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 President Emmanuel Macron announced on Tuesday that France's biggest companies will be tested in the next three years to see if they discriminate against ethnic minorities as one of the measures to tackle the problem of France's under-privileged and marginalized banlieues (suburbs). https://www.thelocal.fr/20180522/macron-set-to-unveil-strategy-to-tackle-marginalised-banlieues Tue, 22 May 2018 20:23:54 +0200 macron-set-to-unveil-strategy-to-tackle-marginalised-banlieues While French president François Hollande appealed for justice and calm, the alleged rape of a young man with a police baton and the ensuing anti-police violence has quickly become a hot campaign issue for presidential election candidates. https://www.thelocal.fr/20170214/hollande-calls-for-justice-while-le-pen-demands-support-for-the-police Tue, 14 Feb 2017 15:05:56 +0100 hollande-calls-for-justice-while-le-pen-demands-support-for-the-police Clashes in the Paris suburbs started after police officers stuck a truncheon in a man's anus. The scandal has cast a spotlight on the problem of community policing. https://www.thelocal.fr/20170210/paris-suburbs-locals-blame-aggressive-cops-as-tensions-simmer Fri, 10 Feb 2017 09:46:40 +0100 paris-suburbs-locals-blame-aggressive-cops-as-tensions-simmer While the suburbs around Paris may be greener, cheaper, and more family friendly - there are downsides. A lot of them, apparently. https://www.thelocal.fr/20170208/the-drawbacks-of-living-in-the-suburbs-around-paris Wed, 08 Feb 2017 16:27:19 +0100 the-drawbacks-of-living-in-the-suburbs-around-paris The suburbs around Paris do not have a great reputation, it has to be said, but you'd be foolish to dismiss the idea of leaving the City of Light to live on the other side of the Périphérique. https://www.thelocal.fr/20170207/why-would-you-live-in-paris-when-you-can-live-in-the-banlieues Tue, 07 Feb 2017 15:58:10 +0100 why-would-you-live-in-paris-when-you-can-live-in-the-banlieues Condemning racism and police heavy-handedness, thousands of people attended a "march of dignity" rally in Paris at the weekend to mark a decade since the deaths of two youths sparked nationwide riots. https://www.thelocal.fr/20151102/thousands-march-against-racism-in-paris Mon, 02 Nov 2015 09:54:04 +0100 thousands-march-against-racism-in-paris An appeals court prosecutor has argued that two French policemen implicated in the fatal electrocution of two fleeing teens be freed of charges. The incident sparked social unrest across France in 2005, https://www.thelocal.fr/20130604/french-prosecution-argues-riot-police Tue, 04 Jun 2013 16:28:00 +0200 french-prosecution-argues-riot-police