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The RATP operator of the Paris metro system apologised on Wednesday after hundreds of passengers on multiple lines were blocked underground in stifling temperatures and at the height of rush hour.

Commuters using Paris's underground system risk being exposed to high levels of fine particle pollution, a study has found. Transport company RATP contests the findings.

French President Emmanuel Macron's government is under pressure over the rights of people with disabilities as he hosts the country's first national conference on the issue since the COVID-19 pandemic

Prosecutors in Paris have opened a criminal investigation into allegations that pollution in the capital's metro system has been deliberately under-reported and is putting travellers' lives at risk.

Prosecutors in Paris have opened a criminal investigation into allegations that pollution in the capital's metro system is putting travellers' lives at risk, an NGO and authorities said on Wednesday.

French President Emmanuel Macron launched the countdown to the 2024 Paris Olympics on Tuesday, taking stock of preparations for the mammoth event as officials race to get the city’s transport network into shape and stage an opening ceremony unlike any other.

The Paris regional transit authority is seeking to hire thousands of employees to beef up services in time for the Rugby World Cup later this year and the summer Olympic Games in 2024. The authority says 6,600 jobs are available.

On his first day as the new president of the Paris Transport Authority (RATP), former French Prime Minister Jean Castex on Monday promised salary negotiations for disgruntled employees demanding better pay and working conditions.

Commuters and tourists faced serious travel disruption on Thursday as metro workers in Paris went on strike, with about half of the lines completely closed and most others operating at peak hours only.

The Paris metro was at a standstill Thursday with operators threatening to stage an indefinite strike next week amid a dispute over pay and conditions. Up to 4,000 demonstrators marched though central Paris – and up to 60,000 nationwide – as part of a multi-sector protest to pressure the government…

Striking workers shut down half of the Paris subway system Thursday, a nationwide day of walkouts and protests by French train drivers, teachers and other public-sector workers demanding the government and employers increase salaries to keep up with inflation.