One million French smokers who previously sparked up everyday have given up smoking in the last 12 months, the country's Ministry of Health revealed on Monday, suggesting France's reputation as Europe's chimney might no longer be appropriate.
Four tobacco companies in France have been accused of "deliberately endangering people's lives" by cheating tests in order to hide the real levels of nicotine and tar in their cigarettes, in a case that echos the "Dieselgate" scandal that engulfed Volkswagen.
France: good food, good wine and cigarettes. This has been the accepted view of L'Héxagone ever since Gainsbourg and Bardot graced TV screens, sporting sultry expressions and half-smoked gauloises. Amaryllis Barton looks at whether France really is Europe's chimney.
Attempts by the French government to discourage the population from smoking appear to have burnt out as new figures reveal a rise in the number of smokers.
France on Tuesday launched a national 'Tobacco-free month' campaign to encourage smokers to quit the habit, offering financial incentives as well as advice for would-be quitters.
Cigarettes will have to be sold in plain packaging in France from next year after the French parliament narrowly voted through a proposal which has drawn the ire of tobacconists.
Smokers in Paris should think twice about nonchalantly tossing away that cigarette butt from now on. From Thursday the cost of a fine rose to €68. But will it make the city cleaner?
France’s crackdown on tobacco will continue this summer as the government announced this week smokers will no longer be allowed to light up in playgrounds.
As Parisians continue to ignore laws that ban smoking inside closed off cafe terraces, the Town Hall has sent a reminder to police that they shouldn't hesitate to crack down on both the smokers and the cafe owners not abiding by the rules.
Smokers in France should pay the "fair price" of €13 per packet so the state can cover the real financial burden that smokers have on the country's economy, a new study has claimed.
France’s plan to ban all branding on packets of cigarettes might have gone down well with anti-smoking campaigners but it has clearly riled the US governor of North Carolina, who has suggested the US take reprisals.
France unveiled a raft of new measures to crackdown on tobacco and electronic cigarettes on Thursday including a ban on lighting up in cars where young children are present and forbidding e-cigs in certain public places.
In an effort to end the French love affair with cigarettes, the government is to propose new legislation on Thursday to ban the cigarette pack logos and branding some see seductive to young people.
After recent tax hikes on tobacco, and with a ban on e-cigarettes looming, eyebrows have been raised after it emerged that tobacco lobbyists recently wined and dined several French politicians in a lavish Paris luncheon.
France's efforts to stub out smoking have been a complete failure, a spending watchdog said on Thursday in a damning report that warned only sustained price hikes will curb the country's love affair with Gauloises and Gitanes.
<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Five Parisian cafes will find out on Tuesday whether they broke the law by allowing smoking, as reports suggest the law is being broken more and more.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Five years after France introduced a smoking ban in public places, a new report says more people are flouting the rules, particularly at work.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Smokers who toss their cigarette butts onto the street could face a fine of €35 ($45) under new plans unveiled by city authorities in Paris.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Smokers face an average rise of 0.30 euro ($0.40) on a packet of cigarettes on Monday, making France the fourth most expensive European country for people wanting to light up.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">While cannabis use has remained fairly stable in France, the number of cocaine and tobacco users is on the rise.</span></p>
