Topic: France 🇫🇷

A French investigating judge has ordered cinema icon Gerard Depardieu to stand trial on charges of raping and sexually assaulting actor Charlotte Arnould in 2018,according to reports from French news agency AFP citing sources close to the case.

French newspapers and magazines are launching an offensive against public online databases used to train generative artificial intelligence applications that they say use content without compensating the authors, putting the France's professional journalism sector's economic model at risk.

Prime Minister François Bayrou has warned that France’s excessive debt puts it in danger, which is why he says his government’s proposed budget, which cuts into public spending and freezes pensions and other social payments, is crucial. But is the debt really such a danger? And how did France ...

A French ex-policeman is in the dock this week, accused of exploiting his position in child protection to prey on vulnerable youngsters in the Philippines.

François Bayrou has placed his government’s survival on a high-stakes confidence vote, urging France to back his tough budget plans despite mounting calls for his departure.

French children heading back to school this week face stricter phone bans, tougher exams and new lessons in sexuality and AI, while Education Minister Elisabeth Borne is hoping a fresh start in classrooms will clear the political storm clouding her own future.

France is to boost its military and police presence in its Caribbean overseas territory of Guadeloupe, in a bid to clamp down on escalating cocaine trafficking in the region that is driving unprecedented levels of violence. Local officials in both Guadeloupe and Martinique say they're finally being...

Working for yourself or ‘working for the man’? The difference is more than an impression – and French law takes a very dim view of so-called ‘disguised employment’.

The French have developed an entire cultural tradition around the idea of an afternoon snack. It's called "Le goûter" and here's what you need to know about it.

The feared French Champagne industry lawyers take the protection of France's most famous sparkling wine extremely seriously.

French postal service La Poste has, along with many of its European counterparts, suspended the mailing of packages to the United States, following new US customs duties regulations. Here's what that means for Americans in France.

If you are running a small business or operating as a freelancer in France, watch out for official-looking letters demanding payments for legal registration or services - they may not be all they seem, as freelancer Aurore Laborie explains.