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Society
France brings forward a 1.6% minimum-wage rise
The monthly net SMIC will reach about €1,502 on 1 December, but unions and employers both left the social conference dissatisfied.
Business & Tech
Bank of France sees a narrow path away from recession
Its latest business survey points to moderate fourth-quarter growth after a contraction, while political uncertainty and fuel costs weigh on firms.
Lifestyle
France keeps a unique Jurassic dinosaur in public hands
The state has acquired the only known Dubreuillosaurus specimen before auction, securing it for research and eventual public display in Paris.
Environment
France makes off-peak electricity hours seasonal for 9.3 million customers
A new rollout phase shifts more discounted hours into summer afternoons, but each household must check the timetable sent by its supplier.
Society
Russian-linked influence networks repackaged France's unrest
A new EU-backed analysis says coordinated accounts exploited real October protests to portray France as collapsing, without evidence that foreign actors caused the unrest.
Politics
Paris G7 talks open under a crowded crisis agenda
Foreign ministers meet on 9 and 10 November after a late move from Marseille, with Ukraine, Iran, energy, AI and port security on the programme.
Travel & Food
France's wine harvest forecast rebounds without escaping a weak year
The agriculture ministry has lifted its 2026 estimate to 36.7 million hectolitres, but the national total hides a sharp north-south divide.
Fashion
France explains the EU's new parcel fees before the holiday rush
A €2 handling charge now applies to each product category in low-value parcels from outside the EU, while consumers are warned about payment scams.
Music
Paris Opera rebuilds the Ring as a 16-hour festival
Two complete cycles mark 150 years since Wagner's tetralogy was first staged, with performances, streaming and a BnF exhibition running in parallel.
Crime & Justice
Paris prosecutors trace a wave of airline bomb hoaxes
France is investigating false threats that disrupted flights across Europe, while authorities stress that no group or foreign state has been linked by evidence.
Society
France's Food Banks collection confronts a structural emergency
The 42nd national drive ends on 8 November after moving three weeks earlier, as the network reports heavier demand and rising transport costs.
Travel & Food
Nice-Cannes Marathon brings record crowds and a rail-first travel plan
About 25,000 runners are expected on the Riviera route on 8 November, with road closures, free TER travel for entrants and an €8 spectator pass.
Lifestyle
France turns photography's bicentenary into a nationwide exhibition season
From station displays to major museum surveys, the 200th-anniversary programme connects early processes, Japanese practice and contemporary collections.
Environment
France takes an electrification test to COP31
The Antalya summit opens on 9 November with France seeking stronger implementation on clean power, fossil-fuel transition and climate finance.
Society
Ain bus crash investigation turns to the driver's reported fatigue
Two young passengers died and 16 people were injured near Lent on 6 November, while investigators examine the driver's reported statement that he fell asleep.
Business & Tech
Crédit Mutuel Arkéa counts a roughly €100 million cyberattack loss
The Breton banking group says customer accounts were not compromised after attackers moved money through a third-party platform, while recovery work continues.
Environment
Chamonix plans reservation quotas for Lac Blanc from summer 2027
The proposed three-year experiment would cap daily access to a heavily visited Alpine lake, but it still needs prefectural approval before taking effect.
Fashion
Marionnaud changes hands as BEHN completes the acquisition
The perfume retailer's 687 stores and 4,200 employees move from CK Hutchison to a company controlled by David Konckier, with the price undisclosed.
Lifestyle
Pantin's Grandes Serres opens an industrial hall to culture and food
The new 4.5-hectare campus begins its public programme with concerts, workshops, an exhibition and food counters from 6 to 8 November.
Politics
France's 5 November protests end with competing counts and a social conference
The marches were larger than the 17 October mobilisation, while official and union estimates diverged and the prime minister called unions and employers to talks on 9 November.
Travel & Food
TGV M enters passenger service after a two-and-a-half-year delay
The fifth-generation train begins a limited Paris to Marseille schedule on 6 November, promising more seats and lower energy use rather than a higher top speed.
Environment
Corsica remains on orange alert after flooding forces evacuations
Both Corsican departments are under an orange rain and flood warning on 6 November after 73 people were evacuated and roads and schools were disrupted.
Business & Tech
French startup Alta Ares wins six places on NATO's counter-drone marketplace
The two-year-old company secured the largest share of 16 selected solutions, but the framework creates a purchasing route rather than a guaranteed order total.
Cinema
Cinébanlieue opens with films, workshops and routes into filmmaking
The 21st edition runs from 6 to 13 November across Seine-Saint-Denis and Paris, combining nearly 100 films with competitions and professional encounters.
Politics
France's national strike begins under heavy security and transport closures
Authorities have deployed about 70,000 police while unions widen their action across public services and Paris closes 25 metro stations from 11:00.
Business & Tech
Legrand raises its 2026 outlook as data-centre demand reshapes the group
The French electrical-equipment maker now expects 20 to 22 percent sales growth excluding currency effects, with data centres contributing about a third of turnover.
Music
Monte le Son turns Paris libraries into stages for women musicians
The free month-long festival opens on 5 November with a women-led programme spanning classical music, electro, gospel, cumbia, reggaeton and debate.
Cinema
Sarlat turns a film festival into a classroom and career forum
The 35th edition combines more than 40 films with workshops and a 5 November schools forum for 550 pupils and teachers from cinema courses.
Crime & Justice
Inass Touloub trial shows how forensic evidence revived a 39-year-old case
At the Blois assize court, medical evidence and a DNA breakthrough frame a difficult trial in which both accused parents deny responsibility.
Travel & Food
France's 5 November strike: what travellers know so far
Rail operators warn of disruption on Thursday, but detailed line-by-line forecasts are due only on Wednesday afternoon and should not be guessed in advance.
Fashion
BHV enters court protection while its Paris store stays open
The landmark department store has begun a judicial reorganisation process, giving management time to seek a viable plan while staff and suppliers wait for answers.
Lifestyle
French report links women's depression gap to structural inequality
The High Council for Equality says social and economic exposure, not a natural female vulnerability, is central to understanding a persistent mental-health gap.
Cinema
DEMAIN brings overseas documentary voices to central Paris
The free five-day festival opens on 4 November with films, talks, concerts, photography and podcasts drawn from France's overseas regions and three ocean areas.
Environment
France opens carbon-cost aid to 13 more industrial sectors
An exceptional 2026 window extends indirect carbon-cost compensation to activities from chemicals and textiles to glass fibre, ceramics and batteries.
