Culinary and heritage organisations are seeking recognition for traditional bouillabaisse preparation on France’s intangible heritage register as Marseille groups try to preserv...

Five former municipal administrators and contractors were convicted over bid-rigging and misuse of public funds connected with suburban housing redevelopment projects, receiving...

Municipal authorities have approved a new commercial and logistics zone near the Rhine aimed at capturing cross-border trade and supporting businesses serving customers in Franc...

Fishing cooperatives in western France are calling for stronger satellite monitoring of shared waters in the English Channel to protect scallop and sole stocks from excessive ha...

Paris authorities have begun inspections targeting speeding and illegal pavement use by commercial cargo bikes as rapid growth in urban deliveries raises pedestrian-safety conce...

Demand from wealthy clients for bespoke jewellery is helping support luxury revenues as leading French groups contend with weaker consumer spending in important Asian markets.

Higher-education authorities are directing public universities to strengthen in-person supervision and academic-integrity procedures as institutions seek to curb unauthorised us...

The Interior Ministry has directed prefects to reinforce security around transport hubs, places of worship and major public venues while the country remains under its Vigipirate...

Santé Publique France has urged hospitals, nursing facilities and regional health agencies to strengthen vaccination and preparedness as seasonal respiratory infections rise ear...

French and Belgian transport operators have agreed to expand overnight rail freight between Lille and Antwerp in an effort to shift cargo from congested motorway routes in north...

Aerospace companies around Toulouse have secured €30 million for flight testing of synthetic and waste-derived aviation fuels as the industry works to reduce emissions from comm...

Bordeaux wine authorities have authorised wider planting of grape varieties better suited to heat and drought as vineyards adapt to hotter growing seasons and changing harvest c...