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‘Child-friendly’ stickers for cafés to launch in France
Red stickers will promote spaces that welcome children in face of growing – and controversial – ‘no-kid’ movement
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Big drop in telephone fees but rises for food and services: France’s June 2025 inflation stats
Year-on-year inflation picks up to reach 1% in France
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Macron pledges billions in extra defence funding for French army
By 2027 the sum given to the military will have doubled from 2017, but the president did not lay out where extra funds will come from
Fundraiser set up to rebuild Notre-Dame
A fundraiser to ‘rebuild Notre-Dame de Paris’ has started on the homepage of the Fondation de France.

Donations made via this site benefit from a 66% tax credit, so for example a €50 donation will only cost you €17 after a refund from the French tax office, if you are a taxpayer in France.
People can give any amount, from €1, via bank card or PayPal account.
The fondation is a national agency that encourages donations for good works.
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