Flight delay payouts could be scrapped for millions of travellers including from France The European Parliament has discussed a proposal to increase flight delay compensation threshold to at least five hours
France supports extending smoking bans to more outdoor areas Smoking could soon be banned at transport stops, near schools, and on restaurant terraces
Mont茅limar nougat wins special protection: what does this mean? The European Commission confirmed the status for the famous sweet treat this week
news Newly registered motorcycles to be subject to stricter noise rules in France The changes are due to start in January 2025
UK-EU plan for easy work and study for under-30s: what is proposed? Labour government reported to be open to a fresh look at the proposals as part of 'reset' of EU relationship
French inheritance and foreign law wills: calls for change grow 2021 rules forcing notaires to offer compensation to children who 鈥榤iss out鈥� on their French-law reserved portions are being examined by the European Commission
Why police custody rules must change in France Critics say the changes will 鈥榙amage investigations鈥� but proponents say it will make 鈥榮tatements taken from people in custody more solid鈥�
New cars in France must have these features from July Obligatory new tools will include automatic braking and lane departure warnings. Car costs are expected to rise by at least 鈧�500 per vehicle as a result
EU ruling on French inheritance law drags due to volume of complaints Many British and American people in France face uncertainty over their wills due to 2021 French law
French inheritance law complaints: EU misses decision deadline Complaints against France鈥檚 forced heirship rule on foreign wills remain unanswered one year on
Tributes to Jacques Delors after he dies aged 98 The former President of the European Commission made a lasting impact
EU decision on France鈥檚 inheritance law pushed back to February Multiple complaints have been made to the European Commission against French forced heirship rules on foreigners
EU plans to recruit more external workers to fill skill shortages It coincides with a report which showed that France is experiencing major skills shortages across a range of key sectors
EU decision awaited soon on French forced heirship inheritance law The Commission has received multiple complaints from foreign residents in France left confused by a change in the rules
Must I cancel my 10-year carte de s茅jour if I am returning to the UK? We look at the rules for people with residency rights in France who intend to leave the country before their permit expires
EU to fast-track future variant vaccines as new study begins New vaccines based on existing jabs will get fast-track approval, the EU said, as President von der Leyen defends the bloc鈥檚 vaccine strategy and confirms a new variant study
EU launches new plan to take on GAFAM tech giants If agreed by member states, the plan will increase the EU's ability to impose fines on tech giants Google, Amazon, Facebook, Apple, and Microsoft
Covid-19 vaccine 鈥榮hould be mandatory for all鈥� in France When a Covid-19 vaccine arrives in France and Europe, people in certain groups will likely receive it first, but a senior MEP has called for it to be mandatory for all. We explain
EU in 鈧�220m plan to transfer Covid patients between states The plan is to ease pressure on overloaded hospitals, alongside other coordinated Covid efforts on inter-EU travel and future vaccines
France Covid-19 latest: New cases at record 30,000 threshold The level of positivity is also up, and pressure is rising in hospitals as intensive care admissions increase
France welcomes EU鈥檚 new coordinated Covid risk map The map will be colour-coded by risk level from green to red, and will be updated by the EU each week
One and two centime coins could soon disappear in France One and two centime pieces could disappear in France - and the rest of the Eurozone - as the European Commission (EC) launches an online poll on the issue of 鈥渞ounding up鈥�.
Macron bans 鈥榠llegal鈥� hunting of thrush and blackbirds The President took the decision to ban birdlime (or "glue") hunting after meeting with hunting representatives and politicians. The ban is in place for one year.
EU consumer rights violated by airlines during Covid-19 The European Consumer Organisation has accused major airlines - including Air France, EasyJet and Ryanair - of violating passengers鈥� rights over reimbursements for cancelled flights during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Macron: 鈧�750 billion EU Covid kickstart plan is 鈥榟istoric鈥� French President Emmanuel Macron has called the EU鈥檚 new 鈧�750 billion plan to kickstart the economy after the Covid-19 crisis 鈥渢he most important moment for Europe since the creation of the euro鈥�.
