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Latest Articles
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
Paris Housing Market Slows Down
The prices of apartments in Paris rose by an average of 9.9% last year, according to the annual review of the market carried out by the Paris Notaires.
01 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
Billions Missing in France Tax Fraud
Tax and social security fraud could be as high as €40 billion a year, according to a recent report from a French government committee.
01 May 2007
Foreign Business Investment into France Hits New Record
Foreign business investment into France jumped 40% last year to reach €68 billion, the highest figure on record. The investment figure compares with €49 billion in 2005 and €19 million in 2004.
16 Apr 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
House Prices in France Remain Flat
Property prices in France continued to remain flat during the first quarter of 2007, although the picture is a gloomier one in the South-West, according to the latest house price survey from FNAIM, the estate agents' professional body.
16 Apr 2007
Huge Cash Handouts to French Companies
French companies benefited from €65 billion in public aid in 2005, according to a recent report prepared for the French Prime Minister.
16 Apr 2007
French Suicides Outstrip Road Deaths
French television screens regularly broadcast horrifying stories about the carnage on the roads in France, but a report published last month highlighted the equally devastating figures on suicides in the country.
16 Apr 2007
French-property.com Releases Guide to French Mortgages
We are pleased today to announce the release of our FREE guide to French mortgages.
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
New Restrictions on Expat Social Security Rights
The French Government has tightened laws on the rights of expats from the European Community to French social security benefits.
02 Apr 2007
UK Government Abolishes Tax on Homes Abroad
The UK Government has announced that it will no longer consider the ownership of a home abroad held through an SCI or French property company to be a taxable benefit.
02 Apr 2007
French Tourism is booming - France Remains a Tourism Top Spot
France retained its place as the most popular tourist destination in the world in 2006, with 78 million visitors, an increase of nearly 2 million over 2005.
02 Apr 2007
Dordogne Farmer Guilty of Killing Two Work Inspectors
A French farmer living in the Dordogne has been sentenced to 30 years imprisonment for the murder of two government work inspectors.
02 Apr 2007
French ‘Rock' Legend Applies for Belgian Nationality
Ageing French ‘rock’ legend Johnny Halliday has relocated to Switzerland to reduce his liability to French taxes, and has applied for Belgian nationality with the same objective in mind.
02 Apr 2007
Drought in France? Dought Conditions Forecast for 2007
Large areas of France are heading for drought conditions this year, as a result of lower than average rainfall since last September.
15 Mar 2007
French Mayors Reluctant to Stand
A third of all mayors in France are proposing not to stand for re-election, when local elections take place again in 2008.
15 Mar 2007
Guide to the French Planning System
IFP today releases a Guide to the French Planning System.
15 Mar 2007
French Language Police Remain Busy
The French language police have been busy recently, publishing new official French versions of English terms that have slipped into common use in France.
15 Mar 2007
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