Politics
Student protest shifts towards universities after a limited school restart
Youth unions called for wider university and school blockades on 3 November, after official and union counts gave sharply different pictures of Monday's disruption.
Society
CNews petition crosses 650,000 signatures, but closure is not automatic
A National Assembly committee bureau meets on 3 November to consider the petition's next step, within a process that can lead to debate but does not itself remove a broadcaster.
Crime & Justice
Nice school threat inquiry brings security and support measures
Prosecutors are investigating an alleged armed threat against a nursery-school head and teacher, while the education authority has added security and psychological support.
Fashion
Luxury-funded Paris sidewalks sharpen a public-space debate
Louis Vuitton will finance work on two public streets beside its future Champs-Élysées flagship, with a €2 million offer renewing arguments over control and public benefit.
Business & Tech
Europe confronts an Ariane 6 launch-capacity squeeze
The 348-satellite IRIS² programme and rising sovereign demand are testing whether Europe's launcher industry can increase cadence without weakening reliability.
Politics
School blockades return, but first-morning disruption stays limited
Students resumed blockades in several cities on 2 November, while the education minister described the initial disruption as residual and a wider week of action remained ahead.
Society
Junior GPs begin a new fourth year in underserved France
The first general-practice trainees entered a supervised consolidation year on 2 November, with most placements directed to areas facing access-to-care shortages.
Lifestyle
Oral Wegovy reaches French pharmacies with access limits
The once-daily prescription tablet arrived on 2 November as an alternative to weekly injections, but the oral form launched without French health-insurance reimbursement.
Crime & Justice
Dubaï Papers tax-fraud trial opens in Paris
Thirteen people and three companies went on trial over an alleged international system for concealing French assets, with guilt to be decided after hearings scheduled through 3 December.
Music
Pitchfork Paris opens a week across the city’s small stages
The festival’s 15th edition runs from 2 to 8 November across club rooms and a seven-venue Bastille circuit, with late programme changes making the live schedule essential.
Politics
France’s third protest Saturday draws fewer marchers and late clashes
The 31 October marches were largely peaceful and smaller than the previous two Saturdays, before confrontations at dispersal and hundreds of arrests extended the security operation into the night.
Business & Tech
Fitch turns France’s outlook negative but keeps its A+ rating
The agency’s 30 October decision is a warning about debt, growth and political fragmentation, not a downgrade of France’s sovereign rating.
Cinema
France’s Documentary Month opens 3,000 screenings beyond cinemas
The 27th Mois du Doc runs throughout November in libraries, schools, social centres and theatres, with public discussions built into the national programme.
Society
France begins its eleventh No Smoking Month
The November campaign combines a 30-day collective challenge with free digital tools, telephone support and help from health professionals.
Travel & Food
France’s diesel release reaches pumps through an uneven rollout
The strategic-stock mechanism starts on 1 November, but logistics and retailer finances mean motorists should not expect the same reduction at every station immediately.
Politics
France deploys 70,000 police for Halloween protests
A third Saturday of demonstrations brings a larger perimeter of restrictions, a high-risk warning and a renewed test of whether policing can protect both public safety and the right to protest.
Business & Tech
French inflation accelerates as energy and services rise
The provisional October reading puts national inflation at 3.4 percent and the EU-harmonised measure at 3.8 percent, with final data still due in November.
Society
France loses 25,800 private payroll jobs in the third quarter
The quarterly fall is small, but seven consecutive year-on-year declines and weakness in apprenticeship contracts make the flash estimate more significant for young workers.
Environment
France sets tougher 2030 targets for protected areas
A second national action plan shifts the argument from headline coverage towards strong protection, better management and a more balanced effort between mainland land and sea.
Business & Tech
France opens a third call for critical-metals projects
The France 2030 programme is seeking industrial projects in extraction, processing and recycling, but public support will have to reconcile supply security with environmental limits.
Business & Tech
France's economy contracts 0.1 percent in the third quarter
The first estimate confounded expectations for slight growth. Household spending helped, but weaker investment and exports left output lower for the second time this year.
Business & Tech
Sanofi raises its 2026 outlook as Dupixent drives growth
Third-quarter sales rose at a double-digit pace and the group lifted its guidance for the second time this year. The longer test is how it builds a pipeline beyond its leading medicine.
Society
France's privacy regulator fines Fnac units over app tracking
The 7 million euro sanction concerns tracking used for recommendations and algorithm training without valid consent. Fnac disputes the legal analysis and may appeal.
Lifestyle
The Louvre agreement promises 100 hires after months of disruption
Management and three unions have ended a long-running strike notice. Staffing and pay measures are concrete, but implementation and the museum's wider renovation pressures remain.
Environment
France recorded 441 fatal drownings during the summer
The national total rose moderately but not significantly from 2025. More than four in five fatal incidents occurred during heat alerts, with sharper increases in pools and inland regions.
Crime & Justice
France moves closer to ending time limits for child sexual crimes
The Senate has backed imprescriptibility for sexual crimes committed against minors. The vote is historic, but differences between the two chambers still have to be resolved before the rule can become law.
Society
France's job-seeker register rises, but the headline needs a careful reading
Category A registrations increased 0.9 percent in the third quarter. Reform-driven registration changes still complicate annual comparisons, while the adjusted trend also points upward.
Business & Tech
A small rise in French housing permits does not yet make a recovery
September brought 31,428 housing authorisations, up 1.2 percent from August. Starts fell and the twelve-month total remained well below its five-year benchmark.
Business & Tech
BNP Paribas pairs stronger profit with a 1.3 billion euro buyback
Third-quarter profit beat market expectations and the bank will begin repurchasing shares in November. Trading strength drove much of the gain, while French sovereign exposure remains a focus.
Travel & Food
A heat-shaped Champagne harvest gets an exceptional blending rule
France has approved a narrow exception to Champagne's 13 percent ceiling after an unusually hot, early 2026 harvest. It is a production safeguard, not a blanket change to every bottle.
Politics
Corsica autonomy talks face a reset after the Senate rejection
The Senate rejected the constitutional bill after rewriting its central balance. The government says the vote does not end autonomy talks, but the next text will need a new political route.
Business & Tech
France 2030 now has to prove it can fund and measure its ambitions
A Court of Auditors review warns that commitments are running far ahead of payments and that the plan is too dispersed. Government impact claims show why definitions and delivery dates matter.
Society
French household confidence falls to 80, with caution spreading beyond prices
The October survey reached its lowest level since June 2013. The detail points to weaker expectations for living standards, personal finances and major purchases, not one isolated concern.
