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 A pregnant passenger on the Paris metro has been hit with a €60 fine for walking the wrong way, sparking outrage on social media. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180305/paris-metro-fines-pregnant-woman-for-walking-wrong-way Mon, 05 Mar 2018 13:25:22 +0100 paris-metro-fines-pregnant-woman-for-walking-wrong-way An elderly Frenchwoman insisted this week's she's no criminal after being hit with a €500 fine for feeding the stray cats in her neighborhood. The court, which adhered to the strict rules of French law surrounding feeding stray animals, clearly saw it differently. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140721/frenchwoman-fined-500-for-feeding-cats Mon, 21 Jul 2014 19:52:00 +0200 frenchwoman-fined-500-for-feeding-cats French and German industry leaders took a swipe at the United States on Friday, saying it was trying to erode the power of the European banking industry. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140711/bank-bnpparibas-france-germany Fri, 11 Jul 2014 14:03:00 +0200 bank-bnpparibas-france-germany French drug maker Servier was slapped with a whopping €331 million fine by the EU for allegedly colluding to delay the release of a cheaper generic drug that treats high blood pressure. Generics are some 40 percent cheaper than brand name drugs. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140709/french-drug-company-hit-with-331-million-fine Wed, 09 Jul 2014 14:39:00 +0200 french-drug-company-hit-with-331-million-fine British low cost carrier easyJet was hit with a €60,000 fine for refusing to let a mobility-impaired passenger get on a flight to attend her son's funeral. It's the second time since February the company's been penalized for the same sort of discrimination. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140703/easyjet-fined-in-france-discrimination Thu, 03 Jul 2014 19:41:00 +0200 easyjet-fined-in-france-discrimination Another top BNP Paribas executive has resigned as the French bank tries to satisfy US regulators seeking to punish it dearly for alleged violations of US sanctions, sources have said. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140614/bnp-exec-departs-under-us-pressure-sources Sat, 14 Jun 2014 12:21:00 +0200 bnp-exec-departs-under-us-pressure-sources French bank BNP Paribas was warned several times to stop violating US sanctions in countries like Iran, but it didn't and now faces a €7 billion fine, according to a report from French daily Le Monde. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140613/french-bank-ignored-warnings-about-violations Fri, 13 Jun 2014 17:56:00 +0200 french-bank-ignored-warnings-about-violations American regulators want French bank BNP Paribas to pay over €7 billion in fines on charges it violated economic sanctions against countries like Iran and Cuba. A settlement is reportedly "weeks away." https://www.thelocal.fr/20140530/bnpparibas-fine-us-banking-regulators Fri, 30 May 2014 10:10:00 +0200 bnpparibas-fine-us-banking-regulators BNP Paribas pleaded guilty Monday to US criminal charges of violating sanctions on Iran and Sudan for eight years and was fined a record $8.9 billion (€6.5 million). https://www.thelocal.fr/20140516/bnp-iran-french-banh-united-states Fri, 16 May 2014 11:26:00 +0200 bnp-iran-french-banh-united-states The running battle between Google and French privacy watchdogs culminated Friday with the web giant being fined €150,000. The penalty was a response to Google's practices for handling user data. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140108/google-privacy-fined-150000-in-french-privacy-row Wed, 08 Jan 2014 19:13:00 +0100 google-privacy-fined-150000-in-french-privacy-row Foreign motorists owe almost £2.8 million ($4.5 million, €3.3 million) in unpaid parking fines in central London, a local authority said on Friday, with French drivers responsible for more than one third of the total. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130928/french-motorists-top-league-of-unpaid-fines-in-london Sat, 28 Sep 2013 15:21:00 +0200 french-motorists-top-league-of-unpaid-fines-in-london Mickey Mouse and co were given a slap on the wrists by a French court on Thursday when it dished out a €150,000 fine to Euro Disney for employing two retired policemen to spy on job applicants. Euro Disney claimed it had been in the interests of security. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130627/euro-disney-fined-for-spying-on-job-applicants Thu, 27 Jun 2013 18:48:00 +0200 euro-disney-fined-for-spying-on-job-applicants Two naturists fined for being naked in public on a well-established naturist island are contesting what they call “an unjust and absurd” punishment. https://www.thelocal.fr/20121214/nudists-fined-for-being-naked-on-famous-naturist-island Fri, 14 Dec 2012 13:37:00 +0100 nudists-fined-for-being-naked-on-famous-naturist-island A childminder has been ordered to pay a €600 fine to her neighbours, a lawyers’ office, because the children she looked after made too much noise. https://www.thelocal.fr/20121025/childminder-fined-600-for-kids-making-too-much-noise Thu, 25 Oct 2012 13:23:00 +0200 childminder-fined-600-for-kids-making-too-much-noise