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 French President Emmanuel Macron has had his first phone conversation with Joe Biden since the latter won the US presidential election. https://www.thelocal.fr/20201111/heres-what-macron-and-biden-talked-about-in-their-first-telephone-call Wed, 11 Nov 2020 10:10:22 +0100 heres-what-macron-and-biden-talked-about-in-their-first-telephone-call French President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday congratulated US president-elect Joe Biden and his running mate Kamala Harris on their election victory. https://www.thelocal.fr/20201107/we-have-a-lot-to-do-macron-congratulates-joe-biden-on-becoming-us-president Sat, 07 Nov 2020 21:15:14 +0100 we-have-a-lot-to-do-macron-congratulates-joe-biden-on-becoming-us-president Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire urged the United States Monday to renounce threatened sanctions on France in a dispute over taxation of tech giants, and warned of possible EU retaliation. https://www.thelocal.fr/20200106/france-warns-us-come-to-your-senses-or-well-retaliate Mon, 06 Jan 2020 14:34:38 +0100 france-warns-us-come-to-your-senses-or-well-retaliate France's agriculture minister on Tuesday slammed US President Donald Trump's argument behind threatened tariffs on French wines as "absurd" and "stupid", as a row between Paris and Washington over taxing tech giants intensified. https://www.thelocal.fr/20190730/france-to-trump-your-threat-to-tax-french-wine-is-stupid Tue, 30 Jul 2019 15:24:18 +0200 france-to-trump-your-threat-to-tax-french-wine-is-stupid The departing French ambassador to the US has fired some outspoken parting shots at the Trump administration and Brexit saying "there will be blood on the walls and it will be British blood". https://www.thelocal.fr/20190419/there-will-be-blood-on-the-walls-french-ambassador-leaves-parting-shots-and-trump-and-brexit Fri, 19 Apr 2019 13:08:11 +0200 there-will-be-blood-on-the-walls-french-ambassador-leaves-parting-shots-and-trump-and-brexit French President Emmanuel Macron said Monday that he would put forward new proposals for the European Union to boost its security, saying the bloc must stop relying on American might. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180827/macron-says-europe-can-no-longer-rely-on-us-for-security Mon, 27 Aug 2018 14:35:34 +0200 macron-says-europe-can-no-longer-rely-on-us-for-security French government ministers reacted with anger and defiance on Wednesday to US president's Donald Trump's decision to pull his country out of the nuclear deal with Iran. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180509/the-us-cannot-be-the-economic-policeman-of-the-planet-france-says Wed, 09 May 2018 11:38:46 +0200 the-us-cannot-be-the-economic-policeman-of-the-planet-france-says President Emmanuel Macron asserted Sunday that Paris had convinced Donald Trump to stay engaged in Syria "for the long-term", adding that French air strikes did not amount to a declaration of war against the regime of Bashar al-Assad. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180416/france-convinced-trump-to-stay-in-syria-says-macron Mon, 16 Apr 2018 10:25:38 +0200 france-convinced-trump-to-stay-in-syria-says-macron A new survey has revealed just how much longer the French spend eating and drinking compared to Americans. And that's not the only way the two cultures differ in terms of their food habits. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180313/french-spend-twice-as-long-eating-and-drinking-as-americans Tue, 13 Mar 2018 16:30:57 +0100 french-spend-twice-as-long-eating-and-drinking-as-americans France "regrets" US President Donald Trump's announcement of duties on steel and aluminium imports to the United States, the Economy Minister Bruno Le Maire said on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180309/there-will-only-be-losers-france-laments-donald-trumps-new-tariffs Fri, 09 Mar 2018 09:35:38 +0100 there-will-only-be-losers-france-laments-donald-trumps-new-tariffs French President Emmanuel Macron will make his state visit to the United States on April 23-25, his office announced, the first by a foreign leader since Donald Trump assumed the presidency last year. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180227/macron-to-be-trumps-first-state-visitor Tue, 27 Feb 2018 10:54:50 +0100 macron-to-be-trumps-first-state-visitor French president Emmanuel Macron has made it clear he is against Donald Trump's move to recognise Jerusalem as the capital of Israel as France warns it's citizens of likely unrest in the region. https://www.thelocal.fr/20171207/macron-says-trumps-jerusalem-move-regrettable-as-france-warns-citizens Thu, 07 Dec 2017 11:00:14 +0100 macron-says-trumps-jerusalem-move-regrettable-as-france-warns-citizens The French are set to splash their hard-earned cash this week as a survey revealed the US-inspired shopping bonanza Black Friday has well and truly taken off in France. https://www.thelocal.fr/20171124/how-the-french-have-converted-to-black-friday Fri, 24 Nov 2017 09:38:57 +0100 how-the-french-have-converted-to-black-friday French president Emmanuel Macron wants Donald Trump to back the 2015 Iran nuclear agreement or come up with another option. If not then Iran will end up with nuclear weapons, Macron says. https://www.thelocal.fr/20171110/whats-your-other-option-macron-blasts-trumps-policy-towards-iran Fri, 10 Nov 2017 09:44:04 +0100 whats-your-other-option-macron-blasts-trumps-policy-towards-iran President Emmanuel Macron has upped his efforts to persuade French expatriates, whether in the UK or the US, to come home, but many French abroad told The Local they think his appeals are meaningless. https://www.thelocal.fr/20170929/macron-plea-for-french-expats-to-come-home-falls-on-deaf-ears Fri, 29 Sep 2017 18:32:08 +0200 macron-plea-for-french-expats-to-come-home-falls-on-deaf-ears French President Emmanuel Macron once again defied Donald Trump as he opposed the US president's vision of the world in his maiden speech at the UN on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20170920/macron-once-again-defies-donald-trump Wed, 20 Sep 2017 10:31:31 +0200 macron-once-again-defies-donald-trump France has topped an annual report that measures a nation's global influence, knocking Donald Trump's United States off the top spot. And it's largely down to the new president... as well as France's famous cuisine and culture. https://www.thelocal.fr/20170718/macron-helps-france-overtake-uk-and-us-as-worlds-top-soft-power Tue, 18 Jul 2017 14:08:42 +0200 macron-helps-france-overtake-uk-and-us-as-worlds-top-soft-power US President Donald Trump finally had some kind words for France on Thursday as he and his wife were given the red carpet treatment during their trip to Paris, although some Americans protested his presence in the French capital. https://www.thelocal.fr/20170713/trump-lauds-france-and-macron-on-trip-to-paris Thu, 13 Jul 2017 22:42:02 +0200 trump-lauds-france-and-macron-on-trip-to-paris US President Donald Trump arrived in Paris on Thursday for a 24-hour visit during which his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron will treat him to pomp, pageantry, posh cuisine and pragmatism in the hope of bringing him in from the cold. https://www.thelocal.fr/20170713/macron-to-woo-trump-with-french-pomp-and-posh-cuisine Thu, 13 Jul 2017 10:33:05 +0200 macron-to-woo-trump-with-french-pomp-and-posh-cuisine US President Donald Trump arrives in the French capital on Thursday and the final preparations are being made for a visit in which his French hosts are determined to show Trump that "Paris is still Paris". https://www.thelocal.fr/20170711/bullet-proof-screens-and-haute-cuisine-paris-prepares-for-visit-of-trump Tue, 11 Jul 2017 14:06:46 +0200 bullet-proof-screens-and-haute-cuisine-paris-prepares-for-visit-of-trump