Business & Tech
France changes the diesel reserve mechanism before the 1 November release
Retailers will not have to replace the discounted fuel they receive, a material change from earlier reserve loans. Pump prices remain the test of whether the benefit reaches drivers.
Society
Trappes vigils turn grief into a national argument about racism
Gatherings across France and new local marches mark a second phase after the 23 October attack. The tributes share a demand for solidarity while exposing disputes over representation and political responsibility.
Society
France promises to replace Parcoursup, but the design work starts now
The government has put a 2028 date on a new university admissions system. Changes in 2027, extra places and student aid will be the first test of whether the promise answers demands for transparency.
Politics
France's protest concessions now face a budget test
Education promises have raised the immediate cost of calming unrest. The finance minister says any further measure must be matched by savings as the government tries to pass a 2027 budget without a majority.
Business & Tech
Orange's stronger outlook is being powered outside France
The telecom group has raised its 2026 core profit growth target above 4.5%. Africa, the Middle East, Poland and Spain are doing the heavy lifting while French revenue barely moves.
Lifestyle
PSG turn a rescheduled night into a 2-0 win over Lyon
Senny Mayulu and Mika Godts scored after half-time as Paris moved top of Ligue 1. The result completes the story of a fixture shifted by a police order, one day after its original slot.
Environment
Fontainebleau moves from reopening to the long work of regeneration
Most of the forest is accessible again after July's fires, but closed sectors and fragile soils remain. The next decisions concern safety, natural recovery and the kind of woodland that can withstand a hotter climate.
Politics
Le Pen opens her campaign with an oil policy reversal
Marine Le Pen has formally entered the 2027 presidential race. Her promise to reopen hydrocarbon exploration gives the campaign an immediate test of energy sovereignty against climate law.
Crime & Justice
France's fast-track riot trials expose a due-process strain
Hundreds of defendants have entered accelerated proceedings after the October 17 violence. Courtroom reporting shows why a firm response and reliable individual evidence are not the same question.
Lifestyle
PSG-Lyon becomes a Monday-night security test
The top-of-the-table Ligue 1 match is now scheduled for 20:30 on 26 October. The 24-hour shift shows how public-order demands can alter a major sporting event without cancelling it.
Business & Tech
French Tech 2030 selects 80 firms, but scale is the real test
The third deep-tech cohort spans eight strategic sectors and reports 842 patents. The programme offers access and support, while factories, contracts and revenue will show what the label delivers.
Travel & Food
Paris Chocolate Show opens with craft, origins and practical choices
The Salon du Chocolat runs from 28 October to 1 November at Porte de Versailles. This preview separates confirmed programme details from promotional claims and points visitors toward the event's most useful themes.
Society
France's latest protests set the next test for 5 November
Official and union counts diverged sharply, but both recorded a national mobilisation. The immediate question is whether the movement can turn turnout into negotiations.
Society
France reports the first known human Shamonda infection
The patient was severely immunocompromised and later died. Health authorities say causation and transmission remain under investigation, with no identified wider public risk.
Lifestyle
Paris hosts France's first regular-season NFL game
The Steelers and Saints meet at the Stade de France after protest-related fan-event closures. The match remains scheduled, with a tighter focus on access and security.
Crime & Justice
Limoges city hall fire case moves to attempted-murder charges
Two suspects have been indicted over the 17 October blaze. The main suspect contests the evidence, and the judicial investigation must now test claims about intent and organisation.
Business & Tech
Paris Motor Show closes with 518,372 visits and a China test
The final attendance count confirms public interest. It does not yet show whether curiosity around a record Chinese presence will become durable European sales.
Business & Tech
France's October PMI breaks the September rebound
A flash survey points to renewed contraction and weaker orders, while official confidence data sends a less dramatic but still cautious signal.
Crime & Justice
Trappes shooting moves into a terrorism investigation
One person was killed and five were wounded west of Paris. Anti-terror prosecutors are examining a suspected racist motive, which remains an investigative question.
Environment
Storm Austen leaves France with a power and transport repair job
Nearly 300,000 customers lost electricity at the peak, while rail and air traffic were disrupted across the north and northwest.
Lifestyle
Paris museums close for a day under protest precautions
The Louvre, Orsay and other institutions shut on Saturday as a preventive measure. The closures are specific to 24 October, not an open-ended cultural shutdown.
Politics
British Typhoons join a French nuclear exercise for the first time
Exercise Rummy turns last year's coordination pledge into an operational drill, while both countries retain independent control of their deterrents.
Politics
France's protest bans enter a legal test
Restrictions before 24 October are spreading across France. Courts, not political labels, will decide whether each order is necessary and proportionate.
Business & Tech
France's riot-damage aid shifts the focus to survival
The package protects wages and delays some bills, while insurance disputes and lost trading days still determine whether shops can reopen.
Environment
Southern France begins a difficult cleanup after fatal floods
Four deaths and disrupted transport show the human cost of the Mediterranean episode. The next Atlantic storm moved the risk north-west.
Lifestyle
Art Basel Paris trades a full weekend for an early close
The fair will shut on Friday evening instead of Sunday. Security is the reason, but galleries bear the commercial cost of two lost public days.
Business & Tech
Paris Games Week exposes the strain behind France's gaming demand
A €5.8 billion consumer market sits beside loss-making studios, harder finance and rising reliance on public support.
Society
Old footage and AI images blur the record of France's unrest
Verified reporting has exposed recycled video and unsupported claims. The harder policy question is what platforms actually did during the violence.
Environment
France enters the recharge season with water reserves still exposed
Two-thirds of monitored groundwater levels were below normal on 1 October. The autumn test is sustained recharge, not a single spell of rain.
Travel & Food
Saint-Malo's Route du Rhum village opens under a weather watch
The free harbour village is open through 1 November, but wind has already changed access and boat-arrival plans. Visitors need live information.
Business & Tech
France adds four SAMP/T NG air-defence systems to its order
The purchase raises the planned French total to 12 sections and deepens demand for the Thales-MBDA venture behind the European system.
Lifestyle
A rural café bill tests how France can revive village centres
Senators are debating easier Licence IV creation in small communes. The proposal removes some barriers but leaves health and business rules intact.
Business & Tech
France gives critical sites new counter-drone powers, with limits
A law now permits approved operators to detect, jam or intercept drones. Training, state oversight and liability remain central to deployment.
