https://www.scmp.com/rss/524198/feed The latest news and top stories on Rachida Dati. She is the current Minister for Culture of France, appointed in January 2024. She previously served as Minister of Justice from 2007 to 2009, overseeing legal reforms. A former Member of the European Parliament from 2009 to 2019, she focused on justice and anti-terrorism. Dati has also been Mayor of the 7th arrondissement of Paris since 2008. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Associated Press Associated Press Socialist candidate Emmanuel Gregoire won the Paris race Sunday, succeeding fellow party member Anne Hidalgo as the French capital’s mayor, as results of the final round of municipal elections showed clear gains for the traditional left and right, and one major win for the far-right in the French Riviera city of Nice. French voters returned to the polls Sunday in about 1,500 communes. The vote was seen as a test of the balance of power on France’s local political map before the 2027 presidential... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3347515/emmanuel-gregoire-becomes-new-mayor-paris-succeeding-fellow-socialist-anne-hidalgo?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3347515/emmanuel-gregoire-becomes-new-mayor-paris-succeeding-fellow-socialist-anne-hidalgo?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 22 Mar 2026 23:16:14 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse Should foreign tourists pay more for state-funded galleries than locals, or should art be accessible to all without discrimination? France is hiking prices for non-Europeans at the Louvre this week, provoking debate about so-called “dual pricing”. From January 14, any adult visitor from outside the European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway will have to pay €32 (US$37) to enter the Louvre – a 45 per cent increase – while the Palace of Versailles will up its prices by three... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/travel-leisure/article/3339857/louvre-ticket-price-increase-non-europeans-unabashed-nationalism?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/travel-leisure/article/3339857/louvre-ticket-price-increase-non-europeans-unabashed-nationalism?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 15 Jan 2026 09:15:08 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse Trade unions at the Louvre Museum have called for a rolling strike next week to demand urgent renovations and better working conditions, piling more bad news on the beleaguered Paris institution. Monday’s announcement came a day after the world’s most visited museum admitted to a major leak in late November and nearly two months after an embarrassing robbery in which French crown jewels were stolen from its permanent collection. In between those two incidents, it had to close a gallery... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3335663/louvre-trade-unions-call-strike-demand-renovations-better-working-conditions?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3335663/louvre-trade-unions-call-strike-demand-renovations-better-working-conditions?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 08 Dec 2025 17:07:38 +0000