My wife and I relocated from London to Marseille just over five years ago, back when our British passports still granted us the right to live in France. During that first winter, standing on the beach in short sleeves while our daughters splashed in the jewel-toned Mediterranean beneath a cloudless sky, I finally understood why artists have long been drawn to this stretch of southern France. I was reminded of that feeling while talking with the painter Fanny Nushka and her husband, the sailor

After more than a decade of negotiations, the Council of the European Union and the European Parliament have reached an agreement to preserve passengers’ rights to free cabin baggage and financial compensation for flight delays, according to media reports. Airlines have repeatedly warned that tightening compensation rules and increasing financial obligations would inevitably lead to higher ticket prices. Nevertheless, European lawmakers opted to maintain the current level of passenger