The French government will pay citizens a “repair bonus” to have their clothes and shoes fixed instead of throwing them away, a scheme aimed at cutting waste and reforming the textile industry, the Guardian reported. Starting in October, people will be able to claim back between...
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Hundreds of protesters defied an official ban Saturday to demonstrate in the capital against police violence, days after the country was gripped by nationwide riots over the killing of a teenager by a police officer in a Parisian suburb, Reuters reported. Authorities dispersed demonstrators from Paris’s...
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French authorities arrested at least 180 people this week following the fatal shooting of a 17-year-old boy by a police officer that set off days of violent protests that continued into Friday morning, which underscored the long-standing tensions between police and communities in disadvantaged neighborhoods,...
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France unveiled a series of strategies this month to tackle “overtourism” as the world’s biggest tourist destination is grappling with a surge of visitors following the lull caused by pandemic closures, Agence France-Presse reported. Tourism Minister Olivia Gregoire said France needed to better handle peak-season influxes...
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French financial authorities raided the headquarters of the Paris 2024 Olympics Committee this week over allegations of corruption in the awarding of public contracts, Politico reported. Officials said the searches are taking place at a number of locations, including the headquarters of the Olympics Committee and...
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France banned domestic short-haul flights this week because the government wants to reduce the country’s greenhouse gas emissions, CNBC reported. The new law – published via decree – will prohibit short flights between French destinations when a train journey of fewer than 2.5 hours “provides a...
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A French appeals court upheld a prison sentence against former French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Tuesday on charges of corruption and influence-peddling, the Guardian reported. The ruling confirmed a 2021 verdict from a lower court that sentenced Sarkozy to three years in prison, with two years...
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French President Emmanuel Macron signed into law Saturday an unpopular reform that will raise France’s retirement age, despite mass protests against the measure and pledges by union workers to continue strikes and demonstrations, CNBC reported. The president’s signature came a day after the country’s Constitutional Council...
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French union advocates on Thursday continued their weeks-long demonstrations against the government’s plan to overhaul France’s pension system, a day before the country’s Constitutional Council decides on the legality of the contentious reform, Reuters reported. Striking workers disrupted garbage collection in Paris and blocked river traffic...
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France will erect a memorial in honor of the victims of the 1994 Rwandan genocide, a decision that comes as the African nation commemorates the 29th anniversary of the massacre, Radio France Internationale reported Saturday. French officials said the monument will be built on Paris’ Left...
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French authorities last week closed the Eiffel Tower, the Louvre and other popular tourist sites as more than 740,000 workers staged strikes and demonstrations over President Emmanuel Macron’s plan to raise the legal retirement age by two years to 64 and require higher payments into...
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Parisians voted overwhelmingly to ban self-service e-scooters from the French capital, a popular transportation mode that has drawn the ire of officials and residents over a rising number of accidents and e-litter, France 24 reported. Results of the referendum Sunday showed that nearly 90 percent of...
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A French-language association sued Notre-Dame Cathedral this month for only translating its signs into English, a case that some say is another volley in the battle by language purists to prevent the dominance of English, Agence France-Presse reported. The Association for the Defence of the French...
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Strikes and protests hit France Thursday for the ninth consecutive day, disrupting travel and schools, as more than a million people demonstrated against changes to the pension system pushed through by President Emmanuel Macron earlier this week, the Associated Press reported. In Paris and elsewhere, police...
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Paris and other cities saw violent clashes between protesters and police over the weekend after French President Emmanuel Macron used executive privilege to adopt a deeply controversial pension reform, France 24 reported Sunday. Police arrested more than 300 people over the weekend, mostly in Paris where...
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It’s an age-old battle in France: French leaders want more work out of their constituents. Workers, meanwhile, say “non.” “We’re worn out by work,” pensioner Bernard Chevalier said in an interview with Reuters. “Retirement should be a second life, not a waiting room for death.” Numerous French...
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France is bracing for a new wave of strikes and transportation chaos Tuesday over a government plan to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64 years of age by 2030, the latest battle over this type of reform, the Local France reported. Earlier this month,...
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France remains a “very sexist” society, according to a report by a government-created equality watchdog, even as the country has made strides in gender equality five years into the #MeToo movement, the Associated Press reported. The High Council for Equality between Women and Men released its...
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France is planning to ban hunting under the influence of alcohol or drugs, a move aimed at reducing the number of hunting-related incidents that have risen in the European country in recent years, Politico reported. Officials said a new fine will be created early in the...
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French energy suppliers agreed this week to allow bakeries to negotiate new payment plans for this year, as soaring prices have forced many bakers to close down shops, CNBC reported Wednesday. Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire announced that energy suppliers agreed to “dissolve contracts when prices...
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