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 Hundreds rallied in several French towns on Saturday, January 30th, in protests against Amazon called by anti-capitalist and environmental groups, including at one site where the US e-commerce giant plans a massive warehouse. https://www.thelocal.fr/20210131/hundreds-protest-amazon-expansion-in-france Sun, 31 Jan 2021 10:11:16 +0100 hundreds-protest-amazon-expansion-in-france US online retail giant Amazon said Monday it will keep its warehouses in France closed until May 5th, after an appeals court confirmed a ruling restricting its deliveries during the coronavirus pandemic. https://www.thelocal.fr/20200428/amazon-extends-closure-of-french-warehouses-to-may-5th Tue, 28 Apr 2020 10:05:25 +0200 amazon-extends-closure-of-french-warehouses-to-may-5th Online retailer Amazon said on Wednesday it would halt activity at its French distribution centres for five days following a court ruling faulting the e-commerce giant on its measures to slow the spread of the new coronavirus. https://www.thelocal.fr/20200415/amazon-to-close-sites-in-france-for-five-days-after-court-ruling Wed, 15 Apr 2020 21:52:50 +0200 amazon-to-close-sites-in-france-for-five-days-after-court-ruling France has made proposals to the United States to resolve the dispute over taxing multinational tech giants that aims to seal the framework for a global deal by the end of the month, Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said on Friday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20200117/france-close-to-resolving-tech-tex-dispute-with-us-minister Fri, 17 Jan 2020 16:51:23 +0100 france-close-to-resolving-tech-tex-dispute-with-us-minister Two French environmental NGOs and a union group on Sunday slammed the environmental impact of Amazon, vowing to disrupt its "Black Friday" sale campaign later this week. https://www.thelocal.fr/20191124/french-green-groups-plan-to-disrupt-unsustainable-amazon-on-black-friday Sun, 24 Nov 2019 17:44:18 +0100 french-green-groups-plan-to-disrupt-unsustainable-amazon-on-black-friday If Brazil won't stop them, then perhaps others should step in? https://www.thelocal.fr/20190907/macron-backs Sat, 07 Sep 2019 13:45:12 +0200 macron-backs France's economy minister said Friday he expects to reach agreement with Germany in the coming weeks on a European digital tax targetting US tech giants. https://www.thelocal.fr/20181027/deal-on-taxing-us-tech-giants-within-weeks-french-minister Sat, 27 Oct 2018 10:40:51 +0200 deal-on-taxing-us-tech-giants-within-weeks-french-minister The EU will soon unveil a plan for taxing major internet companies like Amazon and Facebook by imposing a levy of two to six percent on revenues in every country where they operate, French finance minister Bruno Le Maire said on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180304/eu-to-tax-tech-giants-at-two-to-six-percent-france Sun, 04 Mar 2018 13:37:01 +0100 eu-to-tax-tech-giants-at-two-to-six-percent-france US online shopping giant Amazon said Thursday it plans to create 2,000 permanent full-time jobs in France this year as consumers are making more and more of their purchases via the internet. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180215/amazon-primed-to-hire-2000-new-employees-in-france Thu, 15 Feb 2018 12:22:39 +0100 amazon-primed-to-hire-2000-new-employees-in-france US online shopping giant Amazon on Monday announced it had settled a major tax claim in France and agreed to report all its French income locally in future. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180205/amazon-pays-up-to-end-tax-dispute-with-french-government Mon, 05 Feb 2018 12:43:38 +0100 amazon-pays-up-to-end-tax-dispute-with-french-government France has demanded €10 million in fines from US internet giant Amazon for the abusive rules the company imposes on its French suppliers. https://www.thelocal.fr/20171218/france-demands-10-million-in-fines-from-amazon Mon, 18 Dec 2017 13:15:17 +0100 france-demands-10-million-in-fines-from-amazon The United States does not support a French proposal to tax the gross revenues of international tech corporations like Google and Amazon, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Saturday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20171015/us-rejects-french-proposal-on-taxing-tech-companies Sun, 15 Oct 2017 13:55:12 +0200 us-rejects-french-proposal-on-taxing-tech-companies Amazon, the US online retail giant, is looking to open high street stores in France and is sniffing around for a French retail partner for its rapidly expanding grocery business, media reports said. https://www.thelocal.fr/20171006/amazon-seeks-to-open-high-street-stores-in-france-reports Fri, 06 Oct 2017 12:52:28 +0200 amazon-seeks-to-open-high-street-stores-in-france-reports French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire accused US internet giants on Friday of escaping their fair share of taxes in Europe, as he pushed the EU to urgently address the issue. https://www.thelocal.fr/20170916/france-slams-silicon-valley-for-skirting-tax-in-europe Sat, 16 Sep 2017 05:41:33 +0200 france-slams-silicon-valley-for-skirting-tax-in-europe While Amazon’s new high speed one–hour delivery service might sound great to customers, it is worrying authorities in the French capital. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160620/paris-perturbed-by-amazons-new-express-delivery-service Mon, 20 Jun 2016 13:57:21 +0200 paris-perturbed-by-amazons-new-express-delivery-service US online retail giant Amazon announced that it has begun declaring sales made in France, meaning it will no longer only be paying European taxes in Luxembourg. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150526/amazon-to-pay-taxes-on-france-sales Tue, 26 May 2015 13:50:35 +0200 amazon-to-pay-taxes-on-france-sales France is looking to decide this year on how it might tax US online giants Google, Amazon and Netflix to help fund its heavily subsidised film and television sector in response to changes brought on by Internet video streaming. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150130/france-looks-to-tax-netflix-to-boost-own-film-sector Fri, 30 Jan 2015 09:47:00 +0100 france-looks-to-tax-netflix-to-boost-own-film-sector A major French trade union has called on Amazon workers to go on strike on Monday to demand a salary hike and better working conditions, a decision likely to have an effect on anyone in France hoping to buy last minute Christmas gifts on the online shopping portal. https://www.thelocal.fr/20141222/france-amazon-strike-warehouse-christmas-wages Mon, 22 Dec 2014 11:06:00 +0100 france-amazon-strike-warehouse-christmas-wages Retail giant Amazon has decided to hit back at a new law banning it from offering free deliveries in France by charging customers just one centime (1.4 cents) for books dispatched to their homes. A French minister had accused the online store of "destroying bookshops". https://www.thelocal.fr/20140711/amazon-france-free-deliveries Fri, 11 Jul 2014 11:31:00 +0200 amazon-france-free-deliveries France has criticized online retailer Amazon UK's decision on Monday to ban the sale of foie gras. The move came after animal rights campaigners denounced producers of the French delicacy as "very un-British" in their cruelty. https://www.thelocal.fr/20131007/french-food-cuisine-france-foie-gras-ban-amazon Mon, 07 Oct 2013 18:20:00 +0200 french-food-cuisine-france-foie-gras-ban-amazon