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 French fishermen have since Tuesday been staging a complete blockade of six commercial ports, in order to protest about rising fuel prices and what they say is a lack of government support. https://www.thelocal.fr/20260408/french-fishermen-block-ports-to-protest-against-fuel-price-rises Wed, 08 Apr 2026 16:29:41 +0200 french-fishermen-block-ports-to-protest-against-fuel-price-rises The French hauliers association has announced the suspension of its campaign of roadblocks after what it described as 'progress' in talks with the government. https://www.thelocal.fr/20260402/french-truckers-suspend-blockades-over-progress-in-talks-on-fuel-prices Thu, 02 Apr 2026 10:25:10 +0200 french-truckers-suspend-blockades-over-progress-in-talks-on-fuel-prices Truckers gathered early on Tuesday morning on the outskirts of Nantes in western France, the latest in a series of blockades to demand more government aid with fuel prices on the rise. https://www.thelocal.fr/20260330/truckers-blockade-paris-more-protests-planned-across-france Mon, 30 Mar 2026 09:30:16 +0200 truckers-blockade-paris-more-protests-planned-across-france French hauliers have announced several planned blockades on Saturday - with more to come next week - to protest at spiralling fuel prices in the wake of the war in the Middle East and to call for government aid. https://www.thelocal.fr/20260327/french-truckers-plan-blockades-to-protest-fuel-prices Fri, 27 Mar 2026 09:34:04 +0100 french-truckers-plan-blockades-to-protest-fuel-prices Every time protesters take to the streets in France, there is a huge gap in estimated turnout depending on who you believe - authorities or organisers. Here's a look at why, and who is counting correctly. https://www.thelocal.fr/20210127/why-can-france-never-agree-how-many-people-are-protesting-or-on-strike Wed, 27 Jan 2021 17:06:26 +0100 why-can-france-never-agree-how-many-people-are-protesting-or-on-strike Around two thousand people marched in Paris Saturday to show their support for Ukraine, police estimated, just days before the fourth anniversary of Russia's invasion. https://www.thelocal.fr/20260222/hundreds-rally-in-paris-to-support-ukraine-after-four-years-of-war Sun, 22 Feb 2026 11:32:03 +0100 hundreds-rally-in-paris-to-support-ukraine-after-four-years-of-war Thousands of people marched in southeastern France on Saturday under heavy security in tribute to a far-right activist whose killing, blamed on the hard left, has put the country on edge. https://www.thelocal.fr/20260221/around-3200-march-in-france-for-slain-far-right-activist Sat, 21 Feb 2026 17:38:08 +0100 around-3200-march-in-france-for-slain-far-right-activist French President Emmanuel Macron appealed on Saturday for cooler heads to prevail ahead of a rally for a far-right activist whose killing, blamed on the hard left, has put the country on edge. https://www.thelocal.fr/20260221/macron-urges-calm-ahead-of-rally-for-slain-far-right-activist Sat, 21 Feb 2026 09:38:07 +0100 macron-urges-calm-ahead-of-rally-for-slain-far-right-activist US President Donald Trump's administration on Friday denounced "terrorism" and left-wing violence in France as French police braced for a weekend rally for a slain far-right activist. https://www.thelocal.fr/20260221/trump-administration-denounces-terrorism-in-france-after-activists-killing Sat, 21 Feb 2026 09:00:32 +0100 trump-administration-denounces-terrorism-in-france-after-activists-killing Thousands of protesters including far-right politicians rallied across France on Saturday in support of the country's cash-strapped police force, with some of the demonstrators launching smoke bombs and blowing whistles. https://www.thelocal.fr/20260131/thousands-rally-in-france-in-support-of-cash-strapped-police Sat, 31 Jan 2026 14:34:11 +0100 thousands-rally-in-france-in-support-of-cash-strapped-police Dozens of protesters rallied in Paris on Wednesday against US President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown, voicing horror and fear after a second fatal shooting by immigration agents capped months of escalating violence. https://www.thelocal.fr/20260129/paris-protesters-rally-against-trump-immigration-crackdown Thu, 29 Jan 2026 08:28:06 +0100 paris-protesters-rally-against-trump-immigration-crackdown Thousands of farmers driving tractors and waving flags descended on Tuesday on the European parliament in Strasbourg in protest at a major trade deal signed with South America, ahead of a vote on whether to refer it to the courts. https://www.thelocal.fr/20260120/thousands-of-farmers-arrive-in-strasbourg-to-protest-eu-deal Tue, 20 Jan 2026 16:12:24 +0100 thousands-of-farmers-arrive-in-strasbourg-to-protest-eu-deal Thousands of people have rallied in France in a show of support for demonstrators in Iran risking their lives to demand an end to theocratic rule. https://www.thelocal.fr/20260118/thousands-march-in-france-to-back-iranian-protesters Sun, 18 Jan 2026 10:24:50 +0100 thousands-march-in-france-to-back-iranian-protesters Fifty protesting farmers were detained in the French capital on Wednesday after forcing their way into an agricultural ministry building, in a sign of rage at the government's response to the sector's grievances. https://www.thelocal.fr/20260115/fifty-french-farmers-arrested-after-entering-ministry-building Thu, 15 Jan 2026 09:24:11 +0100 fifty-french-farmers-arrested-after-entering-ministry-building French farmers’ anger remains high, despite Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu’s promise of “emergency legislation before the summer”, and blockades continue on Wednesday, including at Toulouse airport. https://www.thelocal.fr/20260114/protesting-farmers-leave-paris-but-more-block-toulouse-airport Wed, 14 Jan 2026 11:20:38 +0100 protesting-farmers-leave-paris-but-more-block-toulouse-airport More than 350 tractors parked near the French parliament building on Tuesday after driving down the Champs-Elysées avenue, as farmers protested a litany of woes including the EU's Mercosur trade deal. https://www.thelocal.fr/20260113/tractors-in-paris-to-protest-eus-mercosur-trade-deal Tue, 13 Jan 2026 08:39:52 +0100 tractors-in-paris-to-protest-eus-mercosur-trade-deal French farmers have vowed to keep up the pressure with blockades on motorways and at ports on Monday, while blockades at oil depots were broken up by police over the weekend. https://www.thelocal.fr/20260112/french-farmers-keep-up-protests-with-roadblocks-and-oil-depot-blockades Mon, 12 Jan 2026 10:33:29 +0100 french-farmers-keep-up-protests-with-roadblocks-and-oil-depot-blockades President Emmanuel Macron says France will vote against the European Union's trade deal with South American bloc Mercosur, after farmers rolled into Paris on tractors in a show of anger against the pact. https://www.thelocal.fr/20260109/macron-says-france-to-vote-against-eu-mercosur-deal Fri, 09 Jan 2026 10:21:53 +0100 macron-says-france-to-vote-against-eu-mercosur-deal French farmers rolled into Paris on tractors on Thursday morning in a show of dissent against an EU trade deal they fear will create unfair competition. https://www.thelocal.fr/20260108/farmers-tractor-convoy-enters-paris-in-protest-at-trade-deal Thu, 08 Jan 2026 09:59:55 +0100 farmers-tractor-convoy-enters-paris-in-protest-at-trade-deal A convoy of farmers have set off from south west France heading for Paris with the intention of staging a protest in the capital. https://www.thelocal.fr/20260106/french-tractor-convoy-heading-for-paris Tue, 06 Jan 2026 15:17:29 +0100 french-tractor-convoy-heading-for-paris