Society
France prepares a security reset before the next protests
Troops will reinforce police on 24 October as officials acknowledge failures. Parliamentary inquiries will test the explanations and the new plan.
Business & Tech
Carrefour puts a price range on disruption from the unrest
The retailer cut its 2026 outlook and estimates an €80 million to €200 million operating-income impact, even as quarterly sales grew.
Society
UNESCO backs a youth call for a place in decision-making
A proposal drafted by 145 young representatives has moved from consultation to endorsement. Its test will be public follow-through.
Environment
Sixteen bear cubs show growth and genetic risk in the Pyrenees
Nine litters have been detected on the French side in 2026. Monitoring also keeps the population's low genetic diversity in view.
Society
Paris tests local curfews after the weekend unrest
Restrictions applied to specific areas overnight, not the whole capital. Their geography and expiry matter as much as the headline.
Business & Tech
Ikea's French jobs plan opens a negotiation, not a final tally
The retailer proposes up to 303 job cuts alongside 100 new roles. Redeployment and the consultation process will shape the outcome.
Environment
France's nature-restoration draft now faces the delivery test
The plan sent to Brussels connects farms, forests and cities. Its targets are commitments to action, not evidence that habitats have recovered.
Cinema
French cinema's November season reaches Dublin and Edinburgh
Two published festival programmes pair new releases with film heritage. Here is how their dates and formats differ.
Travel & Food
Paris visitors face disruption, not a single citywide travel verdict
Tourism businesses fear cancellations after the unrest. Travellers need current venue and transport information rather than assumptions from dramatic footage.
Politics
Macron keeps Laurent Nuñez in office and demands a policing reset
The interior minister offered to resign after admitting failures in anticipation and control, but the president chose continuity and ordered new operational methods.
Business & Tech
Saft moves solid-state batteries from research into a Bordeaux production line
France's first multi-technology solid-state battery line targets aviation and space, but pilot capacity is not the same as mass-market scale.
Environment
COP17 turns France's biodiversity promises into a test of delivery
The Yerevan summit opens with most global targets off track, putting finance, harmful subsidies and France's role in the EU position under scrutiny.
Fashion
Paris fashion retail faces a repair and confidence test after the looting
Luxury boutiques, clothing chains and independent shops were among roughly 1,500 businesses affected, just as the capital enters a major art and retail week.
Lifestyle
Paris Art Week starts beyond the fair walls
The city-wide programme begins on 19 October before Art Basel Paris opens, with public installations and gallery nights offering lower-cost entry points.
Society
France counts the cost after October 17 marches turn violent
A mass mobilisation brought 550,000 to 800,000 people into the streets, while a smaller violent fringe left fires, looting, injuries and more than 1,200 arrests.
Crime & Justice
Aubagne inquiry puts an online violent subculture under scrutiny
France's first terrorism investigation tied to the True Crime Community now includes a second teenager, but charges and online links are not convictions.
Music
Céline Dion closes the first chapter of her Paris comeback
The singer completed the 2026 run of her Paris residency on 17 October after five weeks on stage, with ten further dates scheduled for May 2027.
Travel & Food
Paris moves from fire response to saving the Enfants-Rouges market
An emergency public appeal, health precautions and heritage constraints now shape the future of Paris's oldest covered food market.
Business & Tech
Private retirement saving grows as French pension confidence falls
Nearly 13 million people now hold PER products, but tax advantages, market risk and unequal saving capacity complicate the political story.
Society
France's October 17 marches test a new protest coalition
Students, unions and Yellow Vest networks are converging around living costs and public services, but shared anger does not yet amount to a single programme.
Environment
Google's Ozans data-centre plan enters a harder public phase
A planned 195-hectare campus near Châteauroux is moving toward formal consultation as residents contest land, power and local decision-making.
Cinema
French filmmakers put a number on their 2027 budget warning
More than 170 filmmakers say proposed tax and funding changes could cost 80 films a year, a forecast that Parliament has not yet tested or enacted.
Music
France's festival barometer finds resilience under strain
A provisional 2026 survey says most music and comedy festivals faced difficulties, while one in ten respondents doubts it will return next year.
Business & Tech
France and Germany redraw the EU car compromise
Their joint position would keep a 90% emissions cut for new cars in 2035 while loosening offsets and opening selected European support to Britain.
Business & Tech
Data-centre demand pushes Schneider Electric to raise its outlook again
Record quarterly revenue and stronger 2026 targets show how AI infrastructure is reshaping the French industrial group, while execution and investment risks remain.
Politics
French MPs reject a planned limit on pensioners' tax allowance
The 116 to 30 vote removes a projected €1.4 billion measure for now, but the 2027 budget process is unfinished and the fiscal gap remains unresolved.
Environment
Mont Blanc's new height shows why one number needs context
Surveyors measured the summit at 4,807.47 metres, higher than in 2023 but lower than in 2025, reflecting a moving snow and ice cap rather than a simple climate scorecard.
Cinema
Cinemed opens in Montpellier after an emergency venue change
The Mediterranean film festival begins with 239 titles and a new main base at Pathé Comédie after storm damage made part of Le Corum unusable.
Lifestyle
France's Architecture Days put renovation in the foreground
Open buildings, site visits and workshops across France use a four-day programme to examine how existing places can be adapted instead of discarded.
Business & Tech
Duralex gets a new owner, but not every job survives
Tomé's takeover keeps the Loiret glassworks operating and retains 155 posts, while its investment plan, public support and lost jobs remain central to the test ahead.
Society
Agirc-Arrco pensions will rise 1.4% after a freeze
The increase starts on 1 November for 14 million private-sector retirees, but its position below projected inflation has divided the unions that manage the scheme.
Society
A narrower sick-pay limit takes effect for some long-term conditions
From 15 October, daily benefits for non-exempt long-term conditions are generally capped at one year instead of three, with important protections and exclusions.
Environment
MaPrimeRénov loses €351 million from its 2026 budget
The housing agency has absorbed a government spending freeze by reducing renovation programmes, sharpening questions about how many projects can still be funded.
Cinema
Metropolis begins its centenary in Lyon with a new live score
The Lumière Festival pairs the restored silent film with Don Davis and the Orchestre national de Lyon, linking a 1927 landmark to the year its story imagined.
Environment
EDF speeds up nuclear climate work after a record summer strain
Extreme heat and low rivers cut French nuclear output on an unprecedented scale, bringing cooling systems and maintenance schedules into the adaptation debate.
