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Health and medicine: What's new in France in 2026
Including social security law and a potential new charge for foreign residents
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Cars and driving: What's new in France in 2026
Including the new pollution tax on used cars, motorway toll changes and speed camera changes
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More than a quarter of new car registrations in France are electric
EV sales hit new record in November 2025
Fewer station stops to speed up TGVs
Some towns may lose their TGV stations in moves by the government to cut losses at SNCF and put the network on a new financial footing.
Transport Minister Elisabeth Borne called for a “return to a proper economic system” and said more stations meant longer journeys and having 230 stations meant high-speed TGVs spent 40% of their time on low-speed ordinary tracks.
TGVs have long been favoured over ordinary TER trains but that has also meant local councils battling to host a station to bring in visitors and businesses. However, despite receiving 16% of rail funding TGVs bring in just 1% of business.
