France

France

Number of migrants rescued off Calais coast 'trebled last year'

The flow of migrants to England has caused tension between London and Paris.

10/01/2022

France

Tens of thousands protest COVID vaccine pass across France

The government wants to transform the COVID health pass into a vaccine pass that will only allow the fully vaccinated and people who have recovered from the disease into bars, restaurants, culture and leisure venues.

09/01/2022

France

France's railway company cuts trains amid COVID-19 crisis

France's national railway company, the SNCF, will cut 10% of its high-speed trains and 20% of other main line trains from next week, a spokesperson said on Friday.

08/01/2022

France

French President Macron defends remarks about unvaccinated

Emmanuel Macron defended his controversial remarks about his strategy to encourage people to get the jab.

08/01/2022

Climate

‘Move and pollute less’, car makers must tell prospective buyers

Environmental warnings, like those for junk food, will be included in the adverts in a bid to hit France's climate targets.

07/01/2022

France

Charlie Hebdo attack victims remembered seven years on

On January 7, 2015, brothers Cherif and Said Kouachi, wielding Kalashnikovs, burst into Charlie Hebdo's offices in eastern Paris and killed 12 people.

07/01/2022

France

French language guardians upset over English on France's new ID cards

"Who has decided to place French and English on an equal footing on this document?" asked Helene Carrere d'Encausse, permanent secretary of the Académie Française.

07/01/2022

Culture news

Michel Houellebecq's new novel Anéantir anticipates France in 2027

Loved and admired by many, certainly, but bring up his name in a French bar and you'll immediately generate a debate. All agree he is provocative.

07/01/2022

Culture news

A look at Charlotte Gainsbourg and Jane Birkin's 'tender' documentary

Fans of the famed family are sitting tight for the revelatory documentary, which comes to cinemas in January.

07/01/2022

Tech News

France fines Google and Facebook €200m over cookies consent

France hands Google and Facebook a €200 million fine over tracking consent

06/01/2022

Culture news

France welcomes the New Year with more costly 'Galette des Rois'

The traditional sharing of the "Galette des Rois" in France has been slightly tarnished with bakers and chefs having to increase prices due to butter costs doubling in two years.

06/01/2022

France

French MPs approve vaccine pass law after initial government rebuke

Under the bill, a negative COVID-19 test will no longer grant access to most public venues.

06/01/2022

Health news

A new COVID variant has been found in France. Should we be worried?

Experts have been downplaying a media storm surrounding a COVID variant that was found in France in November. Is it a concern?

05/01/2022

France

Celebrity twins die six days apart after falling ill with COVID-19

They were known for their atypical physical transformation and their controversial scientific works.

05/01/2022

France

Macron wants to annoy France's COVID unvaccinated 'to the bitter end'

The French president turned on the country's five million unvaccinated in a newspaper interview, in a move seen as further politicising the pandemic debate.

04/01/2022

France

France charges first person over 2004 Sharm el-Sheikh plane crash

Dozens of French tourists were killed when the Flash Airlines flight crashed off the Egyptian coast in January 2004.

04/01/2022

France

Feminist groups denounce French government's 'silence' after femicides

French associations "#NousToutes" and "Féminicides Par Compagnons ou Ex" both reported three femicides in different parts of France within a 12-hour period on New Year's Day.

04/01/2022

France

French MPs snub government by refusing overnight vaccine pass debate

Dozens of French MPs say they received death threats ahead of the debate on whether to make vaccines mandatory to enter many public facilities.

04/01/2022

France

No laughing matter: France seizes record €2.75m haul of nitrous oxide

The gas cylinders were discovered in a warehouse in the Paris suburb of Noisiel.

03/01/2022

France

France removes EU flag at Arc de Triomphe after sparking criticism

France removed the EU flag at the Arc de Triomphe after criticism from several right-wing politicians. But the government said the flag was removed over the weekend as planned.

03/01/2022

France

France takes over EU presidency, vows 2022 will be 'turning point'

President Emmanuel Macron has said he wants to use France's EU presidency to make "Europe powerful in the world, fully sovereign, free of its choices and master of its destiny."

01/01/2022

France

French burn fewer cars on New Year's Eve due to pandemic

Fewer arson attacks occurred because of massive police presence on cities’ streets this New Year’s Eve.

01/01/2022

Work

Could France soon be making the health pass mandatory in workplaces?

French ministers have indicated that implementing a health pass to access workplaces is not off the table.

31/12/2021

Climate

France: 'Warmest ever' end of year good for sunseekers, bad for skiers

Temperatures are 10 degrees above average in several French regions, while a lack of snow is posing problems for Alpine ski resorts.

31/12/2021

Culture news

French cinemas to ban popcorn as COVID-19 restrictions tighten

In an effort to suppress an unprecedented surge in COVID-19 numbers, French cinemas will ban food and drinks from being sold in cinemas.

30/12/2021

France

UK and French authorities say Britons can drive via France to EU homes

After a day of confusion, French and UK authorities said on Thursday night that British residents of other EU countries returning home from UK Christmas holidays can transit France by car.

30/12/2021