The ‘contribution à l’audiovisuel public’ (TV Licence!), is to be abolished permanently from 2022,
For just this week, we have been offered a chance to once again put the tapestry on display, for just 12 days, whilst further consideration is given.
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The age old French tradition of ‘la bise’ and the ‘poignée de main’ (handshake) hang in the balance as the French government advises the nation to ‘saluer sans serrer la main et arrêter les embrassades’
If you’re caught short in the centre of Paris, look out for these bright red, eco-friendly urinals or ‘uritrottoirs’ filled with straw and designed to be odour-free.
Look out for the Spring P-O Life Mag around the region from 30th March.
Did you know that the word ‘apéritif’ comes from the Latin ‘aperire’ meaning to open or uncover? As it is typically served before a meal to whet the appetite, (as opposed to a ‘digestif’, which is served at the end of a meal to aid digestion), it opens both appetites and a bottle or two.
State auctions – Adjugé, Vendu! State auctions (les ventes domaniales) take place throughout France and are organised by the DNID, responsible for selling off a variety of state owned property, assets and estates..
New app with chat function to contact a gendarme or a police officer directly.
Did you know that the French charity which most closely resembles Cancer Research UK is La Ligue nationale contre le cancer?
