French parliament backs social media ban for children under 15

July 24, 2026 11:37 AM

French parliament backs social media ban for children under 15

French lawmakers approved on Tuesday a ban on social media access for children under the age of 15, as concerns grow around ​the world over the impact social media have on the health and safety of minors. Francebecomes the first in Europe to follow Australia, where the world's first ban for under-16s on platforms including Facebook, ​Snapchat, TikTok and YouTube came into force in December. "France opens the way by being the first country in Europe to adopt a digital majority," Anne Le Hé...

French parliament approves landmark assisted-dying bill

July 16, 2026 9:41 AM

French parliament approves landmark assisted-dying bill

French lawmakers on Wednesday adopted a bill that will create a legal right to assisted dying for adults with incurable illnesses, capping an intense ethical and political debate. The legislation will, under strict conditions, allow a person who requests it to receive a lethal substance. The substance could be self-administered or, if the person is physically unable to do so, administered by a doctor or nurse. Access to assisted dying will be restricted to adults who are French citizens or leg...

Majority of French people want parliament dissolved and new elections, poll shows

August 27, 2025 3:15 PM

Majority of French people want parliament dissolved and new elections, poll shows

Some 63% of French people want the country's parliament to be dissolved and for new elections to be held, said an Ifop poll for LCI TV on Wednesday, as Prime Minister Francois Bayrou battles to save his minority government. Ifop's poll surveyed 1,000 people and was carried out online on August 26. Bayrou's minority government looks increasingly likely to be ousted next month after three main opposition parties said they would not back him in a confidence vote which Bayrou announced for Septemb...