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 Prime Minister Edouard Philippe promised lower taxes and a business-friendly France at a global summit in Dubai on Sunday, seeking investment from the oil-rich Gulf region. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180211/touting-transformation-french-pm-seeks-investment-in-dubai Sun, 11 Feb 2018 16:53:47 +0100 touting-transformation-french-pm-seeks-investment-in-dubai Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri arrived in France on Saturday from Saudi Arabia, where his resignation announcement two weeks ago sparked accusations that he was being held there against his will. https://www.thelocal.fr/20171118/lebanons-hariri-arrives-in-france-after-saudi-hostage-rumours Sat, 18 Nov 2017 10:12:23 +0100 lebanons-hariri-arrives-in-france-after-saudi-hostage-rumours The new President of France will put an end to all the speculation on Monday by naming his new Prime Minster. Here's a look at a list of the favourites. https://www.thelocal.fr/20170515/whos-the-big-secret-emmanuel-macron-has-been-hiding-french-prime-minister Mon, 15 May 2017 11:02:02 +0200 whos-the-big-secret-emmanuel-macron-has-been-hiding-french-prime-minister Just as he admitted he had made one serious "blunder" the French PM Manuel Valls went and made another, although this geography-based one was a little more embarrassing than scandalous. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150615/french-pm-slips-again-with-geography-blunder Mon, 15 Jun 2015 11:17:20 +0200 french-pm-slips-again-with-geography-blunder France's Socialist government survived a vote of no-confidence tied to its controversial economic reform package on Thursday. In a message to Socialist Party rebels Manuel Valls vowed: "We won't stop reforming" France. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150220/french-pm-reform-france-confidence-vote-macron Fri, 20 Feb 2015 09:16:00 +0100 french-pm-reform-france-confidence-vote-macron France’s Prime Minister Manuel Valls unveiled a sweeping package of reforms and cuts on Tuesday intended to rekindle the country’s flagging economy. He later passed a vote of confidence from lawmakers in the National Assembly. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140408/frances-new-pm-proposes-tax-cuts-2 Tue, 08 Apr 2014 18:19:00 +0200 frances-new-pm-proposes-tax-cuts-2 New French Prime Minister Manuel Valls is set to name a new cabinet of ministers on Wednesday but he has already had a rebellion within the ranks of the left with the Greens refusing to join his government. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140402/greens-refuse-to-join-new-french-government-2 Wed, 02 Apr 2014 10:45:00 +0200 greens-refuse-to-join-new-french-government-2 Manuel Valls was named as France's new Prime Minister on Monday. Spanish-born Valls, who has been compared with Tony Blair, may be popular with the public but not perhaps in his own party. Here's a profile of the new man in charge of the French government. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140331/manuel-valls-the-right-man-to-lead-france-2 Mon, 31 Mar 2014 22:30:00 +0200 manuel-valls-the-right-man-to-lead-france-2