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The 2024 Olympics were a success for Paris but a calamity for some of its businesses

Parisian business owners and hotel managers were promised a summer like no other

The Independent UK · Sep 10, 2024

Drive to woo lucrative Chinese tourists back to La Belle France

French Tourism Minister Olivia Grégoire is visiting China in an effort to convince reluctant Chinese visitors to return to the world's most popular tourist destination.

Radio France Internationale · Jan 4, 2024

'La France moche': French artists rally to celebrate the country's much-snubbed commercial zones

On 11 September, France’s Minister for Ecological Transition and Territorial Cohesion, Christopher Béchu, and Olivia Grégoire, the Minister Delegate for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises, Trade, Crafts, and Tourism, announced a national programme to rethink the country’s commercial zones.

The Conversation · Oct 4, 2023

France envisages health passes on its borders as Covid cases rise

Faced with a sharp rise in the number of Covid infections in France over the last month, the government is preparing a bill which could introduce health passes on its borders. The health minister has also recommended wearing masks in public transport.

Radio France Internationale · Jun 28, 2022

French legislative elections: The second round, by the numbers

Voters in France are heading back to the polls for a fourth time in two months as legislative elections conclude on Sunday, hot on the heels of April's presidential vote. Some 48.5 million voters are registered to cast a ballot in 572 run-off races across the country, with results due…

France 24 · Jun 17, 2022

Champions League final 'could have been better organised', French interior minister tells Senate

French Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin admitted at a Senate hearing on Wednesday that the weekend’s Champions League final in Paris "could have been better organised" after scenes of chaos and fans being teargassed went viral. Darmanin has faced growing criticism over the police’s crowd management tactics as well as accusations…

France 24 · Jun 1, 2022

Macron 'sad and sorry' after Champions League final chaos

French President Emmanuel Macron and government members said they are “sad and sorry” for 2,700 Liverpool fans who had a ticket but couldn't get into the stadium amid disorder and chaos at the Champions League final

The Independent UK · Jun 1, 2022

'Government of shame': Another French minister accused of rape, sparking calls for protest

A French NGO has called for protests Tuesday against what it called a “government of shame” after a newly appointed government minister was accused of rape and sexual assault by two women. Damien Abad, France’s new minister of social services, the elderly and the disabled, becomes the latest government minister…

France 24 · May 24, 2022