NEW rules have come into force on patients' rights to access treatment across EU borders and be reimbursed for it. The Cross-Border Healthcare regulations are... Read more →
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UK Cabinet Office tests online voter registration service for expats
THE UK government is looking to make it easier for expats to register to vote by using an online service. At present UK citizens living... Read more →
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Gas drilling Permis de Brive in SW France 'definitively rejected'
THE ecology minister, Philippe Martin, has definitively rejected proposed gas drilling plans that would have covered the departments of Corrèze, Dordogne and the Lot. The... Read more →
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Get set to spit your chestnuts during the Fête de la Châtaigne
IT is châtaigne time around the corner of south west France where I live, with people gathering in the nuts and popular fêtes taking place.... Read more →
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Ban on shale gas fracking remains in place
THE Constitutional Council in France has thrown out a case brought by oil company, Schuepbach Energy, that looked to overturn the country's ban on 'fracking',... Read more →
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Take a trip around the marché aux cèpes
IT is four o'clock in the afternoon and the church tower in Villefranche du Périgord chimes the hour, but also the opening of the marché... Read more →
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French gay marriage laws exclude some foreigners
Frenchwoman Lise and her Polish girlfriend Agnieszka have been together for three years. They were looking forward to getting married after France this year became... Read more →
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Early retirees S1 health cover in France targeted by UK government
THE UK government looks set to continue its squeeze on expats as it has published proposals that would end entitlement to temporary health cover in... Read more →
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The Great Phoenix Book Fair gets set to open its doors
MORE than 18,000 well-sorted and recent books, CDs and DVDs will be available at the Great Phoenix Book Fair, taking place in the Dordogne later... Read more →
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