Host Ben McPartland is joined by The Local France's Emma Pearson, Genevieve Mansfield and John Lichfield to look at all the latest news and talking points from France.
We start this week off with why May might be the best month in France, followed by a less joyful topic: changes to the French citizenship application process.
The team discusses how a new memo, sent out by the interior minister, could shake up applications for French citizenship, and why it might actually be more of a political stunt than a serious transformation of the process.
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France has also joined the global conversation about screen time for kids. After an open letter was sent to the French press by France's former PM, the country is thinking about ways to get kids off their mobile devices, from making Instagram turn black and white to taxing social media platforms.
You can also listen to our previous episode about the French law restricting how parents post pictures of their children on social media.
The Talking France team also unpacks the latest spate of dramatic attacks on prisons. We explain how serious of a problem organised crime is in France, plus how the government wants to tackle the issue of drug trafficking.
Clermont-Ferrand might be the place to go if you want to visit France's ancient volcano chain in the Auvergne region, but the ground below it is increasingly unsteady (or 'Swiss cheese' as its mayor has called it). We finish this episode off with an explanation of why this French city could be sinking.
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Further reading
- OPINION: France's plan to 'toughen up' citizenship rules is just more smoke and mirrors
- Why do French ministers love to send 'circulaires'?
- France's ex-PM calls ‘state of emergency’ over children’s screen use
- France charges 21 prison attack suspects
- 'Swiss cheese': Why this French city is worried about sinkholes
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