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 Britain said Tuesday it had extended the bidding process for making its new post-Brexit passports amid a furore over a Franco-Dutch manufacturer being preferred to a UK one. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180403/britain-drags-heels-over-giving-french-firm-green-light-to-make-post-brexit-blue-passports Tue, 03 Apr 2018 17:27:20 +0200 britain-drags-heels-over-giving-french-firm-green-light-to-make-post-brexit-blue-passports European Union President Donald Tusk said on Tuesday that the bloc's "hearts are still open" to Britain if it changes its mind about leaving. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180116/eu-says-hearts-still-open-to-brexit-reversal Tue, 16 Jan 2018 15:22:19 +0100 eu-says-hearts-still-open-to-brexit-reversal French authorities said on Wednesday they would fast-track the process for British-based financial firms to decamp to France after Britain quits the European Union. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160928/bienvenue-en-france-france-cuts-read-tape-for-uk-firms Wed, 28 Sep 2016 16:21:09 +0200 bienvenue-en-france-france-cuts-read-tape-for-uk-firms It’s not only young Brits who are mourning the result of the Brexit referendum, most young people in France are too. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160704/young-people-in-france-left-depressed-by-brexit Mon, 04 Jul 2016 18:47:01 +0200 young-people-in-france-left-depressed-by-brexit France-based author Stephen Clarke spent a lot of time in the corridors of power in Brussels researching for his new book. Here he argues that the folk in suits at the EU should have got off their pedestal and joined the fight. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160630/why-britain-voted-out-the-eu-needs-tospeak-up Thu, 30 Jun 2016 12:59:59 +0200 why-britain-voted-out-the-eu-needs-tospeak-up The impact of Brexit will be felt far and wide, not least in France and that's why it feels so shameful, argues The Local's Ben McPartland. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160624/its-impossible-not-to-feel-ashamed-to-be-british Fri, 24 Jun 2016 17:54:42 +0200 its-impossible-not-to-feel-ashamed-to-be-british The French will no doubt be glad when the word "Brexit" can be resigned to the past and they can concentrate on other issues. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160623/brexit-french-left-asking-why-is-this-even-happening Thu, 23 Jun 2016 14:15:31 +0200 brexit-french-left-asking-why-is-this-even-happening The French president François Hollande has taken the opportunity to tell British voters of the dangers of Brexit on the eve of the referendum. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160622/hollande-fires-late-word-of-warning-to-brits-over-brexit Wed, 22 Jun 2016 17:38:15 +0200 hollande-fires-late-word-of-warning-to-brits-over-brexit French far right leader Marine Le Pen has demanded that the French people be given their own referendum on staying in the EU. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160622/give-us-our-own-le-pen-demands-eu-referendum-in-france Wed, 22 Jun 2016 12:02:01 +0200 give-us-our-own-le-pen-demands-eu-referendum-in-france With the crucial, possibly life-changing EU referendum in Britain just two days away, and opinion polls suggesting a tight finish, Brits living in France are growing uneasy. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160621/brits-in-france-begin-to-fret-over-brexit-as-vote-nears Tue, 21 Jun 2016 10:50:24 +0200 brits-in-france-begin-to-fret-over-brexit-as-vote-nears David Cameron's pledge to hold an in/out referendum on Britain's membership of the EU has been backed by France's far right National Front party, which wants the same in France, where views of the EU have soured over the years. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150529/national-front-want-eu-referendum-in-france Fri, 29 May 2015 10:58:35 +0200 national-front-want-eu-referendum-in-france Details of the UK’s referendum bill were published on Thursday, but there was no mention of guaranteeing the vote to ALL British expats living in EU member states. An omission that has left many Brits in France angry and deeply concerned. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150528/british-expats-anger-over-referendum-lock-out Thu, 28 May 2015 18:49:14 +0200 british-expats-anger-over-referendum-lock-out Germany and France have agreed to forge closer Eurozone ties without reopening the bloc’s treaties, a report in France has claimed. The move is seemingly designed to undermine UK Prime Minister David Cameron’s attempts to renegotiate his country’s ties to the EU. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150526/hollande-and-merkel-set-to-rebuff-cameron Tue, 26 May 2015 11:34:45 +0200 hollande-and-merkel-set-to-rebuff-cameron