White House special envoy Steve Witkoff arrives to meet families of hostages held captive in the Gaza Strip, in Tel Aviv, Israel, August 2, 2025. ARIEL SCHALIT / AP US envoy Steve... Read more »
The European Commission has launched an investigation into a new French law which conflicts with European precepts on cross-border successions. International successions in France are governed by European Succession Regulation 650/2012, which... Read more »
A Belgian couple living in the department of Tarn have won €128,000 in damages due to a wind farm near their property. As we have previously reported in these pages, wind farms... Read more »
House prices in Dordogne vary by an average of over 100% between the most and least expensive areas. A combination of reasonable house prices, striking beauty and tranquillity make the Dordogne a popular... Read more »
There are a range of of after-care services available on discharge from hospital in France, but they operate in a somewhat fragmented manner. The term used for after care support in France... Read more »
A new study identifies those communes where the percentage number of long-term empty homes is highest, in some cases over 20% of the housing stock. We have previously reported in these pages... Read more »
A view of a warehouse of Kuehne+Nagel, which houses US-funded contraceptives worth nearly $10 million, in Geel, Belgium July 24, 2025. MARTA FIORIN / REUTERS France said Friday, August 1, it could... Read more »
Thirty-seven departments in France have re-introduced a 90km/h speed limit on some of their roads. Since 1st July 2018, a maximum speed limit of 80km/h has been in place on all French... Read more »
The public right of information to land planning applications in France is tightly prescribed, so obtaining early notice about proposed neighbouring developments is often not easy. Readers from the UK and most... Read more »
A demonstrator holds an image of US President Donald Trump with red horns during a protest against the tariffs on Brazilian products imposed by Trump, in São José dos Campos, Brazil, July... Read more »