https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Europe in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed The EU's new Entry & Exit System of border control started on October 12th - but a phased introduction means that not everyone travelling to and from France is affected by the new system. https://www.thelocal.com/20250930/ees-calendar-when-will-new-border-checks-be-enforced-between-france-and-uk Tue, 30 Sep 2025 14:37:06 +0200 ees-calendar-when-will-new-border-checks-be-enforced-between-france-and-uk The name of Paris' Louvre museum - which made global headline this year after the €88 million jewellery heist - is the French word most likely to be mispronounced by Americans, according to a French language specialist. https://www.thelocal.com/20251204/louvre-most-mispronounced-french-word-by-americans Thu, 04 Dec 2025 17:47:15 +0100 louvre-most-mispronounced-french-word-by-americans Louis Sarkozy - son of the ex president and a candidate in next year's elections - has unveiled a plan to create a lottery to force new arrivals in France to do military service. https://www.thelocal.com/20251125/french-politician-proposes-lottery-for-compulsory-military-service-for-immigrants Tue, 25 Nov 2025 11:53:38 +0100 french-politician-proposes-lottery-for-compulsory-military-service-for-immigrants The EU's new EES system is due to come into effect this autumn - but the rules and practicalities of crossing the border will be different for non-EU nationals who are resident in France with a carte de séjour or visa. Here's what this group should do when crossing the border. https://www.thelocal.com/20250904/what-should-residents-in-france-do-once-ees-passport-checks-start Thu, 04 Sep 2025 18:48:10 +0200 what-should-residents-in-france-do-once-ees-passport-checks-start If you're crossing the border into France, especially if you are travelling from a non-EU country, border guards have the right to ask for certain documents (in addition to the obvious one of your passport). https://www.thelocal.com/20250828/tickets-insurance-bank-details-what-can-french-border-guards-demand-from-travellers Thu, 28 Aug 2025 19:45:48 +0200 tickets-insurance-bank-details-what-can-french-border-guards-demand-from-travellers France says it will summon US ambassador Charles Kushner over a letter he wrote to President Emmanuel Macron saying his government's action on antisemitism was insufficient, days after similar criticism from Israel. https://www.thelocal.com/20250825/paris-summons-us-ambassador-over-comments-on-antisemitism Mon, 25 Aug 2025 10:41:48 +0200 paris-summons-us-ambassador-over-comments-on-antisemitism The American veteran of the Normandy landings known to his thousands of TikTok followers as 'Papa Jake' has died at the age of 102, his family announced. https://www.thelocal.com/20250721/american-d-day-veteran-and-tiktok-star-dies-aged-102 Mon, 21 Jul 2025 17:20:24 +0200 american-d-day-veteran-and-tiktok-star-dies-aged-102 Eight American researchers have arrived at a university in southern France, as the country pushes to offer "science asylum" to US academics hit by federal research spending cuts under Donald Trump. https://www.thelocal.com/20250630/science-refugees-french-university-welcomes-first-us-researchers Mon, 30 Jun 2025 10:51:12 +0200 science-refugees-french-university-welcomes-first-us-researchers The US House of Representatives on Thursday passed legislation known as the SAVE Act, which could have a major impact on the voting rights of Americans living in Europe. https://www.thelocal.com/20250304/new-us-bill-could-restrict-voting-rights-of-americans-abroad Tue, 04 Mar 2025 12:12:26 +0100 new-us-bill-could-restrict-voting-rights-of-americans-abroad The US election is over and many Americans living abroad didn't get the outcome they hoped for or are feeling uncertain about the future - we asked Paris-based clinical psychologist Dr Dennis Roberts for some tips on sorting through the post-election turmoil. https://www.thelocal.com/20241113/ask-the-expert-tips-for-americans-in-france-on-dealing-with-us-election-results Wed, 13 Nov 2024 17:16:49 +0100 ask-the-expert-tips-for-americans-in-france-on-dealing-with-us-election-results Whether you're living in France or just visiting, here's what France's decision to reintroduce Schengen border checks means for you. https://www.thelocal.com/20241021/what-do-frances-new-schengen-border-checks-mean-for-travellers Mon, 21 Oct 2024 14:26:09 +0200 what-do-frances-new-schengen-border-checks-mean-for-travellers Non-EU nationals who are living in France and who have children are being warned of new requirements once the EU's EES system of enhanced passport checks comes into force. https://www.thelocal.com/20241004/families-in-france-warned-of-major-ees-travel-change-for-children Fri, 04 Oct 2024 12:50:19 +0200 families-in-france-warned-of-major-ees-travel-change-for-children Americans living in Europe face myriad tax and financial complications due to the US policy of citizenship-based taxation. Brandon Mitchener, executive director of the campaign group Tax Fairness for Americans Abroad, explains why the system needs to change. https://www.thelocal.com/20240809/opinion-unfair-tax-policies-for-americans-abroad-must-change Fri, 09 Aug 2024 16:52:23 +0200 opinion-unfair-tax-policies-for-americans-abroad-must-change As primary elections hot up across the United States, here's everything Americans in Europe need to know about voting from overseas. https://www.thelocal.com/20240115/how-americans-in-europe-can-vote-in-the-us-primary-elections Mon, 15 Jan 2024 14:57:03 +0100 how-americans-in-europe-can-vote-in-the-us-primary-elections More than 3,000 American citizens formally gave up their US citizenship last year but that number reflected a drop when compared to some recent years, with suggestions that many who are intending to renounce are delaying the move. https://www.thelocal.com/20240209/why-fewer-american-nationals-are-renouncing-their-us-citizenship Fri, 09 Feb 2024 11:05:02 +0100 why-fewer-american-nationals-are-renouncing-their-us-citizenship France and the US have announced a new bilateral agreement that will make it easier for certain groups to get long-stay visas. https://www.thelocal.com/20231122/france-and-usa-announce-new-visa-deal Wed, 22 Nov 2023 10:49:38 +0100 france-and-usa-announce-new-visa-deal Thousands of American citizens in Europe and their 'Accidental’ American compatriots pay steep costs to give up their US passports each year. Helen Burggraf explains why the numbers have been growing. https://www.thelocal.com/20231018/why-more-and-more-americans-in-europe-are-renouncing-their-us-citizenship Wed, 18 Oct 2023 18:12:31 +0200 why-more-and-more-americans-in-europe-are-renouncing-their-us-citizenship Former American citizens based in Europe who renounced their nationality have launched a new lawsuit against the US over the huge fee they were required to pay to handover their passports. https://www.thelocal.com/20231004/americans-in-europe-who-renounced-citizenship-sue-us-over-capricious-fee Wed, 04 Oct 2023 20:34:16 +0200 americans-in-europe-who-renounced-citizenship-sue-us-over-capricious-fee The US looks finally set to push ahead with its promise to cut the fee for renouncing American citizenship from $2,350 down to $450, writes Helen Burggraf. https://www.thelocal.com/20231002/americans-in-europe-us-finally-moves-to-cut-e2350-fee-for-renouncing-citizenship Mon, 02 Oct 2023 19:11:53 +0200 americans-in-europe-us-finally-moves-to-cut-e2350-fee-for-renouncing-citizenship If you live in France you should usually swap your driving licence for a French one after a certain period of residence - but is it actually illegal to drive on your old licence? And what are the penalties? https://www.thelocal.com/20230823/is-it-illegal-to-drive-on-a-foreign-licence-if-you-live-in-france Wed, 23 Aug 2023 14:03:11 +0200 is-it-illegal-to-drive-on-a-foreign-licence-if-you-live-in-france