x720_cmsv2_5ec68ea8-3ed7-5d28-a483-f024ed5aa3f8-9595989.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/59\/59\/89\/1200x800_cmsv2_5ec68ea8-3ed7-5d28-a483-f024ed5aa3f8-9595989.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/59\/59\/89\/1920x1280_cmsv2_5ec68ea8-3ed7-5d28-a483-f024ed5aa3f8-9595989.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">Brigitte Bardot gestures during a demonstration to protest the duration of the transport of animals for butchery in Paris, 1995. <\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Credit: AP Photo <\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>Notably, she criticised the Muslim practice of slaughtering sheep during annual religious holidays like Eid al-Adha. \"It\u2019s true that sometimes I get carried away, but when I see how slowly things move forward ... my distress takes over,\" Bardot told the AP when asked about her racial hatred convictions and opposition to Muslim ritual slaughter.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//culture//2025//12//28//brigitte-bardots-life-in-pictures-from-60s-sex-symbol-to-militant-animal-rights-activist/">Brigitte Bardot's life in pictures: From 1950s sex symbol to militant animal rights activist<\/a><\/li><li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//culture//2025//12//30//in-memoriam-2025-14-of-the-most-influential-cultural-icons-who-left-us-this-year/">In Memoriam 2025: 14 of the most influential cultural icons who left us this year<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>In her final years, Bardot was critical of the #MeToo movement. She said in an interview that most actors protesting sexual harassment in the film industry were \u201chypocritical\u201d and \u201cridiculous\u201d because many played \u201cthe teases\u201d with producers to land parts.<\/p>\n<p>She said she had never had been a victim of sexual harassment and found it \u201ccharming to be told that I was beautiful or that I had a nice little ass.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In her final television interview earlier this year, Bardot dismissed feminism outright. \"Feminism isn\u2019t my thing\u2026 I like men,\u201d she told BFM TV, before cutting off the interviewer\u2019s suggestion that the two were compatible with a blunt: \u201cNo!\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Resurfaced tension surrounding her legacy<\/h2>\n<p>Following her death, the political tensions surrounding her life have resurfaced. Right-wing figure \u00c9ric Ciotti has called for a national tribute, arguing that France should honour one of its most recognisable cultural figures. <\/p>\n<p>\"The President of the Republic must have the courage to organise a national tribute for our BB!\" reads an<a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.aol.com//news//french-pushes-national-tribute-film-112031112.html/" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\"> <strong>online petition<\/strong><\/a>, which has nearly 25,000 signatures at the time of writing. It suggests a mass public farewell similar to those given to rock star <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2017//12//09//france-says-final-farewell-to-johnny-hallyday/">Johnny Hallyday<\/strong><\/a> in 2017 or singer and actor <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//video//2018//10//02//flowers-placed-on-hollywood-walk-of-fame-star-for-charles-aznavour/">Charles Aznavour<\/strong><\/a> in 2018. <\/p>\n<p>Far-right leader Marine Le Pen, who is currently barred from holding public office pending an appeal hearing in January, also joined the tributes, describing her as an \"exceptional woman\" and \"incredibly French: free, untameable, whole.\" <\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6665\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////images.euronews.com//articles//stories//09//59//78//39//808x539_cmsv2_04910e6b-acd2-58b3-bdbf-7f05adb74fa3-9597839.jpg/" alt=\"French far right leader Marine Le Pen answers reporters after visiting an exhibit beneath the Louvre museum Friday, Oct. 24, 2025\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/59\/78\/39\/384x256_cmsv2_04910e6b-acd2-58b3-bdbf-7f05adb74fa3-9597839.jpg 384w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/59\/78\/39\/640x427_cmsv2_04910e6b-acd2-58b3-bdbf-7f05adb74fa3-9597839.jpg 640w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/59\/78\/39\/750x500_cmsv2_04910e6b-acd2-58b3-bdbf-7f05adb74fa3-9597839.jpg 750w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/59\/78\/39\/828x552_cmsv2_04910e6b-acd2-58b3-bdbf-7f05adb74fa3-9597839.jpg 828w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/59\/78\/39\/1080x720_cmsv2_04910e6b-acd2-58b3-bdbf-7f05adb74fa3-9597839.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/59\/78\/39\/1200x800_cmsv2_04910e6b-acd2-58b3-bdbf-7f05adb74fa3-9597839.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/59\/78\/39\/1920x1280_cmsv2_04910e6b-acd2-58b3-bdbf-7f05adb74fa3-9597839.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">French far right leader Marine Le Pen answers reporters after visiting an exhibit beneath the Louvre museum Friday, Oct. 24, 2025<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Credit: AP Photo <\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>According to the AFP news agency, the office of President Emmanuel Macron reportedly offered to organise a tribute to Bardot but her family failed to respond to the proposal.<\/p>\n<p>On Sunday, shortly after death was announced Macron posted on X to share his condolences. \"We are mourning a legend,'' he wrote. \"Her films, her voice, her dazzling fame, her initials, her sorrows, her generous passion for animals, her face that became Marianne - Brigitte Bardot embodied a life of freedom. A French existence, a universal radiance. She touched us. We mourn a legend of the century.\"<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Nice's mayor Christian Estrosi has said the city plans to name an \u201ciconic site\" after Bardot in her honour.<\/p>\n<p>But some on the left have been more critical. \"To be moved by the fate of dolphins but remain indifferent to the deaths of migrants in the Mediterranean -- what level of cynicism is that?\" said Green MP Sandrine Rousseau on social media. <\/p>\n<p>Socialist leader Olivier Faure said that while Bardot was undeniably an iconic actress, national homages are reserved for figures who rendered \u201cexceptional services to the nation\u201d. He argued that Bardot had \"turned her back on republican values.\" <\/p>\n<p>Bardot will be buried privately in Saint-Tropez\u2019s marine cemetery overlooking the Mediterranean. Her funeral will take place on 7 January at the Notre-Dame de l\u2019Assomption church, with the service broadcast on screens across the town. <\/p>\n<p>Whether France will grant Bardot a national tribute remains undecided, leaving the nation to debate how - and if - it should formally honour someone whose life was as legendary as it was divisive.<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1767101120,"updatedAt":1767115190,"publishedAt":1767114826,"firstPublishedAt":1767114826,"lastPublishedAt":1767115190,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"sourceUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"Credit: AP Photo","altText":"Posters showing actor Brigitte Bardot hang at a security barrier near her home in Saint-Tropez, France, Sunday, Dec. 28, 2025 ","callToActionText":null,"width":2000,"caption":"Posters showing actor Brigitte Bardot hang at a security barrier near her home in Saint-Tropez, France, Sunday, Dec. 28, 2025 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is still advising passengers to rebook on alternative days as delays are expected for the rest of Tuesday and potentially into Wednesday.\n\nWith things slowly beginning to return to normal, we're closing down our live coverage for the day but Euronews will continue to cover any major developments to this story.\n\n","htmlText":"<p>Well, it's been quite a day for rail passengers hoping to take the train through the Channel Tunnel to either France or the UK.<\/p>\n<p>Services in both directions were suspended for most of Tuesday due to a power supply problem and a broken down LeShuttle train which stopped in the tunnel.