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 could soon abolish its one and two centime coins in a first step towards creating a zero-cash economy. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180723/france-mulls-ditching-one-and-two-cent-coins Mon, 23 Jul 2018 15:08:24 +0200 france-mulls-ditching-one-and-two-cent-coins A motorist in southern France was arrested after he was caught with €1.9 million ($2.1 million) in cash stashed in various hidden compartments in his car. https://www.thelocal.fr/20151002/french-police-find-19m-million-hidden-in-car Fri, 02 Oct 2015 13:39:53 +0200 french-police-find-19m-million-hidden-in-car France's finance minister Michel Sapin has announced plans this week to pass a new law to abolish minimum payments by credit and debit cards. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150521/france-to-abolish-minimum-card-payment Thu, 21 May 2015 12:12:05 +0200 france-to-abolish-minimum-card-payment Two Chinese tourists in Paris found themselves in hot water recently with anti-fraud authorities. After paying their €70 hotel bill in €1 coins, police found €3,700 in change in their possession, and arrested them on suspicion of forgery. https://www.thelocal.fr/20131014/one-euro-coins-land-chinese-tourists-in-paris-cell Mon, 14 Oct 2013 15:01:00 +0200 one-euro-coins-land-chinese-tourists-in-paris-cell You're hungry, on the road, and don't have much time - that's what fast food is for. But one diner was apparently in too much of a rush, when he managed to "forget" €25,000 in cash at a McDonald's in southern France this week. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130809/french-diner-forgets-25000-in-mcdonalds-restaurant Fri, 09 Aug 2013 19:50:00 +0200 french-diner-forgets-25000-in-mcdonalds-restaurant