Emmanuel Macron

France's gender equality minister has set out plans for a new law cracking down on sexual violence and harassment.

Marlène Schiappa's proposals include on-the-spot fines for catcalling and lecherous behaviour in public.

The mounting sexual assault allegations against Harvey Weinstein have revived debate about male predation in France.

Former Greek finance minister Yanis Varoufakis says he will run in Germany for the European elections in 2019, according to a report on the Euractiv.com website on Monday.

Former Greek finance minister Yanis Varoufakis supports Macron’s federalist proposals on the euro single currency but believes only a real threat could make Germany budge on the issue.

More than fifty years ago, in 1965, French President Charles de Gaulle withdrew his ministers from the Council of the EU, de facto vetoing all decisions.

Iran was responsible for a cyberattack on Parliament that hit dozens of MPs, including Theresa May, Whitehall sources have told The Daily Telegraph.

The unprecedented "brute force" cyber attack in June lasted more than 12 hours and compromised around 90 email accounts.

Greece can proceed with the implementation of the bailout program with or without the participation of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), says Greek Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos.

Candidates are listed as they appear on the ballot.

Suzana Lara Krause (non-parliamentary Slovenian People's Party (SLS))

Millions of public sector workers in France are taking part in a nationwide one-day strike in protest at President Emmanuel Macron's economic reforms, reported BBC.

The action has closed schools and disrupted train services and about a third of flights have been cancelled.

The French government plans to cut 120,000 public sector jobs in France over the next five years.

UNESCO Director General Irina Bokova met with French First Lady Brigitte Macron, reports vevesti. 

They discussed topics such as the role of women in the modern world, gender equality, the importance of peace-building education and conflict resolution, and the prevention of radicalization of young people.

Equalization of wages in Eastern and Western Europe will be one of the topics to be discussed by Bulgaria's Prime Minister Boyko Borissov and the General Secretary of the European Trade Union Confederation, Luca Visentin, who is on a visit to Bulgaria on 2nd of October, reported the Bulgarian National Television. 

In July I wrote that in the general election that took place on September 24, Chancellor Angela Merkel could be "re-elected with a mandate to say no to Macron." What I meant was that the German public looked set to give an endorsement to Merkel's approach to the eurozone and reject the alternative offered by Social Democrat candidate Martin Schulz, who was (slightly) more open to the new French