<\/p>\n<p>The timing couldn't have been worse, impacting thousands of would-be travellers on both sides of the Channel who were aiming to reach end-of-the-year holiday destinations as 2025 draws to a close.<\/p>\n<p>Many scrambled to find alternative means of transport while others had no choice but to wait it out.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, services have begun moving in both directions but with only one track open in the Channel Tunnel, Eurostar is still advising passengers to rebook on alternative days as delays are expected for the rest of Tuesday and potentially into Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>With things slowly beginning to return to normal, we're closing down our live coverage for the day but Euronews will continue to cover any major developments to this story.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6665\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////images.euronews.com//articles//stories//09//59//77//23//808x539_cmsv2_5d2f77b0-4232-594c-b61f-a99d218ad513-9597723.jpg/" alt=\"The screen board displays the trains' arrival status at St Pancras International train 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George Clooney and wife Amal are officially French ","titleListing2":"Move aside Emily, George Clooney and wife Amal are now officially French citizens ","leadin":"The Oscar-winning actor has praised France\u2019s strict privacy laws, saying his children enjoy a \u201cmuch better life\u201d without paparazzi.","summary":"The Oscar-winning actor has praised France\u2019s strict privacy laws, saying his children enjoy a \u201cmuch better life\u201d without paparazzi.","keySentence":"","url":"bienvenue-a-bord-george-clooney-and-wife-amal-are-now-officially-french-citizens","canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/culture\/2025\/12\/30\/bienvenue-a-bord-george-clooney-and-wife-amal-are-now-officially-french-citizens","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"George Clooney\u2019s love affair with France just got official.\n\nThe Hollywood star, along with his wife Amal and their eight-year-old twins, Ella and Alexander, has been granted French citizenship, according to an official decree published in France\u2019s Journal Officiel.\n\nThe move formalises what Clooney had already been hinting at earlier this month, when he publicly praised France\u2019s strict privacy laws and its resistance to paparazzi culture.\n\n\"Here, they don\u2019t take photos of kids. There aren\u2019t any paparazzi hidden at the school gates,\u201d he told RTL radio. \"That\u2019s number one for us.\"\n\nDespite 400 days of French lessons, he admitted - speaking in English - his language skills still need work.\n\nHuman rights lawyer Amal Clooney, who speaks fluent French, was naturalised under her maiden name, Amal Alamuddin, while Clooney\u2019s full name appears as George Timothy Clooney.\n\nThe couple bought their home in southern France - a former wine estate known as the Domaine du Canadel near the village of Brignoles - in 2021. Clooney has since described it as their primary residence, saying the decision was driven by concerns about raising children in Los Angeles.\n\n\u201cI was worried about raising our kids in LA, in the culture of Hollywood,\u201d he told Esquire magazine. \"I don\u2019t want them to be walking around worried about paparazzi. I don\u2019t want them being compared to somebody else\u2019s famous kids.\"\n\nGrowing up away from the spotlight in France, \"they\u2019re not on their iPads, you know?\" he said. \"They have dinner with grown-ups and have to take their dishes in. They have a much better life.\"\n\nAside from France, Clooney has owned a villa on Italy\u2019s Lake Como since 2002 and the couple also have a historic manor in England, alongside properties in New York and Kentucky.\n\n\"Escape from the United States\"\n\nClooney may soon be joined by the award-winning American filmmaker Jim Jarmusch who's recently expressed his desire to become French in frustration at Donald Trump's 'war' on culture.\n\nSpeaking to France Inter radio, the 72-year-old director who won the top Golden Lion award for best film at Venice this year with his latest work, Father Mother Sister Brother revealed that he's beginning the process to obtain French nationality in order to \"escape from the United States.\"\n\n\"I'm a little late, but yes it's underway. France, Paris and French culture are very profound\" he said when addressing his love of the country in which he's often featured in his work. \"I'd be very honoured to have a French passport\", he added.\n\nSentiments shared by the British writer Ken Follett who obtained French nationality last month for completely different reasons and said \u201cWhy do I love France so much? French literature, cuisine, wine, fashion \u2013 but above all, the French people.\u201d\n\nFollett is the author of 38 novels and has sold more than 17 million copies in France and more than 198 million worldwide.\n\nIn a statement, the French embassy said \"Ken Follett\u2019s attachment to our country is significant and goes back many years. In particular, since 2019 he has been deeply involved in the issues of restoring Notre-Dame de Paris and Dol-de-Bretagne cathedrals.\n\n","htmlText":"<p>George Clooney\u2019s love affair with France just got official.<\/p>\n<p>The Hollywood star, along with his wife Amal and their eight-year-old twins, Ella and Alexander, has been granted French citizenship, according to an official decree published in France\u2019s Journal Officiel.<\/p>\n<p>The move formalises what Clooney had already been hinting at earlier this month, when he publicly praised France\u2019s strict privacy laws and its resistance to paparazzi culture. <\/p>\n<p>\"Here, they don\u2019t take photos of kids. There aren\u2019t any paparazzi hidden at the school gates,\u201d he told RTL radio. \"That\u2019s number one for us.\" <\/p>\n<p>Despite 400 days of French lessons, he admitted - speaking in English - his language skills still need work.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//culture//2025//12//29//bones-brides-and-odysseys-the-20-most-anticipated-movies-of-2026/">Bones, brides and odysseys: The 20 most anticipated movies of 2026<\/a><\/li><li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//culture//2025//12//30//in-memoriam-2025-14-of-the-most-influential-cultural-icons-who-left-us-this-year/">In Memoriam 2025: 14 of the most influential cultural icons who left us this year<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>Human rights lawyer Amal Clooney, who speaks fluent French, was naturalised under her maiden name, Amal Alamuddin, while Clooney\u2019s full name appears as George Timothy Clooney. <\/p>\n<p>The couple bought their home in southern France - a former wine estate known as the Domaine du Canadel near the village of Brignoles - in 2021. Clooney has since described it as their primary residence, saying the decision was driven by concerns about raising children in Los Angeles. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was worried about raising our kids in LA, in the culture of Hollywood,\u201d he told Esquire magazine. \"I don\u2019t want them to be walking around worried about paparazzi. I don\u2019t want them being compared to somebody else\u2019s famous kids.\" <\/p>\n<p>Growing up away from the spotlight in France, \"they\u2019re not on their iPads, you know?\" he said. \"They have dinner with grown-ups and have to take their dishes in. They have a much better life.