Talking France

Will summer in France be strike free and are there really loopholes in the 90-day rule?

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Have pension strikes in France have finally run out of steam and after months of unrest and political wrangling were there any real winners and losers?

Mont St Michel, one of France's most spectacular landmarks celebrated becoming 1,000 years old this week.

Huge efforts have been made in recent years to restore the site to its original maritime character but we'll ask whether the tourist influx means Mont st Michel is now best avoided.

And the EU's 90-day rule is the subject of a lot of misinformation in certain parts of the press, so we'll clear a few things up and find out whether it really is possible for non-EU travellers to cheat the system and stay in France for as long as they want.

We'll also discuss why France doesn't do air conditioning and why some mayors are hiking the price of your water bills.

And if all that's not enough for you we'll have some tips to enjoy a French summer.

Ben McPartland your host is joined this week by the talkative trio the Local France’s Editor, Emma Pearson, journalist Gen Mansfield and politics expert John Lichfield.

Further reading:

Mythbuster: Can you really cheat the Schengen 90-day rule?

Five things everyone should know about Mont Saint Michel

So who won the great French pension reform battle?

The rules for installing air conditioning in your French home

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