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France set to pass emergency ‘budget law’: is it good or bad for your finances?
The country will effectively be without a budget from 2025, with knock-on effects for individuals and companies
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EasyJet announces nine new flight routes from France including to UK
A service from Bordeaux to Birmingham is among the new announcements
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French weekend weather outlook December 14 - 15: gloomy and chilly in the north
Cloudy skies are expected to dominate in the north, but in the south temperatures will still reach double figures
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Highlights this month include:
Brexit
France's new no-deal carte website works well ... but what if there IS a Brexit deal?
Improve protections for Britons living in EU after Brexit, PM told
French barrister in final push to save EU citizenship
Be ready to vote in possible December UK General election
Brexit uncovers Britons' undocumented lives in France
‘My hopes for UK-French relationship after Brexit’
Briton with seat on French village council hopes for nationality after citizenship interview
News
The heart-wrenching story of the British woman who fled to France to keep her baby
Village in northern France will finally get mains water, a century after post-war promise
Eurostar's planned merger with Thalys could create high-speed green European network
New French law to ban 'anti-gay' conversion therapy
Sir Antony Gormley's iron giants could guard Brittany's shores
Zoo's amazing success with its giraffe programme
Fostering an increasingly popular alternative to care homes for the elderly in France
Roadside cameras in France can now flush out uninsured vehicles
Arguments for and against hunting in France
Practical
Good news on glasses, crowns and hearing aids...
Where to get your poppies in time for Armistice Day
Network volunteers step in to help newcomers to France
Yes, foreigners can join French political parties - even if they cannot vote
What action you can take if a parcel is damaged on delivery
Make sense of ... alternative funerals
How to watch British TV in France, legally
We visit the first state school in France that offers 100% organic meals
Inside the magical world of a self-taught ceramic artist
Property
Location, location rules in viager market
Your rights if previously undetected woodworm and damp are present in your new French home
Can we be charged for drains services we are not connected to in France?
Last chance for many to claim tax credits for green home improvements
Time running out to safely shut your pool down for winter
I earned €150 a month from renting out my pool
65% reduction in taxe d’habitation this year
Property watch: Midi-Pyrenees
Why French love of plastic is fantastic for plumbing DIYers
Money
What we know, don't know and can't know about Brexit and its effects on expats' personal finances
How much of your local tax bill goes to fund state schools in France
Cross-border banking goes truly mobile
Is business needed to sell a few wooden hobby items?
International télépéage payments
How is income from UK assets taxed in France?
Crédit Mutuel and Arkéa’s divorce is close to absolute
Comment
Gilets jaunes and Brexit deny France its 100m tourist crown
The farmer who has been handed the poisoned chalice of leading France’s pitiful centre-right should learn lessons from history
Why the return of the night train is a big issue in France
The gilets jaunes changed my shopping forever...
From defence to art, how Embassy is working to strengthen Franco-British ties
Features
Double Oscar-winner Jodie Foster tell show she was inspired by cinema's first woman director
How lacemakers in Calais ended up Down Under
Interview: Music is a universal language, it unites people, says Dame Vera
The 700-year-old French village market that even the Second World War could not stop
Interview: The man who saved the peregrine falcon in France
Cosplay reality check: France’s growing band of weekend warriors with a difference
‘I have a little idea’ ... five words that began a charity revolution in France
What's on across France in November
Picasso show illustrates artist's many talents
Popularity of healthy pulses is racing
France’s favourite village is an ancient English landing site
Got it taped... the art of retro music recording
Interview: Inspiring women and Roald Dahl’s witches: it’s all in a day’s work for leading French BD writer
How to make the perfect pâté
Beginner's guide to matching French wines to their ideal food partner
Mont St Michel: A millennium of miracles ... and tourism
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