On the Agenda: What's happening in France this week
It's the week that France goes back to work, some extra help for motorists kicks in and several events for film fans - here's what is happening in France this week.
Monday
Energy transition - Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne is due this week to present to businesses the outline of France's "energy transition" - the method with which the country will tackle climate change and prepare for a winter without Russian gas by reducing energy usage by 10 percent in a year and 30 percent by 2025. The full programme will be unveiled in September.
Business meeting - The business leaders' group Medef holds its annual gathering at Longchamps racecourse to discuss the future of business in France and Europe (in a conference called Euro Visions, it's probably less fun than the actual Eurovision).
Thursday
New school year - Schools across France restart on September 1st for the new school year. Some schools are struggling to recruit, with 4,000 unfilled teaching positions across the country.
Fuel rebate - drivers will be trying to eke out what's left in their fuel tanks until Thursday when the higher level fuel rebate kicks in. The current 18 cents-per-litre rebate on the price of petrol (gasoline) and diesel rises on September 1st to 30 cents per litre, and stays at that rate for two months. The rebate is automatically applied when paying at a service station.
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Vaccines meeting - the European Medicines Agency is set to hold an extra session in Amsterdam on the subject of new Covid vaccines - applications have been submitted to the EMA from both Pfizer and Moderna for a new dual-strain vaccine.
Reader question: When will the new dual-strain Covid vaccines be available in France?
Paris parking - in Paris, a new rule will come into effect requiring motorbike and moped riders to pay for parking.
Friday
Deauville festival - start of the annual American film festival in Deauville.
Lost in Frenchlation - Paris-based cinema club Lost in Frenchlation, which screens French films with English subtitles, returns on Friday with an advance screening of Rodéo at Publicis cinema on the Champs-Elysée. Full details here.
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Monday
Energy transition - Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne is due this week to present to businesses the outline of France's "energy transition" - the method with which the country will tackle climate change and prepare for a winter without Russian gas by reducing energy usage by 10 percent in a year and 30 percent by 2025. The full programme will be unveiled in September.
Business meeting - The business leaders' group Medef holds its annual gathering at Longchamps racecourse to discuss the future of business in France and Europe (in a conference called Euro Visions, it's probably less fun than the actual Eurovision).
Thursday
New school year - Schools across France restart on September 1st for the new school year. Some schools are struggling to recruit, with 4,000 unfilled teaching positions across the country.
Fuel rebate - drivers will be trying to eke out what's left in their fuel tanks until Thursday when the higher level fuel rebate kicks in. The current 18 cents-per-litre rebate on the price of petrol (gasoline) and diesel rises on September 1st to 30 cents per litre, and stays at that rate for two months. The rebate is automatically applied when paying at a service station.
READ ALSO What changes in France in September 2022?
Vaccines meeting - the European Medicines Agency is set to hold an extra session in Amsterdam on the subject of new Covid vaccines - applications have been submitted to the EMA from both Pfizer and Moderna for a new dual-strain vaccine.
Reader question: When will the new dual-strain Covid vaccines be available in France?
Paris parking - in Paris, a new rule will come into effect requiring motorbike and moped riders to pay for parking.
Friday
Deauville festival - start of the annual American film festival in Deauville.
Lost in Frenchlation - Paris-based cinema club Lost in Frenchlation, which screens French films with English subtitles, returns on Friday with an advance screening of Rodéo at Publicis cinema on the Champs-Elysée. Full details here.
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