French Riviera local news

French Riviera local news | From 22 to 28/07

Evening Update Friday 26 July 2024

TGV services across much of France are gradually improving after several arson attacks affected the network in the early hours of this morning. Evening Update Friday 26 July 2024 Read More

26/07/2024

French and Riviera News Friday 26th July 2024

Paris is getting ready to shut down it’s city centre and its airspace as well as mobilise 45,000 police and several army units in what has been billed as the biggest open-air show on Earth. French and Riviera News Friday 26th July 2024 Read More

26/07/2024

Evening Update Thursday 25th July 2024

Lucie Castets, the left-wing candidate for Prime Minister, reiterated her desire to lead the government during a media appearance on July 25. A poll showed that nearly 60% of French people oppose President Macron appointing Castets, while 40% support it. Evening Update Thursday 25th July 2024 Read More

25/07/2024

French and Riviera News Thursday 25th July 2024

French President Emmanuel Macron is preparing to welcome world leaders to the Olympic games opening ceremony tomorrow night and has been visiting key venues before they open, in order to both ramp up France’s global image and appeal to French people who are sceptical about the cost and impact of the games. French and Riviera News Thursday 25th July 2024 Read More

25/07/2024

Evening Update Wednesday 24th July 2024

France will host the 2030 Winter Olympics in the Alpes, conditional on state and regional financial guarantees. President Macron confirmed his full support. This will follow the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics, making it the second Olympics in six years for France. Evening Update Wednesday 24th July 2024 Read More

24/07/2024

Prince Albert and Princess Charlene visit collection of Olympic torches ahead of attending the opening ceremony in Paris on Friday

Ahead, of attending the opening ceremony in Paris on Friday, Prince Albert and Princess Charlene of Monaco have visited the prince’s very own personal collection of up to 40 Olympic torches currently on display at the Grimaldi Forum. Prince Albert and Princess Charlene visit collection of Olympic torches ahead of attending the opening ceremony in Paris on Friday Read More

24/07/2024

French and Riviera News Wednesday 24th July 2024

In a televised interview on French television Tuesday evening French President Emmanuel Macron has said he will maintain the country’s centrist caretaker government until the end of the Olympic Games in mid-August to avoid disorder, dismissing an effort by a leftwing alliance to name a prime minister. French and Riviera News Wednesday 24th July 2024 Read More

24/07/2024

Ropes to Facilitate Exiting the Water

Ropes have been installed to facilitate swimming and exiting the water, particularly for seniors, on five beaches in Nice. Ropes to Facilitate Exiting the Water Read More

23/07/2024

Evening Update Tuesday 23rd July 2024

A proposal to repeal the pension reform has been submitted to the French National Assembly by far-left La France Insoumise (LFI). They believe there is enough support to overturn the reform. The far-right Rassemblement National (RN) supports the proposal, but right-wing Les Républicains (LR) oppose forming a coalition with the president's party. Evening Update Tuesday 23rd July 2024 Read More

23/07/2024

French and Riviera News Tuesday 23rd July 2024

French President Emmanuel Macron will give his first interview since the legislative elections this evening at 8pm on France 2. French and Riviera News Tuesday 23rd July 2024 Read More

23/07/2024

Evening Update Monday 22nd July 2024

During a visit to the Olympic Village in Saint-Denis, President Emmanuel Macron declared that France is ready for the Paris 2024 Olympics, set to begin on Friday. He inaugurated a police station and fire station, highlighting the security efforts for the event. Evening Update Monday 22nd July 2024 Read More

22/07/2024

French and Riviera News Monday 22nd July 2024

A police officer and five protesters have been injured after violence erupted when about 4,000 people turned out for a demonstration in La Rochelle over the use of reservoirs to supply large-scale agriculture. French and Riviera News Monday 22nd July 2024 Read More

22/07/2024