Just for the record, in my country (which isn't France, but I suspect it's not very different there) interpreters have to be provided by law, by hospitals and t

Just for the record, in my country (which isn't France, but I suspect it's not very different there) interpreters have to be provided by law, by hospitals and the like, where needed. And for residents (temporary or otherwise) who don't have a good grasp of the language (or should I say, languages, as there are more than one official one), interpreters have to be provided for a wide range of services. This is pretty common to various degrees across Europe. As for weather forecasts or other kinds of non-critical announcements there won't be any interpreters, but some of those are provided in several languages as well, just not on the main forecast shown on TV. Around here weather forecasts aren't normally particularly critical, but in those cases where they actually are, warnings are provided in several languages including English. And snow avalanche warnings and the like.