Paris plans to introduce a 30 km/h speed limit on almost all roads to improve safety, reduce noise pollution and help the city adapt to climate change. Greens Deputy Mayor David Belliard said the measure would take effect at the end of August. The exceptions
French nightclubs could open their doors this weekend for the first time since they were closed more than a year ago for Covid-19, but restrictive new health protocols and staff shortages mean many clubs remain closed. It’s 10 p.m. and the Alimentation Générale nightclub in
Countries should be able to tax a quarter of the profits of large multinationals, wherever they are earned, France proposed on Saturday at a meeting of G20 finance ministers dedicated to reviewing the rules on cross-border corporate taxation. Key aspects remain to be clarified after
France will withdraw over 2,000 troops from its force fighting extremists in Africa’s Sahel region early next year and instead transfer its military presence to specialized regional forces, President Emmanuel Macron announced Friday. Macron announced last month that France will reduce its military presence in
France’s minister for overseas territories on Thursday welcomed the news that New Caledonia has elected Louis Mapou as its first pro-independence president since a 1998 agreement with Paris gave the Pacific region more political power. New Caledonia, home to Brazilian mining multinational Vale and French
Former French Prime Minister François Fillon has been appointed to the board of directors of Russian state oil company Zarubezhneft, according to a list published by a website specializing in business information disclosure. Zarubezhneft did not respond Friday to a request for comment on the
French far-right leader Marine Le Pen has been sharply criticized for making her party too mainstream, belittling the far-right and ignoring her supporters. Experts and outsiders warn that this could cost her votes in next year’s presidential election. The confusion intensified after the National Rally’s
Activists from the social justice organization Attac unfurled a giant banner in front of the headquarters of French luxury group LVMH on Saturday and painted in black the facade of its Paris store La Samaritaine in protest of growing inequality. The banner depicted France’s richest
The city of Paris has won a landmark case against Airbnb after a court fined the apartment rental giant €8 million for allowing over 1,000 landlords to flout rental registration laws. It was the latest clash between the U.S. rental platform and the French capital,
France’s environment Ecological Transition Minister has slammed over a dozen fast-food giants for failing to sort and recycle large amounts of waste. A list of high-profile companies, many of which spend millions of euros a year on PR, was published Thursday on the Ministry of