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Plans underway for Pope to visit France at the end of September, say bishops
It will be the first state visit to France by the new Pontiff, with stops in Paris and Lourdes expected
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Express train between central Paris and Charles de Gaulle airport to launch in 2027
The ‘CDG Express’ will run four times per hour and connect airport to Gare de l’Est in 20 minutes
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May 8: France to mark 81st anniversary of end of World War Two in Europe
V-E Day has been a public holiday in France since 1953
Pay Paris Metro by smartphone
Paying the metro, RER or bus by smartphone will be a reality in Ile-de-France from this autumn as transport bosses experiment with paperless tickets.
With five million paper tickets checked each year, RATP, SNCF and Ile-de-France Mobilités want to move to using a smartphone version of the Pass Navigo, downloading a ‘carnet’ of tickets when needed and using the phone on the ticket machine (borne).
The aim is to have the system open to all users by summer 2019.
