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 The European Commission responded that the EU had been 'a boon' for the United States after President Donald Trump claimed it had been born to 'screw' the US, laying bare his hostility to the longtime US partners as he detailed new tariffs. https://www.thelocal.fr/20250227/europeans-hit-back-after-donald-trump-says-eu-was-born-to-screw-us Thu, 27 Feb 2025 07:27:39 +0100 europeans-hit-back-after-donald-trump-says-eu-was-born-to-screw-us Donald Trump hasn't even moved back into the White House -- but the volatile US president-elect has already rattled his counterparts in Europe. https://www.thelocal.fr/20250110/dont-add-fuel-to-fire-europe-tries-to-play-it-cool-as-storm-trump-approaches Fri, 10 Jan 2025 10:04:26 +0100 dont-add-fuel-to-fire-europe-tries-to-play-it-cool-as-storm-trump-approaches "Trust in Trump's America is gone." The coronavirus crisis has caused a dramatic deterioration in the European public perception of the US and left many believing the EU had become "irrelevant", new polling finds. https://www.thelocal.fr/20200629/how-the-covid-19-pandemic-has-changed-europeans-views-of-the-us-and-the-eu Mon, 29 Jun 2020 13:22:08 +0200 how-the-covid-19-pandemic-has-changed-europeans-views-of-the-us-and-the-eu Wine connoisseurs talk about needing "a nose" to assess the quality of a vintage. President Donald Trump just uses his eyes. https://www.thelocal.fr/20190727/i-like-the-way-they-look-teetotaler-trump-prefers-us-wine-to-french Sat, 27 Jul 2019 09:22:24 +0200 i-like-the-way-they-look-teetotaler-trump-prefers-us-wine-to-french Once seen as a symbol of friendship between the two leaders, the tree has now wilted away and died. https://www.thelocal.fr/20190610/trump-and-macrons-tree-of-friendship-dies-thats-not-a-figure-of-speech Mon, 10 Jun 2019 11:29:23 +0200 trump-and-macrons-tree-of-friendship-dies-thats-not-a-figure-of-speech President Donald Trump accused France on Tuesday of unfairly hindering US wine exports by imposing higher tariffs on the American product than those the United States places on imports of French wine. https://www.thelocal.fr/20181114/fact-checking-donald-trump-does-france-really-put-steep-tariffs-on-us-wine Wed, 14 Nov 2018 11:42:48 +0100 fact-checking-donald-trump-does-france-really-put-steep-tariffs-on-us-wine France warned Sunday that "fits of anger" could not dictate international cooperation after US President Donald Trump abruptly rejected a joint statement agreed after a bad-tempered G7 summit in Canada. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180610/france-on-g7-fits-of-anger-cannot-dictate-international-cooperation Sun, 10 Jun 2018 13:52:12 +0200 france-on-g7-fits-of-anger-cannot-dictate-international-cooperation The G7 summit ended in farce and a renewed threat of global trade war on Saturday as US President Donald Trump abruptly rejected the text of a consensus statement and bitterly insulted the Canadian host. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180610/trump-trade-fury-torpedoes-canadas-g7-summit Sun, 10 Jun 2018 11:16:35 +0200 trump-trade-fury-torpedoes-canadas-g7-summit They once shook hands for an eye-watering 29 seconds, with neither man willing to show a hint of weakness. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180609/firm-friends-macron-handshake-leaves-mark-on-trump Sat, 09 Jun 2018 18:41:20 +0200 firm-friends-macron-handshake-leaves-mark-on-trump French President Emmanuel Macron said on Friday that "things were moving forward" at a G7 summit in Canada as he held talks with Donald Trump that focused on the US president's decision to slap tariffs on America's allies. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180609/macron-says-things-moving-forward-after-g7-trade-spat Sat, 09 Jun 2018 11:59:10 +0200 macron-says-things-moving-forward-after-g7-trade-spat France on Saturday condemned remarks by US President Donald Trump about the 2015 attacks in Paris and called on him to show respect for the victims of the bloodshed that saw jihadists attack the Bataclan concert hall and other targets. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180506/anger-in-france-over-trump-comments-on-bataclan-attacks Sun, 06 May 2018 11:13:29 +0200 anger-in-france-over-trump-comments-on-bataclan-attacks French President Emmanuel Macron will make his state visit to the United States on April 23-25, his office announced, the first by a foreign leader since Donald Trump assumed the presidency last year. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180227/macron-to-be-trumps-first-state-visitor Tue, 27 Feb 2018 10:54:50 +0100 macron-to-be-trumps-first-state-visitor Around 50 world leaders are expected in Paris for a major climate summit this month but US President Donald Trump will skip it, the French presidency said Monday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20171205/world-leaders-all-set-for-paris-climate-summit-but-not-donald-trump Tue, 05 Dec 2017 10:28:45 +0100 world-leaders-all-set-for-paris-climate-summit-but-not-donald-trump France on Saturday urged the US Congress not to rip up the Iran nuclear deal, after President Donald Trump decertified Iran's compliance with the 2015 agreement. https://www.thelocal.fr/20171015/france-urges-us-congress-not-to-cancel-iran-nuclear-deal Sun, 15 Oct 2017 11:51:06 +0200 france-urges-us-congress-not-to-cancel-iran-nuclear-deal French President Emmanuel Macron backed anti-racism activists in the United States on Thursday in a message that avoided criticizing US President Donald Trump over his reaction to violence in Charlottesville. https://www.thelocal.fr/20170817/french-president-macron-shares-support-for-us-anti-racism-activists Thu, 17 Aug 2017 18:30:33 +0200 french-president-macron-shares-support-for-us-anti-racism-activists The US president's trip to Paris appeared to be going fairly smoothly until he was overheard commenting to the French first lady about her body. https://www.thelocal.fr/20170714/trump-slammed-for-creepy-comments-about-brigitte-macron Fri, 14 Jul 2017 11:05:14 +0200 trump-slammed-for-creepy-comments-about-brigitte-macron US President Donald Trump finally had some kind words for France on Thursday as he and his wife were given the red carpet treatment during their trip to Paris, although some Americans protested his presence in the French capital. https://www.thelocal.fr/20170713/trump-lauds-france-and-macron-on-trip-to-paris Thu, 13 Jul 2017 22:42:02 +0200 trump-lauds-france-and-macron-on-trip-to-paris Even after everything the US president has said about Paris and France in the past, most French people approve of him being invited to the annual July 14th parade on the Champs-Elysées. Although there will be pockets of French resistance. https://www.thelocal.fr/20170713/french-happy-to-welcome-trump-even-after-all-hes-said Thu, 13 Jul 2017 18:04:49 +0200 french-happy-to-welcome-trump-even-after-all-hes-said The US president might already have a packed agenda during his trip to Paris but these are eight places we think he shouldn't miss. Starting with a trip to a "no-go zone" to meet his famous look-alike. https://www.thelocal.fr/20170713/the-seven-places-in-paris-where-donald-trump-should-visit Thu, 13 Jul 2017 14:36:24 +0200 the-seven-places-in-paris-where-donald-trump-should-visit The first lady of the US will be joining her French counterpart to see some of the great sights of Paris but where will she be visiting? https://www.thelocal.fr/20170713/melania-trumps-tour-of-paris-whats-on-the-first-ladys-agenda Thu, 13 Jul 2017 11:24:07 +0200 melania-trumps-tour-of-paris-whats-on-the-first-ladys-agenda