How much must you earn to be officially rich in France? And at what level of income are you considered to be poor
‘Don’t let recent protests in France detract from the positives’ While recent protests have highlighted the challenges France faces, there are also reasons to be optimistic, says columnist Richard Ogier
Mayor in Paris suburbs named best mayor in world for fight on poverty One in two residents of the town lives below the poverty level. The use of emergency food vouchers and daily calls to isolated and elderly residents were actions cited for the honour Covid-19 circulation going down in Paris, used water analysis shows Covid pushes a million more in France into poverty Living standards in France stagnant for a decade
French MPs launch campaign against rise in bed bugs A campaign against bed bugs in France has been launched by MPs to spread knowledge of how to get rid of the bugs, and “lift the taboo” on the growing problem, which is said to affect 400,000 sites.
You just can’t run a country like a bank Macron promised he would cancel local taxes for all in 2017... instead, he has reduced taxes and spread the cuts out over three years.
Benefits rethink in €8bn fight on poverty in France Broad welcome for plans but ‘they need to go further’
Macron announces France’s new €8bn ‘poverty plan’ President Emmanuel Macron’s anti-“poverty plan” is set to be announced today (Thursday September 13), and expected to include measures such as breakfast at school, and mandatory education up to 18.
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Police give 1.5 tonnes of confiscated food to charity Police in the Alpes-Maritimes who confiscated 1.5 tonnes of boxes of fruits and vegetables from non-licensed traders, have donated the food to charity Restos du Cœur.
French retirees ‘better off’ than peers, says report French retired people are much better off than many of their peers from other European nations, according to a new report from French economic development agency OCDE.
Being chic is a low priority here Susan Thomas wins the Connexion letter of the month and a copy of the Connexion Puzzle Book.