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 Tens of thousands of people across France on Saturday marched against "attacks on freedoms" and what organisers said was a growing influence of far-right ideas ahead of next year's presidential elections. https://www.thelocal.fr/20210613/tens-of-thousands-march-against-far-right-in-france Sun, 13 Jun 2021 12:59:32 +0200 tens-of-thousands-march-against-far-right-in-france France's highest administrative court on Monday approved the government's banning of a far-right group, Génération Identitaire, which on several occasions had tried to stop migrants entering the country. https://www.thelocal.fr/20210504/french-court-confirms-ban-on-anti-migrants-group Tue, 04 May 2021 10:32:50 +0200 french-court-confirms-ban-on-anti-migrants-group After France was left shocked by the recent finding of the body of a 14-year-old girl in the river Seine, John Lichfield looks at whether youth violence in the country is out "out of control". https://www.thelocal.fr/20210311/analysis-does-the-appalling-murder-of-alisha-14-show-that-frances-youth-crime-is-out-of-control Thu, 11 Mar 2021 12:37:10 +0100 analysis-does-the-appalling-murder-of-alisha-14-show-that-frances-youth-crime-is-out-of-control French police smashed a neo-Nazi cell accused of plotting attacks on Jewish or Muslim places of worship, judicial sources said Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20190611/france-smashes-neo-nazi-cell-over-plot-to-hit-places-of-worship Tue, 11 Jun 2019 16:48:36 +0200 france-smashes-neo-nazi-cell-over-plot-to-hit-places-of-worship Right-wing populist parties are gearing up to campaign for European Parliament elections next month, but policy differences and the Brexit drama threaten their dream to "unite the right". https://www.thelocal.fr/20190406/far-right-parties-kick-off-campaigns-for-europe-election Sat, 06 Apr 2019 12:09:34 +0200 far-right-parties-kick-off-campaigns-for-europe-election A French far-right magazine has had its Twitter account suspended, French officials said, after multiple complaints of hate speech including anti-Semitic abuse. https://www.thelocal.fr/20190219/french-far-right-weekly-barred-from-twitter-over-hate-speech Tue, 19 Feb 2019 10:00:40 +0100 french-far-right-weekly-barred-from-twitter-over-hate-speech Four people arrested and linked to the French extreme right were on Saturday charged over a suspected plot to attack President Emmanuel Macron during World War I remembrance ceremonies. https://www.thelocal.fr/20181111/four-men-charged-for-far-right-plot-to-disrupt-ww1-events Sun, 11 Nov 2018 10:10:58 +0100 four-men-charged-for-far-right-plot-to-disrupt-ww1-events Six people arrested this week and linked to the French extreme right may have been plotting to attack President Emmanuel Macron during WWI remembrance ceremonies, sources close to the case told AFP. https://www.thelocal.fr/20181108/did-far-right-group-plan-to-attack-mecron-at-world-war-one-event Thu, 08 Nov 2018 10:01:23 +0100 did-far-right-group-plan-to-attack-mecron-at-world-war-one-event The French President has warned Europe of a return to the 1930s because of the spread of a nationalist "leprosy" across the continent, in an interview published Thursday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20181101/frances-macron-warns-europe-of-a-return-to-1930s Thu, 01 Nov 2018 14:09:02 +0100 frances-macron-warns-europe-of-a-return-to-1930s French authorities have charged 10 suspected far-right extremists in connection with an alleged plot to attack Muslims, a judicial source said Thursday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180628/france-charges-10-ultra-right-suspects-over-plot-to-attack-muslims Thu, 28 Jun 2018 11:08:35 +0200 france-charges-10-ultra-right-suspects-over-plot-to-attack-muslims French police on Tuesday continued questioning 10 suspected far-right extremists over an alleged plot to attack Muslims that has fuelled safety concerns in Europe's biggest Muslim community. But what kind of a threat do these extremists actually pose? https://www.thelocal.fr/20180626/what-we-know-about-the-threat-posed-by-frances-radical-far-right Tue, 26 Jun 2018 15:12:50 +0200 what-we-know-about-the-threat-posed-by-frances-radical-far-right The name Le Pen, for decades associated with anti-immigration and often racist politics in France, is so out of fashion that Marion Marechal-Le Pen, so often tipped as the future of the far right in France, has abandoned it. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180525/future-leader-of-french-far-right-drops-the-name-le-pen Fri, 25 May 2018 10:13:09 +0200 future-leader-of-french-far-right-drops-the-name-le-pen Around 100 far-right activists on Saturday tried to block a French alpine pass used by migrants in a bid to "ensure that no illegal immigrant can return to France". https://www.thelocal.fr/20180421/right-wing-migration-demo-blocks-france-italy-border-crossing Sat, 21 Apr 2018 17:09:05 +0200 right-wing-migration-demo-blocks-france-italy-border-crossing France's far-right leader Marine Le Pen will attempt to revive her battered party this weekend at a conference with a proposal to ditch the tainted National Front (FN) brand, seen as a key hurdle to winning power. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180310/french-far-right-seeks-second-wind-at-watershed-conference Sat, 10 Mar 2018 09:26:35 +0100 french-far-right-seeks-second-wind-at-watershed-conference Hardline former French MP Marion Marechal-Le Pen told American conservatives Thursday that her nation's far-right movement was "standing side by side" with the supporters and nationalist policies of President Donald Trump. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180223/france-first-for-the-french-le-pens-niece-tells-us-right-wingers Fri, 23 Feb 2018 10:02:37 +0100 france-first-for-the-french-le-pens-niece-tells-us-right-wingers A high-profile gathering of conservatives in Washington on Thursday will host Marion Marechal-Le Pen, a former French far-right lawmaker and niece of the National Front's losing 2017 presidential candidate. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180220/marine-le-pens-niece-to-join-trump-and-farage-at-right-wing-us-rally Tue, 20 Feb 2018 10:39:23 +0100 marine-le-pens-niece-to-join-trump-and-farage-at-right-wing-us-rally Endorsed by Nigel Farage yet slated by Marine Le Pen, there’s a new far-right party in France that wants L’Hexagone out of the EU. Here’s what we know so far about Les Patriotes and the plans of their divisive leader Florian Philippot. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180219/les-patriotes-florian-philippot-what-you-need-to-know-france-newest-far-right-party Mon, 19 Feb 2018 17:05:57 +0100 les-patriotes-florian-philippot-what-you-need-to-know-france-newest-far-right-party France's far-right National Front (FN) has been charged with giving party members suspected fake jobs as assistants at the European Parliament, the party has confirmed. https://www.thelocal.fr/20171213/frances-national-front-charged-over-eu-fake-jobs Wed, 13 Dec 2017 09:33:23 +0100 frances-national-front-charged-over-eu-fake-jobs France has charged eight men, including three minors, following an investigation into far-right activists allegedly plotting to target politicians and mosques, prosecutors announced Saturday in Paris. https://www.thelocal.fr/20171022/france-charges-eight-over-plot-targeting-politicians Sun, 22 Oct 2017 10:28:40 +0200 france-charges-eight-over-plot-targeting-politicians Ten people linked to a far-right extremist group were arrested in France on Tuesday over a suspected plot to target mosques and politicians, including a government spokesman, a source close to the investigation told AFP. https://www.thelocal.fr/20171018/france-arrests-10-royalists-far-right-militants-over-terror-plot-to-attack-politicians Wed, 18 Oct 2017 10:39:14 +0200 france-arrests-10-royalists-far-right-militants-over-terror-plot-to-attack-politicians