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 Valerie Trierweiler, the ex-girlfriend of former French president François Hollande, said on Thursday that she had been sacked by Paris Match magazine. https://www.thelocal.fr/20200813/french-presidents-ex-girlfriend-says-she-has-been-sacked-by-magazine Thu, 13 Aug 2020 14:36:32 +0200 french-presidents-ex-girlfriend-says-she-has-been-sacked-by-magazine Former French president Francois Hollande accuses his successor Emmanuel Macron of deepening inequality in France, in the memoirs of his five years in power which go on sale Wednesday. He has also said he could have beaten Macron in the 2017 election. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180411/i-could-have-beaten-him-hollande-lashes-macron-in-new-tell-all-book Wed, 11 Apr 2018 10:33:08 +0200 i-could-have-beaten-him-hollande-lashes-macron-in-new-tell-all-book François Hollande hands over power to his protege Emmanuel Macron on Sunday and leaves the Elysée as France's most unpopular president ever, but that's an unfair description of a leader who despite the reputation did achieve many positive things for France. https://www.thelocal.fr/20170514/francois-hollande-doesnt-deserve-title-a-most-unpopular-president-ever Sun, 14 May 2017 10:16:18 +0200 francois-hollande-doesnt-deserve-title-a-most-unpopular-president-ever A French military policeman accidentally fired his weapon during a speech by French president François Hollande on Tuesday leaving two injured and the president briefly shaken. https://www.thelocal.fr/20170301/french-policeman-shoots-himself-in-foot-during-hollande-speech Wed, 01 Mar 2017 09:52:20 +0100 french-policeman-shoots-himself-in-foot-during-hollande-speech The French government on Tuesday sought to calm growing anger over the alleged rape of a man during his arrest in a Paris suburb last week, following a third night of violent clashes with police. https://www.thelocal.fr/20170208/french-president-visits-man-raped-with-police-baton-as-suburban-tensions-simmer Wed, 08 Feb 2017 11:45:04 +0100 french-president-visits-man-raped-with-police-baton-as-suburban-tensions-simmer French President Francois Hollande on Saturday warned his new US counterpart Donald Trump against adopting a protectionist stance and called on him to respect the principle of accepting refugees. https://www.thelocal.fr/20170129/hollande-warns-trump-against-dead-end-response Sun, 29 Jan 2017 14:39:40 +0100 hollande-warns-trump-against-dead-end-response French President Francois Hollande has said that Europe cannot remain silent as US President Donald Trump blocks refugees, harms free trade and promotes the break of the EU. "We have to respond," he said. https://www.thelocal.fr/20170128/hollande-on-trump-we-have-to-respond Sat, 28 Jan 2017 16:29:29 +0100 hollande-on-trump-we-have-to-respond France's Socialists voted on Sunday in the first round of a presidential primary with candidates including former prime minister Manuel Valls seeking traction in an election expected to see the country tilt to the right. https://www.thelocal.fr/20170122/french-socialists-vote-for-presidential-candidate Sun, 22 Jan 2017 16:40:34 +0100 french-socialists-vote-for-presidential-candidate The British government is "improvising" its handling of Brexit, France's finance minister said Tuesday, as Prime Minister Theresa May gave a major speech on the issue. https://www.thelocal.fr/20170117/france-accuses-uk-of-improvising-on-brexit Tue, 17 Jan 2017 15:17:25 +0100 france-accuses-uk-of-improvising-on-brexit Supporting military operations against the Islamic State group is key to preventing terror attacks at home, French President Francois Hollande said Monday during a visit to Iraq. https://www.thelocal.fr/20170102/hollande-in-iraq-fighting-isis-stops-terror-at-home Mon, 02 Jan 2017 10:14:38 +0100 hollande-in-iraq-fighting-isis-stops-terror-at-home President Francois Hollande said he would on Monday visit French troops fighting Islamic State jihadists in Iraq, as he warned that the terrorist threat within France was still live. https://www.thelocal.fr/20170101/hollande-to-visit-french-troops-in-iraq-monday Sun, 01 Jan 2017 09:51:44 +0100 hollande-to-visit-french-troops-in-iraq-monday French President Francois Hollande vowed Saturday to spend the final months of his presidency fighting to protect the rights of the most vulnerable in society and the world. https://www.thelocal.fr/20161203/hollande-vows-to-fight-for-weakest-until-he-steps-down Sat, 03 Dec 2016 13:30:55 +0100 hollande-vows-to-fight-for-weakest-until-he-steps-down François Hollande's presidency has been overshadowed by an unprecedented wave of jihadist attacks, violent protests over labour reforms and revelations about his messy private life. https://www.thelocal.fr/20161202/in-pictures-the-defining-moments-of-hollandes-presidency Fri, 02 Dec 2016 10:57:23 +0100 in-pictures-the-defining-moments-of-hollandes-presidency Private life scandals, stubborn unemployment, division, dithering, the constant rainfall... just some of the reasons François Hollande's presidency did not quite turn out how he wanted it to. https://www.thelocal.fr/20161202/hollande-how-he-went-from-mr-normal-to-mr-unpopular Fri, 02 Dec 2016 08:50:49 +0100 hollande-how-he-went-from-mr-normal-to-mr-unpopular French president François Hollande announced live on TV on Thursday night, that he will not be running for re-election next spring. https://www.thelocal.fr/20161201/hollande-announces-he-will-not-stand-for-re-election Thu, 01 Dec 2016 22:04:14 +0100 hollande-announces-he-will-not-stand-for-re-election With the French right settled on its candidate for next year's presidential election, the left was trying to tamp down speculation on Monday over whether President Francois Hollande or his prime minister would be its standard bearer. https://www.thelocal.fr/20161129/divided-french-left-plays-down-presidential-feud Tue, 29 Nov 2016 09:13:14 +0100 divided-french-left-plays-down-presidential-feud French President Francois Hollande on Saturday called for the embargo that "punishes" Cuba to be "lifted definitively" following the death of Fidel Castro. https://www.thelocal.fr/20161126/french-pres-hails-castro-as-great-figure-of-20th-century Sat, 26 Nov 2016 17:28:58 +0100 french-pres-hails-castro-as-great-figure-of-20th-century Paris prosecutor Francois Molins has launched a probe into whether President Francois Hollande compromised France's national defence by leaking confidential documents to journalists. https://www.thelocal.fr/20161122/probe-opened-after-hollande-leaked-air-strikes-info Tue, 22 Nov 2016 12:51:47 +0100 probe-opened-after-hollande-leaked-air-strikes-info France president Francois Hollande warned Donald Trump on Saturday that US commitments to reducing climate change and global warming are "irreversible". https://www.thelocal.fr/20161120/us-climate-commitment-irreversible-hollande-warns-trump Sun, 20 Nov 2016 09:16:32 +0100 us-climate-commitment-irreversible-hollande-warns-trump Paul Pogba and Dimitri Payet scored as France fought back to beat Sweden 2-1 in a World Cup qualifier on Friday that was marked by tributes to the victims of last year's Paris terror attacks. https://www.thelocal.fr/20161112/hollande-attends-sweden-match-to-mark-paris-attacks-2 Sat, 12 Nov 2016 11:06:58 +0100 hollande-attends-sweden-match-to-mark-paris-attacks-2