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 As the head of a British truckers association says the army should be brought in to clear the blockade of Calais, French strikers have threatened to step up militant action in the days to come. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150701/calais-chaos-bring-in-the-troops-to-clear-french Wed, 01 Jul 2015 19:07:30 +0200 calais-chaos-bring-in-the-troops-to-clear-french French truck drivers on Friday lifted an overnight roadblock of heavy vehicle traffic on the A10 highway that connects Paris with the south-western city of Bordeaux. The truckers staged the action to demand higher minimum pay. https://www.thelocal.fr/20141219/truckers-lift-roadblock-near-paris Fri, 19 Dec 2014 12:29:00 +0100 truckers-lift-roadblock-near-paris Enraged French truck drivers were on Thursday set to start blocking some roads and warehouses near Paris as part of a two-day labour action to demand a higher minimum salary. The blockage is likely to disrupt some last-minute Christmas deliveries. https://www.thelocal.fr/20141218/french-truck-drivers-to-block-paris-roads-over-pay Thu, 18 Dec 2014 15:57:00 +0100 french-truck-drivers-to-block-paris-roads-over-pay France’s much-maligned eco-tax charge on lorries that was scrapped late last year, could make a return, this time targeting foreign truck drivers, who could be asked to pay up at the border or even forced through the country's motorway tolls. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140416/french-roads-tax-ecotax-foreign-trucks-lorries Wed, 16 Apr 2014 12:32:00 +0200 french-roads-tax-ecotax-foreign-trucks-lorries