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 The US has given the European Union an ultimatum - grant access to sensitive police data or else lose access to visa-free travel for EU citizens. https://www.thelocal.fr/20260506/us-threatens-to-scrap-eu-visa-waivers-over-data-sharing-demands Wed, 06 May 2026 12:42:51 +0200 us-threatens-to-scrap-eu-visa-waivers-over-data-sharing-demands The French foreign ministry will summon the US ambassador to Paris over comments made by the Trump administration about the killing of a French far-right activist blamed on the hard left, France's top diplomat said Sunday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20260222/france-to-summon-us-ambassador-over-comments-on-slain-far-right-activist Sun, 22 Feb 2026 15:44:45 +0100 france-to-summon-us-ambassador-over-comments-on-slain-far-right-activist French President Emmanuel Macron recently wrote to his US counterpart Donald Trump asking him to lift sanctions placed on several European figures, including former European commissioner Thierry Breton and ICC judge Nicolas Guillou, according to extracts of a letter seen by AFP. https://www.thelocal.fr/20260222/macron-asks-trump-to-lift-sanctions-on-european-officials Sun, 22 Feb 2026 15:16:40 +0100 macron-asks-trump-to-lift-sanctions-on-european-officials US President Donald Trump's administration on Friday denounced "terrorism" and left-wing violence in France as French police braced for a weekend rally for a slain far-right activist. https://www.thelocal.fr/20260221/trump-administration-denounces-terrorism-in-france-after-activists-killing Sat, 21 Feb 2026 09:00:32 +0100 trump-administration-denounces-terrorism-in-france-after-activists-killing A French magistrate says she was contacted by high-ranking American officials who asked her to intervene in Marine Le Pen’s appeal case against her conviction for embezzlement. https://www.thelocal.fr/20260121/us-officials-asked-french-magistrate-to-intervene-in-le-pen-trial Wed, 21 Jan 2026 17:29:54 +0100 us-officials-asked-french-magistrate-to-intervene-in-le-pen-trial European leaders sending their troops to Greenland has - writes political columnist John Lichfield - called Donald Trump's bluff when it comes to military conflict. Instead the continent faces the prospect of a long and brutal trade war. https://www.thelocal.fr/20260120/opinion-this-is-a-1938-moment-for-europe-but-the-war-will-be-a-trade-war Tue, 20 Jan 2026 11:46:19 +0100 opinion-this-is-a-1938-moment-for-europe-but-the-war-will-be-a-trade-war President Donald Trump took a sudden swipe at France on Monday during an interview with US broadcaster Fox News, saying "we've had a lot of problems with the French." https://www.thelocal.fr/20251111/trump-says-weve-had-a-lot-of-problems-with-france Tue, 11 Nov 2025 14:59:58 +0100 trump-says-weve-had-a-lot-of-problems-with-france French President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday condemned US President Donald Trump's threat to impose 30-percent tariffs on the European Union, calling on the bloc to "resolutely defend European interests". https://www.thelocal.fr/20250713/macron-calls-on-eu-to-defend-european-interests-in-us-tariff-talks Sun, 13 Jul 2025 10:48:59 +0200 macron-calls-on-eu-to-defend-european-interests-in-us-tariff-talks France’s foreign minister on Saturday said his country supported students and staff at Harvard, after President Donald Trump tried to ban foreign students from the prestigious US university. https://www.thelocal.fr/20250616/france-stands-with-universities-over-trump-foreign-student-ban Mon, 16 Jun 2025 10:52:51 +0200 france-stands-with-universities-over-trump-foreign-student-ban French President Emmanuel Macron is to visit Greenland on Sunday to ensure there is "no preying" on the autonomous Danish territory, the first such trip by a foreign leader since US President Donald Trump's threats to seize it. https://www.thelocal.fr/20250614/frances-macron-to-visit-greenland-to-stop-us-preying-on-it Sat, 14 Jun 2025 10:00:08 +0200 frances-macron-to-visit-greenland-to-stop-us-preying-on-it France's culture minister vowed Wednesday to defend the country's system of promoting domestic film production in the face of threats from US President Donald Trump. https://www.thelocal.fr/20250508/france-defends-cinema-model-after-trump-threats Thu, 08 May 2025 12:03:51 +0200 france-defends-cinema-model-after-trump-threats French President Emmanuel Macron and European Commission head Ursula von der Leyen announced a €500 million incentive package in Paris on Monday aimed at attracting US researchers ready to relocate because of President Donald Trump's policies. https://www.thelocal.fr/20250505/choose-europe-france-launches-new-push-to-lure-disgruntled-us-scientists Mon, 05 May 2025 13:35:28 +0200 choose-europe-france-launches-new-push-to-lure-disgruntled-us-scientists The first researchers fleeing US spending cuts imposed by President Donald Trump will start work at a French university in June, officials said on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20250418/first-us-refugee-scientists-to-arrive-in-france-in-weeks Fri, 18 Apr 2025 10:27:40 +0200 first-us-refugee-scientists-to-arrive-in-france-in-weeks In an op-ed for the French daily Libération, former French President François Hollande and the head of France's Aix-Marseille University called for the creation of a special refugee status for US-based researchers looking to come to France. https://www.thelocal.fr/20250415/calls-in-france-to-create-new-refugee-status-for-us-researchers Tue, 15 Apr 2025 11:48:29 +0200 calls-in-france-to-create-new-refugee-status-for-us-researchers France's trade ministry condemned "unacceptable" US interference Saturday after the American embassy in Paris sent several French firms letters warning against using the diversity programmes known as "DEI", a frequent Donald Trump target. https://www.thelocal.fr/20250330/france-slams-us-interference-in-firms-diversity-programmes Sun, 30 Mar 2025 09:42:45 +0200 france-slams-us-interference-in-firms-diversity-programmes The White House on Monday rejected a call by a French member of the European parliament for the return of the Statue of Liberty, saying that France would be "speaking German" without US help in World War II. https://www.thelocal.fr/20250316/french-deputy-asks-for-return-of-statue-of-liberty Sun, 16 Mar 2025 19:49:16 +0100 french-deputy-asks-for-return-of-statue-of-liberty