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 landmark agreement has been reached by the European Parliament and Council on the reform of EU rules around customs that include new measures to tackle e-commerce from non-EU countries. What will it mean for consumers? https://www.thelocal.fr/20260402/shein-temu-why-european-consumers-will-pay-more-for-cheap-online-orders Thu, 02 Apr 2026 13:38:55 +0200 shein-temu-why-european-consumers-will-pay-more-for-cheap-online-orders Scented stamps designed to celebrate artisan croissants hit letterboxes across France on Wednesday, honouring the world-famous delicacy. https://www.thelocal.fr/20251009/french-post-office-rolls-out-croissant-scented-stamp Thu, 09 Oct 2025 10:57:13 +0200 french-post-office-rolls-out-croissant-scented-stamp Stamp collectors - and those looking for affordable Paris 2024 Olympics and Paralympics souvenirs - have plenty of options with La Poste's special limited-edition Games offering, including a special stamp depicting the Olympic cauldron. https://www.thelocal.fr/20240903/how-you-can-buy-special-paris-olympics-and-paralympics-collectors-stamps Tue, 03 Sep 2024 11:55:15 +0200 how-you-can-buy-special-paris-olympics-and-paralympics-collectors-stamps France's post office is experimenting with opening changing rooms in some branches to cater to online shoppers https://www.thelocal.fr/20240110/why-post-offices-in-france-are-opening-changing-rooms-for-shoppers Wed, 10 Jan 2024 18:43:00 +0100 why-post-offices-in-france-are-opening-changing-rooms-for-shoppers Britain’s Royal Mail is struggling with the continuing aftermath of a cyber attack last month that has severely disrupted international deliveries. https://www.thelocal.fr/20230206/why-you-might-not-be-receiving-packages-from-the-uk-to-france Mon, 06 Feb 2023 15:17:13 +0100 why-you-might-not-be-receiving-packages-from-the-uk-to-france