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 spectacular probe into French tycoon Vincent Bolloré over suspected graft in Africa marks a rare exception among corporate titans doing business south of the Sahara. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180429/france-stop-firms-bribing-africa-for-contracts Sun, 29 Apr 2018 10:37:34 +0200 france-stop-firms-bribing-africa-for-contracts Nobody yet knows the winner of France's presidential election next year, but the smart money is on one loser: The three-percent cap on government deficits enshrined in eurozone rules. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160911/french-politicians-mll-ripping-up-eu-budget-rules Sun, 11 Sep 2016 11:04:36 +0200 french-politicians-mll-ripping-up-eu-budget-rules France's Finance Minister Michel Sapin has admitted he acted inappropriately towards a female journalist following claims he twanged her knickers elastic -- backtracking after categorically denying the incident just a few hours earlier. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160511/french-minister-admits-inappropriate-move-on-female-reporter Wed, 11 May 2016 12:22:43 +0200 french-minister-admits-inappropriate-move-on-female-reporter France's Finance Minister Michel Sapin was forced on Friday to deny that he ever "twanged the knickers" of a female journalist, after the claim was made in a book and led to calls for him to step down. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160422/french-minister-forced-to-deny-twanging-journalists-knickers Fri, 22 Apr 2016 18:33:06 +0200 french-minister-forced-to-deny-twanging-journalists-knickers France's budget for 2016 was announced this week and there was some good news for tax payers, most of whom will soon be forced to make declarations online. Here's a look at the key points announced by Finance Minister Michel Sapin. https://www.thelocal.fr/20151001/frances-2016-budget-broken-down Thu, 01 Oct 2015 14:53:11 +0200 frances-2016-budget-broken-down France's budget for 2016 has been given a timely boost to the tune of €2.4 billion thanks to French tax cheats coming clean. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150928/france-pulls-in-265-billion-from-tax-cheats Mon, 28 Sep 2015 17:25:29 +0200 france-pulls-in-265-billion-from-tax-cheats Britain's finance minister said on Monday he believed a "win-win" solution was possible to reform the EU ahead of his country's in-out referendum, as he kicked off a tour of European capitals. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150727/uk-eu-referendum-osborne-reform Mon, 27 Jul 2015 18:02:43 +0200 uk-eu-referendum-osborne-reform French Finance Minister Michel Sapin has been hospitalised after breaking his arm while filling up at a service station in central France, his aides said on Monday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150720/french-finance-minister-in-hospital-after-breaking-arm Mon, 20 Jul 2015 18:32:59 +0200 french-finance-minister-in-hospital-after-breaking-arm Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis on Sunday said he wanted to reach a new agreement with international creditors on his country's debt burden "by the end of May". https://www.thelocal.fr/20150201/greek-fm-to-meet-french-ministers-on-bailout Sun, 01 Feb 2015 13:48:00 +0100 greek-fm-to-meet-french-ministers-on-bailout The constant barrage of criticism towards France’s lifeless economy from across the Rhine has riled the French finance minister, who has accused Berlin of feeding the populist, anti-EU sentiment that the far-right National Front thrives on. https://www.thelocal.fr/20141209/france-accuses-germany-of-feeding-extremism Tue, 09 Dec 2014 12:26:00 +0100 france-accuses-germany-of-feeding-extremism France has no concerns about the European Commission's decision to extend a deadline for Paris to meet public finance requirements despite possible sanctions, the country's finance minister said Friday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20141129/france-has-no-concern-on-eu-budget-deadline Sat, 29 Nov 2014 08:42:00 +0100 france-has-no-concern-on-eu-budget-deadline