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 Amazon is set to invest more than €15 billion in France over the next three years, creating more than 7,000 jobs, according to a statement sent to AFP. https://www.thelocal.fr/20260506/amazon-to-invest-e15bn-in-france-expansion Wed, 06 May 2026 08:45:01 +0200 amazon-to-invest-e15bn-in-france-expansion Uber has said that it would take a stake in a French hydrogen taxi company with a goal of having 2,000 models on its reservation platform for business clients within five years. https://www.thelocal.fr/20260422/uber-takes-stake-in-french-hydrogen-taxi-start-up Wed, 22 Apr 2026 13:22:40 +0200 uber-takes-stake-in-french-hydrogen-taxi-start-up Conservative billionaire Vincent Bollore unapologetically vowed on Sunday to find new authors for one of France's most prestigious publishers after about 170 said they would leave in protest against political interference. https://www.thelocal.fr/20260419/billionaire-shrugs-off-mass-exodus-at-hallowed-french-publisher Sun, 19 Apr 2026 11:17:30 +0200 billionaire-shrugs-off-mass-exodus-at-hallowed-french-publisher French IT giant Capgemini said on Sunday it was selling its subsidiary working for the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency amid international controversy over the deaths of two people in ICE operations. https://www.thelocal.fr/20260201/french-it-giant-capgemini-to-sell-us-subsidiary-after-row-over-ice-links Sun, 01 Feb 2026 10:56:12 +0100 french-it-giant-capgemini-to-sell-us-subsidiary-after-row-over-ice-links A contract with American Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has triggered a barrage of criticism of French IT services company Capgemini in the wake of killings and other incidents involving US border officials. https://www.thelocal.fr/20260130/french-it-group-capgemini-under-fire-over-ice-links Fri, 30 Jan 2026 08:55:32 +0100 french-it-group-capgemini-under-fire-over-ice-links Credit Suisse was ordered by a French court to pay €910,000 to a trader whose promotion and raise were put on hold after she announced her pregnancy, according to a court order seen by AFP. https://www.thelocal.fr/20260114/french-court-fines-credit-suisse-e910000-for-discriminating-against-pregnant-employee Wed, 14 Jan 2026 11:56:01 +0100 french-court-fines-credit-suisse-e910000-for-discriminating-against-pregnant-employee France has opened an investigation into a British e-commerce site suspected of selling sex dolls with childlike features, Paris prosecutors told AFP on Friday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20251227/france-probes-uk-site-over-childlike-sex-dolls Sat, 27 Dec 2025 15:33:35 +0100 france-probes-uk-site-over-childlike-sex-dolls A French court on Friday rejected the state's request to suspend Shein's site in France as "disproportionate" after the Asian e-commerce giant removed illicit products sold on its platform. https://www.thelocal.fr/20251220/french-court-rejects-shein-suspension Sat, 20 Dec 2025 09:58:18 +0100 french-court-rejects-shein-suspension What you need to know about registering your small business for VAT in France. https://www.thelocal.fr/20251210/explained-how-to-get-a-vat-number-in-france Wed, 10 Dec 2025 16:35:30 +0100 explained-how-to-get-a-vat-number-in-france European aircraft manufacturer Airbus has said that up to 628 of its A320 planes worldwide may need to be inspected for a metal plate “quality issue” that has come to light. https://www.thelocal.fr/20251203/up-to-628-airbus-planes-need-inspection-for-metal-plate-quality-issue Wed, 03 Dec 2025 08:59:18 +0100 up-to-628-airbus-planes-need-inspection-for-metal-plate-quality-issue Swedish furniture brand IKEA plans to increase its number of outlets in France, particularly in medium-sized towns and cities. https://www.thelocal.fr/20251107/ikea-to-open-more-stores-in-towns-around-france Fri, 07 Nov 2025 16:38:09 +0100 ikea-to-open-more-stores-in-towns-around-france Shein opened its first physical store worldwide in Paris under the eye of riot police, as the French government said it was suspending the Asian e-commerce giant's online platform following outrage over its sale of childlike sex dolls. https://www.thelocal.fr/20251105/shein-opens-first-permanent-store-amid-heavy-police-presence Wed, 05 Nov 2025 13:36:08 +0100 shein-opens-first-permanent-store-amid-heavy-police-presence Asian e-commerce giant Shein on Tuesday pledged to "cooperate fully" with judicial authorities after French prosecutors opened an investigation over the sale of childlike sex dolls on the platform. https://www.thelocal.fr/20251104/shein-vows-to-cooperate-with-france-in-sex-doll-probe Tue, 04 Nov 2025 10:29:54 +0100 shein-vows-to-cooperate-with-france-in-sex-doll-probe A French court on Thursday ruled oil and gas giant TotalEnergies had engaged in "misleading commercial practices" by overstating its climate pledges, in what activists said was the first such ruling worldwide against a major oil company for climate misinformation. https://www.thelocal.fr/20251023/french-court-convicts-totalenergies-over-misleading-climate-claims Thu, 23 Oct 2025 15:23:30 +0200 french-court-convicts-totalenergies-over-misleading-climate-claims A Paris court is due to hand down a ruling on Thursday whether French oil and gas giant TotalEnergies misled consumers with claims overstating its climate pledges, a case that could help shape greenwashing jurisprudence in Europe and beyond. https://www.thelocal.fr/20251021/paris-verdict-due-in-totalenergies-greenwashing-case Tue, 21 Oct 2025 10:30:16 +0200 paris-verdict-due-in-totalenergies-greenwashing-case French telecom firm SFR on Wednesday rejected a buyout bid by three rivals, as the government and labour unions warned the deal could harm consumers and employees. https://www.thelocal.fr/20251015/french-telecoms-join-forces-to-break-up-embattled-sfr Wed, 15 Oct 2025 11:03:43 +0200 french-telecoms-join-forces-to-break-up-embattled-sfr Asian e-commerce giant Shein's decision to set up shop in a historic Parisian department store has ruffled feathers in the fashion capital. https://www.thelocal.fr/20251009/sheins-paris-store-kicks-up-a-storm-in-france Thu, 09 Oct 2025 16:16:40 +0200 sheins-paris-store-kicks-up-a-storm-in-france Asian fast-fashion giant Shein said on Wednesday it had picked France to open its first permanent physical stores in November. https://www.thelocal.fr/20251001/shein-picks-france-for-its-first-permanent-stores Wed, 01 Oct 2025 19:23:33 +0200 shein-picks-france-for-its-first-permanent-stores France's data protection authority on Wednesday issued record fines against search giant Google and fast-fashion platform Shein for failing to respect the law on internet cookies. https://www.thelocal.fr/20250904/record-french-fines-for-google-and-shein-over-cookies Thu, 04 Sep 2025 10:12:37 +0200 record-french-fines-for-google-and-shein-over-cookies France’s champagne producers are to cut the amount of grapes to be made into the region’s celebrated fizz by 10 percent due to an uncertain economic outlook. https://www.thelocal.fr/20250724/champagne-makers-cut-harvest-as-global-outlook-fizzles-out Thu, 24 Jul 2025 10:47:45 +0200 champagne-makers-cut-harvest-as-global-outlook-fizzles-out