After midnight mass on Christmas Eve, le Réveillon, a fast-breaking feast, is served. Cafés and restaurants stay open all night to accommodate those who are not feasting at home. Le Réveillon comes from réveiller – to wake (hence reveille being the morning bugle call to wake […]
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Gastronomy and France – they go together like wine and cheese, fruit and nuts… see our point? So it should come as no great surprise then, that since 2011, the French, with typical Gallic passion, have been celebrating their gastronomic traditions by holding festivals dedicated to […]
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This summer, the cost of fresh produce in our favourite Euronation has dropped; vegetable prices are down by 3 percent, while the cost of fruit has fallen by an astounding 12 percent, with the average price per kilo for fresh goods now being around €3.34. And […]
0 Read MoreMOTORISTS are rushing to take advantage of the government?s car scrappage bonus scheme before it is gradually phased out in the new year, new figures suggest.
The number of new cars sold in Septembe…
0 Read MoreFARMERS carried out protests across France yesterday after a call to action by national farmers? union FNSEA and their youth section, Les Jeunes Agriculteurs (JA).
The protests brought together farm…
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WEB-USERS have been warned about a fake email doing the rounds promising a €180 rebate on overpaid French income tax. The message claims to come from the budget ministry and includes a link to the o…
0 Read MorePLANS to cut motorway speed limits from 130 to 110kph have been put on the back burner, according to the secretary of state for ecology, Chantal Jouanno.
The proposal could have cut emissions of gre…
0 Read MoreLIVING in France, or owning a property here, brings taxation responsibilities – and the bills for the two main residential taxes are on their way.
The taxe foncière is a tax on property, both reside…
0 Read MoreMORE than 500 new speed cameras are to be installed on roads throughout France next year.
The 2010 budget, which was unveiled yesterday, includes provision for 530 extra radars.
Transport Minister …
0 Read MoreFormer French prime minister Dominique de Villepin has denied in court he was involved in a plot to smear Nicolas Sarkozy during his bid for the presidency.
Mr Villepin is accused of orchestrating a …
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