\" <\/p>\n<p>Aside from France, Clooney has owned a villa on Italy\u2019s Lake Como since 2002 and the couple also have a historic manor in England, alongside properties in New York and Kentucky. <\/p>\n<h2>\"Escape from the United States\"<\/h2>\n<p>Clooney may soon be joined by the award-winning American filmmaker Jim Jarmusch who's recently expressed his desire to become French in frustration at <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//culture//2025//02//20//one-month-in-how-has-trump-impacted-culture-around-the-world/">Donald Trump's 'war' on culture<\/strong><\/a>. <\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6665\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////images.euronews.com//articles//stories//09//59//75//43//808x539_cmsv2_837f005f-18fd-56cb-86a5-660215915e09-9597543.jpg/" alt=\"FILE: Director Jim Jarmusch collects the Golden Lion for best film for 'Father Mother Sister Brother' at 82nd Venice Film Festival, Sep 2025 \" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/59\/75\/43\/384x256_cmsv2_837f005f-18fd-56cb-86a5-660215915e09-9597543.jpg 384w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/59\/75\/43\/640x427_cmsv2_837f005f-18fd-56cb-86a5-660215915e09-9597543.jpg 640w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/59\/75\/43\/750x500_cmsv2_837f005f-18fd-56cb-86a5-660215915e09-9597543.jpg 750w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/59\/75\/43\/828x552_cmsv2_837f005f-18fd-56cb-86a5-660215915e09-9597543.jpg 828w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/59\/75\/43\/1080x720_cmsv2_837f005f-18fd-56cb-86a5-660215915e09-9597543.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/59\/75\/43\/1200x800_cmsv2_837f005f-18fd-56cb-86a5-660215915e09-9597543.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/59\/75\/43\/1920x1280_cmsv2_837f005f-18fd-56cb-86a5-660215915e09-9597543.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">FILE: Director Jim Jarmusch collects the Golden Lion for best film for 'Father Mother Sister Brother' at 82nd Venice Film Festival, Sep 2025 <\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">AP Photo\/Alessandra Tarantino\/Invision<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>Speaking to France Inter radio, the 72-year-old director who <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//culture//2025//09//06//venice-film-festival-2025-golden-lion-to-father-mother-sister-brother-by-jim-jarmusch/">won the top Golden Lion award for best film at Venice<\/strong><\/a> this year with his latest work, <em>Father Mother Sister Brother<\/em> revealed that he's beginning the process to obtain French nationality in order to \"escape from the United States.\" <\/p>\n<p>\"I'm a little late, but yes it's underway. France, Paris and French culture are very profound\" he said when addressing his love of the country in which he's often featured in his work. \"I'd be very honoured to have a French passport\", he added. <\/p>\n<p>Sentiments shared by the British writer Ken Follett who obtained French nationality last month for completely different reasons and said \u201cWhy do I love France so much? French literature, cuisine, wine, fashion \u2013 but above all, the French people.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6665\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////images.euronews.com//articles//stories//09//59//75//43//808x539_cmsv2_1571f4e4-c46a-5bac-92b9-ef79f5f928ce-9597543.jpg/" alt=\"FILE: British writer Ken Follett accepts his French nationality and his Légion d'Honneur award in Paris, Nov 2025 \" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/59\/75\/43\/384x256_cmsv2_1571f4e4-c46a-5bac-92b9-ef79f5f928ce-9597543.jpg 384w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/59\/75\/43\/640x427_cmsv2_1571f4e4-c46a-5bac-92b9-ef79f5f928ce-9597543.jpg 640w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/59\/75\/43\/750x500_cmsv2_1571f4e4-c46a-5bac-92b9-ef79f5f928ce-9597543.jpg 750w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/59\/75\/43\/828x552_cmsv2_1571f4e4-c46a-5bac-92b9-ef79f5f928ce-9597543.jpg 828w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/59\/75\/43\/1080x720_cmsv2_1571f4e4-c46a-5bac-92b9-ef79f5f928ce-9597543.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/59\/75\/43\/1200x800_cmsv2_1571f4e4-c46a-5bac-92b9-ef79f5f928ce-9597543.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/59\/75\/43\/1920x1280_cmsv2_1571f4e4-c46a-5bac-92b9-ef79f5f928ce-9597543.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">FILE: British writer Ken Follett accepts his French nationality and his Légion d'Honneur award in Paris, Nov 2025 <\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Courtesy: French Embassy <\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>Follett is the author of 38 novels and has sold more than 17 million copies in France and more than 198 million worldwide.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement, the French embassy said \"Ken Follett\u2019s attachment to our country is significant and goes back many years. 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No cause of death was given.\n\nBardot rose to global fame in 1956 with And God Created Woman, a film that shocked audiences and made her an international symbol of sexual freedom.\n\nShe walked away from cinema at 39 and devoted her life to animal protection, founding a well funded charity and campaigning worldwide against cruelty. Her work earned official honours and broad public respect.\n\n","htmlText":"<p>Brigitte Bardot, the French film star who came to define 1960s screen glamour before turning to militant animal activism, has died aged 91. <\/p>\n<p>She died at her home in southern France, according to the Brigitte Bardot Foundation. No cause of death was given.<\/p>\n<p>Bardot rose to global fame in 1956 with And God Created Woman, a film that shocked audiences and made her an international symbol of sexual freedom. <\/p>\n<p>She walked away from cinema at 39 and devoted her life to animal protection, founding a well funded charity and campaigning worldwide against cruelty. Her work earned official honours and broad public respect.<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1766922400,"updatedAt":1766927307,"publishedAt":1766926887,"firstPublishedAt":1766926887,"lastPublishedAt":1766926887,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"url":"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/59\/60\/07\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_f3a3d702-f244-5679-aae0-c86199aa6e9e-9596007.jpg","altText":"In this Sept. 28, 2006 file photo, Brigitte Bardot acknowledges applause in Paris as she and Sophie Marceau campaign for animal welfare ahead of a 2018 parliamentary debate.","caption":"In this Sept. 28, 2006 file photo, Brigitte Bardot acknowledges applause in Paris as she and Sophie Marceau campaign for animal welfare ahead of a 2018 parliamentary debate.","captionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"AP Photo","sourceUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"callToActionText":null,"width":2000,"height":1491}],"authors":{"journalists":[{"id":2134,"urlSafeValue":"mauduit","title":"Frederique 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Bardot LIFE IN PICTURES","daletPyramidId":3721505,"channels":[{"id":1},{"id":2},{"id":3},{"id":4},{"id":5},{"id":10},{"id":12},{"id":14}],"status":2,"title":"Brigitte Bardot's life in pictures: From 1950s sex symbol to militant animal rights activist","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"Bardot in pictures: From screen goddess to animal rights activist","titleListing2":"Brigitte Bardot's life in pictures: From global sex symbol to militant animal rights activist","leadin":"Brigitte Bardot, whose image defined an era of cinema and style, has died at 91, leaving behind a legacy captured in some of the most iconic photographs of the 20th century.","summary":"Brigitte Bardot, whose image defined an era of cinema and style, has died at 91, leaving behind a legacy captured in some of the most iconic photographs of the 20th century.","keySentence":"","url":"brigitte-bardots-life-in-pictures-from-60s-sex-symbol-to-militant-animal-rights-activist","canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/culture\/2025\/12\/28\/brigitte-bardots-life-in-pictures-from-60s-sex-symbol-to-militant-animal-rights-activist","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"Brigitte Bardot, the legendary French actress whose face, style and presence became visual symbols of the 1960s, has died at the age of 91.\n\nFrom her breakthrough in 'And God Created Woman' to her years as a global fashion and cultural icon, Bardot\u2019s life was documented through unforgettable images that shaped modern celebrity.\n\nLater, those same photographs reflected her transformation into a fierce animal rights activist, marking a life lived under the world\u2019s lens.