Paris authorities fear a "yellow vest" protest and demonstrations against pension reform and climate change could spell trouble for this year’s Journées du Patrimoine (Heritage Days) weekend in Paris. Due to security concerns around a "yellow vest" protest planned for the weekend…

VIENNA (Reuters) – Vienna has held off Melbourne to retain the top spot on the Economist Intelligence Unit’s Global Liveability Index for 2019, further strengthening its reputation as the world’s most pleasant city, while the ‘gilets jaunes’ protests hurt Paris’ score. FILE…

Some 800 people gathered in Geneva, just outside the UN headquarters. In a second demonstration in Geneva this year, several hundred “yellow vests” (gilets jaunes) protestors gathered outside the United Nations headquarters on Saturday to denounce police violence and defend their right…

It was a quiet Monday afternoon in the picturesque town hall of Lingolsheim, outside Strasbourg. The school summer holidays had started and it was exceptionally hot. But at 4pm something extraordinary happened. Eleven people calmly walked in, politely greeted the receptionists, then…

The ‘gilets jaunes’ and trade unionists have protested at the very first unmanned opening of a Casino Géant hypermarket in France. The hypermarket in Angers is usually staffed, but trials an ‘autonomous’ Sunday afternoon opening. 250 protesters French trade union CGT says…

Hundreds of climate activists have marched in south-western France carrying portraits of President Emmanuel Macron that they had illegally removed from town halls and which police had been seeking to recover amid a judicial crackdown. As the G7 leaders met in Biarritz,…

Famous for surfing, chocolate and espadrille shoes, Biarritz is now in lockdown for the leaders of the world’s seven richest democracies This weekend, leaders from the G-7 will convene for their annual summit, this time in Biarritz, an upmarket seaside town right…

The French seaside resort of Biarritz is under lockdown by security forces ahead of the G7 summit , with more than 13,000 police as well as a special magistrates court set up to try anyone committing offences. The historic centre of the…

Tourism in France has seen a boost in the second part of the year, especially among high-end hotels Tourism in France in the second trimestre of 2019 was up 3.5% compared to the same time in 2018, after a 2.6% year-on-year drop…

GJ_Carmelo DG wikipedia Sociologist Jean-Claude Kaufmann explains why no one should be surprised at the rise of the grassroots’ movement The gilets jaunes (GJ) protesters have never put forward a leader and critics say it will be their downfall as there is…