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British tourists will need to apply for visa waiver and pay fee to holiday in EU countries

Schengen area entry requirements for UK tourists change in 2023, they will have to apply to enter countries like Spain, France, Portugal and Greece

Chronicle Live · Jun 21, 2022

France's Fête de la Musique celebrates its 40th anniversary

Hundreds of thousands of people are expected to party until late in the evening today for France’s annual music festival, la Fête de la Musique, created in 1982 by then French culture minister Jack Lang. Since then, the event that has become international and is now present in more than…

Radio France Internationale · Jun 21, 2022

Rhine river cruise offers a 'magic window' on historic cities and spectacular scenery

A Rhine river cruise in Germany, France, Switzerland and Holland on new ship Emerald Luna comes with historic sights and a host of brilliantly innovative technological ideas on board

Daily Mirror · Jun 21, 2022

Macron holds postelection talks with French party leaders

French President Emmanuel Macron was holding talks Tuesday with France’s main party leaders after his centrist alliance failed to win an absolute majority in parliamentary elections

The Independent UK · Jun 21, 2022

Ireland to be represented at new UEFA tournament for refugees

Ireland will be joined by teams from Austria, Belgium, Germany, France, Italy, Malta and Switzerland in the Unity Euro Cup

Irish Mirror · Jun 21, 2022

French opposition tells 'arrogant' Macron: compromise to win support

French opposition leaders told beleaguered President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday that they would not make life easy for him as he sought a way to avoid political paralysis after this weekend's election setback in parliament.

Reuters · Jun 21, 2022

EU reaches 'total consensus' on granting Ukraine candidate status

EU ministers on Tuesday backed granting war-torn Ukraine candidate status to join the bloc ahead of a summit expected to formally greenlight the move later this week, France's Europe minister said. In fighting on the ground, Ukraine said it was encountering difficulty in the east as Russian forces captured more…

France 24 · Jun 21, 2022

Left surges in French elections

Macron in trouble: Jean-Luc Mélenchon's leftist coalition made major gains, as did Marine Le Pen's far-right party

Salon · Jun 20, 2022

Cracks at the centre: On France’s elections

Macron seems to have lost some of his support base to both the new left and the far-right 

The Hindu · Jun 20, 2022

France's Macron invites political parties to discuss hung parliament-source

French President Emmanuel Macron will invite all political parties able to form a group in the new parliament for talks on Tuesday and Wednesday after his camp lost its absolute majority, a source close to Macron said on Monday.

Reuters · Jun 20, 2022