\n\n","htmlText":"<p>Brigitte Bardot, the legendary French actress whose face, style and presence became visual symbols of the 1960s, <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//culture//2025//12//28//french-legendary-actress-brigitte-bardot-dies-aged-91/">has died at the age of 91<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>From her breakthrough in 'And God Created Woman' to her years as a global fashion and cultural icon, Bardot\u2019s life was documented through unforgettable images that shaped modern celebrity. <\/p>\n<p>Later, those same photographs reflected her transformation into a fierce animal rights activist, marking a life lived under the world\u2019s lens.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6665\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////images.euronews.com//articles//stories//09//59//59//89//808x539_cmsv2_1d52983b-e89c-56de-8ef5-8f848d81b9f7-9595989.jpg/" alt=\"French actress Brigitte Bardot poses with a huge sombrero she brought back from Mexico, as she arrives at Orly Airport in Paris\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/59\/59\/89\/384x256_cmsv2_1d52983b-e89c-56de-8ef5-8f848d81b9f7-9595989.jpg 384w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/59\/59\/89\/640x427_cmsv2_1d52983b-e89c-56de-8ef5-8f848d81b9f7-9595989.jpg 640w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/59\/59\/89\/750x500_cmsv2_1d52983b-e89c-56de-8ef5-8f848d81b9f7-9595989.jpg 750w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/59\/59\/89\/828x552_cmsv2_1d52983b-e89c-56de-8ef5-8f848d81b9f7-9595989.jpg 828w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/59\/59\/89\/1080x720_cmsv2_1d52983b-e89c-56de-8ef5-8f848d81b9f7-9595989.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/59\/59\/89\/1200x800_cmsv2_1d52983b-e89c-56de-8ef5-8f848d81b9f7-9595989.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/59\/59\/89\/1920x1280_cmsv2_1d52983b-e89c-56de-8ef5-8f848d81b9f7-9595989.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">French actress Brigitte Bardot poses with a huge sombrero she brought back from Mexico, as she arrives at Orly Airport in Paris<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">AP Photo<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"1.5003750937734435\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////images.euronews.com//articles//stories//09//59//59//89//808x1206_cmsv2_326d424c-866d-5d19-b63b-e74329402231-9595989.jpg/" alt=\"French actress Brigitte Bardot poses in character from the motion picture "Voulez-Vous Danser Avec Moi"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/59\/59\/89\/384x576_cmsv2_326d424c-866d-5d19-b63b-e74329402231-9595989.jpg 384w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/59\/59\/89\/640x960_cmsv2_326d424c-866d-5d19-b63b-e74329402231-9595989.jpg 640w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/59\/59\/89\/750x1125_cmsv2_326d424c-866d-5d19-b63b-e74329402231-9595989.jpg 750w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/59\/59\/89\/828x1242_cmsv2_326d424c-866d-5d19-b63b-e74329402231-9595989.jpg 828w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/59\/59\/89\/1080x1620_cmsv2_326d424c-866d-5d19-b63b-e74329402231-9595989.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/59\/59\/89\/1200x1800_cmsv2_326d424c-866d-5d19-b63b-e74329402231-9595989.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/59\/59\/89\/1920x2881_cmsv2_326d424c-866d-5d19-b63b-e74329402231-9595989.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">French actress Brigitte Bardot poses in character from the motion picture "Voulez-Vous Danser Avec Moi"<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">AP1959<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"1.4996249062265565\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////images.euronews.com//articles//stories//09//59//59//89//808x1206_cmsv2_04777b40-5926-5093-b248-ceea68b85436-9595989.jpg/" alt=\"Brigitte Bardot poses in character, Jan. 24, 1958.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/59\/59\/89\/384x576_cmsv2_04777b40-5926-5093-b248-ceea68b85436-9595989.jpg 384w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/59\/59\/89\/640x960_cmsv2_04777b40-5926-5093-b248-ceea68b85436-9595989.jpg 640w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/59\/59\/89\/750x1125_cmsv2_04777b40-5926-5093-b248-ceea68b85436-9595989.jpg 750w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/59\/59\/89\/828x1242_cmsv2_04777b40-5926-5093-b248-ceea68b85436-9595989.jpg 828w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/59\/59\/89\/1080x1620_cmsv2_04777b40-5926-5093-b248-ceea68b85436-9595989.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/59\/59\/89\/1200x1800_cmsv2_04777b40-5926-5093-b248-ceea68b85436-9595989.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/59\/59\/89\/1920x2879_cmsv2_04777b40-5926-5093-b248-ceea68b85436-9595989.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">Brigitte Bardot poses in character, Jan. 24, 1958.<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">AP1958<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.7505\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////images.euronews.com//articles//stories//09//59//59//89//808x608_cmsv2_9e5d596c-6a74-5af5-8214-368cc3121495-9595989.jpg/" alt=\"French film actress Brigitte Bardot and her husband Gunter Sachs pose just before boarding a chartered airplane on their honeymoon in Las Vegas on July 14, 1966.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/59\/59\/89\/384x288_cmsv2_9e5d596c-6a74-5af5-8214-368cc3121495-9595989.jpg 384w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/59\/59\/89\/640x480_cmsv2_9e5d596c-6a74-5af5-8214-368cc3121495-9595989.jpg 640w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/59\/59\/89\/750x563_cmsv2_9e5d596c-6a74-5af5-8214-368cc3121495-9595989.jpg 750w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/59\/59\/89\/828x621_cmsv2_9e5d596c-6a74-5af5-8214-368cc3121495-9595989.jpg 828w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/59\/59\/89\/1080x811_cmsv2_9e5d596c-6a74-5af5-8214-368cc3121495-9595989.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/59\/59\/89\/1200x901_cmsv2_9e5d596c-6a74-5af5-8214-368cc3121495-9595989.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/59\/59\/89\/1920x1441_cmsv2_9e5d596c-6a74-5af5-8214-368cc3121495-9595989.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">French film actress Brigitte Bardot and her husband Gunter Sachs pose just before boarding a chartered airplane on their honeymoon in Las Vegas on July 14, 1966.<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">1966 AP<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.698\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////images.euronews.com//articles//stories//09//59//59//89//808x565_cmsv2_64446b2a-eb33-536c-8c8f-ce48140979b6-9595989.jpg/" alt=\"French actress Brigitte Bardot with actor Jack Palance during filming of the movie "Le Mepris" aka "Contempt", by Jean-Luc Godard, in Rome, Italy, May 1963. \" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/59\/59\/89\/384x268_cmsv2_64446b2a-eb33-536c-8c8f-ce48140979b6-9595989.jpg 384w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/59\/59\/89\/640x447_cmsv2_64446b2a-eb33-536c-8c8f-ce48140979b6-9595989.jpg 640w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/59\/59\/89\/750x524_cmsv2_64446b2a-eb33-536c-8c8f-ce48140979b6-9595989.jpg 750w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/59\/59\/89\/828x578_cmsv2_64446b2a-eb33-536c-8c8f-ce48140979b6-9595989.jpg 828w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/59\/59\/89\/1080x754_cmsv2_64446b2a-eb33-536c-8c8f-ce48140979b6-9595989.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/59\/59\/89\/1200x838_cmsv2_64446b2a-eb33-536c-8c8f-ce48140979b6-9595989.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/59\/59\/89\/1920x1340_cmsv2_64446b2a-eb33-536c-8c8f-ce48140979b6-9595989.