https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from France in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed The French government said Monday it would authorise the shooting of wolves that attack livestock even outside protected enclosures, a policy shift welcomed by farmers, a powerful and increasingly disgruntled constituency. https://www.thelocal.fr/20260217/france-loosens-rules-on-allowing-farmers-to-shoot-wolves Tue, 17 Feb 2026 08:07:18 +0100 france-loosens-rules-on-allowing-farmers-to-shoot-wolves France on Wednesday officialised a ban on food imports containing traces of five pesticides currently banned in the EU, a move aimed at easing farmers' opposition to the Mercosur trade deal with four South American nations. https://www.thelocal.fr/20260107/france-halts-imports-of-food-with-traces-of-banned-pesticides Wed, 07 Jan 2026 17:05:44 +0100 france-halts-imports-of-food-with-traces-of-banned-pesticides President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday defended France's resistance to a much-touted trade deal between the European Union and South American countries in talks with his Argentine counterpart Javier Milei in Buenos Aires. https://www.thelocal.fr/20241117/macron-defends-french-farmers-in-talks-with-argentinas-milei Sun, 17 Nov 2024 20:53:16 +0100 macron-defends-french-farmers-in-talks-with-argentinas-milei France's favourite condiment, Dijon mustard, is hard to find these days, with signs on supermarket shelves warning the lucky few who spot jars that they can only take one home. https://www.thelocal.fr/20220914/confident-for-christmas-how-france-plans-to-tackle-mustard-shortages Wed, 14 Sep 2022 10:37:52 +0200 confident-for-christmas-how-france-plans-to-tackle-mustard-shortages