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France tightens checks on small non-EU parcels, UK magazine deliveries impacted
Attempts made to avoid French tax by delivering via other EU countries
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Bear sighting on Pyrénées hiking trail fuels local tensions
A reintroduction programme for brown bears continues to face opposition
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Reminder: clocks go forward in France this Sunday
One hour of sleep lost but later sunsets to come
No to shopping ‘city’ outside Paris
Plans to build the world’s largest shopping centre, with 280 hectares of outlets and an amusement park, on the outskirts of Paris have been rejected.
The EuropaCity plan posed environmental issues, a court ruled.
The mayor of Gonesse, who hoped the project would be in place for the 2024 Paris Olympics, is appealing.
