The eleven men were arrested on Friday prior to a demonstration in Nantes calling for the reunification of Britanny. The coastal town has been at the centre of anti-government protests for several ...

FILE - In this May 17, 2019 file photo, Air France planes are parked on the tarmac at Paris Charles de Gaulle airport, in Roissy, near Paris. The French government will implement an "ecotax" on plane ...

FILE - In this Dec.17, 2011 file photo, a passenger waits for his flight during a strike at Lyon-Saint Exupery airport, central France. Authorities say police have arrested a man who rammed his car ...

The government of Spain’s Balearic Islands has approved a bill to tax tourists for every night they stay in Mallorca, Menorca, Ibiza or Formentera. Although the islands are currently the number one ...

Rome, December 17 - A proposed 'ecotax' on the purchase of new cars on the basis of the emissions they generate will only apply to some SUVs and luxury cars, Deputy Premier and Labour and Industry ...

PARIS, Oct 9 (Reuters) - The French government has suspended plans for an already watered-down ecotax designed to raise 500 million euros ($638 million) a year that has led to nationwide truck driver ...

France plans to put an "ecotax" on nearly all airline flights starting in 2020, French Transport Minister Elisabeth Borne said Tuesday. The new tax could bring in some $200 million annually that would ...

PARIS — France's Socialist government made its second climbdown on tax policy in a week on Tuesday amid rising protests against the fiscal burden and opinion polls showing its approval rating at an ...

Protests by French agricultural workers in Brittany over plans for a new road tax turned violent on Saturday, with two demonstrators and a police officer injured. Protesters say the “ecotax” will ...

France will introduce a new charge on plane tickets from next year, with revenue used to fund environment-friendly alternatives, the country’s transport minister said Tuesday. The “ecotax” costing ...

PARIS – France will introduce a new charge on plane tickets from next year, with revenue used to fund environment-friendly alternatives, the country’s transport minister said Tuesday. The “ecotax” ...

Andrew J. Hawkins is transportation editor with 10+ years of experience who covers EVs, public transportation, and aviation. His work has appeared in The New York Daily News and City & State. France ...