Sebastien Lascoux was absorbed in the music when three Islamist militants burst into the Bataclan concert hall in Paris and opened fire on the crowd, killing 90 people including one of his friends.
Germany and France signed a deal on Wednesday to implement an agreement for a satellite-based early warning system called Odin's Eye, aimed at improving Europe's ability to detect missile launches.
Talks to scrap two French national holidays must conclude by September 30 at the latest, Prime Minister Francois Bayrou has said, as the government seeks ways to narrow its repeated budget deficits.
French chef Alain Passard, known for his mastery of roasting techniques, has decided to drop almost all animal products from the menu at his three-Michelin-star restaurant, Arpege.
Parisians swam in the Seine on Saturday as authorities opened the river to public swimming for the first time since 1923, after a major cleanup ahead of its use in last year’s Paris Olympics.