After much debate from parents, teachers and politicians, French children may be returning to school two weeks earlier than usual after this year’s summer holidays, and can possibly look forward to more school days, and less holidays.
France’s 'cultural exception' is safe. French students sit the baccalauréat - signaling the arrival of France’s long summer vacation. And finally, tourists are to receive a warmer welcome in Paris and the city’s outskirts.
L’exception culturelle française est sauvée. Les lycéens français passent le bac, ce qui annonce l’arrivée des grandes vacances françaises. Les touristes français devraient être mieux accueillis à Paris et en région parisienne.
Same-sex marriage; the prospect of a female mayor for Paris; French people complaining about the weather, this time via social media ... France is very much evolving.
Le mariage gay adopté, une forte chance de voir une femme bientôt maire de Paris, des Français qui se plaignent de la météo et ce parfois avec humour sur les réseaux sociaux... La France est bien en train d’évoluer.
Un groupe de musique électronique, Daft Punk, qui signe son grand retour après presque 10 ans d'absence, une société de vidéos en ligne, Dailymotion, et une équipe de football, le Paris Saint-Germain, qui fait encore parler d'elle... Ils sont tous Français et font le buzz !
Jean-Paul Sartre was a French existentialist philosopher who believed that each individual has the freedom to change things and make a real difference.
Following much debate amongst both lawmakers and the general public, Socialist president François Hollande’s “marriage for all” bill, which would also allow same-sex couples to adopt children, has been approved in the assembly.
Simone de Beauvoir was a French existentialist philosopher whose book ‘The Second Sex’ challenged the accepted role of women in society.
A singer unveils her new album, ‘Little French Songs’, her husband the former president of the French Republic faces the French justice system, and a French comedian reveals his love for a beautiful Monegasque. This week in the Buzz, we’re speaking about Carla Bruni, Nicolas Sarkozy and Gad Elmaleh.
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