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 Spanish farmers in the northeastern Catalonia region hit the roads again Tuesday to protest about the sector's struggles, blocking motorways with tractors including a busy highway linking Spain with southern France. https://www.thelocal.fr/20240227/protesting-spanish-farmers-block-roads-near-french-border Tue, 27 Feb 2024 14:23:45 +0100 protesting-spanish-farmers-block-roads-near-french-border Catalan separatists once again blocked routes linking Spain and France on Wednesday morning in an ongoing protest to try to draw international attention to the Catalan independence issue. https://www.thelocal.fr/20191113/500-cars-trapped-overnight-as-protesters-continue-to-block Wed, 13 Nov 2019 10:53:24 +0100 500-cars-trapped-overnight-as-protesters-continue-to-block UPDATED: Riot squads from the French Gendarme moved in to clear the highway linking France and Spain at La Jonquera border on Tuesday morning, dragging protesters from their camps and firing tear gas. https://www.thelocal.fr/20191112/french-riot-police-move-in-on-catalan-protesters-at-blockade-on-spainfrance-border Tue, 12 Nov 2019 16:47:27 +0100 french-riot-police-move-in-on-catalan-protesters-at-blockade-on-spainfrance-border Catalan separatist activists blocked traffic on Monday on a motorway linking Spain and France, in a fresh protest against the sentencing last month of nine of their leaders to lengthy jail terms. https://www.thelocal.fr/20191111/catalonia-protests-separatists-block-spain-france-highway Mon, 11 Nov 2019 12:10:51 +0100 catalonia-protests-separatists-block-spain-france-highway Catalan separatists have blocked traffic on two routes connecting Spain and France, on the fifth day of protests over the jailing of nine of their leaders, the transport ministry said on Friday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20191018/roads-blocked-between-france-and-spain-by-catalan-separatist-protesters Fri, 18 Oct 2019 11:51:58 +0200 roads-blocked-between-france-and-spain-by-catalan-separatist-protesters A 65-year-old French tourist suffered a heart attack and died after being forced to walk 4km to reach the Barcelona airport during protests staged against the jailing of Catalan separatist leaders, it has emerged. https://www.thelocal.fr/20191016/tourist-died-at-airport-blockade-during-barcelona-protests Wed, 16 Oct 2019 17:21:28 +0200 tourist-died-at-airport-blockade-during-barcelona-protests French president Emmanuel Macron heads to Corsica for a crucial visit on Tuesday amid a rise in nationalist sentiment on the so-called "Island of Beauty". But are comparisons with Catalonia really merited? https://www.thelocal.fr/20180206/corsica-why-frances-island-of-beauty-is-not-the-next-catalonia Tue, 06 Feb 2018 10:15:15 +0100 corsica-why-frances-island-of-beauty-is-not-the-next-catalonia Nationalists on the French Mediterranean island of Corsica cemented gains in regional elections on Sunday, underpinned by their demands for greater autonomy from Paris. https://www.thelocal.fr/20171211/elections-nationalist-gains-in-corsica-set-to-pose-dilemma-for-macron Mon, 11 Dec 2017 10:14:08 +0100 elections-nationalist-gains-in-corsica-set-to-pose-dilemma-for-macron In this week's episode of The Local's Europe-wide podcast, Lee Roden looks at what the future might hold for Catalonia. https://www.thelocal.fr/20171027/theres-no-safe-option-in-catalonia-now Fri, 27 Oct 2017 19:22:58 +0200 theres-no-safe-option-in-catalonia-now French backers of Catalonia's possible secession from Spain plan to "offer hospitality to president Carles Puidgemont to lead a government-in-exile in Perpignan," a southern French city with deep Catalan roots, a statement said Monday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20171024/french-catalans-offer-to-host-government-in-exile-as-tensions-rise-in-spain Tue, 24 Oct 2017 10:47:29 +0200 french-catalans-offer-to-host-government-in-exile-as-tensions-rise-in-spain