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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
News in brief for France in January 2021
New motorway being considered between Poitiers and Limoges, 2021 Nice Carnival and Menton Lemon Festival cancelled and more

Unknown heroes to be honoured
A street in France will soon bear the name of a Moroccan officer who helped liberate Nazi-occupied Corsica in 1943.
Hammou Moussik was one of 24 names listed as worthy of being honoured with a street name or statue as France, following a promise from President Macron, moves towards greater diversification in its monuments.
Covid cancels early carnivals
The 2021 Nice Carnival and Menton Lemon Festival have been cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic in a double blow to the Riviera tourist industry. The carnival was scheduled for February 13-27 but mayor Christian Estrosi said it was impossible to organise “under the current conditions”.
Firms guilty of illegal practices
Five businesses have been convicted of over-aggressive practices, mainly involving home renovation work, following hundreds of complaints.
Envir, Strike Management, Gandonnière Réseau, Groupe Fournier and Invest Immo were found guilty in Le Mans of a range of illegal practices after an investigation by fraud and business inspectors. They face fines and working bans but plan to appeal.
New motorway plans considered
A new motorway is being considered between Poitiers and Limoges because, the transport minister says, it is a gap in the network.
A motorway was not in the government plans under the Infrastructure Orientation Council of 2018 but Jean- Baptiste Djebbari has asked the regional prefect to continue feasibility studies into a new toll motorway.
Currently, Limoges and Poitiers are connected only by the busy national road RN147.