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Smoking: will the puff soon be banned by the government?

In an interview with RTL, Elisabeth Borne announced her intention to ban the use of "puff", the disposable electronic cigarette particularly popular with young people.

Fuel Allowance Extended to March: Who Is Eligible and How Do I Get It?

On October 1, 2022, the government paid a fuel allowance to workers. A second round of aid is planned for early 2023, announced Elisabeth Borne. We take stock of this allowance that has just been extended until the end of March.

Abortion: LREM and Nupes parties wish to setting right to abortion into the Constitution

LREM (a liberal political party in France) and Nupes (a left-wing alliance of political parties) are willing to protect abortion right by setting it into the Constitution. Following the United-States’ historical overturn on the matter, here are more details on the reaction of the Presidential majority of the French Parliament.

Health pass: pass control in shopping malls rejected by the Council of State

The government wished to instate the health pass to access stores and shopping malls. The Council of State has rejected the measures, considering it was a "disproportionate harm to involved people's freedom". Compulsory health pass could yet be kept for shopping malls covering over 20,000sqm on some conditions.

Coronavirus: antigenic tests now deployed within companies

To fight against coronavirus, companies have decided their employees can be tested with an antigenic test performed at work. Results guaranteed within 15 minutes.

National reconfinement: the new measures detailed by the Castex government

Following Emmanuel Macron's televised interview on October 28, Jean Castex is holding a press conference this Thursday, October 29, 2020 at 6:30 p.m. to detail the terms of application of the national reconfinement. The head of government is accompanied by Olivier Véran, Minister of Health, and will present the various specifics of this new containment.

Coronavirus: Social distancing rules soon made softer in public transportation?

Minister for Ecological Transition Elisabeth Borne said social distancing rules in public transportations will be made softer starting from June 2 to enable “more flux at peak hours”. Another goal: increasing the number of seats in TGV and enabling French people to go on summer holidays.

Coronavirus: summer vacations everywhere across France and Europe

This Thursday May 28, 2020 Edouard Philippe presented measures related to phase two of the containment exit plan. French people can go on summer vacation everywhere across France and even Europe on some conditions.

Employer’s certificate in Île-de- France public transit to download or online

Île-de-France inhabitants will need an “employer’s certificate”, or “Attestion employeur” in French, to ride public transit at peak hours and go to work starting from May 11th. Ile-de-France region President has had this proposition listed in a charter signed this Wednesday with the State, the local authorities, employers, union trades and public transit operators and validated by the government. This certificate will be mandatory at peak hours between 6:30 a.m. and 9:30 a.m. and between 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. upon penalization. The Police Prefecture confirmed tolerance will be shown until Tuesday May 12th.