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France has seen a big return of American and European tourists after a pandemic hiatus, with revenues for last year totaling €58 billion, an increase of €1.2 billion over 2019, RFI radio reported, following a report by the state tourism development agency, Atout France.more

The CSA research company has noted an increase in the number of people using food banks: 2.4 million French residents use the help, and this number has been growing dynamically, especially in the last six months.more

Located in north-western France, Angers was voted the best city to live in 2023, according to the annual ranking published by the weekly "Journal du Dimanche". The comparison showed a decline in the attractiveness of large cities; Paris fell 25 places to 91st.more

The French Minister of Ecological Transition and Territorial Cohesion has declared a state of emergency due to an unprecedented drought. France has not recorded rainfall exceeding 1 mm for a month.more

The Paris Urban Transport Authority is planning to hire 6,600 drivers, mechanics and other specialists later this year to properly prepare for the 2024 Games, the RATP's director general, former Prime Minister Jean Castex, has announced.more

US President Joe Biden's visit to Poland will be an opportunity to remind the world and the American public about the stakes of the war in Ukraine, assesses the French daily Le Figaro.more

91% of black French people experience racial discrimination in everyday life, according to the latest Ipsos study. 7 out of 10 respondents say they have also been despised because of their skin color.more

Due to the surplus of wine in France, the Ministry of Agriculture plans to spend €160 million on distilling the liquor to obtain industrial alcohol for pharmaceutical and cosmetic use, French public radio station RFI reported.more

The eight main French unions said today that they are ready to "paralyze the state in all sectors" during the demonstrations announced for March 7 if the government and parliament "remain deaf" to the protests against the pension reform.more

French petrochemical company TotalEnergies earned a record 19.5 billion euros ($20.5 billion) last year, the French company reports. Net profit is €2.5 billion higher than a year earlier.more

One of the most famous fashion and perfume designers Francisco Rabaneda y Cuervo, known as Paco Rabanne, died today at his home in the town of Portsall in Brittany, northern France, at the age of 88, Reuters reported.more

The French government has presented a draft reform regulating migration law, including facilitating the expulsion from France of foreigners who have committed crimes in the past.more

There are more than 330,000 homeless people in France, an increase of 130 per cent in 10 years, the Abbe Pierre Foundation warns today in its annual report.more

Air France has cancelled 10 per cent of its short- and medium-haul flights due to strikes and protests in France announced today against the government's pension reform, the airline announced yesterday. Long-haul flights are to operate normally.more

With strikes announced for tomorrow against the government's pension reform, French public transport will face major disruption that day, Transport Minister Clement Beaune warned yesterday.more

Over 52,000 of migrants attempted to cross the English Channel from France to the UK in 2022. Five people died during the crossing, four were reported missing. The number of people willing to risk such a trip is constantly growing, French authorities said.more

The boss of Eurostar has said its trains between the UK and Paris are carrying 30% fewer passengers. Chief executive Gwendoline Cazenave said with post-Brexit border checks and current levels of border staff, there were "bottlenecks" in stations.more

Hundreds of bakers, some wearing aprons and brandishing baguettes, protested on the streets of Paris, warning that the survival of bread and croissant makers is threatened by electricity prices, which have risen sharply in 2023, and the high price of raw materials needed for baking.more

Paris blocked the bank accounts of the Russian TV channel RT France before the weekend. Therefore, Moscow has already announced retaliatory measures against the French media, reported the daily Le Figaro.more

The fact that the forthcoming summer Olympics in Paris are being prepared with the help of illegal workers is becoming a source of political and social tension in France, the France 24 portal assessed yesterday.more

France's eight largest union centres have agreed that further strikes and protests against the government's proposed pension reform will take place on Tuesday 31 January. The decision was announced last night, the first day of nationwide protests in which more than one million people participated, according to the Interior Ministry.more

Ferries between Dover and Calais will be disrupted by a national strike in France on Thursday. P&O Ferries said services to and from the French port will be suspended from 07:00 GMT for nine hours. more

Most train services in France will be cancelled tomorrow, as will some flights operated by Orly airport. Disruption to the Paris metro is also expected, French media report. Transport Minister Clement Beaune is predicting a "Black Thursday".more

French nun Sister Andre, who was believed to be the world's oldest person as of April 2022, died in her sleep on Monday night into Tuesday at a retirement home in Toulon in southern France, AFP reported.more

The overall number of crimes over the last six months in Paris has decreased, but remains high and the situation is still not positive, Paris police chief Laurent Nunez assessed, as quoted by Euronews today.more