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French unions push back as MPs consider opening shops on May 1
Workers in all but essential fields are given May 1 off as a paid holiday
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French rail groups continue push to reopen closed lines
Groups have criticised new Bordeaux-Lyon line for failing to serve rural communities
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Potential solution to controversial French forced heirship law
Campaigners are turning towards marital legislation to make case
Experts in race to excavate Roman site
Newly-discovered ruins of a luxurious 5th-century Roman palace in Auch in the Gers have sparked a race against time by archaeologists.
Elaborate mosaics, underfloor heating and private baths were found when the site owner was digging foundations for a house. The dig team must hand back the site in September.