Business & Tech
The IMF's 0.4% forecast puts France behind the eurozone
The October outlook combines weak French growth with a stronger global projection, showing why forecast dates and assumptions matter as much as the headline number.
Society
Oxfam tests tax equality through a preliminary legal claim
The NGO wants the French state held responsible for an allegedly unequal tax system, but no court has yet accepted its argument or ordered a policy change.
Politics
A tanker inspection near Réunion becomes a test of maritime law
France diverted the sanctioned DF Peak after questioning its flag documents, while Russia called the operation piracy and the legal inquiry remained open.
Music
MaMA turns Pigalle into a three-day music marketplace
Paris hosts 150 concerts and 120 professional sessions across 12 venues, bringing emerging artists, audiences and industry decisions into the same neighbourhoods.
Crime & Justice
Aubagne school shooting shifts the safety debate toward prevention
A 14-year-old is in custody after two staff members were wounded at a middle school, while investigators work to establish motive and access to the weapon.
Business & Tech
A refrigerator cyberattack turns patching into a food-security issue
Connected cooling systems were manipulated at hundreds of French shops, spoiling food and exposing the physical cost of obsolete industrial software.
Crime & Justice
Recovered Renoirs now move from police evidence to conservation
DNA and vehicle tracking helped recover two paintings stolen in Cagnes-sur-Mer, but examination and the criminal inquiry continue before any museum return.
Society
World With Women asks France to measure work by making it stop
The 13 October mobilisation calls on women to pause paid work, domestic labour and consumption, using absence to make unequal contributions visible.
Cinema
Lisula CineMusica makes the soundtrack part of the screen
The Corsican festival opens an eight-day programme of musical films, short-form competition, workshops and virtual reality in L'Île-Rousse.
Politics
Glucksmann wins the centre-left primary, but unity is still unfinished
A decisive first-round victory gives Raphaël Glucksmann the social-democratic nomination for 2027, without resolving the French left's wider split.
Travel & Food
France's meal-voucher reform puts the supermarket limit at the centre
Parliament is considering permanent grocery use, full digitalisation and new market rules, while a possible lower shopping cap divides retailers and restaurants.
Lifestyle
Versailles turns climate disruption into a test for heritage sport
The first Ironman 70.3 at Versailles finally crossed the Grand Canal after a heatwave delay, showing both the appeal and limits of landmark events.
Business & Tech
Renault's electric weekend record needs a longer test
Electric models reached about 60% of the brand's French sales over one promotional weekend, reinforcing a national surge but not yet proving a permanent shift.
Cinema
France's animation celebration turns 25 with a local-first programme
Three weeks of screenings, workshops and creator meetings use cinemas and cultural venues across France to make animation more visible beyond major releases.
Crime & Justice
Twenty-four police inquiries turn protest injuries into a national test
Serious injuries to minors have moved France's school protests into a wider argument about crowd-control weapons, accountability and proportional force.
Environment
The A69 nears opening, but the argument over its value is not over
At least a thousand opponents gathered in the Tarn as the concessionaire set an early-November opening window for the contested motorway.
Society
Sophie Adenot returns to Europe after a record 237 days in space
The French astronaut is beginning rehabilitation in Cologne after a mission that combined three spacewalks, research and a new European endurance record.
Politics
Réunion and Mayotte anchor France's Indian Ocean security strategy
A military exercise highlights how two overseas departments support crisis response, maritime surveillance and diplomacy in an increasingly contested region.
Cinema
French cinema takes a wider route into Hollywood at its 30th festival
The American French Film Festival's new programme mixes premieres, animation, television and industry access as it marks three decades in Los Angeles.
Business & Tech
A record Chinese presence reshapes the Paris Motor Show
Twenty Chinese brands are expected in Paris, twice the 2024 contingent, turning the 91st show into a test of price, technology and European industrial strategy.
Society
France promises 3,000 teachers, but deployment is the real test
The emergency staffing plan is the government’s first material concession to protesting students, yet its effect depends on where qualified teachers arrive and how long they stay.
Politics
France’s sexual-violence bills reach a decisive Assembly vote
MPs have finished examining every article in two linked bills. The solemn votes on 13 October will test whether broad support survives disputes over scope and funding.
Environment
French projects enter Europe’s new critical-materials push
Rare-earth separation, lithium, battery materials and recycling projects in France won EU strategic status, which can accelerate permits but does not guarantee financing.
Lifestyle
Paris reopens the fight over how much of the city to protect
The new municipal majority wants to redraw a planned heritage zone, setting architectural control, climate adaptation, cost and local consultation against one another.
Society
France’s school crisis is widening the public-private divide
Disruption, staffing gaps and unequal facilities are pushing some families toward subsidised private schools, sharpening an older problem of social segregation.
Politics
The National Rally’s parliamentary day ends without a law
The party chose an agenda designed to test rival groups, but defeats, amendments and the midnight deadline left its reserved Assembly sitting without an adopted text.
Environment
A new report maps the lobbying battle over France’s plastic rules
Zero Waste France says packaging interests declared at least €2.5 million in lobbying for 2025, a claim that turns public registers into a test of policy influence.
Music
Jazz sur Seine turns the Paris club circuit into one festival
From 9 to 24 October, a shared programme links small venues across Paris and Île-de-France, with 200 concerts, a free marathon and lower-price access offers.
Business & Tech
France’s small businesses are adopting AI faster than they can measure it
Four in ten small firms report using at least one AI tool, but separate surveys show why adoption, intensive use and proven productivity gains are different claims.
Society
France pauses stun grenades as school protest policing faces scrutiny
A teenager's severe injury has prompted a temporary weapons suspension and intensified questions about proportionality, oversight and the government's promised education response.
Crime & Justice
French arrests expose the scale of a stolen intimate-image market
A joint French-US operation closed three sites linked to NudeLeaksTeens, while investigators seek victims and examine an alleged trade affecting more than 17,000 women and girls.
Travel & Food
France’s 2026 wine harvest remains historically small
A better result in Languedoc-Roussillon lifted the official forecast, but heat, drought and shrinking vineyard area still leave national production at a century low.
Fashion
Hotter autumns are rewriting fashion’s seasonal calendar
Paris Fashion Week exposed a widening gap between the clothes arriving in stores and the weather customers actually experience.
Politics
A pension tax vote reveals the limits of France’s budget plan
The National Assembly finance committee rejected a proposed cap on retirees’ tax allowance, an early warning for a government seeking €43 billion in savings.
