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 Ride-sharing group Uber has been told by French authorities that it owes €1.7 billion ($2 billion) in unpaid payroll taxes, according to a media report Monday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20260202/france-demands-e1-7-billion-in-payroll-taxes-from-uber Mon, 02 Feb 2026 17:29:22 +0100 france-demands-e1-7-billion-in-payroll-taxes-from-uber US ride-hailing group Uber said Wednesday that it would start deploying electric bikes and scooters for rent on Paris streets as soon as this week, joining a crowded market which city officials have vowed to rein in. https://www.thelocal.fr/20190411/uber-launches-jump-electric-bikes-and-scooters-in-paris Thu, 11 Apr 2019 11:11:41 +0200 uber-launches-jump-electric-bikes-and-scooters-in-paris A French court has reached a "landmark decision" against ride-hailing giant Uber after it backed a former driver who wanted his terms of employment recognised as a fully-fledged work contract. https://www.thelocal.fr/20190111/french-court-reaches-landmark-decision-against-uber-over-drivers-rights Fri, 11 Jan 2019 11:32:18 +0100 french-court-reaches-landmark-decision-against-uber-over-drivers-rights France's data protection agency said Thursday that it had fined the US ride-hailing group Uber 400,000 euros ($460,000) over a 2016 data breach that exposed the personal data of some 57 million clients and drivers worldwide. https://www.thelocal.fr/20181220/france-hands-uber-400000-fine-over-huge-data-breach Thu, 20 Dec 2018 17:01:30 +0100 france-hands-uber-400000-fine-over-huge-data-breach Ride hailing app Uber wants to build flying taxis in France and announced on Thursday it would invest €20 million to develop the project. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180524/uber-to-invest-20-million-to-build-flying-taxis-in-france Thu, 24 May 2018 18:38:23 +0200 uber-to-invest-20-million-to-build-flying-taxis-in-france Ride-hailing giant Uber has won a case filed by a French driver claiming he should be considered an employee, with judges saying the company is simply an intermediary -- a ruling that clashes with a top EU court decision just weeks ago. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180208/uber-wins-french-case-despite-eu-court-ruling Thu, 08 Feb 2018 16:41:57 +0100 uber-wins-french-case-despite-eu-court-ruling French taxi drivers, who have long battled against Uber, have now declared war on Estonian start-up Taxify, blocking its recruitment offices in protest at its "aggressive" arrival in Paris. https://www.thelocal.fr/20171010/french-taxi-drivers-declare-war-on-new-ride-hailing-app-taxify Tue, 10 Oct 2017 10:37:28 +0200 french-taxi-drivers-declare-war-on-new-ride-hailing-app-taxify Uber is about to face stiff competition in France with the launch on Thursday of Taxify, a car-hailing app that claims it will be 10 percent cheaper than its American rival - and will pay its drivers more. https://www.thelocal.fr/20171005/cheaper-more-ethical-uber-rival-launches-in-paris Thu, 05 Oct 2017 13:41:59 +0200 cheaper-more-ethical-uber-rival-launches-in-paris Taxi ride app Uber has noticed a big drop in the number of drivers available in Paris at evenings and customers have seen the cost of their ride home jump. There’s a simple explanation. https://www.thelocal.fr/20170601/how-ramadan-has-made-it-harder-to-find-uber-drivers-in-paris-at-night Thu, 01 Jun 2017 15:03:51 +0200 how-ramadan-has-made-it-harder-to-find-uber-drivers-in-paris-at-night A French businessman has filed for €45 million in reparations from Uber. His complaint? That Uber allegedly caused his divorce after his wife received notifications about his trips and suspected he was being unfaithful. https://www.thelocal.fr/20170208/frenchman-sues-uber-for-45-million-after-glitch-lets-his-wife-track-him Wed, 08 Feb 2017 16:58:37 +0100 frenchman-sues-uber-for-45-million-after-glitch-lets-his-wife-track-him Drivers for American taxi app Uber and other ride hailing services held protests at Paris's two airports on Friday, partially blockading road access and forcing police to issue traffic warnings. https://www.thelocal.fr/20161223/uber-drivers-blockade-paris-airports Fri, 23 Dec 2016 09:15:08 +0100 uber-drivers-blockade-paris-airports Air passengers in Paris could be set for a rough ride on Friday as drivers working for the Uber app have called for airport blockades on Friday morning following failed negotiations with the American company. https://www.thelocal.fr/20161221/mini-cab-drivers-call-to-block-paris-airports Wed, 21 Dec 2016 12:50:33 +0100 mini-cab-drivers-call-to-block-paris-airports Ride-hailing app Uber is upping its prices in France, the company announced on Thursday, in a move aimed at improving pay and conditions for its drivers. https://www.thelocal.fr/20161201/uber-announces-price-rise-in-france Thu, 01 Dec 2016 17:58:39 +0100 uber-announces-price-rise-in-france US private taxi service Uber has expanded into several French beach resorts for the summer season, to the anger of traditional cab drivers. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160707/uber-launches-in-french-beach-resorts-for-summer Thu, 07 Jul 2016 13:29:40 +0200 uber-launches-in-french-beach-resorts-for-summer Taxi service giant Uber has been hit with a €800,000 fine in France over its controversial UberPOP service. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160609/uber-fined-800000-in-france-over-its-uberpop-service Thu, 09 Jun 2016 16:49:58 +0200 uber-fined-800000-in-france-over-its-uberpop-service From Tuesday March 1st, taxis taking passengers to and from Paris airports will have to charge a flat rate fee. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160229/flat-rate-for-paris-airport-taxis-comes-into-force Mon, 29 Feb 2016 10:21:38 +0100 flat-rate-for-paris-airport-taxis-comes-into-force Two French executives from Uber were due to go on trial in Paris on Thursday facing a string of charges that could result in prison sentence. French taxi drivers are also demanding €100 million compensation. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160211/uber-bosses-in-court-as-french-taxis-demand-100m Thu, 11 Feb 2016 13:50:08 +0100 uber-bosses-in-court-as-french-taxis-demand-100m Ride-sharing service Uber is going offline for four hours on Tuesday to show its support for private minicab drivers in their ongoing war against traditional taxi drivers. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160209/uber-goes-offline-in-france-to-support-minicab-strike Tue, 09 Feb 2016 11:58:03 +0100 uber-goes-offline-in-france-to-support-minicab-strike France has nothing to fear from the "Uberisation" of its economy, it's just a sign of progress and hope," writes Martin Dixon, a director of the Franco-British Chamber of Commerce. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160209/france-uber-uberisation-taxis-economy-reform Tue, 09 Feb 2016 09:42:56 +0100 france-uber-uberisation-taxis-economy-reform UPDATED: The dispute between taxis and private mini-cab firms like Uber looked like boiling over with further protests on Friday at Charles de Gaulle airport and in the centre of the city. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160205/minicab-protest-blocks-access-to-paris-airport Fri, 05 Feb 2016 08:34:34 +0100 minicab-protest-blocks-access-to-paris-airport