French Transport Minister Clement Beaune has confirmed that the price of train tickets will rise at the beginning of next year. However, speaking to French media over the weekend the minister said that he was talking to the SNCF about creating a tariff shield to limit price increases, particularly on TGV trains.
President Macron has delivered a short speech at the beginning of the Cop 27 in Egypt. He said that the war in Ukraine should not undermine the fight against climate change and "we will not sacrifice our climate commitments under the energy threat from Russia". He addressed the importance of the reduction in the use of coal and called for sobriety in the use of energy.
As from today, pharmacists in France will be able to administer vaccines and boosters prescribed by doctors, including for Covid-19 and influenza. The change will mean that patients will be able to receive their vaccinations more quickly and there will be less pressure on doctors offices.
A man in his seventies has died in the water off Six-Fours-les-Plages this afternoon. Rescuers were unable to resuscitate him. Two other swimmers also lost their lives on the Var cost over the weekend. A search was started on Saturday for man in his fifties who had gone missing off Le Pradet but his body was later found in the water. Meanwhile, a woman in her fifties was taken from the sea at Bandol yesterday evening but despite the efforts of rescuers she was pronounced dead at the scene.
Nice mayor Christian Estrosi is set to meet the management of the CHU in Nice on Wednesday to discuss recent system breakdowns. At the end of last week
