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 on Saturday made good on its promise to invite foreign climate change experts to the country, pledging €30 million to fund the work of up to 50 researchers. https://www.thelocal.fr/20170617/france-pledges-30-million-for-foreign-climate-experts Sat, 17 Jun 2017 15:51:21 +0200 france-pledges-30-million-for-foreign-climate-experts Seven iconic Parisian squares have been selected to get a major makeover, as part of the mayor's ongoing bid to hand the city back to cyclists and pedestrians. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160307/the-seven-paris-squares-set-to-have-major-makeovers Mon, 07 Mar 2016 12:24:10 +0100 the-seven-paris-squares-set-to-have-major-makeovers It may be known as the City of Light but on Saturday evening even Paris and its most famous monument the Eiffel Tower will go dark to mark Earth Hour. Parisians will then have to dance for the Iron Lady to be restored to its glittering glory. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150327/iron-lady-to-dim-lights-for-earth-day Fri, 27 Mar 2015 13:04:10 +0100 iron-lady-to-dim-lights-for-earth-day <p>Britain, the Czech Republic, France and&nbsp;Poland are calling for nuclear power to receive similar subsidies from the EU&nbsp;as wind and solar energy, a German newspaper said Friday.</p> https://www.thelocal.fr/20120413/3094 Fri, 13 Apr 2012 15:43:00 +0200 3094