Europe France On the occasion of his recent state visit to the People's Republic of China, President Macron has been criticized for publicly ignoring the deteriorating human rights situation in China, as happened during his last visit in 2019
Europe France Progressive tariffs, savings and combating leaks are all measures in the new water management plan that President Emmanuel Macron has announced to better tackle the drought
Europe France The launch of a generalised vaccination campaign against the human papillomavirus (HPV) in middle schools starting in grade five will begin in September and the vaccination will be free of charge and offered to both girls and boys
Europe France French taxpayers may have to pay out €14,6 billion in unpaid taxes, according to the Tax Fraud Assessment for 2022, reported the Ministry of Public Accounts
Europe France Some 47% of French people in all age groups are overweight, a number that has increased by almost 10% in the past 25 years, according to a study by the League Against Obesity
Europe France Électricité de France reported a record loss of €17,9 billion in 2022, the third largest in French corporate history and the worst in over two decades
Europe France The third day of mass strikes and demonstrations against President Emmanuel Macron's unpopular plan to raise the retirement age to 64 took place yesterday, with hundreds of thousands of people taking part in more than 200 street demonstrations
Europe France Parisians are to vote on 2 April to decide on the future of scooters sharing in the city, a proposal by Mayor Hidalgo in the light of lamented inconveniences and recent accidents
Europe France Hunting will continue to be allowed on weekends in France, according to a government plan presented on Monday that has disappointed environmentalists but has yet to be approved by Parliament
Europe France Applications for the Eiffel scholarship are accepted until today; open to international students, it is the most prestigious scholarship offered by the government for students of master's, doctorate or PhD programme at any French university
Europe France An audience rebound of +59.2% on 2021 has been registered by the French National Cinema Centre; according to the figures released, audience numbers were three-quarters of their pre-Covid attendance numbers with 152 million admissions in 2022
Europe France After the attack on the Ahmet-Kaya cultural centre and the killing of three militants, Kurds are again protesting in the streets, with the Kurdish Council spokesman demanding protection from France