MPs head back to the Assembly, there’s a big G7 meeting in Yvelines, and the clocks go forward for the summer.
Monday
Politics — MPs return to the Assembly after a break for the municipal elections.
Court — A money-laundering trial involving the Congolese president’s niece begins.
Thursday
International Politics — In what could be an interesting couple of days in Yvelines, given the state of the planet right now, foreign ministers from G7 countries are due to meet at Abbaye des Vaux de Cernay.
Travel — Paris-Berlin night trains start running again, via Brussels.
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Sport — France’s footballers will take on Brazil in Foxborough, Massachusetts, as part of a brief US tour ahead of the World Cup later this year. The match kicks off at 9pm France time.
Strike — Education unions have called on school staff in Charente, Charente-Maritime, Deux-Sèvres, and Vienne to walk out on strike in protest at working conditions, and planned class closures and staff reductions for the start of the 2026/27 school year. Demonstrations are planned in Angoulême, La Rochelle, Niort, and Poitiers.
Friday
Rugby — New France coach Francois Ratier is due to announce the 32-player squad for the first round of the Women’s Six Nations at the end of a three-day training camp at FFR headquarters in Marcoussis. Les Bleues kick off their tournament against Italy at Grenoble’s Stade des Alpes on April 11th.
Food and Drink — The four-day Foire Internationale aux Fromages et aux Vins takes place in Coulommiers, Seine-et-Marne, featuring the expected array of food and drink, as well as producer competitions.
Saturday
Religion — Pope Leo XIV becomes the first sitting pontiff to visit Monaco since Paul III in 1538 — and the first to arrive in a helicopter. He will celebrate a public mass at Stade Louis-II.
Time — We all lose an hour’s sleep as the clocks go forward during the night of Saturday, March 28th, to Sunday, March 29th, 2026, at 2am.
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Sunday
New flights – Air France will launch twice-daily flights between Paris-Charles-de-Gaulle and London Gatwick from March 29th.
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Sport — The second and final match of France senior men’s football team’s brief pre-World Cup US tour sees them take on Colombia in Landover, Maryland. The match kicks off at 9pm France time.
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