Euro-MPs ban electric fishing

It is a common method to catch Dover sole

Published Wednesday 24 January 2018 - 15:00 Modified Wednesday 24 January 2018 - 15:00

Euro-MPs voted to ban electric fishing, where electrical pulses are used to catch flat fish.

So-called pulse trawlers from the Netherlands used it, claiming environmental benefits as the seafloor was not dredged.

Weather alerts raised as violent storms forecast to sweep France

South and central areas are set to be the most affected
Entry/Exit System: key points to note about the new rules

New checks start phasing in at Schengen borders on October 12, 2025
Entry/Exit System: no to health insurance proof for travel in France

Proof of medical cover is not required, contrary to claims

Weather alerts raised as violent storms forecast to sweep France

South and central areas are set to be the most affected

France suspension of parcels to United States continues with no restart date given

Suspension is linked to ‘Trump tariffs’ that began on August 7

Entry/Exit System: no to health insurance proof for travel in France

Proof of medical cover is not required, contrary to claims

Comment: Aggression in French schools must be stopped

Teacher Clara Villanueva describes the current climate in classrooms and some solutions to the problem

Controversial ‘tax’ on French rail tickets proposed

Critics argue Government should make up the money rather than beleaguered rail consumers

Interview: French forensic pathologist on groundbreaking Paris Catacombs study

Philippe Charlier talks about leading the first scientific study into the millions of skeletons buried there and ponders why the Western world is both fascinated and terrified by death

Why rap artists are the new French poets

Julien Barret - an author with a particular interest in rap music and the French language - tells columnist Théophile Larcher how the meaning of words is shaped by culture