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">French actress Brigitte Bardot with actor Jack Palance during filming of the movie "Le Mepris" aka "Contempt", by Jean-Luc Godard, in Rome, Italy, May 1963. <\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">AP<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6665\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////images.euronews.com//articles//stories//09//59//59//89//808x539_cmsv2_5ec68ea8-3ed7-5d28-a483-f024ed5aa3f8-9595989.jpg/" alt=\"Former 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BARDOT DIES","daletPyramidId":3720676,"channels":[{"id":1},{"id":2},{"id":4},{"id":5},{"id":10},{"id":12},{"id":14}],"status":2,"title":"French legendary actress Brigitte Bardot dies aged 91 ","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"French legendary actress Brigitte Bardot dies aged 91 ","titleListing2":"French legendary actress Brigitte Bardot dies aged 91 ","leadin":"The funeral of Brigitte Bardot, who's died at the age of 91, will take place on Wednesday 7 January at the Notre-Dame of Assomption church in Saint- Tropez, her beloved city on the French Mediterranean coast.","summary":"The funeral of Brigitte Bardot, who's died at the age of 91, will take place on Wednesday 7 January at the Notre-Dame of Assomption church in Saint- Tropez, her beloved city on the French Mediterranean coast.","keySentence":"","url":"french-legendary-actress-brigitte-bardot-dies-aged-91","canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/culture\/2025\/12\/28\/french-legendary-actress-brigitte-bardot-dies-aged-91","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"Brigitte Bardot, one of the world's biggest stars of cinema, has died at the age of 91.\n\nShe had been in hospital in the southern French city of Toulon since November.\n\nIn a statement the Brigitte Bardot Foundation announced her death with \"immense sadness\", describing her as a \"world-renowned actress and singer, who chose to abandon her prestigious career to dedicate her life and energy to animal welfare and her foundation.\"\n\nKnown for her enormous impact on the silver screen, and beyond it, in the 1950s and 60s, \"BB\" as she was widely called in France, was an essential ingredient in French culture and soon became an icon after her first role in Le Trou Normand (1952)\n\nFrom bourgeois Parisian beginnings, she set her heart of becoming a singer and dancer and was picked out as a model at the age of 15.\n\nTwo more films followed in 1952 and she also got married at the same time to the film director Roger Vadim. A year later Bardot took Hollywood and the United States by storm, and her status as a teenage \"sex-kitten\" was firmly established. Men wanted to be with her, and women wanted to be like her as she inspired fashion trends and hairstyles.\n\nWhen Bardot starred in the 1956 movie 'And God Created Woman', directed by her then-husband, Roger Vadim, it triggered a scandal with scenes of the long-legged beauty dancing near naked on tables.\n\nThe film, which portrayed Bardot as a bored newlywed who beds her brother-in-law, had a decisive influence on New Wave directors Jean-Luc Godard and Francois Truffaut, and came to embody the hedonism and sexual freedom of the 1960s.\n\nBardot\u2019s unabashed, off-screen love affair with co-star Jean-Louis Trintignant further shocked the nation. It eradicated the boundaries between her public and private life and turned her into a hot prize for paparazzi.\n\nBardot never adjusted to the limelight. She blamed the constant press attention for the suicide attempt that followed 10 months after the birth of her only child, Nicolas. Photographers had broken into her house two weeks before she gave birth to snap a picture of her pregnant.\n\n\u201cIt\u2019s an embarrassment to have acted so badly,\u201d Bardot said of her early films. \u201cI suffered a lot in the beginning. I was really treated like someone less than nothing.\u201d\n\nShe went on to feature in a total of 28 films over two decades and become a symbol of women's sexual liberation.\n\nWith the exception of 1963\u2019s critically acclaimed 'Le Mepris' (Contempt), directed by Godard, Bardot\u2019s films were rarely complicated by plots. Often they were vehicles to display her scantily dressed or frolicking naked in the sun.\n\n\u201cIt was never a great passion of mine,\u201d she said of filmmaking. \u201cAnd it can be deadly sometimes. Marilyn (Monroe) perished because of it.\u201d\n\nBardot retired to her Riviera villa in Saint-Tropez at the age of 39 in 1973 after 'The Woman Grabber.'\n\nShe deliberately chose the Mediterranean coastal resort. It was where she was discovered as a teenager and lived practically her entire life. In a post on Facebook, local authorities said she \"will forever be associated with the image of the city, making her the most brilliant ambassador.\"\n\nAnimal rights activist\n\nBardot\u2019s second career as an animal rights activist was equally sensational. She traveled to the Arctic to blow the whistle on the slaughter of baby seals; she condemned the use of animals in laboratory experiments; and she opposed sending monkeys into space.\n\nHer activism knew no borders. She urged South Korea to ban the sale of dog meat and once wrote to U.S. President Bill Clinton asking why the U.S. Navy recaptured two dolphins it had released into the wild.\n\nShe attacked centuries-old French and Italian sporting traditions including the Palio, a free-for-all horse race, and campaigned on behalf of wolves, rabbits, kittens and turtle doves.\n\n\u201cMan is an insatiable predator,\u201d Bardot told The Associated Press on her 73rd birthday, in 2007. \u201cI don\u2019t care about my past glory. That means nothing in the face of an animal that suffers, since it has no power, no words to defend itself.\u201d\n\nHer activism earned her compatriots\u2019 respect and, in 1985, she was awarded the Legion of Honour, France's top accolade.\n\nFar-right trials and #MeToo criticism\n\nLater, however, she fell from public grace as her animal protection diatribes took on a decidedly extremist tone and her far-right political views sounded racist as she frequently decried the influx of immigrants into France, especially Muslims.\n\nShe was convicted five times in French courts of inciting racial hatred. Notably, she criticised the Muslim practice of slaughtering sheep during annual religious holidays like Eid al-Adha.\n\n\u201cIt\u2019s true that sometimes I get carried away, but when I see how slowly things move forward ... my distress takes over,\u201d Bardot told the AP when asked about her racial hatred convictions and opposition to Muslim ritual slaughter.\n\nBardot\u2019s 1992 marriage to fourth husband Bernard d\u2019Ormale, a onetime adviser to former National Front leader Jean-Marie Le Pen, contributed to her political shift. She described the outspoken nationalist as a \u201clovely, intelligent man.\u201d\n\nIn 2012, she caused controversy again when she wrote a letter in support of Marine Le Pen, the current leader of the party \u2014 now renamed National Rally \u2014 in her failed bid for the French presidency.\n\nIn 2018, at the height of the #MeToo movement, Bardot said in an interview that most actors protesting sexual harassment in the film industry were \u201chypocritical\u201d and \u201cridiculous\u201d because many played \u201cthe teases\u201d with producers to land parts.\n\nShe said she had never had been a victim of sexual harassment and found it \u201ccharming to be told that I was beautiful or that I had a nice little ass.\u201d\n\nMusic matters\n\nBardot will also leave an indelible trace in French minds through her music. Her debut album, Brigitte Bardot Sings (1963) featured French-language songs, reflecting her public persona and showcasing her singing style.\n\nIn the late 60s she had a romantic affair with the legendary French singer-songwriter Serge Gainsbourg and was the voice on numerous hits including, Bonnie and Clyde, Harley Davidson, La Madrague and Comic Strip.\n\nIn 1967, the pair also recorded the famous duet Je t'aime...moi non plus which caused enormous controversy as it featured sexually explicit lyrics and simulated sounds of lovemaking. The track was never officially released given Bardot's then husband Gunter Sach's links to the Catholic Church, but it gained notoriety after being leaked. Further scandal and gossip erupted about whom Gainsbourg wrote the song for after it was later rerecorded by him and Jane Birkin in 1969.