Border restrictions introduced by France to curb the spread of coronavirus variants have halved air passenger numbers in the past week, the transport minister said on Sunday, defending the government’s avoidance of a new lockdown. The French government has so far resisted calls from health experts to
A slate of detentions carried out on December 12 during a Paris protest by tens of thousands of people against France’s controversial security bill were “arbitrary”, Amnesty International France said Monday. Out of 142 people who were arrested, including 124 who were taken into custody,
At least ten people were wounded with an 89-year-old in “serious condition” after a blast occurred in a garage in the French city of Bordeaux on Saturday. Preliminary investigations suggest that gas caused the explosion, destroying the garage along with two neighbouring buildings. As many
France will not ratify a draft trade deal between the European Union and the Mercosur bloc “in its current form”, trade minister Franck Riester told AFP on Thursday. The government wants guarantees on the protection of the environment and on health norms from Mercosur’s members
If you’ve been dreaming of a trip to France, you may have to reconsider your destination, as the French government recently banned entry to all nonessential travelers from outside the European Union. This includes the U.K., no longer part of the EU, according to the BBC. Meanwhile, those
The Administrative Tribunal in Paris ruled this week that France failed to live up to its promise of reducing greenhouse gases under commitments made in the 2015 Paris Agreement, declaring that France was “responsible for ecological damage.” Several environmental groups were responsible for the case
Air France and its pilot unions protested on Wednesday against EU demands that the airline give up takeoff and landing slots at its Paris base in return for government aid. Brussels wants the French airline, part of Air France-KLM , to cede 24 Orly airport
In the past few months, France’s relationship to vaccines has come under unexpected scrutiny. First, a flurry of surveys and opinion polls seemed to show that the French were deeply suspicious about the possibility of taking any of the new vaccines against COVID-19. International media
Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin has acted on his warning that the curfew in France would be more strictly policed after new measures came into force to combat the spread of coronavirus. On Sunday following the announcement, border crossings and 743 public places were checked and 62,198
Schools in France are now operating under a stricter Covid-19 protocol, including measures such as regulation masks, and new rules on classes closing if a case of the UK variant is confirmed. The National Education Ministry confirmed the new protocol on Monday this week, to