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France relaxes restrictions for travel to 7 non-EU countries

The border restrictions intended to contain the spread of new coronavirus variants. They have become irrelevant as the British strain now dominates in France.

France

French minister was "pressured" not to visit Polish 'LGBT-free' zones

But Poland's Deputy Foreign Minister Szymon Szynkowski vel Sęk has denied the allegations and says the minister's comments are "clearly not true".

France

French billionaire MP Olivier Dassault dies in helicopter crash

"His brutal death is a great loss," said French President Emmanuel Macron.

Economy

Europe's week: Orban leaves the EPP, as Brexit makes a dramatic return

While Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban left the EPP Group after it changed its internal rules, MEPs delayed a decision on when to vote on the Brexit deal.

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France

French concern as PM reveals only 1/3 of health workers are vaccinated

Only around 30% of French health workers have received a coronavirus vaccine so far. "This is not normal," the government told reporters on Thursday.

France

France dissolves far-right group Generation Identity

The French government has dissolved the far-right group Generation Identity, interior minister Gérald Darmanin announced.

France

Sahara dust and traffic lead to air pollution alerts in France

Parts of France are experiencing high levels of air pollution amid a storm bringing dust from the Sahara Desert over to the country.

France

Irony as Sahara dust returns radiation of French nuclear tests in '60s

Dust from the Sahara is being blown over to France, bringing with it radiation left over from French nuclear weapons tests from the 1960s.

Smart Regions

This is Europe’s first cross-border mobile hospital

In partnership with the European Commission

The French and Spanish Pyrenees regions get help with medical emergencies from the European project EGALURG. Its self-reliant mobile hospital also brings COVID-19 vaccine relief to rural communities.

Experiences

View history's most unusable objects in this virtual exhibition

Explore impossible and improbable designs including a wavy ping pong table and Donald Trump's version of Monopoly.

Italy

COVID border closures push migrants to make dangerous Alps crossing

Hiking across the Italian-French Alps, especially in the winter, is difficult even for migrants who have overcome other arduous obstacles along the way.

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COVID: Nice beaches deserted during city's first weekend lockdown

The new weekend measures will be in force for at least two weeks.

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Cellist Camille Thomas fills empty Louvre with classical music

Empty of its usual visitors, the Louvre's gallery spaces were filled with the strains of Bach in a performance by cellist Camille Thomas who went viral in France's first lockdown.

France

France-based Uighur group sues Nike for 'complicity in forced labour'

The sports brand is accused of sub-contracting Chinese factories using forced Uighur labour

France

Illegal workers from Moldova ‘smuggled into France on fake passports’

"The criminal group, organised by a Romanian national living in France, smuggled at least 40 Moldovan nationals to exploit them in the construction business in France," Europol said.

France

Unseen Van Gogh goes on display before Sotheby's auction in March

The work depicts a rarely seen view of Paris in the nineteenth century. 'Scène de rue à Montmartre' shows how the busy suburb used to be a rural, tranquil place.

France

French actor Gérard Depardieu denies rape charges

The case relaunched in December centres on an actress in her twenties who has accused the star of sexually assaulting her twice in August 2018.

France

Human After All: Electro duo Daft Punk call it quits after 28 years

The world’s most famous electronic music duo, Daft Punk, have announced they are splitting up.

France

France adds Dunkirk to its list of lockdowns this weekend

Dunkirk will join the Alpes-Maritimes region for the weekend lockdown, which comes on top of other national measures.

Experiences

A day in the life of a ski resort during COVID-19

French ski resorts make the best of it as lifts remain shut and visitor numbers remain low.