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French law 'to give staff right to snub emails outside office hours'

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Labour minister Myriam El Khomri is reportedly planning to introduce law that bans employers from sending staff out-of-hours emails or texts.

Police raid Front National HQ in European Parliament funds probe

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The far-right party is suspected of using assistants paid salaries by the European Parliament for local party work in France.

France extends state of emergency for further three months

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French parliament approved a second extension of the powers, introduced after the November 13th Paris terrorist attacks, until May 26th.

Nicolas Sarkozy placed under investigation in campaign funds probe

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Judges placed the former president under investigation - one step short of being charged - for 'suspected illegal financing' of his 2012 campaign.

Sarkozy back before judges over 2012 election campaign finances

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The former French president was quizzed over alleged fraudulent system of false invoices to hide gross overspending on his failed re-election bid.

Eagles of Death Metal frontman: 'Everyone should have access to guns'

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Jesse Hughes, who performs in Paris with the band three months after Bataclan massacre, said 'until nobody has guns everybody has to have them'.

Cameron in Paris for last-minute talks on new EU membership terms

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Seeking a deal ahead of 'Brexit' referendum, the UK PM met with President François Hollande in Paris in a bid to gain French backing for concessions.

Paris city council approves historic merger of central arrondissements

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Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo's plan to regroup the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th city districts under one town hall will go to parliament for ultimate approval.

HSBC envisages moving 1,000 jobs to Paris in event of Brexit

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The bank, which recently announced it is keeping its HQ in London, said global banking and markets staff could move to Paris if UK leaves EU.

France leads resistance to UK push for its banks to dodge euro regulations

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As diplomatic efforts to keep UK in the EU gather pace before key Brussels summit this week, France heads campaign against City of London perks.