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France announces aid to farmers affected by drought
Farmers' representatives will meet next week with the French Ministry of Agriculture to convey their demands. The effects of drought and heat are being felt economically, but also physically and mentally.
A new tax on fast and cheap clothing is introduced in France
CAF has been awarded the supply of 15 railway tram units in the Paris region for 150 million
The 15 hybrid trains designed to run on the city's streets and platforms, as well as on a conventional train, are designed to expand line T13, extending to the town of Acheres.
A tornado has injured at least 40 people and damaged 300 houses in southern France
More than 40 people have been injured and 15 of them have had to be hospitalized, a tornado that has also left two people missing in the town of Pomas in the department of Aude in southern France.
The PNV calls on the Spanish Government to dialogue with France to resolve the "bottleneck" of traffic in Irun
He also criticized the "demagoguery" of Irun's mayor, Cristina Laborda, and pointed out that the problem is not that "roads are missing" in the municipality, but that France has turned the border into a "bottleneck."
Macron promulgates a law that will allow euthanasia and assisted death
The Act has been published in the Official Gazette of France, a necessary step before the entry into force of the Act.
They have managed to control the last fire in the countryside, and some of the evacuees will be able to return home
The General Secretary of the Landes Prefecture warned, however, that "the fact that the fire is under control does not mean that it is extinguished, so we must be very vigilant."
The Landes fire has improved, but the fire is still under control
The fire has already affected 1,700 hectares and some 550 firefighters are working on extinction work, while some 650 people are still evacuated.
French Constitutional Council revokes social media ban for children under 15
In the light of this ruling, French President Emmanuel Macron has asked Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu to prepare a "legally sound text" on the basis of the judgment itself and European regulations, while maintaining his intention to bring the reform into force "before the spring of 2027."
Another forest fire broke out in Gironda, which has already burned 1,100 hectares
The flames are near the town of Luglon, which has led to the evacuation of some 500 inhabitants.
North Euskal Herria Fire Brigade Protest for Greater Resources
The cable for the high-voltage line linking the Gulf of Bizkaia with France has begun to be installed in front of Lemoiz
The electric interconnection between the Gulf of Bizkaia and France is closer. This high-voltage line will link Gatika with Cubnezais near Bordeaux and will travel 276 kilometres underwater. To ensure that the ecosystem is not damaged, it will monitor the work from Azti.
The A63 motorway will reopen at 14:00 to travel from Bayonne to Bordeaux
The stabilisation of the Gironda fire will allow the extension of the A63 motorway between the Basque Country and Bordeaux. However, high-speed train traffic from the SNCF railway company between Hendaia and Bordeaux is still suspended.
The great fire in Gironda has reignited forcefully, forcing the evacuation of 4,000 other tourists
The greatest concern of the French authorities has come true. The forest fire in Gironda, which was technically considered stabilised in the morning, has reignited at several points following a change in the direction of the wind.
Unease between the people of Bordeaux and the people who have been evacuated
Bordeaux smells of burning. The fires heading towards the southwestern city of France are already felt in its streets: the city woke up this Saturday covered in a yellowish gray smoke, the air irritates its throat, and the unrest is spreading to its inhabitants.
The fires in Arcachon and the Landes remain out of control, and four other municipalities near Bordeaux have been evacuated
The major fire in Gironda continues to advance towards the regional capital, which has already burned more than 19,000 hectares and forced the evacuation of more than 141,000 people in Gironda and the Landes.
Two major fires are being tackled in south-west France, the Landes and Arcachon
Authorities have warned that the fire is out of control in Arcachon Bay, with "worse conditions than in 2022," a region that suffered the most devastating fire in its history that year.
Children under 15 in Iparralde will not be able to access social media from September
The French National Assembly has given its final approval to the law prohibiting access to social media for children under 15 years of age, the first country to take the step in Europe.
Euthanasia will also be legal in the French Basque Country after the French parliament has recognised the right to assisted death
Until now, the Claeys-Leonetti Act passed in 2016 allowed for deep and continuous sedation for people with terminal illness and short life expectancy. The bill had previously been passed three times by the National Assembly, but has been rejected by the Conservative majority Senate.
A fire has burned down some of the popular forest in Fontainebleau, and it may have been intentional
A fire in the forest of Fontainebleau, south-east of Paris, has already burned some 800 hectares, French Interior Minister Laurent Núñez said on Monday.