Business & Tech
Mistral Large 4 tests Europe’s place in the open AI race
The Paris company is previewing a trillion-parameter model before an October 27 release, but its performance claims still need independent testing.
Politics
France’s bond reprieve does not remove its fiscal warning
Ten-year yields retreated after briefly passing 5 per cent, but the cost of financing and the gap with Germany remain politically charged.
Travel & Food
Montmartre’s harvest festival turns five days into a neighbourhood stage
The 93rd Fête des Vendanges runs from October 7 to 11, mixing vineyard tradition with music, food and events across Paris’s 18th arrondissement.
Cinema
Lyon prepares nine days of cinema history for the Lumière Festival
The October 10 to 18 programme spreads restored films, live scores and major screenings across the metropolitan area.
Lifestyle
Blois opens a history festival built around merchants and exchange
The 29th Rendez-vous de l’histoire runs from October 7 to 11, using trade to connect archives, economics, books, cinema and public debate.
Environment
France puts a €16 billion minimum price on its summer heatwave
A parliamentary mission combines crop losses, public spending and weaker output, while warning that its largest estimate remains uncertain.
Business & Tech
Schneider Electric makes a $22.6 billion bet on industrial software
The French group has agreed to buy PTC in its largest acquisition, combining energy systems with product and engineering data.
Society
France's school protests enter a national day under the shadow of serious injuries
A 15-year-old lost a hand in Lens as the movement entered its third week, while official figures show thousands of arrests and rising injuries.
Crime & Justice
Paris trial tests how criminal law reaches organised online abuse
Rohan Rane faces charges including torture, organised extortion and abuse-material offences in a case spanning France and the United States.
Lifestyle
Musée d'Orsay turns 40 with renovation, debate and a free weekend ahead
The Paris museum is using its anniversary to rethink access, provenance research and the place of nineteenth-century art in current debates.
Crime & Justice
France passes 90,000 prisoners as capacity falls further behind
Official figures for 1 September count 90,020 prisoners, 63,348 operational places and 8,347 mattresses on cell floors.
Society
Paris Pride returns after its heatwave postponement
Tens of thousands marched from Place d'Italie to Bastille on 3 October, three months after extreme heat forced the June event to move.
Travel & Food
Air Corsica keeps five ATR aircraft grounded during technical inquiry
The airline has removed five of its seven ATR 72-600 aircraft from service while manufacturers investigate recurring reports of unusual odours.
Fashion
A Paris pop-up tests whether emerging fashion can move from runway to retail
Six young labels are selling debut collections in Le Marais through 17 October, turning a training programme into a public commercial test.
Music
L'Estival carries Francophone music along the Seine
The Yvelines festival continues on 4 October in Achères, then moves into its final week before closing on 10 October.
Politics
France-backed G7 deal promises fuel reserves, with delivery details still missing
Leaders agreed on 2 October to release up to 100 million barrels over four months and avoid energy export restrictions within the group.
Business & Tech
Bull expands Angers factory as European computing orders grow
The €80 million transformation adds production capacity, while the wider rebuilding programme continues towards 2028.
Environment
France sets out faster cadmium reductions for phosphate fertilisers
The announced path reaches 20 milligrams per kilogram of phosphorus pentoxide in 2030, with procedural steps and review clauses still relevant.
Travel & Food
Thirty destinations join France's new cycling tourism programme
The first selection ranges from Paris and Strasbourg to mountain and coastal territories, with promotion and networking at its core.
Cinema
Space cinema meets real science at the Cinémathèque this weekend
The Paris retrospective pairs films with expert introductions and offers separate workshops for younger audiences through its opening weekend.
Politics
France files a 2027 budget built around a €43 billion adjustment
The bill targets a 5% deficit, but taxes, pensions and health savings now face an uncertain parliamentary test.
Society
School unrest escalates as France counts closures and fires
More than 400 establishments were expected to close on Friday as the government called a crisis meeting.
Business & Tech
France’s green-claims gap leaves businesses between EU rules and old law
An EU application date has passed, but delayed French transposition makes the enforcement picture less straightforward.
Lifestyle
France puts food under the microscope for Fête de la Science
The free national programme opens on 2 October with more than 6,000 events linking laboratories, taste and public debate.
Travel & Food
SAGASDOM opens a tenth edition of overseas food in Paris
The three-day fair brings more than 80 stands to the Pavillon Gravelle, with Haiti as guest of honour.
Politics
France and Britain close their migrant exchange pilot to new cases
The scheme reaches its 1 October deadline, while pending returns and wider border cooperation continue.
Society
France promises student consultation as school protests spread
Demands for teachers and better buildings persist, alongside injuries, arrests and investigations into police conduct.
Business & Tech
France’s public-sector pay dispute moves from marches to negotiations
The 29 September strike exposed a gap between broad wage demands and the prospect of narrowly targeted measures.
Cinema
Analogue cinema’s future is on the agenda in Seine-Saint-Denis
Meetings through 3 October bring the skills behind film production, projection and preservation into focus.
Environment
New AI footprint study sharpens France’s debate over data-centre growth
Green IT’s global projection adds urgency to a policy choice between expansion, efficiency and more selective uses.
Society
France widens fuel relief as the bill and the audience grow
The government has added €450 million and expanded eligibility to 5.5 million people, but delivery details still matter.
Environment
France asks Europe to delay methane checks for fuel imports
Paris wants a one-year postponement as energy supplies tighten. The reporting duty and the penalties are separate questions.
Business & Tech
Rafale AI flight tests reach the upgrade conversation
Dassault tested two algorithms in flight, including one developed with Thales. Their functions and deployment timetable remain undisclosed.
Politics
France tries a narrower UN route through the Hormuz crisis
Paris is drafting a Security Council text focused on commercial navigation, but no resolution has yet been circulated or adopted.
Crime & Justice
France's Church abuse redress system enters a contested handover
INIRR has published its final mission report as a permanent successor begins taking new cases. Survivors are questioning the design of the next stage.
Fashion
Paris Fashion Week becomes a test of luxury's selling power
The spring 2027 shows arrive as major groups face weaker demand and pressure to prove that costly spectacle can still convert into sales.
Environment
Europe's data-centre labels put France's AI promise under scrutiny
New energy and water disclosures could test France's claim that low-carbon electricity makes it a responsible home for AI infrastructure.
Crime & Justice
What the Al-Khelaifi inquiry means, and what it does not
French prosecutors are examining a suspected conflict of interest in the 2024 Ligue 1 rights talks. No finding of wrongdoing has been made.
