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 Police said hundreds of activists attacked officers on Sunday ahead of a peaceful rally to protest the forced closure of an anti-capitalist camp in western France. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180416/fresh-clashes-as-anti-capitalists-attempt-to-rebuild-french-camp Mon, 16 Apr 2018 10:39:48 +0200 fresh-clashes-as-anti-capitalists-attempt-to-rebuild-french-camp Clashes broke out before dawn at an anti-capitalist camp in western France on Wednesday as police battled for a third day to clear activists who first set up the alternative commune a decade ago. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180411/dawn-clashes-as-french-police-clear-anti-capitalist-camp Wed, 11 Apr 2018 12:28:39 +0200 dawn-clashes-as-french-police-clear-anti-capitalist-camp Activists have clashed with police in the fields of western France for two days as authorities try to clear out a protest camp on the site of the abandoned Notre-Dame-des-Landes airport project. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180410/in-pictures-the-battle-in-the-fields-of-western-france-nddl Tue, 10 Apr 2018 13:16:17 +0200 in-pictures-the-battle-in-the-fields-of-western-france-nddl French anti-capitalist activists clashed with riot police at burning barricades on Monday during a huge security operation to clear a rural protest camp at the site of an abandoned airport project. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180409/french-police-launch-tense-operation-to-clear-airport-site-in-western-france Mon, 09 Apr 2018 16:07:21 +0200 french-police-launch-tense-operation-to-clear-airport-site-in-western-france The French PM is set to announce on Wednesday whether it will push ahead with controversial plans to build a new airport hub for western France at Notre-Dame-des-Landes, near Nantes. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180117/does-france-really-need-a-new-airport-hub-in-the-west Wed, 17 Jan 2018 13:54:32 +0100 does-france-really-need-a-new-airport-hub-in-the-west A court in western France cleared the way Monday for work to begin on an airport vehemently opposed by local residents and environmentalists defending precious moors and woodland. https://www.thelocal.fr/20161115/french-court-gives-lift-off-to-new-airport-in-france Tue, 15 Nov 2016 09:39:40 +0100 french-court-gives-lift-off-to-new-airport-in-france A controversial new airport in western France was given the backing by voters on Sunday after decades of debate and demonstrations. But will it ever get built? https://www.thelocal.fr/20160627/voters-give-green-light-to-new-airport-in-france Mon, 27 Jun 2016 10:08:15 +0200 voters-give-green-light-to-new-airport-in-france After years of protests President Francois Hollande called for a local referendum to decide the fate of the controversial Notre-Dame-des-Landes airport project in western France. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160212/french-to-vote-on-fate-of-new-airport-in-the-west Fri, 12 Feb 2016 09:40:27 +0100 french-to-vote-on-fate-of-new-airport-in-the-west Two days after violence erupted over a planned new airport in western France, the country's prime minister was trying to squelch a row his comments had sparked. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140224/french-pm-tries-to-calm Mon, 24 Feb 2014 15:30:00 +0100 french-pm-tries-to-calm Are you wondering what the big French stories of 2014 will be? Here, we gaze into our crystal ball and look at what and who will be making the headlines in France during the year ahead. And yes, there will be more protests and sex scandals. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140101/france-in-2014-ten-predictions-for-the-year-ahead Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:26:00 +0100 france-in-2014-ten-predictions-for-the-year-ahead Around 100 protesters on Monday occupied land at Notre-Dame-des-Landes where work is slated to begin on the construction of a new airport near Nantes. https://www.thelocal.fr/20121126/protest-continues-at-nantes-airport-site Mon, 26 Nov 2012 12:45:00 +0100 protest-continues-at-nantes-airport-site