https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from France in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Stereotyped as the 'chimney of Europe' - is France still a smokers' paradise? On World No Tobacco Day, we take a look at the stats on lighting up. https://www.thelocal.fr/20230531/world-no-tobacco-day-is-france-really-a-smokers-paradise Wed, 31 May 2023 17:40:53 +0200 world-no-tobacco-day-is-france-really-a-smokers-paradise France may no longer be 'the chimney of Europe', but years of falling smoking rates have been halted by the pandemic and lockdowns, causing concern to public health experts. https://www.thelocal.fr/20220506/covid-halted-frances-efforts-to-cut-smoking-levels Fri, 06 May 2022 17:53:55 +0200 covid-halted-frances-efforts-to-cut-smoking-levels The French city of Marseille has made its beaches no-smoking zones after a successful trial last summer. https://www.thelocal.fr/20200812/marseille-becomes-latest-french-city-to-declares-its-beaches-a-no-smoking-zone Wed, 12 Aug 2020 10:35:36 +0200 marseille-becomes-latest-french-city-to-declares-its-beaches-a-no-smoking-zone France’s national health body has shared a map of smoking patterns across the country revealing some unexpected regional findings. https://www.thelocal.fr/20191003/map-where-in-france-do-people-smoke-the-most Thu, 03 Oct 2019 14:06:57 +0200 map-where-in-france-do-people-smoke-the-most A new report in France looks at how the younger generation are smoking and drinking compared to their parents and there was some good news that means the national stereotypes about the French may no longer apply. https://www.thelocal.fr/20190612/young-french-people-smoke-less-than-previous-generations-but-drink-just-as-much Wed, 12 Jun 2019 14:49:47 +0200 young-french-people-smoke-less-than-previous-generations-but-drink-just-as-much Smokers in Paris are facing further restrictions on lighting up, as 10 percent of the city's green spaces are set to go smoke free, and there are also bans on several of the country's beaches coming in to force in June. https://www.thelocal.fr/20190531/will-park-and-beach-bans-lead-to-france-stubbing-out-its-smoking-habit Fri, 31 May 2019 14:45:07 +0200 will-park-and-beach-bans-lead-to-france-stubbing-out-its-smoking-habit Paris is set to ban smoking in the city's parks and gardens this summer in an attempt to stub out the unhealthy habit among Parisians and cut down on cigarette butts in green spaces. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180705/paris-to-roll-out-smoking-ban-in-public-parks Thu, 05 Jul 2018 12:37:50 +0200 paris-to-roll-out-smoking-ban-in-public-parks 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. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180528/one-million-french-people-give-up-smoking-in-just-one-year Mon, 28 May 2018 17:42:23 +0200 one-million-french-people-give-up-smoking-in-just-one-year French people are lighting up as much as ever despite the launch of plain packaging and the rising cost of the habit, new figures reveal. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180313/cigarette-price-hike-and-plain-packaging-fail-to-stop-french-sparking-up Tue, 13 Mar 2018 11:16:59 +0100 cigarette-price-hike-and-plain-packaging-fail-to-stop-french-sparking-up 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. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180209/french-tobacco-companies-accused-of-hiding-real-levels-of-nicotine-and-tar-in-cigarettes Fri, 09 Feb 2018 16:38:07 +0100 french-tobacco-companies-accused-of-hiding-real-levels-of-nicotine-and-tar-in-cigarettes A proposal that France should ban the cigarette from the silver screen has been met with widespread derision and mockery among the French. https://www.thelocal.fr/20171120/proposed-ban-on-smoking-in-films-leaves-french-in-stitches Mon, 20 Nov 2017 11:45:21 +0100 proposed-ban-on-smoking-in-films-leaves-french-in-stitches Tobacconists in France are fighting back against the government's plan to hike the price of cigarettes to €10 saying that they will suffer and the measures won't even reduce smoking. https://www.thelocal.fr/20170721/cigarette-sellers-in-france-take-to-the-streets-in-stand-against-cigarette-price-hike Fri, 21 Jul 2017 13:14:20 +0200 cigarette-sellers-in-france-take-to-the-streets-in-stand-against-cigarette-price-hike The French government wants to raise the price of a pack of cigarettes to €10, but will the price rise really help the nation ditch a habit that kills 80,000 each year? https://www.thelocal.fr/20170705/will-10-a-pack-help-the-french-stub-out-smoking-habit Wed, 05 Jul 2017 13:02:39 +0200 will-10-a-pack-help-the-french-stub-out-smoking-habit France will have to cough up €100 million to pay tobacconists for all the unsold branded cigarette packets after the new law about plain packaging came into play. https://www.thelocal.fr/20170404/france-to-spend-100m-sending-branded-cigarettes-up-in-smoke Tue, 04 Apr 2017 15:15:46 +0200 france-to-spend-100m-sending-branded-cigarettes-up-in-smoke The classic French hobby of smoking cigarettes on the café terrace could become a thing of the past after France's Health Ministry launched a new scheme to cut down on al fresco smoking. https://www.thelocal.fr/20170323/could-this-new-app-put-an-end-to-smoking-on-frances-caf-terraces Thu, 23 Mar 2017 17:12:24 +0100 could-this-new-app-put-an-end-to-smoking-on-frances-caf-terraces 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. https://www.thelocal.fr/20161101/france-launches-tobacco-free-month-to-help-smokers-quit Tue, 01 Nov 2016 17:36:52 +0100 france-launches-tobacco-free-month-to-help-smokers-quit France has launched a new campaign to try to cut down the high smoking rate across the country - which is especially high among pregnant women. https://www.thelocal.fr/20161006/france-pushes-for-cigarette-free-november Thu, 06 Oct 2016 19:53:54 +0200 france-pushes-for-cigarette-free-november Tobacco groups aren't happy that France is mulling a ban on cigarettes that are "too cool". https://www.thelocal.fr/20160720/france-considers-ban-on-cigarettes-that-are-too-cool Wed, 20 Jul 2016 19:49:22 +0200 france-considers-ban-on-cigarettes-that-are-too-cool France's biggest insurance group AXA said Monday it was pulling out of the tobacco industry, divesting about €1.8 billion ($2.0 billion) of assets in the sector as part of the fight against smoking. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160523/french-insurer-axa-pulls-out-of-tobacco-industry Mon, 23 May 2016 11:16:04 +0200 french-insurer-axa-pulls-out-of-tobacco-industry From Friday, all cigarette manufacturers in France will be obligated to create 'neutral' packaging for cigarettes as a controversial bill finally comes into force. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160518/plain-packaging-for-french-cigarettes Wed, 18 May 2016 16:10:44 +0200 plain-packaging-for-french-cigarettes