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 Since January 2021, some British nationals in France have an unusual status, so proving your rights may require certain key documents. https://www.thelocal.fr/20201207/the-documents-for-british-people-in-france-after-btexit Mon, 07 Dec 2020 15:55:03 +0100 the-documents-for-british-people-in-france-after-btexit It's still more than six months away, but France's next presidential election is already the source of fevered speculation, so here's a quick guide to how it will work and what happens next. https://www.thelocal.fr/20210407/five-minutes-to-understand-frances-2022-presidential-election Wed, 07 Apr 2021 14:02:34 +0200 five-minutes-to-understand-frances-2022-presidential-election Europe has said it will welcome fully vaccinated Americans with open arms this summer, but exactly how you prove you are vaccinated is a slightly more complicated question. https://www.thelocal.fr/20210528/reader-question-can-i-use-my-american-vaccination-certificate-to-enter-france Fri, 28 May 2021 13:11:14 +0200 reader-question-can-i-use-my-american-vaccination-certificate-to-enter-france President Emmanuel Macron has begun a Tour de France, writes John Lichfield. It is a mountain climb, not a sprint. https://www.thelocal.fr/20210520/analysis-can-macron-cheer-up-the-french-with-his-tour-de-france Thu, 20 May 2021 15:19:28 +0200 analysis-can-macron-cheer-up-the-french-with-his-tour-de-france The five-star palace hotels are in full swing, the sound of music drifts across the beach and after a 'horrible' year blighted by coronavirus, Cannes is buzzing again for its international film festival. https://www.thelocal.fr/20210531/french-rivera-tourist-businesses-eagerly-await-return-of-cannes-film-festival Mon, 31 May 2021 13:59:19 +0200 french-rivera-tourist-businesses-eagerly-await-return-of-cannes-film-festival Starved of live music for the past year, fans of veteran French rock band Indochine got the chance to see their idols in concert on Saturday, all in the name of Covid-19 research. https://www.thelocal.fr/20210529/french-rock-group-indochine-plays-covid-trial-gig-in-paris Sat, 29 May 2021 22:27:24 +0200 french-rock-group-indochine-plays-covid-trial-gig-in-paris The WHO's European director warned Friday that the Covid-19 pandemic won't end until at least 70 percent of people are vaccinated, and criticised Europe's vaccine rollout as "too slow". https://www.thelocal.fr/20210529/pandemic-wont-be-over-until-70-percent-are-vaccinated-who-director Sat, 29 May 2021 14:50:51 +0200 pandemic-wont-be-over-until-70-percent-are-vaccinated-who-director Those lucky enough to have received both doses of their vaccine are beginning to think of international travel again, but some restrictions remain in place even for the double-jabbed. https://www.thelocal.fr/20210521/reader-question-i-am-fully-vaccinated-do-i-need-any-extra-paperwork-to-enter-france Fri, 21 May 2021 19:12:36 +0200 reader-question-i-am-fully-vaccinated-do-i-need-any-extra-paperwork-to-enter-france French estate agents brokered record numbers of country homes sales in 2020 as city dwellers chafing under Covid-19 restrictions fled cramped apartments in Paris and other cities for the countryside, statistics showed on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20210528/record-numbers-of-rural-property-sales-as-french-flee-to-the-countryside Fri, 28 May 2021 10:22:53 +0200 record-numbers-of-rural-property-sales-as-french-flee-to-the-countryside France on Wednesday appointed Laurence des Cars, known for promoting social issues through art, as the new head of the Louvre - the first time a woman will be in charge of the world's biggest museum in its 200-year history. https://www.thelocal.fr/20210527/paris-louvre-museum-appoints-its-first-female-boss Thu, 27 May 2021 16:31:53 +0200 paris-louvre-museum-appoints-its-first-female-boss French pharmaceutical giant Sanofi and Britain's GSK announced on Thursday the start of final tests of their belated Covid vaccine as they race to add their jab to the world's arsenal against the pandemic. https://www.thelocal.fr/20210527/final-testing-begins-on-franco-british-covid-vaccine Thu, 27 May 2021 11:32:59 +0200 final-testing-begins-on-franco-british-covid-vaccine French president Emmanuel Macron has invited the government to find “methods of guaranteeing the transmission” of minority languages, after the rejection of a bill allowing schools to teach a large proportion of classes in a regional language. https://www.thelocal.fr/20210526/macron-pledges-to-protect-frances-regional-languages Wed, 26 May 2021 19:47:38 +0200 macron-pledges-to-protect-frances-regional-languages Several French social media influencers say have been approached by a mysterious company, appearing to be based in London, offering them money to post videos discrediting the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid vaccine. https://www.thelocal.fr/20210525/french-social-media-influencers-offered-money-by-foreign-company-to-discredit-pfizers-covid-vaccine Tue, 25 May 2021 19:10:19 +0200 french-social-media-influencers-offered-money-by-foreign-company-to-discredit-pfizers-covid-vaccine Workers in France enjoy a generous spread of public holidays, celebrating everything from key dates in French history to slightly obscure religious festivals - but how does the allocation compare to other European countries? https://www.thelocal.fr/20210525/how-does-frances-public-holiday-count-compare-to-other-european-countries Tue, 25 May 2021 12:10:39 +0200 how-does-frances-public-holiday-count-compare-to-other-european-countries Before opening up vaccines to all from May 31st, France has announced a list of jobs that qualify you for a priority vaccine. https://www.thelocal.fr/20210521/the-priority-jobs-that-qualify-you-for-an-early-vaccine-in-france Fri, 21 May 2021 13:10:10 +0200 the-priority-jobs-that-qualify-you-for-an-early-vaccine-in-france France's top constitutional authority said on Thursday it had rejected a key article of a new security law that could see prosecutions of people who publish photos or film footage of police officers. https://www.thelocal.fr/20210520/frances-constitutional-court-rejects-proposed-law-limiting-filming-of-police-officers Thu, 20 May 2021 19:56:35 +0200 frances-constitutional-court-rejects-proposed-law-limiting-filming-of-police-officers While the easing of restrictions means restaurants, cafés, shops and cultural venues are now open, working from home continues to be the rule in France for the time being. But when can we expect to go back to the workplace? https://www.thelocal.fr/20210520/teletravail-what-are-the-rules-as-french-workers-return-to-the-office Thu, 20 May 2021 18:31:27 +0200 teletravail-what-are-the-rules-as-french-workers-return-to-the-office Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy goes on trial Thursday over claims of illicit financing for his failed 2012 re-election campaign, just weeks after the rightwing heavyweight was convicted in a landmark corruption trial. https://www.thelocal.fr/20210520/campaign-finance-trial-opens-for-french-ex-president-sarkozy Thu, 20 May 2021 12:02:50 +0200 campaign-finance-trial-opens-for-french-ex-president-sarkozy As France eases out of lockdown, and cross-border travel resumes with certain health requirements, how do those who have recovered from Covid-19 prove it to be able to travel? https://www.thelocal.fr/20210520/reader-question-how-do-i-prove-i-have-recovered-from-covid Thu, 20 May 2021 11:23:40 +0200 reader-question-how-do-i-prove-i-have-recovered-from-covid France can expect to 'turn the page' on the Covid crisis by the end of the year, according to Health Minister Olivier Véran. https://www.thelocal.fr/20210519/france-can-turn-the-page-on-covid-crisis-by-november-says-health-minister Wed, 19 May 2021 16:58:16 +0200 france-can-turn-the-page-on-covid-crisis-by-november-says-health-minister