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French are the cleanest in Europe, study finds
28/06/2011 - FRANCE

French are the cleanest in Europe, study finds

Despite a persistent negative stereotype about French hygiene practices - which at least one historian says has a ring of truth - a study has found that the French may actually be more fastidious than their European neighbours.
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Air France resumes normal operations as strike ends
10/02/2012 - France

Air France resumes normal operations as strike ends

Air France said on Friday that its services were returning to normal after a four-day staff strike over a draft law that would require workers to give 48 hrs notice before striking. The strike caused hundreds of flight cancellations.
Firemen control blaze at iconic Marseille building
10/02/2012 - France

Firemen control blaze at iconic Marseille building

Firemen in Marseille on Friday brought under control a fire that had broken out at the city's iconic ‘Cité Radieuse’ housing complex. The full extent of the damage is still not yet known.
Renault's new factory sends French workers into a spin
10/02/2012 - FRANCE

Renault's new factory sends French workers into a spin

Renault boss Carlos Ghosn and Morocco's King Mohammed VI opened the carmaker's new factory near Tangiers on Thursday with great ceremony. The plant will have an initial capacity of 170,000 vehicles, expected eventually to reach 400,000. Yet the partly state-owned Renault has faced a storm of criticism over the project, seen by some in France as denying French workers jobs that were rightfully theirs.
Sarkozy ally Woerth under formal investigation in campaign finance scandal
09/02/2012 - France

Sarkozy ally Woerth under formal investigation in campaign finance scandal

Former Labour Minister Eric Woerth was placed under formal investigation Thursday for his involvement in a complicated campaign finance scandal that comes inauspiciously close to the expected re-election bid of French President Nicolas Sarkozy.
Perfumier Guerlain on trial for racist slur
09/02/2012 - FRANCE - JUSTICE

Perfumier Guerlain on trial for racist slur

Perfume impresario Jean-Paul Guerlain went on trial in Paris Thursday over a 2010 incident in which he described himself as working like a "negre" – a racist slur - and then implying that black people were lazy.
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Sarkozy sets stage for re-election bid
09/02/2012 - France

Sarkozy sets stage for re-election bid

French President Nicolas Sarkozy set the stage for his re-election promises in an interview, saying he intends to hold a referendum on whether unemployed people receiving benefits should be allowed to turn down jobs.
Further cancellations on last day of French airline strike
10/02/2012 - France

Further cancellations on last day of French airline strike

Air France cancelled 65% of its long-haul flights and 75% of its medium- and short-haul flights on Thursday, the final day of a strike over the airline's striking policies. The airline claims the stoppage is costing EUR8-10mn per day.
Sarkozy ally charged with influence peddling
09/02/2012 - France

Sarkozy ally charged with influence peddling

French judges on Wednesday filed preliminary charges against former Labour Minister Eric Woerth for "passive influence peddling" in a scandal linked to the management of the fortune of France's richest woman Liliane Bettencourt.
Government seeks to turn page after ‘Nazi’ jibe
08/02/2012 - FRANCE

Government seeks to turn page after ‘Nazi’ jibe

French Interior Minister Claude Gueant (pictured) has been accused of reviving Nazi ideology by saying some civilisations are more equal than others. The government is hoping the dust will settle quickly.
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