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 Tourists travelling from the greater Paris and Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur regions to Germany must take a Covid-19 test and quarantine upon their return, the German foreign ministry stated on Monday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20200825/paris-and-cte-dazur-labelled-coronavirus-risk-zones-by-germany Tue, 25 Aug 2020 10:56:22 +0200 paris-and-cte-dazur-labelled-coronavirus-risk-zones-by-germany French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel will sign a new treaty with Merkel's spokesman saying France and Germany: "want to move ahead to ensure the security and wellbeing of citizens as well as a strong, sovereign and democratic Europe." https://www.thelocal.fr/20190109/macron-and-merkel-to-sign-new-franco-german-treaty Wed, 09 Jan 2019 09:55:26 +0100 macron-and-merkel-to-sign-new-franco-german-treaty French President Emmanuel Macron is to make a keynote speech on his vision for the European Union on Tuesday -- aimed more at German politicians across the border than the French public. https://www.thelocal.fr/20170926/macron-to-present-his-eu-vision-in-the-hope-of-german-backing Tue, 26 Sep 2017 10:48:41 +0200 macron-to-present-his-eu-vision-in-the-hope-of-german-backing Germany and France announced plans Tuesday to share an air base and transport planes as part of a military shake-up in the wake of Britain's vote to quit the European Union. https://www.thelocal.fr/20161005/germany-and-france-to-share-military-facilities-aircraft Wed, 05 Oct 2016 10:41:28 +0200 germany-and-france-to-share-military-facilities-aircraft France has been Germany's most important trading partner for 40 years, but it's not anymore after the United States stole its crown. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160302/us-dethrones-france-as-germanys-biggest-trading-partner Wed, 02 Mar 2016 10:49:35 +0100 us-dethrones-france-as-germanys-biggest-trading-partner French President François Hollande has demanded "all the information" on the reported spying by German intelligence services on his French foreign minister. https://www.thelocal.fr/20151112/hollande-demands-all-info-on-german-spying Thu, 12 Nov 2015 14:11:51 +0100 hollande-demands-all-info-on-german-spying France has long been considered far more costly than Germany when it comes to labour costs, but times are changing. When it comes to industry France is now cheaper, new figures show. https://www.thelocal.fr/20151029/french-industry-workers-cheaper-than-germany Thu, 29 Oct 2015 13:08:41 +0100 french-industry-workers-cheaper-than-germany Despite President Hollande's pledge to take in 24,000 refugees, France is unlikely to offer the same kind and size of welcome Germany has afforded refugees, for both historical and economic reasons. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150907/why-frances-borders-wont-open-like-germanys Mon, 07 Sep 2015 17:01:52 +0200 why-frances-borders-wont-open-like-germanys France has been intimidated by Germany into pursuing an economic policy that isn't working, Nobel prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz claimed on Monday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150831/france-intimidated-by-germany-over-economic-policy Mon, 31 Aug 2015 22:53:24 +0200 france-intimidated-by-germany-over-economic-policy Just as the UK seeks to loosen ties with Brussels, France and Germany called on Thursday for "Europe's biggest reform" to create a "deepened EU". Paris and Berlin also alluded to the need to tackle the rise of "anti-European forces". https://www.thelocal.fr/20150604/france-and-germany-eurozone Thu, 04 Jun 2015 10:27:37 +0200 france-and-germany-eurozone With a group of employees in northern France having been left outraged after being given an ultimatum to either relocate to Germany or lose their job, The Local looks at which country is the best place to work - France or Germany? https://www.thelocal.fr/20150226/france-vs-germany-wheres-the-best-place-to-work Thu, 26 Feb 2015 19:00:00 +0100 france-vs-germany-wheres-the-best-place-to-work France and Germany are set to present a joint economic reform paper this week that proposes Paris would freeze wages, make the 35-hour week more flexible and Berlin would hike public investment, a news report said. https://www.thelocal.fr/20141125/franco-german-reform-freeze-wages-in-france Tue, 25 Nov 2014 09:53:28 +0100 franco-german-reform-freeze-wages-in-france Although France didn't persuade Germany to invest €50 billion in the eurozone's flagging economy Paris and Berlin did agree to draw up an action plan for exactly what was needed to boost growth. https://www.thelocal.fr/20141021/france-and-germany-agree-growth Tue, 21 Oct 2014 11:08:51 +0200 france-and-germany-agree-growth Just in case you haven't heard, France play Germany in the quarter finals of the World Cup on Friday. Here, The Local France squares up against The Local Germany to argue over which team deserves to win, before a ball has even been kicked. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140704/france-v-germany-world-cup-who-should-the-neutrals-back Fri, 04 Jul 2014 17:44:00 +0200 france-v-germany-world-cup-who-should-the-neutrals-back France’s young upstarts take on a seasoned and wily German side in the quarter-finals of the World Cup in Rio di Janeiro on Friday, quietly confident they can pull off an upset. Their fans back home hope their team can exorcise some ghosts of World Cups past. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140704/france-v-germany-les-bleus-dare-to-dream Fri, 04 Jul 2014 12:31:00 +0200 france-v-germany-les-bleus-dare-to-dream There was an unexpected and unfortunate boost for France ahead of their World Cup clash with Germany on Friday when news broke that an illness in the German camp has affected several of the team's players. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140703/seven-german-players-fall-ill-ahead-of-france-clash Thu, 03 Jul 2014 14:29:00 +0200 seven-german-players-fall-ill-ahead-of-france-clash Forget Luis Suarez and his appetite for an Italian, one of the most shocking moments in World Cup history was when France played Germany in 1982 and German goalkeeper left French player Patrick Battiston in a coma. Watch what happened and read this interview with Battiston. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140703/france-germany-world-cup-history-revenge Thu, 03 Jul 2014 10:00:00 +0200 france-germany-world-cup-history-revenge After a steep rise in air pollution levels last week led to drastic action by Paris authorities, people are asking what was to blame for the dirty air. And some have pointed the finger at Germany. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140318/was-germany-to-blame-for-pollution-in-france Tue, 18 Mar 2014 18:04:00 +0100 was-germany-to-blame-for-pollution-in-france The Elysée Palace denied claims on Tuesday that Germany's notorious "father of reform" Peter Hartz, has been drafted in by President François Hollande to advise him on how to put through some painful economic restructuring, after the pair have met for an "informal chat". https://www.thelocal.fr/20140128/paris-denies-enlisting-germanys-father-of-reform Tue, 28 Jan 2014 12:37:00 +0100 paris-denies-enlisting-germanys-father-of-reform France announced on Thursday it was closing down a 1,000-strong infantry regiment based in Germany that is part of a highly symbolic Franco-German brigade, a move Berlin reacted to with "regret" https://www.thelocal.fr/20131031/france-pulls-symbolic-german-based-regiment Thu, 31 Oct 2013 17:51:00 +0100 france-pulls-symbolic-german-based-regiment