Food and property, tax and tourists: 6 essential articles for life in France

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Once upon a time, all you needed to watch TV in France was an aerial, an electrical socket, a TV, and a TV licence. BundlesThe TNT option is a decent start, but most people these days get their TV services as part of a bundle from their telephone and internet provider. Entertainment – if you would rather have a bit of divertissement, France has a lot of téléréalité (reality TV shows). Here’s our pick of 7 French TV shows that will help you understand FranceCan I watch French TV outside France? M6 (home of all those reality TV shows) has the 6play.fr site which works both in France and abroad, while bfmtv.com also allows live or catch-up viewing outside of France.
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France concerned by US climate bill but doesn’t want ‘war’

The first half of 2022 suggests last year’s figure will be beaten again, with 93,344 electric cars first registered. Listen to our discussing on electric cars and the problems of transport in rural France in the latest episiode of the Talking France podcast. To support the expected increase in electric vehicles on French roads, the number of charging points will also rise – but installations are currently behind schedule. There should have been 100,000 publicly available charging points (known as bornes) across France at the end of 2022. In an additional boost for those considering switching to electric vehicles, the President also announced that prices at charging terminals will be controlled under the government’s energy price shield.

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Russia will have to answer for Ukraine atrocities: France

One uncertainty remains: France is still struggling to bring its ailing nuclear power stations to normal capacity. An intermittent strike for higher pay which delayed the already backlogged, French nuclear repair and maintenance programme, has been resolved. Electricité de France (EDF) and the Conféderation Générale du Travail (CGT) trades union federation have reached a deal which will raise pay for the lowest paid workers by 10 percent. As bad luck, or bad judgement, would have it, the French power vacuum coincided with the European electricity shortage – and a spike in wholesale prices – caused by the Ukraine war. Nuclear power is fraught, politically, technically, environmentally.

4 months ago The Local France

French refinery workers strike and threaten blockades as pension battle heats up

Given the subject – pension reform – they should perhaps be planning the “grandmother” of all battles. The country was severely disrupted by strikes and street protests over pension reform in 1995 and 2019. It will no doubt be necessary for a future President to stir up the old sea-serpent of pension reform once again in the next decade. Unlike other countries almost all French people, save the very rich, depend entirely on the state pension system. There is, in truth, not one French state pension system but 42 different regimes, including favourable deals for rail and Paris Metro workers, ballet dancers, lawyers, oil refinery and power station workers, police and soldiers.

2 months ago The Local France

Should you travel to France if there is a strike on?

Some countries even issue travel warnings to their citizens about French strikes, but let’s be honest – strikes in France are hardly unusual. Strikes in France are noisy and attention grabbing and tend to get on the news. Emergency servicesThere are limits to the right to strike in France, and most of them concern emergency workers like the police, healthcare workers and firefighters. AttitudeThe wisest way to deal with French strikes is to try and copy the French, who tend to be pretty philosophical about them. READ ALSO How to stop worrying and learn to love French strikes

5 months ago The Local France

Where in France are property prices are starting to dip and by how much?

After two years of steadily rising prices across France, the property market is starting to change. Only Lille and Marseille continue to show slight increases in property prices, respectively of 0.7 percent in Lille (to €3,567 per square metre) and 0.8% in Marseille (€3,868 per square metre) in the past month. Over the past three months, property prices have gone down in 18 of France’s 35 largest towns and cities. How French property prices are set to fall in 2023We are entering a new cycle,” Thomas Lefebvre, of online property agent Meilleurs Agents, told Le Parisien. Here are average property price changes the 20 biggest towns and cities in France:

3 months ago The Local France

Everything that changes in Austria in November 2022

READ ALSO: Austria president urges reforms after fresh graft revelationsChristmas marketsThe Christmas season begins in Austria, with Christmas markets (the Christkindlmärkte) opening in mid-November. Elsewhere in Austria, Graz’s main Christmas market opens at the city’s Hauptplatz on November 18th. Longer intervals in Viennese public transportFrom November 3rd, public transport in Vienna will extend their intervals, according to Wiener Linien. The public transport company has been preparing for the pension wave for a long time and is taking a variety of measures to attract jobs,” the company said. However, there are two rules: the recipient must live in Austria for six months in 2022, and minors receive half the amount.

4 months ago The Local Austria

Today in Austria: A roundup of the latest news on Tuesday

More allegations: Schmid accuses former chancellor Kurz of inciting him to threaten the ChurchThe allegations made by former Finance Ministry secretary Thomas Schmid continue to cause controversy in Austria. Austria uses natural gas for heating and in some energy-intensive industries such as steel and paper. High inflation, energy crisis, a possible new Covid wave – these factors are a concern for people living in Austria right now. Apart from three Black-Red and two Black-Green coalitions, there was also one Black-Blue in Upper Austria and one Red-Pink in Vienna. Later today…November is coming up, so check back later today to read our story on everything that changes in Austria next month.

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