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La Voie Bleue: European Cycle Route of the Year is in France
700km bike path linking Luxembourg and Lyon has been crowned winner of the 2026 title
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Before and after: Garonne river floods in south-west France
Satellite images show extent of flooding from back-to-back storms in February
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Home insurance increases expected in France after floods
Compensation costs for the recent storms and flooding across the west and south-west is estimated to be in the billions of euros
Support petition on winter fuel payment
An expat rights campaigner is seeking support for a challenge to the UK government’s refusal of the Winter Fuel Payment (WFP) to pensioners in so-called ‘hot’ countries such as France as of winter 2015-16.
You can register to support Roger Boaden’s petition to the European Parliament against the UK’s decision at https://goo.gl/iB8bzr This comes as the EU commission told the parliament the refusual does not seem to break EU law.
