The Local France

French youths among Europe's poorest: study

Mon, 17 Nov 2014 14:45:00 +0100

A whopping 40 percent of French youths feel that they don’t have enough money to lead a dignified life, a study showed on Monday, with as many as 29 percent saying they were considering moving to another country in order to escape France’s bleak financial situation.

Does France really suffer from a brain drain?

Fri, 29 Aug 2014 11:54:00 +0200

The latest European Union figures cast a bit of doubt on worries the moribund French economy is prompting a mass brain drain. However the stats do suggest France is far less attractive than the UK and Germany when it comes to certain professions.

'49 CVs and cover letters, but still no job'

Thu, 30 Jan 2014 19:26:00 +0100

As recent French grads hit the labour market they are finding out the hard way that it's tough out there. Some grads have to send out 50 CVs and cover letters before they land their first job, a new study showed.

France and Germany plan deal for jobless youths

Mon, 13 May 2013 14:08:24 +0200

France and Germany are to launch a joint initiative this month aimed at tackling the growing problem of youth unemployment in Europe. The scheme, called "New Deal for Europe" will be used to promote education and training.

Young driver arrested in fatal scooter hit-and-run

Fri, 07 Dec 2012 15:21:19 +0100

A 16-year-old youth believed to be the driver of a stolen car that struck and killed a man on a scooter in Marseille was arrested by officers early Friday, police said.

Subsidies 'will tackle youth jobless problem'

Wed, 29 Aug 2012 18:34:50 +0200

France's Socialist government unveiled plans Wednesday to subsidize the creation of tens of thousands of jobs for marginalised youth despite efforts to rein in the state budget deficit.

Row as minister calls for cannabis ban to end

Wed, 06 Jun 2012 12:54:56 +0200

Housing minister Cecile Duflot says she wants to decriminalise cannabis in France - a move that has angered her ministerial colleagues.

Almost half of young French adults 'are lonely'

Wed, 06 Jun 2012 13:26:33 +0200

45 percent of young adults say they feel lonely, a recent poll shows. Many say they don’t have enough money to go out or the confidence to make friends.

French reveal loathing for 'violent' suburban youth

Wed, 28 Mar 2012 13:42:00 +0200

Nearly 60 percent of the French say they distrust youth from the 'banlieues', France's impoverished, immigrant-dominated suburbs, according to a new survey that has laid bare the country's divisions.