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 French government has gotten a new leader: Mr. Deconfinement, Jean Castex. But who is he and why is he nicknamed "Swiss army knife"? https://www.thelocal.fr/20200703/jean-castexa-swiss-army-knife-5-things-to-know-about-frances-new-prime-minister Fri, 03 Jul 2020 17:19:17 +0200 jean-castexa-swiss-army-knife-5-things-to-know-about-frances-new-prime-minister France's celebrity environmental activist Nicolas Hulot quit as ecology minister liven radio on Tuesday pointing to an "accumulation" of differences with President Emmanuel Macron's environmental policies. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180828/frances-celebrity-environmental-activist-quits-macrons-government Tue, 28 Aug 2018 11:31:55 +0200 frances-celebrity-environmental-activist-quits-macrons-government The stability of the eurozone will be at stake if a populist new government in Italy fails to keep its financial commitments, French Economy Minister Bruno Le Maire warned on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180520/france-warns-italy-against-breaking-eu-commitments Sun, 20 May 2018 16:42:19 +0200 france-warns-italy-against-breaking-eu-commitments Once one of France's most powerful political parties, these days the Socialists are seeking a leader to rescue them from a future of obscurity. But it doesn't look like there are many takers for the job. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180108/frances-socialists-seek-a-saviour-but-does-anyone-want-the-job Mon, 08 Jan 2018 16:27:33 +0100 frances-socialists-seek-a-saviour-but-does-anyone-want-the-job French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe, 13 ministers and 50 advisors have quit Paris and moved to the south west of France... if just for a few days. https://www.thelocal.fr/20171214/why-has-the-french-pm-moved-offices-from-paris-to-the-lot Thu, 14 Dec 2017 11:27:53 +0100 why-has-the-french-pm-moved-offices-from-paris-to-the-lot French prosecutors have opened a probe into a government minister over a controversial property deal involving his wife, piling pressure on new President Emmanuel Macron who has been urged to sack him. https://www.thelocal.fr/20170601/french-prosecutors-open-probe-into-macrons-minister-and-righ Thu, 01 Jun 2017 11:06:25 +0200 french-prosecutors-open-probe-into-macrons-minister-and-righ France's European affairs minister took legal action Tuesday after becoming the second member of new President Emmanuel Macron's inner circle to be caught up in an ethics scandal. https://www.thelocal.fr/20170530/second-macron-minister-under-scrutiny-after-ethics-claims Tue, 30 May 2017 18:23:41 +0200 second-macron-minister-under-scrutiny-after-ethics-claims President Emmanuel Macron might have announced his new balanced government but it's far from set in stone. A poor showing in June's legislative elections could force him to change a few names, possibly even his prime minister. https://www.thelocal.fr/20170518/macrons-government-not-set-in-stone Thu, 18 May 2017 12:22:28 +0200 macrons-government-not-set-in-stone Emmanuel Macron named his first government on Wednesday. Here's a rundown on the 22 names in a cabinet that balances the left and the right and contains an equal number of men and women. https://www.thelocal.fr/20170517/whos-who-a-look-at-emmanuel-macrons-new-balanced-government Wed, 17 May 2017 19:35:49 +0200 whos-who-a-look-at-emmanuel-macrons-new-balanced-government France's rebel Economy Minister Emmanuel Macron, considered one the rising stars of French politics resigned from the government on Tuesday, in what is expected to be the next big step towards his running for president in next year's elections. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160830/frances-economy-minister-to-resign-from-government Tue, 30 Aug 2016 19:03:36 +0200 frances-economy-minister-to-resign-from-government The French Socialist government has survived a no-confidence vote but an internal rebellion means further trouble lies ahead. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160513/french-government-survives-but-bigger-troubles-lie-ahead Fri, 13 May 2016 11:04:16 +0200 french-government-survives-but-bigger-troubles-lie-ahead France's veteran Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius confirmed he was stepping down on Wednesday as President François Hollande shakes up his government in a bid to boost their appeal before the 2017 elections. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160210/french-foreign-minister-to-step-down-as-hollande-shuffles-pack Wed, 10 Feb 2016 12:51:14 +0100 french-foreign-minister-to-step-down-as-hollande-shuffles-pack France's influential economist Thomas Piketty, author of the bestseller "Capital in the 21st Century", on Thursday refused to accept the country's highest award, the Legion d'honneur, to criticize the Socialist government in power. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150102/french-economist-refuses-highest-honour Fri, 02 Jan 2015 10:03:00 +0100 french-economist-refuses-highest-honour The French government sparked anger on Friday by announcing it was selling half of the Toulouse-Blagnac airport in southwest France, the home of aircraft maker Airbus, to a Chinese-led consortium for a cool €308 million. https://www.thelocal.fr/20141205/france-to-sell-half-of-toulouses-airport-to-china Fri, 05 Dec 2014 12:48:00 +0100 france-to-sell-half-of-toulouses-airport-to-china France has come in for a harsh criticism recently whether it's from British CEOs or budget chiefs in Brussels and Berlin. But the government has taken it upon itself to hit back by publishing ten reasons to be proud of the country. How many do you agree with though? https://www.thelocal.fr/20141121/ten-reasons-the-french-can-be-proud-of-france Fri, 21 Nov 2014 18:17:00 +0100 ten-reasons-the-french-can-be-proud-of-france Splits plaguing France's ruling party came to the fore on Wednesday as ousted ministers and allies of embattled President Francois Hollande engaged in a very public war of words. https://www.thelocal.fr/20141022/frances-socialist-party-embroiled-in-war-of-words Wed, 22 Oct 2014 13:17:00 +0200 frances-socialist-party-embroiled-in-war-of-words France's embattled president played his final card this week in naming his third government that included a former Rothschild banker as Economy Minister. The move was a clear, but potentially hazardous break from the left of his party. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140827/social-liberal-hollande-government-macron-banker Wed, 27 Aug 2014 11:23:00 +0200 social-liberal-hollande-government-macron-banker France will get its third government in just over two years on Tuesday and its list of tasks is looking pretty daunting. How many goals on this to-do list will they achieve? https://www.thelocal.fr/20140826/the-new-french-governments-bulging-to-do-list Tue, 26 Aug 2014 17:51:00 +0200 the-new-french-governments-bulging-to-do-list Needless to say France's political crisis produced scores of headlines and column inches in the French and international press on Tuesday, as well as plenty of photos of the president under the rain. Here's a look at what the papers made of the day's dramatic events. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140826/french-press-rain-on-hollandes-presidency Tue, 26 Aug 2014 13:16:00 +0200 french-press-rain-on-hollandes-presidency France was plunged into deeper crisis on Monday when President Francois Hollande told his prime minister to form a new government after a very public rebellion by certain ministers including Arnaud Montebourg. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140825/france-is-disarray-as-government-is-dissolved Mon, 25 Aug 2014 20:31:00 +0200 france-is-disarray-as-government-is-dissolved