Sep 15 2008
French News Round-Up
It’s been a bit quieter this week on the news front, if you don’t include politics! Here are my links on French/France related articles over the last week or so:
Sarkozy sees popularity rebound - According to New Zealand’s tvnz.co.nz (although not long ago his popularity wasn’t looking so good)
French Woman, 59, Gives Birth To Healthy Set Of Triplets - from dbtechno.com. Can’t see why anyone would want to start a family at 59 years, let alone 3 babies at once!
Top ten tips for housebuying in France - tips for those seeking to buy in France from TimesOnline.co.uk
Borloo confirme la «taxe pique-nique» - Borloo confirms picnic tax from LeFigaro.fr (in French). Jean-Louis Borloo, French Minister of Ecology, confirms that a tax surcharge will be placed on disposable ‘picnic’ items such as plastic cups, plates, tablecloths etc to help pay for recycling.
Young ‘dreaming of living abroad’ - from BBC.co.uk. 7/10 young Brits would one day like to live & work abroad. USA & Australia are the most popular destinations with France & Italy at 35% of those asked.