Politics
France's sanctions demand tests European unity on Russia
Paris wants Alisher Usmanov removed from the EU list as governments race to preserve restrictions on thousands of other people and entities.
Travel & Food
The Bayeux Tapestry visit now comes with a camera rule
The British Museum has restricted close-up photography to keep visitors moving. Wide views from the upper level remain possible.
Society
Thousands protest French police firearms bill
Marches in Paris and other cities challenge a proposed presumption that has already cleared the National Assembly.
Business & Tech
Société Générale sets a higher profitability target for 2029
The French bank’s new plan combines revenue growth, tighter costs, automation and large potential shareholder distributions.
Politics
France promises a response after Iran closes language centre
Paris has summoned Iran’s ambassador after authorities sealed a Tehran institution linked to the French embassy.
Environment
France builds a national evidence base for insect decline
Dynabiod links field counts, collections and data tools across 1,000 sites to understand changes in invertebrates and plants.
Lifestyle
Pope Leo XIV’s France visit will mix pilgrimage, technology and peace
The 25 to 28 September itinerary reaches Paris, Lourdes and Metz, with secularism and church accountability in view.
Business & Tech
France’s debt forecast crosses 120% of GDP in 2027
New Finance Ministry projections sharpen the choices behind the government’s next budget.
Politics
France calls for G7 coordination on oil reserves as energy costs rise
The proposed meeting would examine emergency stocks, but a release could only buy time.
Crime & Justice
Trials of French IS suspects in Iraq reopen due-process questions
Proceedings due to begin in Baghdad revive disputes over jurisdiction, evidence and the death penalty.
Politics
Macron and Carney put Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon at the centre of Atlantic diplomacy
The September 20 meeting links French sovereignty to energy, technology and Canada’s closer European ties.
Environment
Electric cars reach 38.3% of France’s August registrations
The monthly share rose again as Europe’s battery-electric market moved ahead of earlier forecasts.
Politics
France orders stronger protection for critical infrastructure
A new plan is to address drone and cyber threats, while attribution of individual incidents remains a separate question.
Business & Tech
Russia’s asset takeover puts French-linked businesses under new pressure
Auchan and the former Leroy Merlin operations are among the businesses affected. France has called for the decision to be reversed.
Cinema
Garance opens a shared doorway into France’s film archives
The new heritage catalogue connects films, objects and documents, but it is not a free streaming library or a licence to reuse them.
Environment
France’s food-waste campaign tackles the everyday barriers to sorting
Fresh official guidance explains how households can separate scraps without a private garden. The campaign is new, not the underlying 2024 framework.
Society
Montpellier puts culture’s social role on the philanthropy agenda
An October forum will connect arts organisations, foundations and public services. Its published programme focuses on care, inclusion and local cooperation.
Politics
France’s €54 billion budget plan opens a difficult parliamentary test
The government has outlined a far larger savings effort for 2027, but several politically sensitive choices remain proposals for Parliament to settle.
Crime & Justice
France’s smart-glasses scrutiny moves from warning to investigation
A Paris criminal inquiry and complaints to the CNIL are testing how existing privacy rules apply when a camera looks like ordinary eyewear.
Business & Tech
CEA and Alice & Bob target the software gap between quantum and supercomputing
The French partnership will connect cat-qubit tools with existing high-performance computing and test industrially relevant physics problems.
Business & Tech
Thales launches HexaForce as Europe debates control of military AI
The French defence group says its new command system keeps data under national control, while its chief calls for international rules on advanced AI.
Environment
France asks the CESE to turn climate adaptation into a financed plan
After an exceptional summer, the government wants advice on funding, water, agriculture and infrastructure, with recommendations due in January.
Business & Tech
France plans to extend targeted fuel aid through December
Support for fuel-dependent sectors is set to continue until 31 December, but the announcement is not a universal discount for motorists.
Crime & Justice
Syma’s €1.1 million fine highlights France’s changing cold-call rules
The administrative sanction concerns failures under the former Bloctel system. Today’s rules generally require prior consent instead.
Society
Funding becomes the central test for France’s sexual-violence bill
Parliamentary hearings exposed a gap between the government’s starting budget and the resources sought for a comprehensive response.
Lifestyle
Paris Design Week enters its final days, but some exhibitions continue
The citywide programme ends on 19 September. Hanjimania at Hôtel de la Marine runs longer, while Design Week Factory has already finished.
Politics
Paris talks put Lebanon’s army and future security support on the agenda
The 17 September meeting is intended to prepare support for Lebanese forces as the end of UNIFIL’s mandate approaches.
Music
Catherine Ringer, the singular voice of Les Rita Mitsouko, dies at 68
The singer’s death closes a defining chapter in French rock, while the songs she created with Fred Chichin continue to cross generations.
Crime & Justice
Kim Kardashian receives symbolic €1 damages in Paris robbery case
The amount was what Kardashian requested. The civil ruling focused on recognition and accountability rather than the value of the jewellery stolen in 2016.
Society
Paris after-school abuse inquiry turns to institutional responsibility
Senate hearings are examining how warnings were handled as police investigate more than 200 allegations involving children in public nurseries and schools.
Fashion
L’Oréal overtakes LVMH as France’s most valuable listed company
The closing-market snapshot reflects pressure on high-end luxury and stronger demand for smaller beauty purchases, but the ranking can change with share prices.
Environment
EU lawmakers reject a carbon-border escape clause backed by France
Parliament wants compensation rather than temporary suspension when import prices surge, setting up negotiations with member states over the final rules.
Society
France revives its under-15 social media plan as the EU prepares wider rules
The French proposal has been reworked after a constitutional setback, while a separate European plan could cover social media, chatbots, games and video platforms.
Business & Tech
French power strike removes 6.5 GW from production overnight
The industrial action reduced output at seven nuclear reactors and renewed a dispute over employee energy discounts and EDF’s investment burden.
Politics
Finland becomes the tenth partner in France’s forward deterrence initiative
The agreement deepens European nuclear consultation, but France retains sole authority over any use of its weapons and Finland rules out peacetime hosting.
Society
Radio France strike turns a commentator’s appointment into a public-service debate
Two days of disrupted broadcasting exposed a dispute over Charles Sapin’s weekly France Inter slot and competing interpretations of political pluralism.
Music
Paris Techno Parade returns with a Bastille-to-Nation route
The free electronic-music procession is scheduled for 19 September, with ten sound-system floats and Detroit as a featured reference point.
