Donating blood can help save lives - and authorities often issue appeals for donors around holiday periods, including the public holidays in May. If you want to donate in France, here is what you need to know.
Parents in France benefit from a number of tax deductions, including for childcare or school costs, accommodation or even alimony payments, some of which can continue even when your kids are adults. Here's a look at some of the tax breaks that you may be entitled to.
Companies use shrinkflation to increase profits by reducing product size without raising prices. Most people will notice a change in price, but will often miss a change in size, especially when the change is concealed by the outside packaging. Even matzoh for Passover was shrunk this year. — Read the rest
Planning on leaving France? You may, depending on your circumstances, be charged the 'exit tax'.
Deciphering whether or not you will owe French tax on your foreign-based pension can be very confusing. The Local has spoken with experts and consulted tax treaties for the US, the UK, Canada, and Australia to give an overview of how you might be affected.
A group of civil society organizations called for the French government to schedule a reparations agreement with Haiti during the third session of the U.N. Permanent Forum on People of African Descent in Geneva this week. According to Reuters, the participants are suggesting that any money paid should be given to the new Transitional Presidential
Beirut, Apr 18 (Prensa Latina) Interim Prime Minister Najib Mikati will meet with President Emmanuel Macron in France, the National News Agency of Lebanon reported in this capital on Thursday. The post Lebanese PM to meet with Macron in France first appeared on Prensa Latina.
The French tax system is a complicated one, especially if you're freelance or running your own business - but there is one extra element that can lead to foreigners in France getting a very unwelcome surprise, as one Australian in Paris discovered.
Jean-Noël Barrot says propaganda via social media and fake websites may distort EU election resultsFrance is being “pounded” by Russian disinformation that could distort the result of the upcoming EU parliamentary elections, France’s minister for Europe has said.Jean-Noël Barrot said in an interview with Ouest-France that Russian propaganda was being disseminated across social media platforms on a weekly basis. Continue reading
Please sign this petition to urge France's Senate to vote YES on these measures that would slow the uncontrolled burn of fast fashion.
Whether you’re hoping to explore ancient cities or lounge on the beach, summertime travel is about to be top-of-mind for just about everyone. And if you haven’t heard of Yvelines, it’s about to be on your radar. Expedia just released its summer travel outlook, which compares year-over-year searches for flights and lodging. And the report found that due to the Summer Olympics taking place in Paris, July 26 to August 11, France is going to be a major travel destination—especially the towns...
The attacker, who is aged in his late 20s, was arrested in the area where he attacked the second girl.