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 France's National Union of Students (Unef) has called for measures to be put in place to ensure equality across the country, as they published research showing the cost of living for students varies dramatically from city to city. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160816/students-call-for-equal-living-costs-across-france Tue, 16 Aug 2016 19:22:20 +0200 students-call-for-equal-living-costs-across-france France's finance ministry has vowed to investigate after angry female consumers launched an online petition to protest against the difference in prices between identical products targeted towards men and women, a phenomenon dubbed the "pink" or "woman" tax. https://www.thelocal.fr/20141103/french-petition-protests-invisible-womens-tax Mon, 03 Nov 2014 16:20:00 +0100 french-petition-protests-invisible-womens-tax Good weather and weak demand have sent fruit and vegetable prices tumbling in France this summer. However, one of France’s favorite edibles is poised to spike in cost. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140821/fruit-and-veg-prices-tumble-in-france Thu, 21 Aug 2014 15:23:00 +0200 fruit-and-veg-prices-tumble-in-france