Unemployment - The unemployment rate in France has dropped slightly in the second quarter of this year by 0.2%. According to figures published by INSEE the decrease to 8.2% represents 66,000 fewer unemployed. The lowest level reached to date since 2009 was 8.5%. The new figures show a continuing downward trend of 0.6% each year. The report forecasts that the unemployment rate will reach 8.3% by the end of the year.
The man who allegedly drove his car into pedestrians on the Ile d’Oleron has said that he regrets his actions, according to the local prosecutor....
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Time is running out for the marine animals at Marineland in Antibes. On Thursday, 6 November 2025, France’s Minister for Ecological Transition, Mathie...
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A highly critical report into the operation of border facilities for migrants in Menton has been released today. Inspectors carried out an unannounced...
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A 35-year-old man was arrested on Wednesday after deliberately driving into pedestrians and cyclists on the island of Oléron, off France’s western coa...
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Five people have been injured, two of them seriously, after a man deliberately drove into pedestrians this morning in the Charente-Maritime department...
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