French government news

Linen provider RKF Luxury Linen is aiding the global shortage of PPE during the coronavirus pandemic. The company is working with the French government to ... More

With certain turbulent times for the global tourism and visitor attractions sectors, governments around the world are implementing new emergency policies to support these crucial ... More

Five years after the terror attack on Charlie Hebdo, a satirical newspaper based in Paris, the French government has announced plans to open a centre ... More

A competition to find alternative designs to replace the destroyed Notre Dame Cathedral roof has attracted a number of innovative "solutions" – including a rooftop ... More

FIFA and the French Development Agency (Agence Française de Développement, AFD) have signed a landmark agreement to promote women's football and develop school football in ... More

A French government watchdog has warned that the cost of hosting the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games could run €500m (US$615m, £438m) over budget, ... More

The French government has unveiled an ambitious plan to renovate Paris’s landmark Grand Palais and create a cultural boulevard linking the historic site with the ... More

The Bayeux Tapestry is set to be loaned to a British museum for the first time in nearly a millennium. The artwork, which is nine ... More

Françoise Nyssen, France’s minister for culture, has announced plans to launch a heritage lottery fund to help finance projects across the country. Launching in September ... More

The iconic Hôtel de Crillon in Paris, France has re-opened after undergoing a four-year, €176m (US$200m, £150m) restoration. Dating back to the 18th century, the ... More

Disneyland Paris is among a group of businesses that have penned an open letter to the French government calling for the establishment of a special ... More

The largest stadium built for France's forthcoming UEFA Euro 2016 football championship has been completed in the city of Lyon. The 59,186-capacity Grand Stade de ... More

The French government is pushing forward with plans to open its major institutions seven-days a week, following an announcement from French President François Hollande on ... More

Disneyland Paris has come under scrutiny amid claims that the French theme park operator might be freezing out customers from the UK and Germany on ... More

The French government has spent €56m (US$60m, £40.2m) recreating an exact replica of a cave discovered in 1994 containing a huge collection of prehistoric paintings ... More

Nationwide strikes against French President Francois Hollande's unpopular Socialist government, have led to the temporary closure of the Eiffel Tower, costing the visitor attraction in ... More

France’s Culture Ministry has announced it is planning to give museums in the country the “necessary means” to be open on a daily basis – ... More

The French government has announced that it will pledge €200m ($267m, £160m) for urgent repairs and restoration to the iconic La Défense Grande Arche, located ... More

Hotel Le Bristol in Paris, France, has celebrated the completion of a EUR100m (US$139m, £87m) renovation programme with the opening of a new spa in ... More

Le Bristol hotel in Paris has been declared a national treasure by the French government following a 103m euro (£92m, US$150m) redevelopment of the property. ... More

Euro Disney SCA has revealed its ambition for a third Paris theme park development after securing an agreement with the French government to expand its ... More