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 He's a very, very rich man, has a very naughty son was no stranger to a scandal, and famously slapped down David Cameron's attempts to reform the EU. Laurent Fabius has left the building. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160210/all-you-need-to-know-about-the-wealthy-and-wise-laurent-fabius Wed, 10 Feb 2016 14:09:49 +0100 all-you-need-to-know-about-the-wealthy-and-wise-laurent-fabius France's veteran Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius confirmed he was stepping down on Wednesday as President François Hollande shakes up his government in a bid to boost their appeal before the 2017 elections. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160210/french-foreign-minister-to-step-down-as-hollande-shuffles-pack Wed, 10 Feb 2016 12:51:14 +0100 french-foreign-minister-to-step-down-as-hollande-shuffles-pack Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday criticised France's threat to recognise a Palestinian state if plans to renew peace efforts fail, arguing that it gives Palestinians no incentive to compromise. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160131/netanyahu-slams-french-plan-to-recognise-palestine Sun, 31 Jan 2016 15:05:39 +0100 netanyahu-slams-french-plan-to-recognise-palestine France is looking to quickly revive plans for an international conference to "bring about the two-state solution" to end the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said Friday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160130/france-to-revive-talks-for-two-state-israel-deal Sat, 30 Jan 2016 09:56:11 +0100 france-to-revive-talks-for-two-state-israel-deal Germany's foreign intelligence agency targeted France's foreign minister Laurent Fabius for surveillance as well as members of their own diplomatic service, German media reported on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20151111/german-spies-targeted-french-foreign-minister Wed, 11 Nov 2015 12:35:16 +0100 german-spies-targeted-french-foreign-minister As ministers from 60 countries meet in Paris for pre-Cop 21 summit talks on climate change on Monday, the French Foreign Minister warned that "life on our planet is at stake". https://www.thelocal.fr/20151109/french-minister-life-on-planet-is-at-stake Mon, 09 Nov 2015 09:21:34 +0100 french-minister-life-on-planet-is-at-stake Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius might have an awkward call to make to his American counterpart after his son landed in hot water after racking up $3.5million of gambling debt in Las Vegas, before writing dodgy checks to cover the losses. https://www.thelocal.fr/20151030/son-of-minister-in-trouble-for-crazy-night-in-vegas Fri, 30 Oct 2015 09:26:08 +0100 son-of-minister-in-trouble-for-crazy-night-in-vegas People fleeing war and persecution must be welcomed into France, Prime Minister Manuel Valls said Sunday as Europe faces a mounting migrant crisis. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150830/migrants-fleeing-war-persecution-must-be-let-in-french-pm Sun, 30 Aug 2015 18:07:18 +0200 migrants-fleeing-war-persecution-must-be-let-in-french-pm A trip to Tehran by French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius faced a threat of being overshadowed on Tuesday by a tainted blood scandal from the 1980s which killed hundreds of Iranians. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150728/blood-scandal-mars-french-ministers-iran-trip Tue, 28 Jul 2015 15:21:27 +0200 blood-scandal-mars-french-ministers-iran-trip France's foreign minister said on Wednesday he had accepted an invitation to visit Iran after the historic deal on its nuclear programme but did not give a date for the trip. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150715/french-foreign-minister-fabius-iran Wed, 15 Jul 2015 11:12:22 +0200 french-foreign-minister-fabius-iran French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said on Wednesday that France would oppose a nuclear deal with Iran if it did not allow inspections of military sites. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150528/france-tells-iran-no-inspections-no-deal Thu, 28 May 2015 10:29:42 +0200 france-tells-iran-no-inspections-no-deal French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said he would go to Russia for Saturday's celebrations of the 70th anniversary of the Soviet victory over Nazi Germany which is being boycotted by most Western countries. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150506/french-fm-to-visit-moscow-for-wwii-victory-celebrations Wed, 06 May 2015 12:51:10 +0200 french-fm-to-visit-moscow-for-wwii-victory-celebrations US Secretary of state John Kerry has apologized to France for not attending a massive rally in Paris after a spate of Islamist militant attacks, alongside other world leaders, France's foreign minister said Friday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150116/kerry-apologises-for-no-show-at-paris-unity-rally Fri, 16 Jan 2015 11:36:00 +0100 kerry-apologises-for-no-show-at-paris-unity-rally France’s Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius has called on European nations to "mobilize" and to respond to the “call for help” by arming Iraqi Kurds against radical Islamist fighters. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140811/iraq-france-mulls-providing-weapons-to-kurds Mon, 11 Aug 2014 15:11:00 +0200 iraq-france-mulls-providing-weapons-to-kurds France, Germany and Britain on Saturday called on Israel and Hamas to agree on an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, according to a joint declaration from the three countries' foreign ministries. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140809/france-backs-joint-gaza-truce-declaration Sat, 09 Aug 2014 23:31:23 +0200 france-backs-joint-gaza-truce-declaration French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius insisted on Saturday that his country's "absolute priority" is to secure a truce in Gaza, saying an Egyptian initiative for ceasefire enjoys international support. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140719/french-fm-insists-gaza-truce-absolute-priority Sat, 19 Jul 2014 21:46:00 +0200 french-fm-insists-gaza-truce-absolute-priority We've all dozed off in meetings before, but unlike the French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius, who was struggling to stay awake during a business meeting in Algeria, there are not normally TV cameras in the room. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140610/video-french-minister-dozes-off-in-meeting Tue, 10 Jun 2014 19:42:00 +0200 video-french-minister-dozes-off-in-meeting The French foreign minister Laurent Fabius greeted Chinese tourists off the plane at Charles-de-Gaulle airport on Monday morning, to set an example for his fellow Parisians on how to welcome visitors. However it seems Fabius is not well known among Chinese people. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140428/french-minister-woos-chinese-visitors-to-paris Mon, 28 Apr 2014 12:32:00 +0200 french-minister-woos-chinese-visitors-to-paris Chinese tourists will find it easier to visit France in the future as part of measures announced on Monday to honour a historical milestone between Paris and Beijing. This month marks the 50th anniversary of France's diplomatic recognition of Communist China. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140113/france-china-visas-tourism-laurent-fabius-fast-track Mon, 13 Jan 2014 15:49:00 +0100 france-china-visas-tourism-laurent-fabius-fast-track French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said on Saturday that there was "no certainty" at this stage that a deal on Iran's disputed nuclear programme could be reached between Tehran and world powers in Geneva. https://www.thelocal.fr/20131109/fabius-no-certainty-of-deal-at-iran-nuclear-talks Sat, 09 Nov 2013 10:44:00 +0100 fabius-no-certainty-of-deal-at-iran-nuclear-talks