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French Life - Page 12
La Chasse Opens in France
The sound of gunshot has started to pierce the calm of the countryside in southern France, as la chasse opens for another season.
14 Sep 2007
Footwear Hire Stations in Paris
Hot on the successful launch this summer of a city bike scheme in Paris, an enterprising actor has decided he can follow suite with a network of ‘footwear hire stations’ in the city.
14 Sep 2007
Starting Your Child at a French School
Getting your child successfully integrated into a French school is not something you should leave to chance.
15 Aug 2007
French Court Decides Internet Help-Line Must be Free
A Paris court has held that an internet service provider must meet the cost of ‘hot-line’ calls for service assistance, a decision that is likely to have significant consequences for all operators.
15 Aug 2007
Minimum Service for Public Transport
A key election promise of the recently elected President Nicolas Sarkozy received parliamentary approval this month, but the new minimum service law for public transport falls far short of expectations.
15 Aug 2007
France Faces Massive EU Fine
France is facing the prospect of a massive fine from the EU Commission for its failure to clean up river pollution in Brittany.
01 Aug 2007
Eiffel Tower Employees in Ticket Scandal
Fifteen cashiers working in the ticket office at the Eiffel Tower have been found guilty of a fraud of €750,000.
01 Aug 2007
French Oppose European Wine Shake-Up
A major shake-up of the European wine industry has been proposed by the EU Commission, which promises to meet stiff resistance from the French government.
16 Jul 2007
French Education System - Up to 10,000 Teaching Jobs to Go
The government has announced that around 10,000 jobs in education are to go, most of which will be teaching jobs in schools.
16 Jul 2007
French Women Do Get Fat!
Despite well-publicised claims to the contrary, French women do get fat, and they are getting fatter, as are men, according to a recent study carried out by the French national statistical office INSEE.
04 Jul 2007
Parents To Have Greater Freedom in French School Choice
The French government has announced that it is to grant parents greater freedom in school choice.
15 Jun 2007
Millions Quit France Telecom
Millions of French are switching to the Internet for their telephone services (VoIP), with the use of television over the Internet also seeing a huge rise.
01 Jun 2007
School Holidays in France - Schools Out Early For Summer
With several bank holidays in the month, and classes disrupted by national examinations beginning early June, the school year has already started to come to an end for some pupils.
15 May 2007
France’s New Reform Programme
By the strangest of ironies, the French electorate last week choose a reforming right-wing President, over a more conservative left-wing contender.
15 May 2007
Legal Wrangle Hits Bordeaux Wines
The classification of the 2006 wine vintage from St Emilion near Bordeaux has been suspended by the French courts as a result of a lack of proper procedure.
15 May 2007
Guide to French Schools
We are pleased to announce the release of our Guide to the School Education System.
15 May 2007
France In The Dock At the EU
Rarely in the vanguard in the implementation of European legislation, France now faces problems with the EU Commission on a number of fronts.
01 May 2007
France Retains Premier World Rating for Food
France kept its place as the leading country in the world for high quality food, with 12 restaurants in the country recently judged amongst the top 50 on the planet.
01 May 2007
Major Pollution Scare in Rhône River
The consumption of fish along a 100 kilometre stretch of the French Rhône River has been banned by the government because of high pollution levels.
16 Apr 2007
Wine Consumption in France Drops Back
At a time when consumption of wine throughout the world is on the increase, the French are drinking less of their national tipple, according to a recent study carried out for Vinexpo the world wine exhibition based in Bordeaux.
02 Apr 2007