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'Bloquons tout': nine questions about call for total France shutdown in September
The Connexion looks at the mystery blockade movement calling for boycotts and acts of civil disobedience across the country
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Chikungunya, dengue fever, zika: how many cases in each French region this summer?
Increase in native cases of chikungunya follows outbreak in Réunion
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How France’s ‘back to school’ grant works and the amounts for 2025
Three million families are expected to receive the benefit, with payments of up to €462 per child
Call for ‘Journées du matrimoine’
A Frenchwoman suggests rebranding in the name of equality
The name for the French ‘Journées du patrimoine’ heritage days could receive a change to include ‘matrimoine’ in the name of equality if a new proposal goes ahead.
Joëlle Morel, of the Europe-Ecologie-Les Verts party in Paris, suggested that the word ‘matrimoine’ should be included in the lexicon to honour the achievements made by women across history, as well as using ‘patrimoine’ to celebrate those by men.