The Local France 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 World famous French market serves up record-breaking banquet France's Rungis market near Paris celebrated its 50th anniversary by throwing a giant banquet of record-breaking proportions, reserving its spot in the Guinness Book of Records. https://www.thelocal.fr/20190318/french-market-serves-up-a-world-record-for-its-50th-birthday Mon, 18 Mar 2019 10:24:24 +0100 french-market-serves-up-a-world-record-for-its-50th-birthday It's another new record for France's jobless total There was more bad news on the job front for France on Tuesday as the latest official statistics showed that the jobless total continues to creep ever higher, setting new records in the process. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150128/frances-jobless-total-hits-new-record-high Wed, 28 Jan 2015 09:35:21 +0100 frances-jobless-total-hits-new-record-high Seeking a permanent job in France? Think again We all knew that finding a permanent job in France was like winning the lottery, and new figures suggest that it's getting harder and harder with companies overwhelmingly preferring to hand out temporary contacts. https://www.thelocal.fr/20141209/french-employers-increasingly-dodge-permanent-hires Tue, 09 Dec 2014 13:39:00 +0100 french-employers-increasingly-dodge-permanent-hires