June issue is on sale now

THE JUNE issue of The Connexion is now on sale, packed with the latest news, features, interviews and useful contacts.

This month we take a detailed look at the proposed new tax on second home owners and the reaction to it. How would the proposal work if passed? Will there be a legal challenge? Read all you need to know in our June issue.

Also:
Why does France need 5.5 million civil servants? Think-tank director hits out

The Big Interview: Four-times Le Mans winner and now sports team manager Henri Pescarolo
"I have had a very lucky career. If I add up all the accidents I had, then I should have been dead an awfully long time ago."

News
OAPs may lose pension top-up benefit
Protest at bullfighting heritage plan
New bear in Pyrénées reignites debate
Greens say shale gas ban is a smokescreen
Minister apologises over expat benefits

Profile
Mayor of Paris, Bertrand Delanoë

Practical
Emergency passport rules changed

Money
U-turn on equity release for Britons in France

Business
80 ideas to cut paperwork for small businesses

Property
Pioneering eco-homes

Culture
Musical round-up for Fête de la Musique
On the trail of France's industrial heritage

Poitou-Charentes
The future of a region bound up in technology and transport

Food
French MPs vote for their favourite regional dishes

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