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 Emmanuel Macron's penchant for using regal symbols to give his presidency a touch of majesty will be on display on Monday when France's new leader addresses both houses of parliament in the splendour of Versailles. https://www.thelocal.fr/20170703/macron-the-pharaoh-to-lay-out-vision-for-french-renaissance Mon, 03 Jul 2017 11:43:44 +0200 macron-the-pharaoh-to-lay-out-vision-for-french-renaissance In a two-hour radio interview on Monday French president François Hollande said Greece should stick to its EU commitments and that sanctions against Russia could be lifted. He said he also takes personal responsibility for France's record unemployment figures. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150105/hollande-radio-interview Mon, 05 Jan 2015 12:06:00 +0100 hollande-radio-interview With its talk of "destroying" enemies and confronting "jihadi terrorists", France has adopted a language of war for its intervention in Mali that few expected from Socialist President Francois Hollande. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130117/tough-talking-hollande-fights-war-of-words-in-mali Thu, 17 Jan 2013 09:48:00 +0100 tough-talking-hollande-fights-war-of-words-in-mali