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 most prestigious room in France's grand presidential palace has toned down the gold in favour of a subtle palette of grey after a months-long renovation that was unveiled to the public Friday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20190202/from-gilt-to-grey-paris-elysee-hall-gets-subdued-makeover Sat, 02 Feb 2019 10:24:06 +0100 from-gilt-to-grey-paris-elysee-hall-gets-subdued-makeover France on Saturday attempted to defuse a row sparked by President Emmanuel Macron's comments about a European army which angered US President Donald Trump, suggesting his remarks had been misinterpreted. https://www.thelocal.fr/20181110/macrons-eu-army-comment-misinterpreted-elysse Sat, 10 Nov 2018 13:12:59 +0100 macrons-eu-army-comment-misinterpreted-elysse France will keep a less restrictive version of its "exit tax" on wealthy people who take assets out of the country, and not completely scrap it as President Emmanuel Macron pledged earlier this year. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180916/macron-walks-back-on-pledge-to-end-exit-tax-on-high-earners Sun, 16 Sep 2018 18:06:55 +0200 macron-walks-back-on-pledge-to-end-exit-tax-on-high-earners Hundreds of electronic music fans will be treated to a rare concert in the opulent courtyard of the presidential Elysée Palace on Thursday, part of France's Day of Music festival. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180617/french-president-to-host-edm-party-at-elyse-palace Sun, 17 Jun 2018 12:39:22 +0200 french-president-to-host-edm-party-at-elyse-palace The French Presidential Palace has registered its name as a trademark in preparation to sell a host of Elysée branded goodies as part of an effort to raise money for building renovations. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180606/elyse-palace-to-roll-out-branded-souvenirs Wed, 06 Jun 2018 19:15:26 +0200 elyse-palace-to-roll-out-branded-souvenirs Virginie Routis, is the first woman ever to be given the keys to the legendary wine cellars of the Elysée Palace, home to 14,000 bottles of fine wine. https://www.thelocal.fr/20161202/the-woman-who-decides-the-wine-the-french-presidents-drink Fri, 02 Dec 2016 09:45:50 +0100 the-woman-who-decides-the-wine-the-french-presidents-drink There was panic, confusion and one very red-faced security guard at France's presidential palace last week, when a gunshot was reportedly fired on the ground floor. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150420/stray-bullet-at-elysee-causes-panic Mon, 20 Apr 2015 13:42:15 +0200 stray-bullet-at-elysee-causes-panic The presidential palace confirmed on Tuesday that an alert was sparked at the Elysée Palace after a drone was seen flying over the building. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150120/drone-seen-flying-over-elyse-palace Tue, 20 Jan 2015 13:36:00 +0100 drone-seen-flying-over-elyse-palace Authorities in France are growing increasingly concerned after a report revealed that hundreds of valuable items including artworks and furniture are still missing from presidential residences. Historic state-owned porcelain recently appeared on eBay, according to one report. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140805/frances-missing-treasures-appear-on-ebay Tue, 05 Aug 2014 14:29:00 +0200 frances-missing-treasures-appear-on-ebay An embarrassed French minister has apologised to the head chef at the Elysee Palace after she was caught on camera describing the food at a China-France state dinner as "disgusting." https://www.thelocal.fr/20140329/minister-apologizes-for-disgusting-food-gaffe Sat, 29 Mar 2014 09:46:00 +0100 minister-apologizes-for-disgusting-food-gaffe Not all Parisian restaurants live up to their billing, including the presidential palace it seems. A French minister described the grub served up by the Elysée chefs for a state banquet for the Chinese leader this week as “disgusting”. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140328/minister-slams-elyse-cooking-as-disgusting Fri, 28 Mar 2014 10:43:00 +0100 minister-slams-elyse-cooking-as-disgusting The Elysée Palace, the official residence of the French president, is to begin selling off over 1,000 bottles of wine on Thursday. The move is not because Hollande has suddenly declared himself teetotal, but to fund a makeover of the palace. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130530/elysee-palace-to-sell-its-plonk-to-pay-for-revamp Thu, 30 May 2013 11:15:00 +0200 elysee-palace-to-sell-its-plonk-to-pay-for-revamp Beleaguered French President François Hollande will be forgiven for feeling like he’s walking into the lion’s den on Thursday when he holds his scheduled six-monthly press conference. With France officially in recession the timing could not have been worse. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130516/embattled-hollande-set-to-enter-lions-den Thu, 16 May 2013 13:51:00 +0200 embattled-hollande-set-to-enter-lions-den One year after ousting Nicolas Sarkozy, things are not going too well for President François Hollande. We asked a selection of French people, from senators to academics and members of the public, to pass judgement on Hollande's first year. It does not make for pleasant reading. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130502/hollande-has-failed-because-he-let-down-his-voters Thu, 02 May 2013 11:01:00 +0200 hollande-has-failed-because-he-let-down-his-voters VIDEO: The Elysée Palace’s attempt to allow the visually impaired to hear its official tribute to Margaret Thatcher in English has ended in the president’s office becoming the butt of jokes across the web due to an artificial voice’s comical French accent. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130419/video-comicthatcher-tribute-leaves-elysee-red-faced Fri, 19 Apr 2013 13:57:00 +0200 video-comicthatcher-tribute-leaves-elysee-red-faced