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 Germany has its own version of a Covid health pass - the 3G rules. But does it actually do the job? The Local editor Rachel Loxton found Germany could learn lessons from its neighbour after a recent trip to Paris. https://www.thelocal.fr/20210910/covid-health-pass-what-can-germany-learn-from-france Fri, 10 Sep 2021 12:25:46 +0200 covid-health-pass-what-can-germany-learn-from-france A barbed column in a British newspaper that suggested the French are not child-friendly and their youngsters are more repressed than their British counterparts has angered many francophiles. Writer Colin Randall responds to the latest example of "frogbashing" from across the Channel. https://www.thelocal.fr/20210402/opinion-the-notion-that-the-french-are-not-child-friendly-is-risible Fri, 02 Apr 2021 16:23:12 +0200 opinion-the-notion-that-the-french-are-not-child-friendly-is-risible It's been four years since the polemic Brexit referendum and now the inevitable moment is upon us. So how have Brits living in Europe come to terms with leaving the EU? Graham Keeley finds out. https://www.thelocal.fr/20201228/analysis-fear-and-loathing-in-brexit Mon, 28 Dec 2020 10:31:03 +0100 analysis-fear-and-loathing-in-brexit From January 1st 2021, Britons can no longer take advantage of the EU's right to freedom of movement, which means lost job opportunities, complications, visas, house sales and health issues as these Britons living in Europe testify. https://www.thelocal.fr/20201225/landlocked-end-of-freedom-of-movement-complicates-lives-for-brits-in-europe Fri, 25 Dec 2020 09:32:10 +0100 landlocked-end-of-freedom-of-movement-complicates-lives-for-brits-in-europe France has been being plunged back into a nationwide lockdown but who is to blame? Will the new confinement even work given schools and factories will stay open? John Lichfield looks at the reasons why France is suffering a nationwide deja-vu and if there's any way out. https://www.thelocal.fr/20201029/analysis-we-are-all-at-fault-in-france-for-the-nation-being-confined-for-a-second-time Thu, 29 Oct 2020 12:37:30 +0100 analysis-we-are-all-at-fault-in-france-for-the-nation-being-confined-for-a-second-time As the Covid-19 pandemic makes a resurgence our journalists around Europe explain the state of play in their country, the measures being in put in place and the mood of the public as concerns of further restrictions and lockdowns grow. https://www.thelocal.fr/20200925/around-europe-how-countries-are-battling-to-prevent-a-second-wave-of-covid-19 Fri, 25 Sep 2020 10:45:34 +0200 around-europe-how-countries-are-battling-to-prevent-a-second-wave-of-covid-19 Living far away from family in these troubling times forces us to face unique challenges. But you are not alone, writes The Local's founder Paul Rapacioli. https://www.thelocal.fr/20200319/you-are-not-alone-living-abroad-in-the-time-of-corona Thu, 19 Mar 2020 12:38:53 +0100 you-are-not-alone-living-abroad-in-the-time-of-corona What will happen to reciprocal arrangements between EU countries and the UK when Brits abroad are reduced to an afterthought? Laura Shields of the Liberal Democrats examines the issues faced by anxious Britons. https://www.thelocal.fr/20170215/opinion-brexit-and-brits-in-the-eu-bargaining-chip-or-afterthought Wed, 15 Feb 2017 10:47:28 +0100 opinion-brexit-and-brits-in-the-eu-bargaining-chip-or-afterthought