\n\nPresidential tribute\n\nFrench President Emmanuel Macron took to X, formerly known as Twitter, to share his condolences. \"We are mourning a legend,'' he wrote on the social media platform on Sunday morning.\n\n\"Her films, her voice, her dazzling fame, her initials, her sorrows, her generous passion for animals, her face that became Marianne\u2014Brigitte Bardot embodied a life of freedom. A French existence, a universal radiance. She touched us. We mourn a legend of the century.\"\n\nThe funeral of Brigitte Bardot will take place on Wednesday 7 January at the Notre-Dame of Assomption church in Saint Tropez, according to reports stating her foundation.\n\nThe ceremony, to be broadcast live on giant screens in the town centre and its port, will be followed by a private burial.\n\n","htmlText":"<p>Brigitte Bardot, one of the world's biggest stars of cinema, has died at the age of 91.<\/p>\n<p>She had been in hospital in the southern French city of Toulon since November.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement the Brigitte Bardot Foundation announced her death with \"immense sadness\", describing her as a \"world-renowned actress and singer, who chose to abandon her prestigious career to dedicate her life and energy to animal welfare and her foundation.\"<\/p>\n<p>Known for her enormous impact on the silver screen, and beyond it, in the 1950s and 60s, \"BB\" as she was widely called in France, was an essential ingredient in French culture and soon became an icon after her first role in <em>Le Trou Normand<\/em> (1952)<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"1.2738853503184713\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////images.euronews.com//articles//stories//09//59//59//00//808x1023_cmsv2_6f106342-67a1-50b8-92bb-e0bf081f454d-9595900.jpg/" alt=\"FILE: 23-year-old French film starlet Brigitte Bardot is posing in character, on January 24, 1958\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/59\/59\/00\/384x489_cmsv2_6f106342-67a1-50b8-92bb-e0bf081f454d-9595900.jpg 384w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/59\/59\/00\/640x815_cmsv2_6f106342-67a1-50b8-92bb-e0bf081f454d-9595900.jpg 640w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/59\/59\/00\/750x955_cmsv2_6f106342-67a1-50b8-92bb-e0bf081f454d-9595900.jpg 750w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/59\/59\/00\/828x1055_cmsv2_6f106342-67a1-50b8-92bb-e0bf081f454d-9595900.jpg 828w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/59\/59\/00\/1080x1376_cmsv2_6f106342-67a1-50b8-92bb-e0bf081f454d-9595900.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/59\/59\/00\/1200x1529_cmsv2_6f106342-67a1-50b8-92bb-e0bf081f454d-9595900.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/59\/59\/00\/1920x2446_cmsv2_6f106342-67a1-50b8-92bb-e0bf081f454d-9595900.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">FILE: 23-year-old French film starlet Brigitte Bardot is posing in character, on January 24, 1958<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">AP Photo<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>From bourgeois Parisian beginnings, she set her heart of becoming a singer and dancer and was picked out as a model at the age of 15. <\/p>\n<p>Two more films followed in 1952 and she also got married at the same time to the film director Roger Vadim. A year later Bardot took Hollywood and the United States by storm, and her status as a teenage \"sex-kitten\" was firmly established. Men wanted to be with her, and women wanted to be like her as she inspired fashion trends and hairstyles.<\/p>\n<p>When Bardot starred in the 1956 movie 'And God Created Woman', directed by her then-husband, Roger Vadim, it triggered a scandal with scenes of the long-legged beauty dancing near naked on tables.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//culture//2025//12//28//brigitte-bardots-life-in-pictures-from-60s-sex-symbol-to-militant-animal-rights-activist/">Brigitte Bardot's life in pictures: From 1950s sex symbol to militant animal rights activist<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>The film, which portrayed Bardot as a bored newlywed who beds her brother-in-law, had a decisive influence on New Wave directors <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//culture//2022//09//18//the-french-new-wave-how-jean-luc-godard-pioneered-a-revolution-in-cinema/">Jean-Luc Godard<\/strong><\/a> and <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//culture//2022//01//23//jules-et-jim-iconic-french-new-wave-cinema-smash-is-60-years-old/">Francois Truffaut<\/strong><\/a>, and came to embody the hedonism and sexual freedom of the 1960s.<\/p>\n<p>Bardot\u2019s unabashed, off-screen love affair with co-star Jean-Louis Trintignant further shocked the nation. It eradicated the boundaries between her public and private life and turned her into a hot prize for paparazzi.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-youtube-embed\nwidget--size-fullwidth\nwidget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <div class=\"auto widget__ratio widget__ratio--16x9\">\n <iframe type=\"text\/html\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.youtube.com//embed//Kmqv88jWhyE/" width=\"100%\" loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"0\" webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen seamless>\n <\/iframe>\n <\/div>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">Trailer for 'And God Created Woman - courtesy of The Cultbox <\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>Bardot never adjusted to the limelight. She blamed the constant press attention for the suicide attempt that followed 10 months after the birth of her only child, Nicolas. Photographers had broken into her house two weeks before she gave birth to snap a picture of her pregnant.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s an embarrassment to have acted so badly,\u201d Bardot said of her early films. \u201cI suffered a lot in the beginning. I was really treated like someone less than nothing.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"1.3029315960912051\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////images.euronews.com//articles//stories//09//59//59//00//808x1049_cmsv2_8b952231-bda6-5ac3-8e7c-8f83fffd90ba-9595900.jpg/" alt=\"FILE: French actress Brigitte Bardot, strums a Spanish guitar at the film studios in Boulogne, France, on Aug. 17, 1960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/59\/59\/00\/384x500_cmsv2_8b952231-bda6-5ac3-8e7c-8f83fffd90ba-9595900.jpg 384w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/59\/59\/00\/640x834_cmsv2_8b952231-bda6-5ac3-8e7c-8f83fffd90ba-9595900.jpg 640w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/59\/59\/00\/750x977_cmsv2_8b952231-bda6-5ac3-8e7c-8f83fffd90ba-9595900.jpg 750w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/59\/59\/00\/828x1079_cmsv2_8b952231-bda6-5ac3-8e7c-8f83fffd90ba-9595900.jpg 828w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/59\/59\/00\/1080x1407_cmsv2_8b952231-bda6-5ac3-8e7c-8f83fffd90ba-9595900.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/59\/59\/00\/1200x1564_cmsv2_8b952231-bda6-5ac3-8e7c-8f83fffd90ba-9595900.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/59\/59\/00\/1920x2502_cmsv2_8b952231-bda6-5ac3-8e7c-8f83fffd90ba-9595900.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">FILE: French actress Brigitte Bardot, strums a Spanish guitar at the film studios in Boulogne, France, on Aug. 17, 1960<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">AP Photo<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>She went on to feature in a total of 28 films over two decades and become a symbol of women's sexual liberation. <\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-youtube-embed\nwidget--size-fullwidth\nwidget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <div class=\"auto widget__ratio widget__ratio--16x9\">\n <iframe type=\"text\/html\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.youtube.com//embed//KwzNzvtz1iM/" width=\"100%\" loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"0\" webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen seamless>\n <\/iframe>\n <\/div>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">Trailer for 'Le Mepris' (Contempt) <\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>With the exception of 1963\u2019s critically acclaimed 'Le Mepris' (Contempt), directed by Godard, Bardot\u2019s films were rarely complicated by plots. Often they were vehicles to display her scantily dressed or frolicking naked in the sun.