Officials hope an Olympic Village can transform a Paris suburb known for poverty and crime. But big plans have failed before.
Category: France
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French Farmers Are Urged by Unions to End Roadblocks
The call from two main farmers’ unions came after President Emmanuel Macron’s government announced new financial aid and plans to loosen regulations to end the nationwide protests.
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Bernard Arnault Names 2 More Sons to LVMH Board, Cementing Family Control
The move by France’s richest man extends a carefully-planned succession strategy for the world’s biggest luxury company.
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Depardieu Sexual Assault Suit Dropped Over Statute of Limitations
Hélène Darras, a French actress, had accused Gérard Depardieu of groping her in 2007 on a movie set. A separate investigation of the actor is proceeding, Paris prosecutors said.
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Carrefour Drops PepsiCo Products in France Over High Prices
Carrefour, a supermarket chain, said the maker of Pepsi, Lay’s and 7-Up was keeping its food “unacceptably” expensive despite falling inflation.
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‘The Three Musketeers’ and the Joy of Old-School Blockbusters
With its practical effects and broad-minded approach to story, the French franchise revives the pleasures of earlier movie spectacles, but with a Gallic twist.
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France’s President Condemns ‘Manhunt’ Against Gérard Depardieu
Emmanuel Macron broke with his culture minister, who had called comments made by Depardieu in a documentary a “disgrace.” The actor is facing renewed scrutiny over sexual assault accusations.
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A Frugal Exploration of Christmas Markets Along the Rhine River
It’s that time of year when holiday markets pop up across Europe. Relying on trains and a “Christmas bus,” we explore eight towns and cities in France and Switzerland, sipping mulled wine along the way.
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A Frugal Exploration of Christmas Markets Along the Rhine River
It’s that time of year when holiday markets pop up across Europe. Relying on trains and a “Christmas bus,” we explore eight towns and cities in France and Switzerland, sipping mulled wine along the way.
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Colette Maze, Pianist Whose Recording Career Started Late, Dies at 109
Born before the outbreak of World War I, she began making albums in her 80s. She released her latest, “109 Ans de Piano,” this year.
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Hot Glazed Doughnuts on the Menu, and Parisians Can’t Get Enough
The arrival of Krispy Kreme in France is just the latest advance in a decades-long invasion by U.S. fast food in the land of Michelin chefs and long leisurely meals.
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It Could Be a Vast Source of Clean Energy, Buried Deep Underground
In eastern France, and in other places around the world, deposits of natural hydrogen promise bountiful power. But questions remain.