Eleanor Beardsley

The French are not giving up their August vacations. Instead, they're packing into local resorts with colorful face coverings — just a part of the summertime vacation scene.

In recent municipal elections, candidates from the Green Party won in major French cities such as Paris, Bordeaux, Marseilles and Lyon.

Researchers are still digging into the question and sharing their findings decades after the Nazis sacked the homes of Jews during World War II.

Assa Traoré holds police responsible for her brother Adama Traoré's death. "She's ... shining the spotlight on the police violence and injustices that we face every day being Black," says a supporter.

For years, the sister of a man who died after being held down by three French police officers has been campaigning for justice. She's become the face of Black Lives Matter in France.

Young men who look Black or Arab are 20 times more likely to be stopped by French police, according to the country's human rights ombudsman. A class action lawsuit is challenging police brutality.

As thousands of Europeans turn to bicycling during the coronavirus crisis, our correspondents in Paris and London report on how those two cities have responded to the new demand.

NPR's correspondents in Paris, London and Berlin update on how the pandemic is affecting life in Europe.

The election for the high-profile post of mayor of Paris takes place in France this weekend, and for the first time the top three candidates are women.

Chief among the criteria for easing restrictions on foreign travelers: The epidemiological situation in their home countries "should be as good as or better than in the EU," a spokesperson tells NPR.

Far-right protesters came out in London and Paris yesterday - violently clashing in London with those who've been protesting against police brutality and racism.

Earlier this week, police gathered in front of precincts across France and threw down their handcuffs in a symbolic gesture.

People of color in France have problems with police, but they say it's of a different magnitude compared to the U.S. There's been a comparison between Floyd's death and that of a black Frenchman.

Demonstrators this week said they were rallying for "our brother" in the U.S. as well as Adama Traoré, who died in police custody in 2016.

Paris police fired tear gas at demonstrators who gathered in defiance of a coronavirus ban and set fires and threw projectiles as they protested police brutality.

In France, takeout is OK for burger joints, but what about gastronomy from a Michelin three-star chef? Restaurants in Paris will reopen Tuesday, but tight restrictions mean some will not survive.

"It will be so nice to be able to go lie on the grass in a park and have a picnic or to sit at a sidewalk cafe again," says a Paris resident. Restaurants and bars will reopen with restrictions June 2.

As France emerges from two months of lockdown, restaurants still have no reopening date. Among other dishes, Savoy is offering a poultry ballotine with foie gras in a truffle vinaigrette for takeaway.

The plan is to raise the money through EU-backed bonds and help the hardest-hit industries and regions. The issue of burden sharing remains controversial among several of the bloc's member states.

An uproar followed comments by Sanofi's CEO that if the company develops a vaccine, doses would likely go to Americans first. The board president later insisted, "Any vaccine will be a public good."