The Local France 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 France rejects Brexit delay: 'We can't do this every three months' UPDATED: French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian on Sunday rejected any further delay to Britain's exit from the EU. https://www.thelocal.fr/20190908/foreign-minister-france-does-not-support-brexit-deadline-extension Sun, 08 Sep 2019 13:10:07 +0200 foreign-minister-france-does-not-support-brexit-deadline-extension 'A giant liar with a mop of hair': What the French think of Boris Johnson Boris Johnson was set to be named as the new British Prime Minister on Tuesday. He faces an awkward relationship with the French and it's not just because he reportedly called his neighbours "turds" over Brexit. Johnson has a history of French bashing and the French have shown they are not too keen on the "giant with a mop of hair" either. https://www.thelocal.fr/20190723/boris-johnson-french-bashing-turds-brexit Tue, 23 Jul 2019 10:49:07 +0200 boris-johnson-french-bashing-turds-brexit Johnson hails France in Paris (while speaking French) Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson was in France on Thursday, and spoke (in French) about how the UK will be "as close as possible" to France post-Brexit vote. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160728/johnson-hails-french-in-paris-while-speaking-french Thu, 28 Jul 2016 19:05:09 +0200 johnson-hails-french-in-paris-while-speaking-french French politicians and public bemused by 'liar' Boris Johnson Boris Johnson was named as the UK's new Foreign Secretary on Wednesday, but the appointment hasn't gone down well across the Channel, with his French counterpart calling him a "liar". https://www.thelocal.fr/20160714/english-humour-france-reacts-to-boris-johnson-as-foreign-secretary Thu, 14 Jul 2016 12:57:39 +0200 english-humour-france-reacts-to-boris-johnson-as-foreign-secretary Hollande threatens to nationalize Mittal plant French President François Hollande is threatening to nationalize a plant owned by steelmaker ArcelorMittal in an increasingly heated dispute in which a minister has said the multinational is no longer welcome in the country. https://www.thelocal.fr/20121127/hollande-threatens-to-nationalize-mittal-plant Tue, 27 Nov 2012 23:44:08 +0100 hollande-threatens-to-nationalize-mittal-plant London mayor makes hay over Arcelor-Mittal London Mayor Boris Johnson joked Tuesday that left-wing revolutionaries had taken control of France and were driving investors away, adding that the British capital was happy to welcome fleeing businessmen. https://www.thelocal.fr/20121127/london-mayor-makes-hay-over-arcelor-mittal-issue Tue, 27 Nov 2012 16:06:00 +0100 london-mayor-makes-hay-over-arcelor-mittal-issue