Talking France17 Mai 2023

French driving laws explained and has Macron made France more attractive?

The French are the second worst drivers in Europe according to a new survey, but there are many rules of the road that need to be observed. Some are more complicated than others for foreign drivers. And France has become far more attractive for foreign businesses in recent years, but is it all down to President Emmanuel Macron?

Welcome to a new episode of Talking France in which our team of journalists and experts at The Local talk about France.

In this latest episode we will find out who in France could be in store for surprise tax cuts.

We will also explain some of the driving laws in France you might not know about or even understand and are French drivers the worst in Europe?

We know France is a beautiful place to visit but why has it become such an attractive place to invest in and start a business. We’ll explore what’s changed about the country in recent years.

OPINION: Macron has made a start but France's 're-industrialisation' must move faster

And all eyes are on the French Riviera for the glamorous Cannes film festival but we’ll discuss another, more murkier side to the côte d’Azur.

And if you are thinking of putting your home up for rent on Airbnb you better know the rules in France. We’ll shed light on what you need to know.

And if you looking for some great events around France this summer we have a couple to recommend. And you can get a full list in the article below.

Host Ben McPartland will be joined by our in house French intellectuals and philosophers, Emma Pearson - the editor and John Lichfield our politics expert.

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French clash over air conditioning and how France became the best place to get naked

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Is France prepared to face more hellish heatwaves and why the French are ruling the World Cup?

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24 Jun 37min

Macron’s swan song, why France is mad for roundabouts and how Lyon became the home of gastronomy

This week we’ll look at whether Emmanuel Macron can land any knock out blows for Europe as he welcomes global leaders including Donald Trump to France for what’s been dubbed as his swansong in the int...

16 Jun 31min

70,000 outstanding complaints: France rocked by scale of child sexual violence

First up this week we'll look at how the killing of a young girl in south west France has sparked nationwide anger and protests and put the French governent under pressure to respond to a growing cris...

10 Jun 37min

Why the violence after football in France and will the French pay up for slavery role?

On this week's episode we will discuss the trouble you can get into in France for being sexist after one man was fined 55,000 euros for an ungentlemanly outburst.We'll also find out why dramatic footb...

3 Jun 32min

How to live without a car in France and are we facing an insufferably hot summer?

As we recorded this episode, France is baking under a record-breaking May heatwave that has sadly proved deadly - at least seven people having died in incidents linked to the hot weather. We’ll get t...

27 Mai 30min

France frets over contaminated baguettes and how to avoid renovation nightmares

This week we'll find out why it's all kicked off at the famous Cannes film festival. In one corner of the ring we have hundreds of French film stars, directors and industry staff and in the other corn...

20 Mai 40min