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 More than one million Europeans have obtained the new EU Covid health certificate being rolled out in each country to unlock travel within the bloc, the European Commission said on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20210608/a-million-europeans-obtain-eu-covid-health-pass-ahead-of-vote Tue, 08 Jun 2021 15:47:46 +0200 a-million-europeans-obtain-eu-covid-health-pass-ahead-of-vote Despite ongoing travel restrictions, extra costs and uncertainty over new Covid variants, international residents living across Europe vow to travel abroad this summer. For most it is the need to see family that motivates them. https://www.thelocal.fr/20210603/im-going-crazy-why-international-residents-in-europe-will-travel-this-summer-despite-covid Thu, 03 Jun 2021 15:50:07 +0200 im-going-crazy-why-international-residents-in-europe-will-travel-this-summer-despite-covid For those who want to travel this summer it looks like a vaccination certificate will be the must-have accessory - so here's how to get one. https://www.thelocal.fr/20210507/reader-question-how-do-i-get-a-french-vaccination-certificate-and-can-i-get-one-without-a-carte-vitale Fri, 07 May 2021 18:34:19 +0200 reader-question-how-do-i-get-a-french-vaccination-certificate-and-can-i-get-one-without-a-carte-vitale France’s summer sales will begin later than usual this year, the finance minister has announced, in a bid to help business owners battered by shutdowns and curfews. https://www.thelocal.fr/20210527/france-delays-its-summer-sales-period-in-order-to-help-shop-owners Thu, 27 May 2021 12:56:10 +0200 france-delays-its-summer-sales-period-in-order-to-help-shop-owners With more and more travellers set to arrive in France from the UK in the coming weeks there are plenty of new rules to be aware of, given the UK is now outside the EU, including an apparent obligation for those living in France to register British guests in advance at the local town hall. https://www.thelocal.fr/20210519/attestation-daccueil-why-you-may-need-to-register-your-british-guests-at-your-local-french-town-hall Wed, 19 May 2021 17:11:02 +0200 attestation-daccueil-why-you-may-need-to-register-your-british-guests-at-your-local-french-town-hall Thousands of police officers will gather in front of the French parliament on Wednesday to protest over violent attacks in recent months. Several politicians including interior minister Gérald Darmanin will be present to show their support. https://www.thelocal.fr/20210519/why-are-french-police-demonstrating-in-paris Wed, 19 May 2021 14:45:22 +0200 why-are-french-police-demonstrating-in-paris France's bars, restaurants and cafés will finally be allowed to reopen on Wednesday after six months of closure. But with reduced capacity and a bad weather forecast, it's not be the reopening many were hoping for. https://www.thelocal.fr/20210518/fully-booked-for-a-month-frances-bars-and-cafes-prepare-to-reopen-after-six-months-of-closure Tue, 18 May 2021 11:05:15 +0200 fully-booked-for-a-month-frances-bars-and-cafes-prepare-to-reopen-after-six-months-of-closure We have been here before, writes John Lichfield, as a group of French military officers publish a second open letter warning of 'civil war' in France. https://www.thelocal.fr/20210514/opinion-the-real-threat-to-frances-democracy-is-le-pen-and-the-ex-generals-threatening-civil-war Fri, 14 May 2021 14:06:32 +0200 opinion-the-real-threat-to-frances-democracy-is-le-pen-and-the-ex-generals-threatening-civil-war Here's what is happening in France in the week beginning May 10th. https://www.thelocal.fr/20210510/on-the-agenda-whats-happening-in-france-this-week-6 Mon, 10 May 2021 12:53:26 +0200 on-the-agenda-whats-happening-in-france-this-week-6 Saturday's commemoration of the date that marks the end of World War II in Europe will be happening under strict Covid-19 health rules, but there will be events in France. https://www.thelocal.fr/20210507/how-france-will-mark-ve-day-on-may-8th Fri, 07 May 2021 14:05:22 +0200 how-france-will-mark-ve-day-on-may-8th He's one of the world's most famous Frenchmen, but France is divided over whether the 200th anniversary of the death of Napoleon Bonaparte should be marked in any way. Here's why. https://www.thelocal.fr/20210503/hero-or-villain-why-france-is-divided-over-napoleon Mon, 03 May 2021 17:50:05 +0200 hero-or-villain-why-france-is-divided-over-napoleon Here's what is happening in France on the week beginning May 3rd. https://www.thelocal.fr/20210503/on-the-agenda-whats-happening-in-france-this-week-5 Mon, 03 May 2021 13:47:58 +0200 on-the-agenda-whats-happening-in-france-this-week-5 After a series of stories in foreign media that misunderstand or misrepresent events in France, Ingri Bergo looks at why is France having such a hard time making itself understood abroad. https://www.thelocal.fr/20210429/analysis-why-is-france-so-often-misrepresented-abroad Thu, 29 Apr 2021 16:12:13 +0200 analysis-why-is-france-so-often-misrepresented-abroad May brings warmer weather, four public holidays and maybe even the possibility of having a drink out on a terrace, watching a movie in the cinema or attending a play at the theatre. https://www.thelocal.fr/20210430/what-changes-about-life-in-france-in-may-2021 Fri, 30 Apr 2021 16:18:09 +0200 what-changes-about-life-in-france-in-may-2021 The post-Brexit situation for Britons living in or visiting France is complicated, and not helped by a series of persistent myths, rumours and wrong information. Here we separate the facts from the fiction. https://www.thelocal.fr/20210423/the-myths-you-shouldnt-believe-about-brits-rights-in-france-after-brexit Fri, 23 Apr 2021 15:56:02 +0200 the-myths-you-shouldnt-believe-about-brits-rights-in-france-after-brexit More than a hundred French fishermen are readying to block trucks carrying fish from the UK, in a protest against a Brexit fishing deal they have dismissed as "a sham". https://www.thelocal.fr/20210423/french-fishermen-prepare-to-block-trucks-of-british-fish-in-protest-at-sham-brexit-deal Fri, 23 Apr 2021 10:47:02 +0200 french-fishermen-prepare-to-block-trucks-of-british-fish-in-protest-at-sham-brexit-deal It might be all in a day's work for rock musicians and movie stars, but now France's prime minister is also being sent women's knickers in the post. https://www.thelocal.fr/20210421/why-the-french-prime-minister-is-being-sent-ladies-underwear Wed, 21 Apr 2021 11:16:23 +0200 why-the-french-prime-minister-is-being-sent-ladies-underwear Snuggling up in front of the fire or log burner with a glass of wine is one of the highlights of countryside living for many, but a proposed new environmental law aim to change their use in France. Here's what is happening. https://www.thelocal.fr/20210414/france-to-bring-in-new-environmental-rules-on-log-burners-and-open-fires Wed, 14 Apr 2021 19:02:55 +0200 france-to-bring-in-new-environmental-rules-on-log-burners-and-open-fires The north-eastern French town of Bitche had its official Facebook page removed without any explanation - although many have supposed the reason is its somewhat unfortunate name. https://www.thelocal.fr/20210413/facebook-deletes-the-french-town-of-bitches-page Tue, 13 Apr 2021 12:35:39 +0200 facebook-deletes-the-french-town-of-bitches-page Here's a look ahead to what is happening in France in the week beginning April 12th. https://www.thelocal.fr/20210412/on-the-agenda-whats-happening-in-france-this-week-2 Mon, 12 Apr 2021 13:18:06 +0200 on-the-agenda-whats-happening-in-france-this-week-2