How and when to update your Carte Vitale
October 2025 – Current rules, main exceptions, and upcoming/future changes for carrying liquids in hand luggage when travelling to and from the EU ✈️ Current Rules for Carrying Liquids on a Plane (France → England,…
If your spouse is becoming more and more reliant on you and unable to look after themselves, or you are looking after an elderly relative, then you are a carer or “aidant familial” in French.
Why do I need to renew my Brexit card?
Are you aware that there are plenty of electricity suppliers to choose from, nearly all cheaper than the former state-owned EDF who are still the biggest electricity supplier on the market?
A sobering winter message from the local gendarmes reminds people, particularly the elderly, to be on their guard against scammers and con artists.
From 12 October 2025 the EU’s Entry/Exit System (EES) began to record most non-EU visitors to the Schengen area (passport data + photo; first-time entrants also give fingerprints).
The vaccination campaign against seasonal flu and Covid in France has now been launched.
Use the electronic toll payment badge on all motorways in France, Spain, Portugal and Italy.
All patients in France should be offered the possibility of a tele-consultation, especially those with mobility problems.