The Local France 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 leaders relieved by Scotland's 'No' vote There was plenty of relief in France's political classes on Friday after Scottish voters decisively rejected independence from the United Kingdom. One top minister said a 'yes ' vote would have hurt the European Union. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140919/france-leaders-relieved-by Fri, 19 Sep 2014 12:53:00 +0200 france-leaders-relieved-by French separatists want Scots to say 'yes' Separatist leaders in Brittany, Corsica and the French Basque Country will watch with interest as Scotland votes on independence next week, but they don’t expect France to follow the UK’s lead any time soon. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140912/french-separatists-want-scots-to-say-yes Fri, 12 Sep 2014 15:02:00 +0200 french-separatists-want-scots-to-say-yes Corsican separatists vow to attack France again Things on the Mediterranean island of Corsica appeared to have taken yet another turn for the worse on Tuesday, when Corsican separatists the FNLC vowed to "take up arms again" against France. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130604/corsican-separatists-vow-to-attack-france-again Tue, 04 Jun 2013 17:56:00 +0200 corsican-separatists-vow-to-attack-france-again