Opinion

OPINION: Reader Mary Heaton suggests that allowing the owners of second homes in France to visit unoccupied properties for vital maintenance could be regarded as a controlled form of tourism as the coronavirus restrictions are eased.

Jill Foxley is an English garden designer who lives in a rural farmhouse in southwest France that she and her husband are (slowly) restoring

Simon Heffer, the renowned political commentator and historian, turns his gaze to French politics

Nabila Ramdani is an award-winning French-Algerian journalist who specialises in French politics and the Arab world. Her articles feature in the French national press as well as internationally. She is a regular columnist in The Connexion

Michael Delahaye and his wife Anni have moved to France not once but twice – first from the UK, then from Australia. Now they are back in Australia. He explains why they’ve left again…

For all the rhetoric of three years ago about how he would break the mould of French politics, Emmanuel Macron has some pretty orthodox methods.

Green issues are quite rightly topping campaign agendas for municipal elections being held across France in March.

This month, teams from across the Embassy, in particular our consular colleagues, have been working hard to support British citizens affected by the Covid-19 coronavirus outbreak.

Nick Inman says populist arguments of impending EU implosion are not supported by the facts. In fact, it is likely to grow after President Macron suggested France may be willing to lift its opposition to the applications of Albania and North Macedonia

Following the resignation of Benjamin Griveaux, should the media respect politicians’ private and domestic privacy? Or do the public have a right to know every dodgy detail?

It can be difficult for English-speaking parents to know how best to help their children going to a French school. The Connexion asked two bilingual experts for advice

Memorial tourism is one of France’s biggest industries, even though it is inevitably centred on groups of people who died in horrific circumstances.

There is no better way to judge the alarm with which Ségolène Royal’s political opponents take the indication that she intends to contest the 2022 presidential election than to note the accusations of expenses fraud that have suddenly blown up against her.

Many of my neighbours have gone to Spain and who can blame them?

Experts tell The Connexion that France is not as resistant to change as the number and scale of protests suggest

Every month the British Ambassador to France, Ed Llewellyn, shares an insight into is role. This month, he gives us post-Brexit advice, but also looks ahead to the coming year, to important anniversaries and initiatives strengthening the relationship between Britain and France.