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 OPINION: It is time to stop moving the EU parliament between Brussels and Strasbourg every month, argues Swedish MEP Anna Maria Corazza Bildt and the Single Seat Steering group. https://www.thelocal.fr/20170829/the-eu-should-not-allow-the-symbol-of-peace-in-europe-to-become-a-symbol-of-waste Tue, 29 Aug 2017 08:59:59 +0200 the-eu-should-not-allow-the-symbol-of-peace-in-europe-to-become-a-symbol-of-waste Investigators have found a list of targets for future terror attacks in France on a computer believed to belong to attacker Salah Abdeslam. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160525/list-of-french-targets-found-in-adeslams-home Wed, 25 May 2016 17:21:26 +0200 list-of-french-targets-found-in-adeslams-home The last surviving member of the jihadist team that attacked Paris, Salah Abdeslam, refused to answer questions in his first interview with a French anti-terror judge on Friday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160521/paris-attack-suspect-tight-lipped-in-first-interrogation Sat, 21 May 2016 14:19:55 +0200 paris-attack-suspect-tight-lipped-in-first-interrogation Salah Abdeslam, the key Paris attacks suspect who was transferred to France on Wednesday, showed little sign of religious fervour before the bloodshed and was known to enjoy a beer and a joint. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160427/salah-abdeslam-the-pot-smoking-little-moron-of-paris-attacks Wed, 27 Apr 2016 16:18:47 +0200 salah-abdeslam-the-pot-smoking-little-moron-of-paris-attacks A Brussels-based terror cell intended to launch a fresh strike in France, but attacked in the Belgian capital instead after being “surprised” by a quick-moving investigation, Belgian prosecutors said Sunday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160410/brussels-jihadist-cell-planned-new-attack-in-france Sun, 10 Apr 2016 14:39:43 +0200 brussels-jihadist-cell-planned-new-attack-in-france Paris attacks suspect Mohamed Abrini confessed to being "the man in the hat" caught on video with suicide bombers at Brussels airport last month, images that had sparked a massive manhunt. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160410/paris-suspect-abrini-admits-he-was-man-in-hat-at-brussels-airport Sun, 10 Apr 2016 10:46:26 +0200 paris-suspect-abrini-admits-he-was-man-in-hat-at-brussels-airport The arrest of Paris attacks suspect Mohamed Abrini in raids linked to the Brussels airport and metro bombings on Saturday highlighted the ties between jihadists involved in Belgium and France's worst terror outrages. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160409/abrini-arrest-highlights-paris-and-brussels-attacks-links Sat, 09 Apr 2016 18:32:43 +0200 abrini-arrest-highlights-paris-and-brussels-attacks-links Three men have been arrested during an anti-terror operation in Brussels in connection with a foiled plot to attack France, Belgium's federal prosecutor said Friday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160325/breaking-explosion-heard-during-anti-terror-op-in-brussels Fri, 25 Mar 2016 19:08:39 +0100 breaking-explosion-heard-during-anti-terror-op-in-brussels Tensions between France and Belgium caused by the extent of the threat from Islamist extremists in Brussels were raised once again this week, as they were in the aftermath of the Paris attacks. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160324/naive-slur-opens-up-franco-belgian-tensions-over-terror Thu, 24 Mar 2016 09:03:22 +0100 naive-slur-opens-up-franco-belgian-tensions-over-terror France will deploy 1, 600 soldiers and restrict access to transport hubs, but will it really prevent terrorists from carrying out deadly attacks at airports or rail stations? https://www.thelocal.fr/20160323/can-france-really-protect-public-transport-from-attacks Wed, 23 Mar 2016 14:39:14 +0100 can-france-really-protect-public-transport-from-attacks Three suspected suicide bombers involved in the Brussels attacks have been named and it's emerged they had clear links to the Paris attackers. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160323/brussels-suicide-bombers-had-links-to-paris-attacks Wed, 23 Mar 2016 09:30:54 +0100 brussels-suicide-bombers-had-links-to-paris-attacks This time it was Paris's turn to show solidarity with the victims of a terror attack in Europe. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160323/eiffel-tower-displays-solidarity-with-victims-of-brussels-attacks Wed, 23 Mar 2016 08:31:01 +0100 eiffel-tower-displays-solidarity-with-victims-of-brussels-attacks The twin attack in the Belgian capital comes just as Paris was beginning to move on from November’s massacre at the hands of Isis jihadists. But the bombings will reopen old scars. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160322/france-once-again-left-on-edge-after-brussels-attacks Tue, 22 Mar 2016 17:47:20 +0100 france-once-again-left-on-edge-after-brussels-attacks UPDATED: At least 31 people have been killed and dozens injured in two suicide bombings at Brussels international airport on Tuesday morning and in a separate blast striking the city's metro system. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160322/breaking-brussels-airport-rocked-by-explosions Tue, 22 Mar 2016 15:12:03 +0100 breaking-brussels-airport-rocked-by-explosions New videos show dazed survivors of the Brussels bombings fleeing in panic after the city's airport and metro system were hit by suicide bombings that left at least 31 dead. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160322/video-brussels-airport-scenes-of-panic-after-bomb-blast-at-brussels-airport Tue, 22 Mar 2016 14:39:08 +0100 video-brussels-airport-scenes-of-panic-after-bomb-blast-at-brussels-airport France will deploy hundreds of extra police officers and bar transport hubs from members of the public without tickets or identification after a series of terror attacks struck the Belgian capital. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160322/france-tightens-security-at-airport-and-stations-after-brussels-blasts Tue, 22 Mar 2016 12:56:40 +0100 france-tightens-security-at-airport-and-stations-after-brussels-blasts The lawyer to Paris attacks fugitive Salah Abdeslam said he would mount a legal challenge to the French prosecutor and would also launch a legal fight to avoid his client being extradited from Belgium to France. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160320/paris-terror-suspect-wanted-to-blow-himself-up Sun, 20 Mar 2016 10:07:48 +0100 paris-terror-suspect-wanted-to-blow-himself-up UPDATED: Key Paris attacks suspect Salah Abdeslam was formally charged Saturday with "terrorist murder" and being part of a terrorist group, the Belgian federal prosecutors office said. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160319/paris-attacks-suspect-leaves-brussels-hospital Sat, 19 Mar 2016 10:38:58 +0100 paris-attacks-suspect-leaves-brussels-hospital Salah Abdeslam, the key suspect in the Paris attacks, has been "injured and arrested" in a vast anti-terror operation in Molenbeek, Brussels. It is believed he was shot in the leg by police. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160318/dna-traces-of-wanted-abdeslam-found-in-brussels-flat Fri, 18 Mar 2016 20:41:23 +0100 dna-traces-of-wanted-abdeslam-found-in-brussels-flat A gunman killed in a shoot-out with police in Brussels had helped organise the November Paris terror attacks, prosecutors suggested on Friday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160318/brussels-paris-terror-gunman-killed-in-brussels-raid-had-role-in-paris-attacks Fri, 18 Mar 2016 17:38:24 +0100 brussels-paris-terror-gunman-killed-in-brussels-raid-had-role-in-paris-attacks