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.698\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////images.euronews.com//articles//stories//09//59//59//00//808x565_cmsv2_3c48f1d0-2984-5f99-81e9-9b8a34f3343b-9595900.jpg/" alt=\"FILE: Bardot with actor Jack Palance during filming for 'Le Mepris' by Jean-Luc Godard, Rome, 1963\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/59\/59\/00\/384x268_cmsv2_3c48f1d0-2984-5f99-81e9-9b8a34f3343b-9595900.jpg 384w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/59\/59\/00\/640x447_cmsv2_3c48f1d0-2984-5f99-81e9-9b8a34f3343b-9595900.jpg 640w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/59\/59\/00\/750x524_cmsv2_3c48f1d0-2984-5f99-81e9-9b8a34f3343b-9595900.jpg 750w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/59\/59\/00\/828x578_cmsv2_3c48f1d0-2984-5f99-81e9-9b8a34f3343b-9595900.jpg 828w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/59\/59\/00\/1080x754_cmsv2_3c48f1d0-2984-5f99-81e9-9b8a34f3343b-9595900.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/59\/59\/00\/1200x838_cmsv2_3c48f1d0-2984-5f99-81e9-9b8a34f3343b-9595900.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/59\/59\/00\/1920x1340_cmsv2_3c48f1d0-2984-5f99-81e9-9b8a34f3343b-9595900.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">FILE: Bardot with actor Jack Palance during filming for 'Le Mepris' by Jean-Luc Godard, Rome, 1963<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">AP Photo<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>\u201cIt was never a great passion of mine,\u201d she said of filmmaking. \u201cAnd it can be deadly sometimes. Marilyn (Monroe) perished because of it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Bardot retired to her Riviera villa in Saint-Tropez at the age of 39 in 1973 after 'The Woman Grabber.'<\/p>\n<p>She deliberately chose the Mediterranean coastal resort. It was where she was discovered as a teenager and lived practically her entire life. In a post on Facebook, local authorities said she \"will forever be associated with the image of the city, making her the most brilliant ambassador.\"<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2025//01//06//how-a-rescued-wild-boar-in-france-has-inspired-animal-rights-protests-and-actress-brigitte/">How a rescued wild boar in France has inspired animal rights protests and actress Brigitte Bardot <\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n<h2>Animal rights activist<\/h2>\n<p>Bardot\u2019s second career as an animal rights activist was equally sensational. She traveled to the Arctic to blow the whistle on the slaughter of baby seals; she condemned the use of animals in laboratory experiments; and she opposed sending monkeys into space.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6615\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////images.euronews.com//articles//stories//09//59//59//00//808x535_cmsv2_b6478d2a-2784-5bf1-9345-9592ba7d3a90-9595900.jpg/" alt=\"FILE - Brigitte Bardot, centre, surrounded by animal rights activists protesting against transportation of live animals in Brussels, Feb. 20, 1995.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/59\/59\/00\/384x254_cmsv2_b6478d2a-2784-5bf1-9345-9592ba7d3a90-9595900.jpg 384w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/59\/59\/00\/640x423_cmsv2_b6478d2a-2784-5bf1-9345-9592ba7d3a90-9595900.jpg 640w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/59\/59\/00\/750x496_cmsv2_b6478d2a-2784-5bf1-9345-9592ba7d3a90-9595900.jpg 750w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/59\/59\/00\/828x548_cmsv2_b6478d2a-2784-5bf1-9345-9592ba7d3a90-9595900.jpg 828w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/59\/59\/00\/1080x714_cmsv2_b6478d2a-2784-5bf1-9345-9592ba7d3a90-9595900.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/59\/59\/00\/1200x794_cmsv2_b6478d2a-2784-5bf1-9345-9592ba7d3a90-9595900.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/59\/59\/00\/1920x1270_cmsv2_b6478d2a-2784-5bf1-9345-9592ba7d3a90-9595900.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">FILE - Brigitte Bardot, centre, surrounded by animal rights activists protesting against transportation of live animals in Brussels, Feb. 20, 1995.<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">AP Photo\/Jacques Collet<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>Her activism knew no borders. She urged South Korea to ban the sale of dog meat and once wrote to U.S. President Bill Clinton asking why the U.S. Navy recaptured two dolphins it had released into the wild.<\/p>\n<p>She attacked centuries-old French and Italian sporting traditions including the Palio, a free-for-all horse race, and campaigned on behalf of wolves, rabbits, kittens and turtle doves.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMan is an insatiable predator,\u201d Bardot told The Associated Press on her 73rd birthday, in 2007. \u201cI don\u2019t care about my past glory. That means nothing in the face of an animal that suffers, since it has no power, no words to defend itself.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Her activism earned her compatriots\u2019 respect and, in 1985, she was awarded the Legion of Honour, France's top accolade.<\/p>\n<h2>Far-right trials and #MeToo criticism<\/h2>\n<p>Later, however, she fell from public grace as her animal protection diatribes took on a decidedly extremist tone and her far-right political views sounded racist as she frequently decried the influx of immigrants into France, especially Muslims.<\/p>\n<p>She was convicted five times in French courts of inciting racial hatred. Notably, she criticised the Muslim practice of slaughtering sheep during annual religious holidays like Eid al-Adha.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s true that sometimes I get carried away, but when I see how slowly things move forward ... my distress takes over,\u201d Bardot told the AP when asked about her racial hatred convictions and opposition to Muslim ritual slaughter.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.nbcnews.com//news//world//brigitte-bardot-faces-lawsuit-over-racist-comments-about-french-island-n985461/" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\" data-publish-at=\"1553106360\" data-url=\"brigitte-bardot-faces-lawsuit-over-racist-comments-about-french-island-n985461\">Brigitte Bardot faces lawsuit over 'racist' comments about French island<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>Bardot\u2019s 1992 marriage to fourth husband Bernard d\u2019Ormale, a onetime adviser to former <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2025//01//07//french-far-right-national-front-founder-jean-marie-le-pen-dies-aged-96/">National Front leader Jean-Marie Le Pen<\/strong><\/a>, contributed to her political shift. She described the outspoken nationalist as a \u201clovely, intelligent man.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In 2012, she caused controversy again when she wrote a letter in support of Marine Le Pen, the current leader of the party \u2014 now renamed National Rally \u2014 in her failed bid for the French presidency.<\/p>\n<p>In 2018, at the height of the #MeToo movement, Bardot said in an interview that most actors protesting sexual harassment in the film industry were \u201chypocritical\u201d and \u201cridiculous\u201d because many played \u201cthe teases\u201d with producers to land parts.<\/p>\n<p>She said she had never had been a victim of sexual harassment and found it \u201ccharming to be told that I was beautiful or that I had a nice little ass.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Music matters<\/h2>\n<p>Bardot will also leave an indelible trace in French minds through her music. Her debut album, <em>Brigitte Bardot Sings<\/em> (1963) featured French-language songs, reflecting her public persona and showcasing her singing style.