The French government wants to eliminate the Pentecost holiday in order to save money. The holiday always falls on a Monday — this year it is May 16. French workers are not happy about eliminating one ...

PARIS (Reuters) -French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou wants to scrap two public holidays to put France's finances back on track. It's a brave move: The last French leader to try something similar ...

France’s prime minister proposed on Tuesday the elimination of two public holidays from the country’s annual calendar — possibly Easter Monday and the day marking the Allied victory over the Nazis — ...

Public holidays are referred to as national holidays in France and are also called fêtes or jours fériés. They are very important to the French as they firmly believe in a good life-work balance and ...

On 31 January, two French unions representing workers in ski resorts plan to start unlimited strike action during February. It's the busiest time of year for resorts and threatens to upset lots of ...

France’s tourism industry association said the Christmas holidays exceeded expectations as the economically vital sector continued to rebound from the pandemic. But while most destinations reported ...

PARIS, Aug 10 (Reuters) - Negotiations over scrapping two French national holidays will need to be concluded by September 30 at the latest, Prime Minister Francois Bayrou has said, according to a ...

It’s a fancy French holiday celebration on Iowa Ingredient! In the spirit of iconic PBS Chef Julia Child, Iowa Ingredient will celebrate the holidays by going gourmet. Iowa’s own French master chef, ...

Proposal to secularize the civic calendar prompts controversy. Debates about the place of Christianity in public life regularly resurface in Europe. Recently, after the Pentecost Monday holiday, the ...

FRANCE 24's Jennie Shin speaks to Paul Smith, Professor of French and Francophone Studies at Nottingham University, about French Prime Minister François Bayrou's confidence vote gamble as he tries to ...

PARIS — French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou wants to scrap two public holidays to put France’s finances back on track. It’s a brave move: The last French leader to try something similar soon found ...