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 A female MP from Emmanuel Macron's La Republique en Marche (REM) party was left "shocked" after a man struck her in the face at a market south of Paris. https://www.thelocal.fr/20170731/female-macron-mp-punched-at-french-market Mon, 31 Jul 2017 12:13:40 +0200 female-macron-mp-punched-at-french-market As Friday marks the official start of summer holiday for members of French parliament, The Local's contributor Amaryllis Barton brings us 10 bizarre facts about France's National Assembly. They're good for a laugh, but you also might learn something. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140725/ten-bizarre-facts-about-french-parliament Fri, 25 Jul 2014 14:02:00 +0200 ten-bizarre-facts-about-french-parliament France, facing a €30 billion gap in public finances, announced its latest austerity move Tuesday with the parliamentary budget frozen for five years and lawmakers' expenses cut by 10%. https://www.thelocal.fr/20120925/french-parliament-adopts-austerity Tue, 25 Sep 2012 17:29:00 +0200 french-parliament-adopts-austerity