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 Protests by French truck drivers are predicted to create traffic jams across France on Monday. Here’s how you may be affected. https://www.thelocal.fr/20170925/france-roads-blocked-as-truck-drivers-stage-strike Mon, 25 Sep 2017 12:42:02 +0200 france-roads-blocked-as-truck-drivers-stage-strike French president Emmanuel Macron signed his contentious labour reforms into law on Friday, but what will they actually change for those who work in France? https://www.thelocal.fr/20170922/french-labour-reforms-whats-actually-going-to-change Fri, 22 Sep 2017 18:17:42 +0200 french-labour-reforms-whats-actually-going-to-change The government of French President Emmanuel Macron needs to make good on its reform promises if it wants a shot at boosting growth durably, the International Monetary Fund said Thursday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20170921/labour-reforms-are-crucial-for-france-imf-argues Thu, 21 Sep 2017 19:05:19 +0200 labour-reforms-are-crucial-for-france-imf-argues The French government will begin Tuesday a final round of talks with trade unions and employer groups on liberalising the country's strict labour laws, taking President Emmanuel Macron a step closer to implementing one of his signature reforms. https://www.thelocal.fr/20170822/france-begins-final-talks-on-loosening-labour-laws Tue, 22 Aug 2017 16:13:55 +0200 france-begins-final-talks-on-loosening-labour-laws France's parliament has adopted a bill allowing the government to fast-track changes to the labour code, the first major reform of Emmanuel Macron's presidency which aims to slash unemployment. https://www.thelocal.fr/20170802/french-parliament-approves-macrons-drive-to-reform-labour-laws Wed, 02 Aug 2017 21:58:27 +0200 french-parliament-approves-macrons-drive-to-reform-labour-laws The head of France's biggest employers federation said on Friday that President Emmanuel Macron represented the last chance to reform the country's rigid labour market, but did not want the country to end up like the US or the UK. https://www.thelocal.fr/20170623/macron-is-frances-last-chance-to-reform-labour-market-but Fri, 23 Jun 2017 19:09:46 +0200 macron-is-frances-last-chance-to-reform-labour-market-but Masked youths hurled bottles at police who responded with tear gas on Thursday during a protest in Paris against the French government's labour reforms, an AFP reporter said. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160526/masked-youths-clash-with-police-in-paris-protest Thu, 26 May 2016 19:31:44 +0200 masked-youths-clash-with-police-in-paris-protest Clashes erupted between police and protesters during the annual May Day march in Paris on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160502/may-day-march-in-paris-descends-into-violent-clashes Mon, 02 May 2016 09:31:03 +0200 may-day-march-in-paris-descends-into-violent-clashes The "Nuit Debout" movement in France began as a quest to "change the world" but it is being hijacked by a minority intent on destruction. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160418/violence-undermines-frances-nuit-debout-movement Mon, 18 Apr 2016 09:28:56 +0200 violence-undermines-frances-nuit-debout-movement France's labour minister was admitted to hospital as she comes under increasing criticism for her planned reforms to labour laws. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160301/under-fire-french-labour-minister-falls-ill Tue, 01 Mar 2016 09:54:37 +0100 under-fire-french-labour-minister-falls-ill