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 sketched a plan to "rebuild" the European Union through wider democracy and public accountability at the start of a two-day visit to Greece on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20170908/macron-outlines-plans-to-rebuild-europe-from-athens Fri, 08 Sep 2017 11:40:16 +0200 macron-outlines-plans-to-rebuild-europe-from-athens Greek authorities on Friday were trying to determine how a near-defunct militant group was able to sneak at least two parcel bombs through airport security, one of which exploded at the IMF offices in Paris. https://www.thelocal.fr/20170317/imf-parcel-bomb-clearly-sent-by-far-left-greeks Fri, 17 Mar 2017 15:24:16 +0100 imf-parcel-bomb-clearly-sent-by-far-left-greeks France will accept 400 refugees per month from Greece as part of the EU relocation deal it signed last year, Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve said on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160602/france-to-take-400-refugees-per-month-minister Thu, 02 Jun 2016 18:31:14 +0200 france-to-take-400-refugees-per-month-minister The finance ministers of Germany and France said late Saturday they were optimistic of a deal soon to move Greece’s bailout ahead, reiterating that the IMF needs to be involved. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160417/germany-and-france-optimistic-for-solution-to-greece-impasse Sun, 17 Apr 2016 12:45:08 +0200 germany-and-france-optimistic-for-solution-to-greece-impasse UPDATED: Two men who French police are seeking to trace in connection with the Paris attacks registered as refugees with Greek authorities earlier this year, the Greek police confirmed on Saturday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20151114/passport-found-on-gunman-used-by-refugee Sat, 14 Nov 2015 18:54:50 +0100 passport-found-on-gunman-used-by-refugee Eurozone finance ministers approved on Friday a third bailout worth up to €86 billion to keep Greece in the single currency in return for an unprecedented package of reforms that Athens had previously rejected. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150815/eurozone-approves-greek-bailout-in-return-for-far-reaching-reforms Sat, 15 Aug 2015 11:38:23 +0200 eurozone-approves-greek-bailout-in-return-for-far-reaching-reforms French Finance Minister Michel Sapin said in an interview Sunday that his German counterpart Wolfgang Schäuble was "wrong" to propose a temporary withdrawal from the euro for debt-laden Greece, evoking "a clear disagreement". https://www.thelocal.fr/20150803/france-schuble-was-wrong-on-grexit Mon, 03 Aug 2015 10:12:59 +0200 france-schuble-was-wrong-on-grexit IMF chief Christine Lagarde, a former French finance minister, stressed on Friday the importance of easing Greece's debt burden for her institution to participate in the European rescue package for Athens. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150717/imfs-lagarde-urges-debt-restructuring-for-greece Fri, 17 Jul 2015 14:17:02 +0200 imfs-lagarde-urges-debt-restructuring-for-greece The controversial bailout deal agreed for Greece won the backing of MPs in the French parliament on Wednesday, despite many lawmakers having spoken out against the harsh terms of the agreement. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150715/french-parliament-set-to-back-greek-bailout-deal Wed, 15 Jul 2015 20:50:43 +0200 french-parliament-set-to-back-greek-bailout-deal UPDATE: Eurozone leaders have reached a deal in Brussels after an all-night negotiation to establish preconditions for a new financial aid programme for Greece. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150713/euro-summit-stuck-on-greek-sell-off Mon, 13 Jul 2015 10:26:49 +0200 euro-summit-stuck-on-greek-sell-off French President François Hollande has hailed the eurozone’s reforms-for-bailout deal with Greece as a victory for Europe and commended Greek PM Alexis Tsipras for his "courageous choice". https://www.thelocal.fr/20150713/hollande-greece-bailout-deal-a-victory-for-europe Mon, 13 Jul 2015 13:34:12 +0200 hollande-greece-bailout-deal-a-victory-for-europe As the clearly strained talks continued on Monday to find a deal to keep Greece in the euro the Franco-German partnership is almost in open conflict with some in France accusing Germany of seeking to "destroy Europe for the third time in history". https://www.thelocal.fr/20150713/franco-german-relations-greece-eurozone-grexit Mon, 13 Jul 2015 10:29:03 +0200 franco-german-relations-greece-eurozone-grexit Greece on Sunday faced a final EU summit to clinch a deal that would stop Athens crashing out of the euro after divided eurozone ministers halted "very difficult" talks on a new bailout overnight. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150712/greece-faces-d-day-as-bailout-talks-resume Sun, 12 Jul 2015 11:57:34 +0200 greece-faces-d-day-as-bailout-talks-resume The French president and his government reacted positively to Greece's latest reform proposals on Friday unlike in Germany where the response was far more sceptical. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150710/hollande-salutes-the-courage-of-greece Fri, 10 Jul 2015 13:03:59 +0200 hollande-salutes-the-courage-of-greece With banks in Greece remaining closed and pharmacies running out of medication, the French government has moved to warn its citizens heading to that part of the Mediterranean. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150709/take-pills-france-warns-tourists-heading-to-greece Thu, 09 Jul 2015 19:23:13 +0200 take-pills-france-warns-tourists-heading-to-greece French prime minister Manuel Valls said Wednesday fresh proposals made by Athens in exchange for a new European bailout were a step in the right direction. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150708/france-greece-proposals-valls-euro Wed, 08 Jul 2015 19:18:58 +0200 france-greece-proposals-valls-euro Attitudes among French people towards Greece have softened – unlike those of their German counterparts, a majority of whom are ready to boot Athens out of the euro. The head of pollsters IFOP tells The Local why. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150708/why-french-are-easier-on-greece-than-germans Wed, 08 Jul 2015 15:46:45 +0200 why-french-are-easier-on-greece-than-germans Greece will descend into "riots and chaos" if no deal is found, France's central bank chief warned on Wednesday – the day after Europe's leaders agreed to give Athens until Thursday to come up with "serious" proposals. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150708/french-bank-chief-greece-chaos-deal-grexit Wed, 08 Jul 2015 11:03:04 +0200 french-bank-chief-greece-chaos-deal-grexit On the day when European leaders meet to seek a last chance solution to the Greek crisis, world-renowned French economist Thomas Piketty has scolded Germany saying Berlin never paid its foreign debt and has no right to hand out lessons to Athens. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150707/piketty-germany-cant-give-lessons-to-greece Tue, 07 Jul 2015 19:34:02 +0200 piketty-germany-cant-give-lessons-to-greece While François Hollande and Angela Merkel maintained the pressure on Athens to make "serious proposals" the French PM Manuel Valls said on Tuesday the country could not take the risk of Greece leaving the single currency. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150707/france-we-cant-take-risk-of-grexit Tue, 07 Jul 2015 10:04:41 +0200 france-we-cant-take-risk-of-grexit