Cinema
Club Kid takes Deauville’s top prize and its audience award
Jordan Firstman’s film leaves the American film festival with a double win, while the official prize list offers French release dates to watch.
Politics
France apologises over Geneva post after diplomatic friction with the US
Reports describe an effort to ease tensions over a human-rights dispute. They do not establish that Washington has approved France’s next ambassador.
Fashion
LOOK! puts the hidden work of preserving fashion on display
Opening in Paris on 30 September, the exhibition uses 40 silhouettes to connect couture’s creation with its life inside a museum collection.
Lifestyle
Eva Gonzalès takes centre stage at the Petit Palais
A Paris exhibition opening on 15 September follows the painter’s own career, with nearly 100 works and a programme extending into January.
Environment
France’s biodiversity agency opens a free course on climate adaptation
The OFB’s online programme starts on 16 September and explores nature-based solutions, from understanding local risks to designing and assessing projects.
Music
Céline Dion completes her Paris comeback — what comes next
The 12 September opening concert has now taken place. Here is what reporting confirms, and how the remaining Paris dates are scheduled.
Society
Cléon derailment: investigators examine a rail fragment as the injured recover
A prosecutor’s update after the Rouen–Caen derailment brings better news about the most seriously injured passenger, while the cause remains unresolved.
Business & Tech
Capgemini signs US subsidiary sale — but the closing language differs
The French group names ITC Federal as buyer of Capgemini Government Solutions. The two companies’ announcements leave an important timing question.
Cinema
Toulouse’s Cartoon Forum puts French animation projects in the spotlight
The 14–17 September industry gathering will present 66 projects, including 32 from France, with Canadian collaboration and sustainable production on the agenda.
Environment
French teams can join a new water-research call — with a deadline discrepancy to check
Water4All opened its 2026 call on 8 September. French funding rules and a 17 September webinar offer practical starting points, but the published deadlines conflict.
Politics
France moves toward a settlement-goods ban — but the rules are not written yet
Paris has joined Britain and Canada in promising national trade restrictions on goods from Israeli settlements. The scope, legal route and start date still need to be defined.
Crime & Justice
Six-month prison sentence after threats against a teacher near Toulouse
A Toulouse court ordered the immediate imprisonment of a parent who threatened a primary-school teacher in Le Fauga. The ruling also imposed protective restrictions.
Music
Céline Dion’s Paris comeback: the 12 September opening-night preview
The singer is scheduled to open a 26-date Paris residency on 12 September. Here is the verified timetable, health context and warning about fraudulent tickets.
Business & Tech
Canal+ and LaLiga widen the anti-piracy fight across nearly 50 markets
The broadcaster and Spanish football league will share intelligence and enforcement methods across Europe, Africa and Haiti. The agreement's financial terms are private.
Politics
Pégase 26 tests a new Arctic route for French air power
A 40-day French Air and Space Force mission is using Greenland and Alaska for the first time before continuing across the Indo-Pacific. It is not a nuclear exercise.
Business & Tech
France’s autumn outlook: a fragile recovery, with little room for households
INSEE’s 10 September forecast cuts expected 2026 growth to 0.4%. Its uncertainty analysis explains why the autumn figures remain provisional.
Society
Why the fuel bill weighs more heavily on rural France
A new INSEE study maps exposure to fuel costs using older household data. Its price-shock scenario is not a count of households struggling today.
Crime & Justice
France’s payment-fraud report puts manipulation in the spotlight
The newly released 2025 figures show why lower card-fraud rates do not remove the threat from convincing phone calls and false payment instructions.
Travel & Food
Mobility Week in France: a chance to test a different daily journey
The European campaign runs from 16–22 September. French local programmes offer practical ways to explore transport alternatives, with dates that can extend beyond the week.
Cinema
Call My Agent! returns as a film: what to know before pressing play
Dix pour cent’s reunion is now on Netflix. Here is the premise, the returning cast and the background to the series—without pretending this is a review.
Politics
US excludes French groups from grants ahead of election
Concerns about foreign interference shape a US funding programme as France looks towards 2027.
Politics
In Paris, Europe makes its case for space independence
A space summit puts European launch capacity and satellite infrastructure at the centre of the debate.
Society
Europe’s rental proposals put housing pressure in focus
A proposed framework could reshape how cities such as Paris restrict short-term holiday rentals.
Society
France announces over €1 billion for weather-hit farmers
Emergency support follows a summer of heat and drought, with thousands of farms under financial strain.
Crime & Justice
Two Renoir paintings remain missing after Riviera theft
A break-in at the artist’s former home in Cagnes-sur-Mer has triggered an investigation.
Crime & Justice
Protected-bird case reaches an Orléans courtroom
Olivier Bouygues and estate employees face allegations involving the destruction of protected wildlife.
Fashion
Paris Fashion Week: the next season is almost here
The womenswear Spring/Summer 2027 season runs from 28 September to 6 October 2026.
Fashion
Follow the Paris shows beyond the front row
The provisional fashion-week calendar includes digital presentations and selected livestreams.
Lifestyle
France opens its doors for Heritage Days
On 19–20 September, discover exceptional openings and unusual visits across the country.
Lifestyle
A cultural weekend for the whole family
The Heritage Days programme also includes activities aimed at families and younger visitors.
Music
The sounds of Jazz à la Villette, beyond the festival
The 2026 edition has ended, but its official playlist keeps the discoveries coming.
Music
Céline Dion puts Paris in the record collection
Her official website highlights Live À Paris vinyl editions alongside a limited-edition single.
Cinema
Deauville brings American cinema to the Normandy coast
The 52nd festival runs until 13 September, with 80 films across nine programme categories.
Cinema
Fraser, Hawke and Thatcher share Deauville’s spotlight
Tributes and awards connect different generations of American screen talent.
Business & Tech
Amazon gives Europe’s Ariane rocket a new boost
Six additional launches strengthen the order book for Europe’s flagship space programme.
Business & Tech
Schneider plans French investment and a factory closure
A €150 million programme comes with changes to the company’s industrial footprint.
Environment
France takes stock after its hottest summer on record
Exceptional temperatures and scarce rainfall have left an impact across the country.
Environment
At the Mer de Glace, a changing mountain landscape
New photographs document the shrinking glacier above Chamonix.
Travel & Food
A smaller Champagne harvest puts reserves to work
Heat and frost have reduced yields, even as producers point to the quality of the grapes.
Travel & Food
Deauville: a seaside escape with cinema in its DNA
The Normandy town pairs its beach and boardwalk with a long-running film-festival tradition.
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