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Local act Gadjo Dilo was established back in 2009 with the sole purpose of reanimating the jazz manouche (gypsy jazz) musical idiom that the Romani jazz guitarist Jean "Django" Reinhardt first made famous in Paris back in the 1930s.

The 72nd Berlin film festival awarded its Golden Bear top prize on Feb. 16 to Spanish director Carla Simon's semi-autobiographical drama "Alcarras," about a family of peach farmers fighting for their future.

Octogenarian Francois Le Maistre is one of the last native speakers of Jerriais, the ancient language of Jersey, the largest Channel island which is just minutes from the French coast.

"We're the last generation to speak it naturally," the 84-year-old told AFP. "It's so sad when you lose the very essence of your culture."

European borders seem to be closing again, Deutsche Welle writes.

The Oscar-nominated screenwriter behind "Bohemian Rhapsody" and "The Two Popes" has been lined up to write and co-produce a new feature film on the life of Whitney Houston, U.S. media reported April 22.

UK foreign secretary Boris Johnson, who campaigned successfully for his country to quit the European Union, has told his Bulgarian counterpart that he is sure that her country's EU Presidency in 2018 will be "very successful".

French President Emmanuel Macron's trailblazing centrist party on June 19 savored an election victory that gave it a strong majority in parliament, redrawing the country's political map and giving the young leader a strong hand to implement business-friendly reforms.

A new Defence Agreement which updates, strengthens and expands into new areas of cooperation the existing Defence Agreement between Cyprus and France, was signed by the Minister of Defence, Mr Christoforos Fokaides and his French counterpart, Mr Jean – Yves Le Drian, in Paris, today.

Adele Exarchopoulos, the French actress with the Greek roots (on her father’s side), strikes again following her leading performance in Blue is the Warmest Color, a role that led to worldwide fame. Now, the sensual actress is back with Eperdument (Down With Love) concerning love at a reformatory.

Athens optimism for a deal by Sunday was questioned by its international creditors (European Commission, European Central Bank and International Monetary Fund) at the G7 summit in Dresden, Germany, who warned that more work must be done.