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 Britain is backing a French plan to create a European military intervention force as a way to maintain strong defence ties with the EU after Brexit, a minister told AFP on Saturday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180505/britain-backs-french-plan-for-european-defence-force Sat, 05 May 2018 14:04:13 +0200 britain-backs-french-plan-for-european-defence-force Britain will take in 260 unaccompanied migrant children from France under a deal struck at a summit between Prime Minister Theresa May and French President Emmanuel Macron, the British government said on Friday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180120/uk-to-accept-260-unaccompanied-minors-from-france Sat, 20 Jan 2018 05:21:32 +0100 uk-to-accept-260-unaccompanied-minors-from-france Five hotel managers suspected of belonging to a network smuggling Albanian migrants into Britain were arrested Tuesday in a police operation in the French port city of Calais, a judicial source said. https://www.thelocal.fr/20170208/calais-five-hotel-managers-arrested-for-smuggling-albanians-to-britain Wed, 08 Feb 2017 10:51:01 +0100 calais-five-hotel-managers-arrested-for-smuggling-albanians-to-britain A town in southern France is set to get a 'Brexit Street' after its far-right mayor decided to honour Britain's decision to leave the European Union. https://www.thelocal.fr/20161227/french-towns-far-right-mayor-gets-brexit-street-to-pay-homage-to-uk-vote Tue, 27 Dec 2016 16:26:25 +0100 french-towns-far-right-mayor-gets-brexit-street-to-pay-homage-to-uk-vote British Prime Minister Theresa May is heading to Berlin on Wednesday and Paris on Thursday to start thrashing out the roadmap for Britain's departure from the EU. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160720/may-to-thrash-out-brexit-roadmap-in-berlin-paris-talks Wed, 20 Jul 2016 11:22:46 +0200 may-to-thrash-out-brexit-roadmap-in-berlin-paris-talks Prime Minister David Cameron has proposed Britain's ambassador to France as its new European Commissioner, an official said Friday, after the previous commissioner stepped down in the wake of the Brexit vote. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160708/cameron-names-frances-uk-envoy-as-new-european-commissioner Fri, 08 Jul 2016 14:42:20 +0200 cameron-names-frances-uk-envoy-as-new-european-commissioner The foreign ministers of Germany and France on Monday called for ambitious steps to strengthen the European Union after Britain's shock vote to leave the bloc. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160627/germany-and-france-urge-brexit-eu-referendum-uk Mon, 27 Jun 2016 16:37:08 +0200 germany-and-france-urge-brexit-eu-referendum-uk Brits living in other European countries are among the most likely to want the UK to stay in the EU. In a new video from The Local, eight of them tell us why. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160620/video-brits-in-europe-say-why-the-uk-should-stay Mon, 20 Jun 2016 19:01:17 +0200 video-brits-in-europe-say-why-the-uk-should-stay If Britain leaves the EU after its referendum in June, it won’t just affect Brits, but people from across Europe - none of whom will get a vote. Now Europeans can get involved – by love-bombing their British friends to encourage them to stay. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160408/hug-a-brit-to-prevent-brexit-europeans-told Fri, 08 Apr 2016 18:57:00 +0200 hug-a-brit-to-prevent-brexit-europeans-told The British government’s first official report into the impact of a future Brexit has revealed that the rights of British expats in France and other parts of the EU will no longer be guaranteed. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160229/british-expats-in-france-face-years-of-limbo-report Mon, 29 Feb 2016 09:10:16 +0100 british-expats-in-france-face-years-of-limbo-report French President Francois Hollande said a package agreed with Britain so as to keep it in the European Union gave London no special favours and broke no EU rules. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160220/frances-hollande-claims-no-exceptions-in-british-eu-deal Sat, 20 Feb 2016 14:22:51 +0100 frances-hollande-claims-no-exceptions-in-british-eu-deal If Britain leaves it will make Europe more French - but it will also make it much weaker. French Brexit fans should be careful what they wish for, argues The Local's James Savage. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160219/french-brexit-fans-nows-a-good-time-to-shut-up Fri, 19 Feb 2016 16:14:28 +0100 french-brexit-fans-nows-a-good-time-to-shut-up The new "straight" croissants in the UK's Tesco supermarkets have prompted a baffled reaction from the French. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160219/france-laughs-at-uk-chains-new-straight-croissants Fri, 19 Feb 2016 13:09:51 +0100 france-laughs-at-uk-chains-new-straight-croissants UPDATED: Britain and France announced a new "command and control centre" on Thursday to tackle smuggling gangs in Calais, as Europe grapples with its biggest migration crisis since World War II. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150820/uk-police-head-to-france-to-counter-migrant-traffickers Thu, 20 Aug 2015 11:15:05 +0200 uk-police-head-to-france-to-counter-migrant-traffickers France and Britain are to sign a deal on Thursday aimed at alleviating the migrant crisis in Calais, where thousands of people desperate to cross the Channel have gathered in slum-like conditions. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150820/france-and-britain-to-sign-deal-on-calais-migrant-crisis Thu, 20 Aug 2015 10:43:30 +0200 france-and-britain-to-sign-deal-on-calais-migrant-crisis French police said on Saturday some 300 migrants in Calais attempted to reach Britain via the cross-Channel tunnel overnight, a significant drop from previous nights as the security presence is beefed up. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150801/french-police-foil-1000-bids-to-cross-channel Sat, 01 Aug 2015 12:23:22 +0200 french-police-foil-1000-bids-to-cross-channel A new poll says a majority of French people believe Britain should be booted out of the European Union, rather than have its concerns taken into account by Brussels. It's a question sparked by a possible referendum on Britain's membership in the EU. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140910/french-favour-booting-brits-from-eu-poll Wed, 10 Sep 2014 20:02:00 +0200 french-favour-booting-brits-from-eu-poll Police in France and Britain faced a race against time on Friday in their hunt to find a five-year-old boy with a brain tumour who officials in France believe was "kidnapped" from a UK hospital by his family. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140829/french-police-in-desperate-hunt-for-british-boy Fri, 29 Aug 2014 16:20:00 +0200 french-police-in-desperate-hunt-for-british-boy A British ski instructor at the centre of a cross-channel row over free trade was slapped by a French court on Monday with a €30,000 fine for teaching in France without a licence. The teacher could land in prison if he doesn't pay up. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140616/french-hit-brit-ski-teacher-with-hefty-fine Mon, 16 Jun 2014 17:45:00 +0200 french-hit-brit-ski-teacher-with-hefty-fine Britain needs to exit the European Union to avoid breaking it, former French Prime Minister Michel Rocard has argued in an eviscerating opinion piece. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140605/former-french-pm-tells-brits-to-quit-eu Thu, 05 Jun 2014 20:08:00 +0200 former-french-pm-tells-brits-to-quit-eu