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Anger at fuel prices: why the rise?

Around 280,000 people, the self-named gilets jaunes (yellow vests), took to the roads across France on November 17 to protest at fuel price rises, although it widened into a general protest at taxes.

French ‘ice wine’ producers begin freezing harvest

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Harvesting has begun for a small number of producers in the Savoie (Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes) who make high-end “ice wine” made from frozen grapes.

Unions call strike as protests continue across France

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Despite ministers appealing for fewer protests this weekend after the Strasbourg shooting, workers union the CGT has called for “a big day of strike action”, in a move that is already affecting airline travel.

French minister visits Strasbourg as gunman killed

French minister for the Interior Christophe Castaner is to visit the Strasbourg Christmas market this morning (Friday December 14), hours after deadly gunman Chérif Chekatt was killed by police.

Air France names first ever female director general

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Air France has appointed experienced airline director Anne Rigail as its new director general, taking over from previous director Franck Terner as the first woman ever in the role.

Calls to stop Gilets Jaunes protests after Strasbourg

French political figures have called for a halt to the Gilets Jaunes protests in the wake of the Strasbourg terror attack, and amid reports that a sixth protester has been killed, in a van accident in Vaucluse.

French manhunt for Strasbourg attacker still underway

Police are appealing for witnesses to the shooting in Strasbourg on December 11, as suspect Chérif Chekatt is still on the run and an investigation into the attack continues.

French women make world’s biggest Christmas jumper

A group of women from Albi (Tarn, Occitanie) are challenging themselves to knit the world’s biggest Christmas jumper after successfully competing in the Ugly Jumper World Championship in 2017.

Bank fee rises cancelled in French ‘collective effort’

All planned increases in bank fees for 2019 in France have been cancelled, as part of the banks’ commitment to President Macron’s “collective effort” to help improve the public’s buying power.

Emergency number set up after Strasbourg shooting

The French government has set up an emergency telephone number for worried relatives after two people were killed and 14 injured in a shooting at a Christmas market in Strasbourg last night.

Elections and Brexit: Interior Ministry advice

The French Interior Ministry has created new information pages for Britons in France after Brexit; we have translated key sections of them.

Nationality and Brexit: French ministry advice

The French Interior Ministry has created new information pages for Britons in France after Brexit; we have translated key sections of them.

Driving Licences and Brexit: Interior Ministry advice

The French Interior Ministry has created new information pages for Britons in France after Brexit; we have translated key sections of them.

Travel and Brexit: French Interior Ministry advice

The French Interior Ministry has created new information pages for Britons in France after Brexit; we have translated key sections of them.

Integration and Brexit: French Ministry advice

The French Interior Ministry has created new information pages for Britons in France after Brexit; we have translated key sections of them.

Homes in France at high burglary risk pre-Christmas

Homeowners and residents in France are being warned that houses are at particular risk of burglary and theft in the run up to Christmas.

Mixed reactions in France to President Macron’s speech

Reactions have been mixed after French President Emmanuel Macron made his “Address to the Nation” speech, designed to calm the Gilets Jaunes movement, last night (Monday December 10).

French MPs vote through Brexit law to protect Britons

As expected the National Assembly has voted through a law giving the government powers to create new laws by order to deal with Brexit – and it aims at protecting Britons’ rights, including for fonctionnaires.

Residency rights and Brexit: French ministry's advice

The French Interior Ministry has created new information pages for Britons in France after Brexit; we have translated key sections of them.

President Macron: Four measures to calm Gilets Jaunes

French President Emmanuel Macron has announced four measures designed to appeal to and calm the Gilets Jaunes protest movement, including offering a rise in benefit payments and a year-end bonus.

France asks Trump not to interfere after climate tweet

France has requested that US President Donald Trump “not interfere” with national politics, after his repeated controversial statements on the Gilets Jaunes protests and the Paris Agreement on climate.

UK releases no-deal paper on expatriate rights

The UK government has finally released a paper about the rights of Britons in the EU and EU citizens in the UK in the event of a no-deal Brexit.

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