Talking France

Border queues, immigration row and how French cities are pushing out cars

Can France solve the problem of queues at border control before the summer, what's in the new immigration bill that has caused a new political rumpus and why French cities are pushing out the car but it remains untouchable in rural France.

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

What are the French driving laws foreigners need to know and how has France become such an attractive place for business?

The myth about France's 'lazy' workers and Ryanair takes on French air traffic controllers

Is there any truth to the cliché that France's workers are lazy and could Ryanair and Easyjet limit French air traffic control strikes?

Could the pensions revolt provoke a revolution and how does living in France change you?

Is there a whiff of revolution in the air in France after months of protests and strikes and does living in the country change your habits?

France awaits pension verdict, tips for declaring taxes and the importance of French mayors

France is on edge ahead of the key ruling by the constitutional council on the government's pension reform. It's also tax declaration season and is there anyone more important in France than your local mayor?

Is now the time to buy property in France, a minister's Playboy scandal and how dangerous is Marseille?

Property prices are falling but is now the best time to buy in France and what are the essential things I need to do before I buy. Why did a French minister appear in Playboy and just how dangerous is Marseille for visitors?

ANALYSIS: Who is to blame for the turmoil in France and when will calm return? (Bonus episode)

Politics expert John Lichfield gives his in depth analysis on the crisis in France, the impact of May 1968 and the French Revolution and a look ahead to when things might return to calm

Why French protests turn so violent and is France a good country for women?

Protests in France have once again turned violent as the mood in the country has become angry. And just how good a country is France to be a woman?

French political crisis deepens and what's so difficult about settling in France?

France is in the middle of an ever-deepening political crisis so what will happen next and what do foreigners who move to France find so difficult about getting started?

Property tax hikes, swimming in the Seine and just how important is the French language?

Property taxes in France are rising, will we soon be able to swim in the Seine river and just how important is French to the world?