France considers EU plan to cut copper coins Plans to phase out one and two cent coins across the eurozone are included in the European Commission's new work programme
France approves controversial Canada trade deal The French government has approved a controversial trade deal with Canada this week, amid intense debate and critics who say that the plan will allow unfair competition and cause ecological concerns.
Petition on European food labels seeks 1m signatures A petition to make the 鈥淣utri-Score鈥� food labelling system mandatory across Europe is aiming to reach one million signatures after being launched by European national consumer associations this week.
Costs to call Europe drop today in new EU law All phone calls within European countries are set to drop in price and be capped from today (Wednesday May 15), as a law limiting the cost has entered into force.
EU needs to market itself better Nick Inman argues that a union of 28 countries, speaking 24 languages, has a future 鈥� if it can overcome the national jealousies that fuelled Brexit
Less than third of French see Europe as 鈥榟opeful鈥� Less than one third of 麻豆传媒映画 see Europe as something 鈥渉opeful鈥�, with almost the same percentage calling it a 鈥渟ource of anxiety鈥�, according to a poll ahead of this year鈥檚 European elections.
Bird welfare group files complaint against France Bird welfare group La Ligue de Protection des Oiseaux is calling on France to remember its obligations towards birds, 40 years after a European Commission (EC) directive on the issue was first imposed.
Should we keep changing clocks twice a year? The European Commission has proposed ending the custom of changing clocks twice a year, as has happened in every European country since 1998.
The EU must prioritise democracy In the first of a series of articles Nick Inman looks at the future of the EU and reforms it should make. Here he stresses the need to prioritise democracy and proposes a draft charter
Europe votes to end daylight savings clock changes The European Parliament has approved plans to end seasonal daylight savings hour changes across the EU by 2021.
Macron calls for 鈥楨uropean renaissance鈥� in open letter President Emmanuel Macron has written an open letter entitled 鈥淎 European renaissance鈥�, in which he has called for a 鈥渕ore united Europe鈥� over the issues of protection, freedom, and progress.
France must stop LBD use during protests, Europe says France should review and stop its use of 鈥� lanceurs de balles de d茅fense (LBD)鈥� rubber bullet guns as soon as possible, the Council of Europe human rights commissioner has said.
Daylight clock change this weekend could be last ever This weekend - which saw the clocks 鈥済o back鈥� to 鈥渨inter time鈥� today (Sunday October 28) - could be the last time the seasonal clock change takes place in France, as support grows in Europe against it.
EU MEPs vote against plastic is 鈥榟uge step forward鈥� The European Parliament has successfully voted in a directive that will ban the use of single-use plastic by 2021, in a move that has been dubbed 鈥渁n absolutely enormous step forward鈥�.
Europe鈥檚 petrol pump labels to change in new EU rules Fuel labelling in petrol stations across Europe is to change this month (October 2018) in line with European Union rules to standardise pumps in the EU zone.
Europeans in favour of dropping daylight clock change Over 80% of Europeans are in favour of abandoning daylight saving changes and keeping the clocks in 鈥渟ummer time鈥� all year round, a new poll has found.
Have your say on daylight-saving time changes European Commission consultation on future of twice-yearly time change runs until August 16
France warned by European Commission on noise levels France has been warned by the European Commission to reduce its national noise levels on pain of further warnings and even sanctions.
MPs call for ban on glyphosate A total 54 of President Macron's La R茅publique En Marche! party's 310 MPs sign open letter calling for controversial herbicide's licence not to be renewed
France wants to keep tighter Schengen border controls France has joined other European countries to demand that the European Commission allow increased border controls to remain within the Schengen Agreement Area in the EU.
Official list of 鈥榚ndocrine disruptors鈥� published The French government has published an official list of pesticide products currently in circulation suspected of containing 鈥榚ndocrine chemical disruptors鈥�.
France U-turns controversial 鈥榚ndocrine chemical鈥� vote France has made a U-turn on its support of proposed European Commission regulations of the definition of chemicals known as 鈥榚ndocrine disruptors鈥� ( perturbateurs endocriniens (PEs) ).
Airport funding lift THE European Commission has relaxed rules governing the financing of regional airports, meaning more than 420 small runways across the Eurozone could be granted public funds more readily.
