The Local France 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 Ex-French minister lands key EU leader position France's ex-finance minister landed a coveted job in the European Commmision, officials announced on Wednesday, saying Pierre Moscovici will be the commissioner for economic affairs. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140910/moscovici-eu-economy-commission-france Wed, 10 Sep 2014 15:02:00 +0200 moscovici-eu-economy-commission-france Crisis deepens with France set for recession The economic outlook for France got even gloomier on Friday when the European Commission released its spring forecasts that predicted the country will slide into recession and the number of jobless will rise into 2014. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130503/crisis-deepens-with-france-set-for-recession Fri, 03 May 2013 13:56:00 +0200 crisis-deepens-with-france-set-for-recession