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France Faces 'Water War' Risk as Drought Deepens and Heatwave Strikes
With soil moisture lower than in 2022, 91 departments under restrictions and farmers urged to defy limits, the governmen...
As Megafires Multiply, France Staffs Up Mental Health Support for Firefighters
With nearly 6,000 psychological interventions recorded in 2024, France’s fire services are scaling up mental health care...
The French village that gave up two-thirds of its land to Orly airport
How the small Essonne community of Paray-Vieille-Poste was uprooted and relocated to make way for one of Europe’s busies...
Paris CDG's €8.2bn Modernisation: Why Airlines Warn of Higher Fares and an Uneven Playing Field
A landmark plan to expand Paris Charles-de-Gaulle will be largely funded by passenger charge hikes, with rival carriers ...
French Economists Propose Broader Income Tax Base and Flat Withholding Rate to Fix Public Finances
Guillaume Allègre and Xavier Timbeau argue France must tax currently exempt revenues to fund growing climate and demogra...
France’s €300k Productive-Investment Route to EU Residence Attracts Turkish Investors
As Turkish demand for European residence soars, France offers a distinct alternative: a minimum €300,000 investment in b...
Karos Pitches Corporate Carpooling Model on BFM Business's French Tech Segment
French startup Karos outlined its business-to-business platform for daily home-to-work carpooling during an appearance o...
France to Cover Full Cost of Short-Time Work for Wildfire-Hit Firms
The French government will fully reimburse employers’ partial-activity costs for evacuated zones in Gironde and Landes u...
Dragon Ball Park Could Rise on France’s Disused Mirapolis Site with Saudi Backing
Saudi Arabia’s Qiddiya fund is in early talks with Paris to develop a Dragon Ball theme park on the abandoned Mirapolis ...
Boatbuilders’ Order Books Swell as Consumer Confidence Boosts Demand
After a dip in 2020, recreational boating demand has rebounded, with French license data and bulging manufacturer order ...
French Streaming Duo Sentenced Over Online Abuse Linked to Influencer's Death
Owen Cenazandotti and Safine Hamadi received suspended prison terms, fines, and a six-month digital ban after a trial ov...
France Launches Reconstruction Mission After Historic Gironde Wildfires
A cross-ministry task force will oversee rebuilding and climate adaptation as the government pledges €300,000 in urgent ...
Dassault Heirs Take the Boardroom: Fourth Generation Steps Up at €58bn Family Holding
Marcel Dassault's 13 great-grandchildren are moving into the supervisory board of the family's €58bn holding, with Hélén...
Dordogne Landlord Camps in Caravan Outside His Own Home to Force Tenants Out
A Bergerac landlord who wanted his renovated house back ended up living in a caravan outside it and cutting off water an...
France's New Pension Decrees for Mothers: Modest Gains for a Narrow Group
Two French decrees effective September 1 ease pension rules for mothers — two extra credited quarters and fewer best yea...
Bercy Infos Entreprises: France's Business Guide Roundup Explained
France's official business info service compiles practical guides on partial activity, public-space permits, telemarketi...
France's June Heatwave Brought a Mortality Spike Not Seen Since 2003
Official Insee data show France's June heatwave pushed monthly deaths up 10.6% year on year, with a daily peak of 2,935 ...
Europe's Heatwave Is Costing France Nuclear Power and Draining Norway's Hydro Reserves
Summer heat has cut French nuclear output by 3.7 TWh and left Norwegian reservoirs at a 20-year low, raising the risk of...
Macron in Gironde as Record Fires Pass 160,000 Hectares: State Support Pledged
President Emmanuel Macron visited Gironde fire crews on 27 July, calling the blazes France's worst since World War II an...
Inside France's Council of Ministers: The Weekly Cabinet That Sets the Agenda
France's Council of Ministers meets weekly at the Élysée to weigh laws, decrees and top appointments. Here is how the in...
How France's National Assembly Publishes Its Official Debate Records
France's National Assembly explains how oral debates become official written records — published in the Journal officiel...
France Travel Advice for UK Visitors: Schengen Limits, EES Checks and Driving Rules
UK travellers to France face biometric border checks, strict Schengen time limits and a detailed local-rule checklist — ...
France Launches 'We All Pay the Price of Drugs' Campaign as Trafficking Spreads Nationwide
Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez unveiled a cross-government anti-drug campaign, citing record cocaine seizures and the s...
France Steps Up Wildfire Prevention With Brush-Clearing Rules and Safety Push
Paris is leaning on prevention rather than suppression: stricter brush-clearing obligations, seasonal burn bans and simp...
France Unveils Fuel-Crisis Support: €600 Premium, Transport Aid and Business Mediation
Paris extends fuel aid and tax-free premiums for high-mileage workers, and opens new support for road freight, river tra...
AXA Says French Wildfires Won’t Derail 2026 Profit Forecast as H1 Earnings Rise
French insurer AXA reports H1 operating profit up 2% to €4.5bn, lifts net income 6% to €4.2bn, and reaffirms 8% EPS grow...
French Law Bans New Drivers from ‘Powerful’ Cars, Fines Up to €15,000
A new road-safety law in France bars probationary licence holders from driving cars above a yet-undefined power threshol...
French Managers Now Take Longer Sick Leave Than Other Staff, AXA Study Finds
For the first time, French cadres spent more days on sick leave in 2025 than non-managers, driven by psychological disor...
French Savers Ditch Livret A for Life Insurance Amid Negative Real Rates
Net inflows into assurance-vie hit €36.5bn in H1 2026, the highest since 2006, as Livret A's 1.5% rate lags behind infla...
Airbus Delivers First NH90 Caïman Standard 2 to French Special Forces
The French defence procurement agency has taken delivery of the first NH90 Standard 2 helicopter, featuring upgraded sen...