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Poverty

How much must you earn to be officially rich in France?

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‘Don’t let recent protests in France detract from the positives’

While recent protests have highlighted the challenges France faces, there are also reasons to be optimistic, says columnist Richard Ogier

Mayor in Paris suburbs named best mayor in world for fight on poverty

One in two residents of the town lives below the poverty level. The use of emergency food vouchers and daily calls to isolated and elderly residents were actions cited for the honour

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Covid-19 circulation going down in Paris, used water analysis shows

Data indicates stricter Covid rules are working in the capital, as researchers find that people living in poorer urban areas are most heavily impacted by the virus

Covid pushes a million more in France into poverty

Non-profit organisation Secours Populaire Français said it helped 45% more people during the first 2020 lockdown

Living standards in France stagnant for a decade

Average living standards and inequality have remained stagnant in France for the past 10 years, a new report has said, with the average quality of life having slightly improved in the past 12 months.

French MPs launch campaign against rise in bed bugs

A campaign against bed bugs in France has been launched by MPs to spread knowledge of how to get rid of the bugs, and “lift the taboo” on the growing problem, which is said to affect 400,000 sites.

You just can’t run a country like a bank

Macron promised he would cancel local taxes for all in 2017... instead, he has reduced taxes and spread the cuts out over three years.

Benefits rethink in €8bn fight on poverty in France

Broad welcome for plans but ‘they need to go further’

Macron announces France’s new €8bn ‘poverty plan’

President Emmanuel Macron’s anti-“poverty plan” is set to be announced today (Thursday September 13), and expected to include measures such as breakfast at school, and mandatory education up to 18.

Thanks for buying our France calendar!

Three charities have benefited from the generosity of readers who bought The Connexion 2018 France charity calendar.

Police give 1.5 tonnes of confiscated food to charity

Police in the Alpes-Maritimes who confiscated 1.5 tonnes of boxes of fruits and vegetables from non-licensed traders, have donated the food to charity Restos du Cœur.

French retirees ‘better off’ than peers, says report

French retired people are much better off than many of their peers from other European nations, according to a new report from French economic development agency OCDE.

Being chic is a low priority here

Susan Thomas wins the Connexion letter of the month and a copy of the Connexion Puzzle Book.

Poverty

How much must you earn to be officially rich in France?

‘Don’t let recent protests in France detract from the positives’

Mayor in Paris suburbs named best mayor in world for fight on poverty

Covid-19 circulation going down in Paris, used water analysis shows

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Being chic is a low priority here

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