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-booking service Uber said on Thursday that it would reduce passenger prices in the French capital by 20 percent in a bid to keep up with competition. https://www.thelocal.fr/20151008/uber-announces-20-percent-fare-cuts-in-paris Thu, 08 Oct 2015 13:27:29 +0200 uber-announces-20-percent-fare-cuts-in-paris UberPop, the controversial taxi service, will remain banned in France after the country's highest court dismissed an appeal by the US based company. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150923/uberpop-top-french-court-confirms-ban-on Wed, 23 Sep 2015 10:37:09 +0200 uberpop-top-french-court-confirms-ban-on Uber announced on Friday that it will be suspending its UberPop in France a week after the government and taxi drivers declared war on the controversial service. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150703/uber-suspends-controversial-uberpop-in-france Fri, 03 Jul 2015 19:03:16 +0200 uber-suspends-controversial-uberpop-in-france Paris will deploy 200 extra police specifically charged with cracking down on illegal taxi activities, after cabbies staged protests last week against the "unfair competition" from ride-sharing app UberPop. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150629/paris-to-deploy-200-taxi-police-officers Mon, 29 Jun 2015 11:09:37 +0200 paris-to-deploy-200-taxi-police-officers