Those who own such a blade have until December 7 to hand them over to police or risk a prison sentence of up to five years and a €75,000 fine. These blades are not commonly used in homes but are ...

The EU has a visa-free arrangement with 61 countries, meaning that their citizens can visit the Schengen area for up to 90 days in any rolling 180-day period. Visas are only required to come for ...

We talk to the man who made proposal to introduce new minimum health charge for foreign non-workers who come on long-stay ...

A Socialist MP is calling for foreign people with multi-year residency cards or 10-year cartes de résident to have these cards renewed automatically, avoiding them being “placed in pointless legal ...

News is awaited this month of France’s response to EU demands that it consider “solutions” to the “problem” of its 2021 inheritance law. It comes as a court ruling is also awaited that should shed ...

Dramatic scenes were recorded in the south-east and Brittany last night and today as major storms battered France. Heavy flooding early this morning in Brittany led to the death of a woman, 55, after ...

A scheme that begins next week will send GPs to offer appointments in France’s ‘medical deserts’ where up to 2.5 million people reside. “This flagship measure will become a reality and will provide a ...

French unions, protest groups, and several political parties are showing increasing support for the online call for a nationwide “shutdown” on September 10. The group’s exact aims and demands are ...

A recall of nearly 50 cheeses from French supermarkets over listeria fears could be linked to over 20 cases of listeriosis, according to public health officials. Batches of cheeses including camambert ...

The European Commission has given France two months to address concerns over its 2021 inheritance law, which can override foreign-law wills to grant bloodline children a share of French-based estates.

A new road tunnel under the Alps linking France and Italy has opened to traffic after more than ten years of construction. The second tube of the Fréjus Tunnel, running parallel to the original 1980 ...