-
EES: Lack of equipment stalls checks for cross-Channel travellers
Biometric data collection will not start for most ferry or Eurostar passengers despite EU deadline
-
Family honours daughter’s memory with book donations to French schools
Hannah Jones, who died in a road collision, has inspired art and a charity
-
Readers express frustration with BPCE equity release loan requests in France
Prêt viager hypothécaire is secured against a property and only has to be repaid from the borrower’s estate after death
Wine production falls due to bad weather
France produced 45,562,133 hectolitres of wine in 2016, a 5% drop on 2015.
The fall announced by French customs officials under new Open Data transparency guidelines, was linked to bad weather, including frost and hail.
However, France will still remain in the trio of leading producers after Italy and ahead of Spain.
