French news

A French person previously suspected of having new Chinese virus coronavirus has been confirmed clear, as France says it is “at low risk”, and declines to put border checks in place.

Taxes for new, large garden sheds and other outhouse buildings belonging to private properties in France have risen in 2020, it has been confirmed.

French train company SNCF has announced it is selling more than five million TGV tickets for less than €35 each, as a “positive gesture” to “say sorry” after months of transport strike disruption.

Roads are closed, public transport disrupted, and power supplies cut in southern France after Storm Gloria, the most intense winter “Mediterranean weather episode” since 1982, hit France last night.

A French barrister known for fighting for Britons’ rights in the EU is seeking testimonies from Britons in France who had hoped to stand in the local mairie elections in March.

Protests over pension reform are set to amplify again this week with transport particularly affected in the lead up the presentation of the pension reform at the Council of Ministers this Friday.

Survey studied official data on education, shops and services, health, sports and leisure, solidarity, quality of life, and transport to come up with 'definitive' ranking of nearly 35,000 villages, towns and cities

Another day of mass protests planned for France, the day the draft bill is to be presented to the Council of Ministers

An inquiry has been opened after a major fire broke out in the famous La Rotonde restaurant in Paris - at which President Macron celebrated electoral victory - on Friday night, with arson suspected.

Tourists in French cities are some of the most-common users of for-hire electric scooters, with the transport method fast “becoming part of the landscape” for foreign visitors, a study has found.

Singers and musicians of the Paris Opera orchestra have given a concert in front of the Palais Garnier in Paris, the first of 2020 as part of their strike action against the government’s proposed pension reform.

European parliament’s Brexit chief wants to see better treatment for Britons who are living abroad in the EU before the end of the transition period

‘Europe is not about where you come from; it’s about where you want to go’ - Spanish MEP Esteban González Pons.

More bears will be released into the French Pyrenees, a pro-bear association has vowed, despite President Emmanuel Macron’s pledge this week to stop their release.

A mayor in the north of France has installed some darkly comedic additions to the usual speed limit signs on a major road in his commune, to warn speeding drivers to slow down.

Major ports in France - including Calais, Dunkirk and Marseille - are still being blockaded today (Friday January 17) after unions called for a 72-hour strike, with some ferry services reporting disruption.