School holidays in France are organised according to three “holiday zones”, A, B and C, in order to manage the flow of French holidaymakers.
Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water….. Summer sees the return of the jellyfish to the Catalan coast…but no more than past years so no need to abandon the…
Brexit is likely affect many of us living here in the P-O in one way or another. Indeed, most are already feeling its effect as exchange rate fluctuations spiral down to all time lows. This…
Estate planning in France is made far more challenging by ‘forced heirship’ succession law and inheritance tax rates of up to 60%.
Did you know that if you look at the petrol pump symbol on your fuel gauge, there is a small arrow indicating on which side you’ll find your petrol cap? Amazing eh?
Did you know that Le Boulou will soon have the longest ‘autoroute ferroviaire’ in Europe?
Between 2018 and 2022, Emmanuel Macron’s government intends to phase out the taxe d’habitation for 80% of French resident, leaving those with an annual taxable revenue in excess of €20,000 per person to foot the bill.
A spate of petty burglaries over the last few weeks in the Albères have hopefully ended in the arrest of the thieves.
Navigating the murky waters of digital TV and online streaming can at times make the Bermuda Triangle seem simple!
Ten years after the privatisation of the EDG/GDF, at a time when competition is hotting up between providers of gas and electricity market, the P-O branch of UFC-Que Choisir has started a new campaign “énergie moins chère ensemble”.
