Emma Pearson

1 week ago | thelocal.com | Emma Pearson

Visiting some of France's biggest tourist attractions - from the Chateau de Versailles to the Arc de Triomphe - could be more expensive for visitors from non-EU countries from next year, due to extra powers given to state-run museums by president Emmanuel Macron. Macron announced in January that the Louvre would begin, from January 1st 2026, charging a higher ticket price to visitors from non-EU countries.

3 weeks ago | thelocal.fr | Emma Pearson

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1 month ago | thelocal.fr | Emma Pearson

Why do I need to know bleuet? Because it's a symbolic flower that is very important on two dates of the year - May 8th and November 11th. What does it mean? Un bleuet is the small blue flower known in English as a cornflower. It's a common and rather pretty wildflower often seen on grass verges and in gardens.

1 month ago | thelocal.fr | Emma Pearson

Back in 2023, French tax authorities introduced a new requirement for anyone who owns property in France - including foreign second-home owners. This is the Déclaration des biens immobiliers, also known as the déclaration d'occupation. Completing the one-off declaration has been compulsory since 2023, but while the new system was bedding in, fines have not been issued.

1 month ago | thelocal.fr | Emma Pearson

It's a truth universally acknowledged that a French politician in possession of presidential ambition must be in want of something to Get Tough on. And if you come from the right of the political spectrum then Getting Tough on some aspect of the immigration system is a sure-fire winner. Does it matter if you end up announcing that you're going to Get Tough by introducing rules that already exist? It seems not, judging by French Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau's announcement on Monday.