French Riviera local news

French Riviera local news | From 12 to 18/06

Evening Update Friday 16 June 2023

President Macron has held talks with Saudi Arabia leader Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. The two leaders had lunch at the Elysees today Evening Update Friday 16 June 2023 Read More

16/06/2023

Monaco News

Meeting - Thursday June 15th saw a new meeting take place in Monaco with the Committee for the Coordination and Monitoring of the National Strategy to Combat Money Laundering, the Financing of Terrorism and the Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction and Corruption. The Principality takes part in Global Immunisation conference in Madrid - Other news in Monaco, the Principality has also taken Part in the Global Immunization Conference Organized by the GAVI Alliance and the Spanish Government in Madrid. And - Congratulations! The Monaco Basketball team have made history after winning its first French Cup. Monaco News Read More

16/06/2023

Mayor of Beausoleil placed in police custody for a second time

The mayor of Beausoleil, Gérard Spinelli, has once again been placed in police custody. Less than a month after being heard for the first time by police in Nice Spinelli, was again placed in police custody on Thursday June 15th. Mayor of Beausoleil placed in police custody for a second time Read More

16/06/2023

Macron to meet with Elon Musk today Friday 16th June

Emmanuel Macron is meeting with Elon Musk today Friday 16th June in Paris. The President of the Republic hopes to convince the billionaire to set up a battery factory for electric cars in France. Macron to meet with Elon Musk today Friday 16th June Read More

16/06/2023

French and Riviera News Friday 16th June 2023

The Secretary General of the United Nations has denounced the world’s “pitiful” response to global warming. The UN is set to organize a summit on climate action in New York on September 20th. Antonio Guterres believes that "countries are far from keeping their climate promises and commitments" and that "we are rushing towards disaster with our eyes wide open." French and Riviera News Friday 16th June 2023 Read More

16/06/2023

Evening Update Thursday 15 June 2023

President Macron is expected to be in Marseille from the 26th to the 28th of June. The visit will be in the context of his "Marseille en Grand" plan announced during a previous visit to the city in September 2021 Evening Update Thursday 15 June 2023 Read More

15/06/2023

French and Riviera News Thursday 15th June 2023

Passengers have remained blocked for more than 1h30 on line 4, of the Paris metro. Five Parisian metro trains on line 4 remained blocked underground on Wednesday, due to what was reported as an "exceptional technical incident" linked to "damage on a train". French and Riviera News Thursday 15th June 2023 Read More

15/06/2023

Evening Update Wednesday 14 June 2023

French Minister of Ecological Transition, Christophe Bechu has said that there are "very serious concerns" about groundwater levels on the Mediterranean coast Evening Update Wednesday 14 June 2023 Read More

14/06/2023

French and Riviera News Wednesday 14th June 2023

Gabriel Fortin has gone on trial in France accused of killing three women who he alleged wrecked his career. 48-year-old Fortin was arrested back in 2021 in Valence. French and Riviera News Wednesday 14th June 2023 Read More

14/06/2023

Evening Update Tuesday 13 June 2023

Nice Mayor Christian Estrosi has said that he wants to see the introduction of a French equivalent of the US "Green Card" for immigrants Evening Update Tuesday 13 June 2023 Read More

13/06/2023

French and Riviera News Tuesday 13th June 2023

French President Emmanuel Macron has expressed his “sincere condolences to his family and the Italian people” following the death at 86, of the former head of the Italian government Silvio Berlusconi. French and Riviera News Tuesday 13th June 2023 Read More

13/06/2023

Evening Update Monday 12 June 2023

An MP for a constituency in the Bouches-du-Rhone has said that he is going to ask for a parliamentary inquiry into the violence centred on drugs dealing in Marseille Evening Update Monday 12 June 2023 Read More

12/06/2023

French and Riviera News Monday 12th June 2023

An 11-year-old girl from a British family has been shot dead in Brittany north-western France. The incident occurred on Saturday evening in the village of Saint-Herbot and was reportedly due to a dispute between neighbours which had been ongoing for several years over a plot of land. French and Riviera News Monday 12th June 2023 Read More

12/06/2023