Year: 2019

France and Sahel G5 leaders have agreed to meet on January 13 in Pau, southwestern France, a meeting that was initially due to take place in France this month, the French presidency said. * This article […]

Tensions between the French government and unions opposed to pension reforms were high on Monday as the country entered its 12th day of a crippling transport strike, with each side blaming the other for the […]

During the Christmas season, Paris puts on a show. The whole city is immersed in a warm and magical atmosphere. The Christmas market at the Tuileries Gardens delights locals and tourists alike. Meanwhile, the Printemps […]

The legal retirement age in France will remain 62 with the new French retirement plan, but workers will need to work until 64 to get a full pension, French Prime Minister Édouard Philippe announced on […]

We speak to one of France’s senior doctors as he takes rare strike action to denounce poor working conditions. Julien Taieb of Paris’s Georges Pompidou hospital says for the first time beds are closing and […]

Three weeks before Christmas, Paris’s landmark department stores are virtually empty of shoppers as a result of the ongoing transport strike. Shopkeepers are worried for their future if it continues. * This article was originally […]

As a nationwide transport strike makes it difficult for French people to get to work, one group of workers remain on the frontline: the “sapeurs-pompiers” or firefighting paramedics, who make up the backbone of the French capital’s emergency services. […]