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Food safety inspectors plan to carry out 100,000 checks on French restaurant and bakeries this year, almost twice as many as last year, to coincide with the Paris Olympics.
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France's foreign minister has said that it is no longer in Paris's "interest" to talk to Russia after differing accounts emerged from a rare phone call about last month's deadly attack on a Moscow concert hall. Stéphane Séjourné said that the 'long tradition with Russia of cooperation on terrorism' had come to a standstill.
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40 people had to be evacuated from their homes in Beausoleil last night due to a gas leak as a result of building work. Although the leak was stopped by Gaz Réseau Distribution France GRDF teams, major resources were mobilised, with a total of 26 fire-fighters.
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A study has revealed the generosity of the French when it comes to leaving a tip at restaurants.
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The online tax return opens this Thursday April 11th. Some changes should be noted for 2024 when filing your declaration.
For deadlines, you have until May 23rd inclusive if you live in the Alpes-Maritimes and until June 6th inclusive if you live in the Var.
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250,000 tickets for the Paris Olympic and Paralympic Games will go on sale on April 17th. If you failed to get your hands on a ticket last time, now is your chance, although you’ll have to be quick given the speed at which the tickets went during the last sales session.
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Today the End-of-Life Bill, has been presented to the Council of Ministers, and proposes the legalization of assisted suicide under certain conditions.
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The UK and France this week celebrated 120 years of close cooperation with special ceremonies in both nations’ capital cities. Monday 8th April, 2024 was the 120th anniversary of a diplomatic agreement, the Entente Cordiale, signed between Britain and France.
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France’s parliament has adopted a law in an effort to put an end to hundreds of noise complaints every year, from unhappy neighbours. Most of the complaint cases are from city dwellers who arrive in the countryside for peace and quiet.
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The French Senate, or the upper house of the French Parliament, has agreed to limit the right to strike in the transport sector over certain periods.
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A bill to restrict transport strikes to specific periods is under discussion in the Senate today, with the Olympic Games just three months away. The bill, authored by Hervé Marseille, leader of the centrist senators, aims to address the issue of frequent and disruptive strikes.
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Monaco Ocean Week this year brought together diverse stakeholders from around the world in over 50 events aimed at safeguarding our oceans. Held in March, this year’s edition marked another significant milestone in global efforts towards ocean conservation.
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French President Emmanuel Macron, the Egyptian president and the king of Jordan have called for an “immediate” ceasefire in Gaza.
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The Monegasque group Venturi, led by Gildo Pastor and specialising in electric vehicles for over twenty years, has been shortlisted by NASA to take part in its Artemis project.
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The organisers of the Paris Olympics, which begin in July, have vowed they will be the “greenest ever Games”, halving the carbon footprint of London 2012 and Rio 2016 from their average of 3.5m tonnes of CO2 to about 1.75m tonnes.
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