French Riviera local news

French Riviera local news | From 09 to 15/01

Evening Update Friday 13 January 2023

Inflation in France decreased slightly over one month in December and also over one year, according to data from French government statistics body INSEE Evening Update Friday 13 January 2023 Read More

13/01/2023

French and Riviera News Friday 13th January 2023

France's National Education Ministry has announced new measures in French schools to get basic French and maths skills up to scratch, including two extra hours of reading and writing, and daily dictation exercises. French and Riviera News Friday 13th January 2023 Read More

13/01/2023

Evening Update Thursday 12 January

The Paris prosecutor's office has said that the man suspected of stabbing six people at the Gare du Nord yesterday has been placed in police custody Evening Update Thursday 12 January Read More

12/01/2023

French and Riviera News Thursday 12th January 2023

The man who stabbed and injured six people at the Gare du Nord in Paris on Wednesday morning has been identified as a Libyan, aged around 20, who arrived in France 3 years ago. French and Riviera News Thursday 12th January 2023 Read More

12/01/2023

Evening Update Wednesday 11 January 2023

Six people have been stabbed at a train station in Paris. A man has been arrested on suspicion of carrying out the attack early this morning at the Gare du Nord Evening Update Wednesday 11 January 2023 Read More

11/01/2023

French and Riviera News Wednesday 11th January 2023

There have been calls for protests following the French Prime Minister’s announcement of the radical overhaul of France’s pension payments which aims at raising the retirement age from 62 to 64 by 2030. French and Riviera News Wednesday 11th January 2023 Read More

11/01/2023

Evening Update Tuesday 10 January 2023

French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne has held a press conference this evening to announce the government's planned pension reforms Evening Update Tuesday 10 January 2023 Read More

10/01/2023

Train fares to increase

The SNCF has announced an increase in the cost of a train ticket from today Tuesday 10th January. Train fares to increase Read More

10/01/2023

French and Riviera News Tuesday 10th January 2023

The French government is to present its pension reform today Tuesday 10th January, while unions have already announced plans to demonstrate against the reform, without yet announcing a specific date and a recent survey shows that 85% of French people are opposed to an increase in the legal retirement age. French and Riviera News Tuesday 10th January 2023 Read More

10/01/2023

Evening Update Monday 9 January 2023

The French government has announced a series of measures aimed at making hunting safer. There are incidents every season in France which often result in the death or injury of passersby or other hunters Evening Update Monday 9 January 2023 Read More

09/01/2023

French President and Japanese Prime Minister to visit Notre-Dame construction site

French President Emmanuel Macron and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida are due to visit the construction site of Notre-Dame cathedral in Paris this Monday. French President and Japanese Prime Minister to visit Notre-Dame construction site Read More

09/01/2023

Weather warning

The Var has been placed on a yellow weather alert with strong winds forecast. Weather warning Read More

09/01/2023

Decision on hunting to be announced by the French government today

After several months of debate, the French government will today announce its decisions to make hunting more secure and reduce the number of accidents with the possibility of introducing a ban on hunting on Sunday’s. Decision on hunting to be announced by the French government today Read More

09/01/2023

French and Riviera News Monday 9th January 2023

French president Emmanuel Macron has called for "respect for democratic institutions" in Brazil and underlined France's "unwavering support" for President Lula, after the invasion of several institutions. French and Riviera News Monday 9th January 2023 Read More

09/01/2023