Host Ben McPartland is joined by The Local France's Emma Pearson, Genevieve Mansfield and John Lichfield for a special New Year episode, looking ahead to what we can expect from France in 2025.
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One fairly safe bet is that political turbulence will continue - we look ahead at the task facing newly-appointed prime minister François Bayrou, what might be contained in the delayed 2025 budget and the likelihood of fresh elections over the summer.
We know there are changes planned for travel too, from new flights and ticketing changes to the UK's new visa waiver scheme - but will the EU's long-delayed EES biometic passport checks come into effect this year?
And just as one Paris landmark reopens, another is set to be closed down as the Pompidou Centre - famed for its modernist facade and exterior pipework - closes for a major renovation project.
The team also make a stab at giving their own personal predictions for France and 2025, and hope they are more accurate than when ex president François Hollande forced his ministers to make the same prediction back in 2013.
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