Who are France's 'parent representatives' and what do they do?
WEB2 days ago · Parents and pupils arrive for the start of the new school year at the primary school Jean de la Fontaine in Issy-les-Moulineaux, south of Paris, on September 2, 2024. (Photo by Thibaud MORITZ ...
French unions call anti-government strikes and demos for Tuesday
WEB2 days ago · Tuesday, October 1st is a big day in France this year - prime minister Michel Barnier will lay out the priorities for this long-delayed new government, meantime unions have called strikes and demos.
French Word of the Day: Strapontin - The Local
WEB2 days ago · You might also see these foldable (or ‘pull-down’) seats in an auditorium or a theatre. A strapontin is a foldable chair that is fixed in position, the plastic or wooden foldable chair of the ...
'Here to weep': French pay tribute to murdered student - The Local
WEB4 days ago · A far-right group said it would stage a protest in Paris on Sunday. Weekend rallies were also set to take place in other cities including Lyon in the east and Nice in the south.
On the Agenda: What's happening in France this week - The Local
WEB3 days ago · Prime minister's goals - France's new prime minister Michel Barnier will lay out his policy goals in front of France's Assemblée Nationale on Tuesday. Barnier will present the legislation he ...
'It comes naturally now' - How foreigners in France adapt to la bise
WEB2 days ago · E. McElyea in Tours told The Local that la bise "feels natural in France. However, if you arrive at your job in the morning and there are 20 colleagues having coffee, it can be annoying to kiss ...
Two dead and four injured in a shooting in France's Marseille
WEB3 days ago · The shooting took place a little after 11:00 p.m. in the Iris housing project in the 14th arrondissement of France's second-largest city. According to information from broadcaster BFM and the ...
France's interior minister wants referendum on immigration - The …
WEB2 days ago · French Minister of the Interior Bruno Retailleau. Photo by Alex MARTIN / AFP. France's new interior minister has backed holding a referendum on immigration - while admitting that the constitution ...
French far-right chief Le Pen in high-stakes embezzlement trial
WEB2 days ago · President of Rassemblement National parliamentary group Marine Le Pen. Photo by Ludovic MARIN / AFP. French far-right presidential hopeful Marine Le Pen and a slew of fellow Rassemblement National ...
France launches iodine distribution for neighbours of nuclear …
WEB2 days ago · France's large nuclear power sector - there are currently 56 operational reactors at 18 plants across the country - means that a significant portion of the population lives in close proximity to a ...