France chooses climate change debate volunteer panel This week, 150 volunteers in France will become part of a citizens鈥� council on climate and environmental issues, after President Emmanuel Macron pledged the idea earlier this year.
One-stop office is reply to rural France鈥檚 fears New one-stop offices are to be set up in rural and isolated city locations to give people easier access to government services.
French president pledges 鈧�5bn in tax cuts but... President Macron offered new measures in his speech in response to the Grand D茅bat but failed to impress the gilets jaunes 鈥� and many of the general public.
Gilets jaunes plan Paris 鈥榰ltimatum鈥� march for Acte 18 Gilets jaunes protesters across France plan to present an 鈥渦ltimatum鈥� to President Emmanuel Macron for 鈥� Acte 18 鈥� tomorrow (Saturday March 16), as the Grand D茅bat ends, and more protests begin.
French student questions Macron on climate change A French coll猫ge student has demanded an answer on climate change from President Emmanuel Macron, during the latest installment of the national Grand D茅bat .
Everyone can put forward ideas for the Grand D茅bat The Grand D茅bat National on the future of France 鈥� one of President Macron鈥檚 key proposals in response to the gilets jaunes protests 鈥� is open to foreign residents and also to second-home owners.
Protesters face 鈧�135 鈥榶ellow vest鈥� fine threat Gilets jaunes demonstrators in Normandy, where President Macron visited for the first meeting of the grand d茅bat national with mayors, were threatened with 鈧�135 fines if they wore their yellow vests.
Foreign nationals may take part in Big Debate Foreign nationals living in France 鈥� and even second home owners who spend part of the year here 鈥� may take part in the Grand D茅bat National 鈥� French officials have confirmed.
Big Debate starts today, but can Britons take part? The 鈥楤ig National Debate鈥� launched by President Macron in response to the gilets jaunes protests gets under way officially today 鈥� but it is not clear if people of non-French nationalities are invited to take part or not.