<\/p>\n<p>In the late 60s she had a romantic affair with the legendary French singer-songwriter <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//culture//2023//09//20//maison-gainsbourg-first-cultural-institution-dedicated-to-french-icon-serge-gainsbourg-ope/">Serge Gainsbourg<\/strong><\/a> and was the voice on numerous hits including, <em>Bonnie and Clyde<\/em>, <em>Harley Davidson<\/em>, <em>La Madrague<\/em> and <em>Comic Strip.<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-youtube-embed\nwidget--size-fullwidth\nwidget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <div class=\"auto widget__ratio widget__ratio--16x9\">\n <iframe type=\"text\/html\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.youtube.com//embed//Wa7wjr1NwhA/" width=\"100%\" loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"0\" webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen seamless>\n <\/iframe>\n <\/div>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">Serge Gainsbourg and Brigitte Bardot sing 'Bonnie and Clyde\/Institute National Audiovisuel Archives<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>In 1967, the pair also recorded the famous duet <em>Je t'aime...moi non plus<\/em> which caused enormous controversy as it featured sexually explicit lyrics and simulated sounds of lovemaking. The track was never officially released given Bardot's then husband Gunter Sach's links to the Catholic Church, but it gained notoriety after being leaked. Further scandal and gossip erupted about whom Gainsbourg wrote the song for after it was later rerecorded by him and <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//culture//2023//07//17//jane-birkin-an-icons-life-in-pictures/">Jane Birkin<\/strong><\/a> in 1969.<\/p>\n<h2>Presidential tribute<\/h2>\n<p>French President Emmanuel Macron took to X, formerly known as Twitter, to share his condolences. \"We are mourning a legend,'' he wrote on the social media platform on Sunday morning.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-tweet widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio\u2014auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <div class=\"widget__tweet\" data-tweet-id=\"2005225451707617285\"><\/div>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">French President Emmanuel Macron reacts to Brigitte Bardot's death<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>\"Her films, her voice, her dazzling fame, her initials, her sorrows, her generous passion for animals, her face that became Marianne\u2014Brigitte Bardot embodied a life of freedom. A French existence, a universal radiance. She touched us. We mourn a legend of the century.\"<\/p>\n<p>The funeral of Brigitte Bardot will take place on <strong>Wednesday 7 January<\/strong> at the Notre-Dame of Assomption church in Saint Tropez, according to reports stating her foundation. <\/p>\n<p>The ceremony, to be broadcast live on giant screens in the town centre and its port, will be followed by a private burial.<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1766915675,"updatedAt":1767028942,"publishedAt":1766916334,"firstPublishedAt":1766916334,"lastPublishedAt":1767028940,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"sourceUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"AP Photo","altText":"FILE: Brigitte Bardot poses with a huge sombrero after her return to Paris from Mexico, May 1965","callToActionText":null,"width":2000,"caption":"FILE: Brigitte Bardot poses with a huge sombrero after her return to Paris from Mexico, May 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say they have arrested a suspect in the knife attack injuring three on the Paris metro on Friday, the prosecutor's office announced.\n\nThe assaults took place at three different metro stations, and a man was arrested in the Paris region.\n\nAround 4 pm, a man \"attacked three women with a knife on metro line 3, successively at the R\u00e9publique, Arts et M\u00e9tiers, and Op\u00e9ra stations,\" a prosecutor told French media.\n\nHe was identified using CCTV footage and geolocation data from his mobile phone, authorities said.\n\n\"Activating the geolocation of his mobile phone led to his arrest late afternoon in Val d'Oise,\" the police said in a statement. \"The police are on site. Back-up security teams have been deployed to reinforce safety on the line.\"\n\nIn a press release, the French Interior Ministry said that the suspect was of \"Malian nationality\" and \"in an irregular situation\". The man had already been detained in January 2024 \"for aggravated robbery and sexual assault\".\n\nThe suspect was released from detention last July and is subject to an obligation to leave French territory.\n\nFrench Interior Minister Laurent Nu\u00f1ez said he \"regretted that it has not been possible to successfully remove the suspect\". In the absence of valid identity papers and a consular pass, the man had been released under house arrest.\n\nThe Parisian public transport operator RTAP said that firefighters quickly attended to the victims, police arrived on the scene, and security teams were deployed to reinforce security on the metro line.\n\nTwo of the victims received emergency care and were transported to a hospital, although their conditions were not life-threatening, according to the authorities.\n\nA third victim later arrived at the hospital in need of medical attention.\n\n","htmlText":"<p>French authorities say they have arrested a suspect in the knife attack injuring three on the Paris metro on Friday, the prosecutor's office announced.<\/p>\n<p>The assaults took place at three different metro stations, and a man was arrested in the Paris region.<\/p>\n<p>Around 4 pm, a man \"attacked three women with a knife on metro line 3, successively at the R\u00e9publique, Arts et M\u00e9tiers, and Op\u00e9ra stations,\" a prosecutor told French media.<\/p>\n<p>He was identified using CCTV footage and geolocation data from his mobile phone, authorities said.<\/p>\n<p>\"Activating the geolocation of his mobile phone led to his arrest late afternoon in Val d'Oise,\" the police said in a statement. \"The police are on site. Back-up security teams have been deployed to reinforce safety on the line.\"<\/p>\n<p>In a press release, the French Interior Ministry said that the suspect was of \"Malian nationality\" and \"in an irregular situation\". The man had already been detained in January 2024 \"for aggravated robbery and sexual assault\".<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2025//11//13//france-commemorates-10th-anniversary-of-the-2015-paris-attacks-as-macron-pays-tribute/">France commemorates 10th anniversary of the 2015 Paris attacks as Macron pays tribute<\/a><\/li><li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2025//11//13//france-honours-victims-of-deadly-paris-terror-attacks-10-years-on/">France honours victims of deadly Paris terror attacks 10 years on<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>The suspect was released from detention last July and is subject to an obligation to leave French territory.<\/p>\n<p>French Interior Minister Laurent Nu\u00f1ez said he \"regretted that it has not been possible to successfully remove the suspect\". In the absence of valid identity papers and a consular pass, the man had been released under house arrest.<\/p>\n<p>The Parisian public transport operator RTAP said that firefighters quickly attended to the victims, police arrived on the scene, and security teams were deployed to reinforce security on the metro line.<\/p>\n<p>Two of the victims received emergency care and were transported to a hospital, although their conditions were not life-threatening, according to the authorities. <\/p>\n<p>A third victim later arrived at the hospital in need of medical attention.<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1766774692,"updatedAt":1766886727,"publishedAt":1766776156,"firstPublishedAt":1766776156,"lastPublishedAt":1766886726,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"sourceUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"Themba Hadebe\/Copyright 2023 The AP. 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