A week of strikes is set to hit France hard in the coming days, in what some are calling a ‘black week’ for the country.

Manners matter and nowhere more so than in France where greeting rituals and politeness are de rigueur. 'Hello’ and ‘goodbye’ ...

This handy phrase pops up all the time in everyday French, referring to something non-specific or absurd. You might think that we are talking nonsense or saying n’importe quoi, but believe us, you ...

It is the third digital bank to close, following Orange Bank in 2024 and ING in 2022, as the market has become saturated.

Orne is a sausage-shaped department in Normandy, stretching east to west, which is appropriate because it is famous for at least three different types of sausages – a boudin noir (black pudding) from ...

C’est une douche écossaise. This colloquial phrase might be said after experiencing an emotional rollercoaster or describe ...

Despite November 11 being a bank holiday, shops can remain open. May 1 (worker’s day) is the only day where all non-essential ...

The Connexion readers have been left fuming over ongoing delays to replace Citroen car airbags that put them at risk of “serious injury or death”. David and Mary Haslam live in a small village in ...

An environmental association in France has condemned the return of its local department road speed limit to 90 km/h as “anti-environmental” and “politically-motivated”, according to actu.fr. The ...