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France faced another day of protests, some of which turned violent on Saturday. NICOLAS TUCAT / AFP via Getty Images France and other countries across Europe are weathering another weekend…
France is bracing for another day of protests. NICOLAS TUCAT / AFP via Getty Images France and other countries across Europe are bracing for another day of protests. In Paris,…
TL;DR: Three hooded individuals broke into a home in Mont-de-Marsan, France, at 3:00 a.m. on October 22, restraining a couple in their 60s. The assailants stole a mobile phone and…
TL;DR France has proposed holding crypto platforms liable for certain customer losses when they facilitate access to DeFi protocols. The proposal includes security audits, vulnerability monitoring, and certification requirements for…
France’s National Assembly voted 38 to 37 on Friday to end the tax deferral on swaps from crypto into stablecoins, starting January 1, 2027. That vote adopted amendment I-3898 to…
Protesters vandalise a retail store during a demonstration near Place de la République, as the the Gilets Jaunes join students for a weekend of action on October 17, 2026 in…
Protesters vandalise a retail store during a demonstration near Place de la République, as the the Gilets Jaunes join students for a weekend of action on October 17, 2026 in…
Protesters gather at "Monument a la Republique" during demonstrations in Paris, France. Bloomberg/Getty Images France's cost-of-living protests descended into violence and looting over the weekend. Hundreds of thousands demonstrated amid…
TL;DR France approved an amendment that would allow gains from cryptocurrency-to-stablecoin swaps to be taxed starting in 2027. The proposal would end tax deferral for certain crypto-to-crypto transactions, even when…
Protesters blocked the entrances to the Louvre Museum on Monday to express their support for a nationwide high school student protest movement. Luc Auffret/Anadolu via Getty Images The Louvre Museum…
Alexandre Bompard, the CEO of supermarket chain Carrefour, condemned rioters in France on Sunday. Bloomberg/Getty Images Alexandre Bompard condemned the riots in France on Sunday. The Carrefour CEO said that…
TL;DR: French lawmakers approved an amendment to the 2027 budget by 38 votes to 37 that would change how gains are taxed when cryptocurrencies are converted into stablecoins . The…
Protesters march through central Paris amid fires, smoke, and police during nationwide demonstrations against the cost of living. Firas Abdullah/Anadolu via Getty Images Smashed shop windows and cars on fire…
France has emerged as a major hotspot for violent crypto-related crime, with authorities recording 90 cases involving kidnappings, extortion, threats, and robberies between January and mid-August 2026. According to France’s…
Julien Fréret, the director of Intermarché La Haye-du-Puits in Normandy, France. Courtesy of Julien Fréret Julien Fréret is the director of an Intermarché supermarket in Normandy, France. He said a…
I grew up in Paris, and I always urge visitors to stop into a local boulangerie. Kyra Alessandrini I grew up in Paris and often see tourists miss out on…
Leah Young. Courtesy of Leah Young Leah Young moved from Texas to Spain in 2015 to become a teaching assistant. What was meant to be a one-year stay has turned…
France’s amendment would apply the existing 31.4% flat tax to gains from certain crypto-to-stablecoin conversions. The proposal targets qualifying electronic money tokens under MiCA and could take effect on January…
TL;DR France is considering taxing crypto swaps into MiCA-regulated stablecoins at its 31.4% capital-gains rate from January 1, 2027, but the proposal is not law. Chainalysis warns the measure could…
American Sarah Lucas educated her three children in France. Courtesy of Sarah Lucas American Sarah Lucas is raising her three children in France, where she moved 25 years ago. She…
Italy has one of the highest shares of people aged 65 and over. alessandro_pinto/Getty Images The World Bank Group identified the countries with the highest shares of people aged 65…
The author is French, but raising her 9-year-old in America. Courtesy of Virginie Romary My 9-year-old daughter is enrolled in an American public elementary school. The school system here differs…
Naples, Italy, has seen the fastest growth in flight capacity from North America over the past three years. Alessandro Tortora/Getty Images More North Americans are flocking to Europe for summer…
There's a lot that I've loved about the French approach to pregnancy. Audrey Bruno I knew I'd likely have my first child abroad when I married a Frenchman and moved…
