The Hérault and Gard départements of southern France were placed on red alert for the risk of torrential rain and floods on Wednesday morning, with other parts of the region also set for some extreme weather. Residents have been urged to stay home.
schools
In the working-class suburbs of Aubervilliers and Montreuil, protesting students criticized a lack of resources and expressed the feeling of being left out, while rejecting claims that they are manipulated by radical-left politicians....
business
The Global CEOs Dinner Club brings business leaders and political figures together at high-level events in Brussels and is now seeking to expand into France....
government
Allegations are circulating online that Macron will put France at war with Russia to postpone elections and stay in power as his second consecutive term comes to an end. However, the country's constitution makes this unfeasible in many ways....
News
Real wages have been falling since 2019 – a rare phenomenon – but, for a long time, social transfers and income from assets made up for it. In 2025 and 2026, that is no longer the case. As a result, average purchasing power fell over two consecutive years, something that only hap...
News
What threatens France is not so much the risk of bankruptcy as the prospect of a slow decline similar to Italy's trajectory since the 1980s, writes Le Monde journalist Eric Albert in his column....
safety
As fuel prices in France rise well above the levels that sparked the Gilet Jaunes movements, John Lichfield believes it's unlikely the yellow vests will return in force, but it all boosts the chances of a populist victory in next year's presidential election. Can the French gover...
News
Rodolphe Saadé, head of the shipping giant, is aiming to put pressure on the French government, which may decide, as part of the national budget, to further tax the group whose profits in 2026 are expected to exceed €2.1 billion earned in 2025....
Local
Launched in July 2025, the pilot program – which was set to expire on October 1 – failed to deliver the results Paris had hoped for. In 2025, nearly 50,000 people attempted to cross the English Channel....
schools
Hundreds of secondary school students blocked school entrances in Rennes and Paris during a national day of action, calling for more staff and funding for education....
News
France's public debt reached 3,595.5 billion euros at the end of June, Insee said, a record high that is set to keep rising as the outlook worsens.
safety
French police took a top general into custody last week as part of an ongoing probe into potential bribery among the selection committee for the country’s highest decoration, the Legion of Honour. Investigations centre on possible payoffs for awards including expensive meals, hol...
parks
The head of the Eiffel Tower is set to step down in the wake of a controversy sparked by the removal of female workers during a private visit of the Paris landmark by members of the Hindu sect BAPS, which triggered a staff walkout earlier this month and sparked outrage in France....
