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 Both the far left and the far right in France proclaimed the victory of Alexis Tsipras and anti-austerity radical left party Syriza in the Greek elections on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150126/french-left-and-far-right-herald-syriza-victory Mon, 26 Jan 2015 09:29:00 +0100 french-left-and-far-right-herald-syriza-victory The cut backs continued apace in France on Wednesday when Minister of Defence announced the scrapping of an artillery regiment and the loss of 7,500 jobs, as the country battles a ballooning budget deficit. https://www.thelocal.fr/20141015/france-defence-cuts-spending-austerity Wed, 15 Oct 2014 16:15:00 +0200 france-defence-cuts-spending-austerity Family associations and sections of the French media have lined up to blast the government for its plans to cut key family benefits, which they say will harm one of France’s greatest economic strengths – its high fertility rate. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140930/france-birthrate-benefits-children-cuts-austerity Tue, 30 Sep 2014 19:20:00 +0200 france-birthrate-benefits-children-cuts-austerity French Economy Minister Arnaud Montebourg on Saturday criticised German austerity measures and warned France would no longer "be pushed around" by the EU's economic powerhouse. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140824/france-blasts-germany-for-austerity-policy-2 Sun, 24 Aug 2014 12:47:00 +0200 france-blasts-germany-for-austerity-policy-2 France's bid to embark on a programme of economic reform financed by big cuts in state spending faced a crucial parliamentary vote on Tuesday that was shaping up as a test of the Socialist government's credibility. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140429/french-government-cuts-economy Tue, 29 Apr 2014 16:58:00 +0200 french-government-cuts-economy After announcing a raft of spending cuts and benefits freezes this week the French government was at pains to stress that the country was not undergoing “austerity” as it faces a rebellion among its ranks. Analysts dismissed ministers' efforts as "a joke". https://www.thelocal.fr/20140417/france-austerity-economy-cuts Thu, 17 Apr 2014 16:19:00 +0200 france-austerity-economy-cuts With France in the tight grip of the economic crisis, it seems not even the country’s oldest, proudest traditions are to be spared. On Tuesday it was reported the government plans to cutback on the festivities surrounding this year’s Bastille Day parade. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130709/french-austerity-puts-brakes-on-bastille-day-parade Tue, 09 Jul 2013 19:50:00 +0200 french-austerity-puts-brakes-on-bastille-day-parade There was more bad news for France on the economic front this week, when the country's own budget watchdog warned that public sector deficit is set to break a limit set by the EU last month. The watchdog said economic growth was now imperative. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130628/france-on-course-to-break-public-deficit-limit Fri, 28 Jun 2013 10:17:00 +0200 france-on-course-to-break-public-deficit-limit The success of Japanese PM Shinzo Abe's big-spending, austerity-busting economic policies in recent times is "good news" for Europe, French President François Hollande said on Friday on an official visit to the country. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130607/success-of-anti-austerity-abe-is-good-news-hollande Fri, 07 Jun 2013 10:50:00 +0200 success-of-anti-austerity-abe-is-good-news-hollande The first night of the austerity driven sell-off of the Elysée Palace’s fine wine collection was considered a roaring success after wine enthusiasts including one very active Chinese buyer, shelled out €300,000 to get their hands on the presidential plonk. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130531/chinese-help-elysee-pull-in-300-000-in-wine-sale Fri, 31 May 2013 13:12:00 +0200 chinese-help-elysee-pull-in-300-000-in-wine-sale The President of the EU commission made it clear on Wednesday what he thinks France could do to boost its economy, as new figures show the country is officially in recession. Economists told The Local, however, that it's Europe that needs to act. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130515/france-spitting-in-the-wind-with-anti-global-view Wed, 15 May 2013 16:04:00 +0200 france-spitting-in-the-wind-with-anti-global-view France and Italy presented a united front on Wednesday on the eurozone debt crisis amid deepening divisions over belt-tightening policies in the European Union as some countries reach breaking point. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130501/hollande-and-new-italian-pm-gang-up-on-austerity Wed, 01 May 2013 22:39:00 +0200 hollande-and-new-italian-pm-gang-up-on-austerity With the French government busy fleshing out plans to cut family allowances, an opposition UMP deputy has put forward a controversial proposal that would see foreign families lose their right to benefits if they are new to the country. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130418/calls-to-cut-family-allowances-for-foreigners Thu, 18 Apr 2013 16:58:00 +0200 calls-to-cut-family-allowances-for-foreigners France’s richest families are set to have their family allowances cut by as much as three quarters, as part of the latest austerity measure aimed at reducing the country’s whopping public deficit. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130402/rich-french-families-set-to-have-family-allowance-cut Tue, 02 Apr 2013 13:57:00 +0200 rich-french-families-set-to-have-family-allowance-cut French Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault on Friday asked ministries to slash spending by €5 billion next year to help balance the budget amid low growth, spiralling unemployment and mass layoffs. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130308/french-pm-demands-5-billion-spending-cuts Fri, 08 Mar 2013 13:13:00 +0100 french-pm-demands-5-billion-spending-cuts Arnold Schwarzenegger may have a sore throat, but he could still be heard backing French President François Hollande's budget cuts Friday, saying "otherwise you're going in the exact same direction as the United States." https://www.thelocal.fr/20121012/schwarzenegger-backs-hollandes-budget-cuts Fri, 12 Oct 2012 18:20:00 +0200 schwarzenegger-backs-hollandes-budget-cuts The French parliament Tuesday opened a difficult debate on an EU fiscal pact that is key to efforts to overcome the eurozone debt crisis but which critics slam as austerity forced by Brussels. https://www.thelocal.fr/20121003/france-begins-debate-on-eu-austerity-treaty Wed, 03 Oct 2012 13:04:00 +0200 france-begins-debate-on-eu-austerity-treaty Tens of thousands of left-wing protesters took to the streets of Paris on Sunday to denounce EU-driven austerity measures being pushed on member states, a day after similar protests in Spain and Portugal. https://www.thelocal.fr/20121001/thousands-of-french-march-against-eu-austerity Mon, 01 Oct 2012 19:12:00 +0200 thousands-of-french-march-against-eu-austerity France on Friday unveiled action to plug a €37 billion hole in its public finances with the toughest package of tax rises and spending cuts the country has known in an economic downturn. https://www.thelocal.fr/20120928/rich-face-brunt-of-pain-in-hollandes-tough-budget Fri, 28 Sep 2012 17:52:00 +0200 rich-face-brunt-of-pain-in-hollandes-tough-budget France, facing a €30 billion gap in public finances, announced its latest austerity move Tuesday with the parliamentary budget frozen for five years and lawmakers' expenses cut by 10%. https://www.thelocal.fr/20120925/french-parliament-adopts-austerity Tue, 25 Sep 2012 17:29:00 +0200 french-parliament-adopts-austerity