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 Travelling between Spain and the UK during the pandemic has been very difficult due to border closures, cancelled flights and quarantines, but what is the situation like now? Is it possible to drive between Spain and the UK via France? https://www.thelocal.fr/20210521/is-it-possible-to-drive-between-spain-and-the-uk Fri, 21 May 2021 11:32:27 +0200 is-it-possible-to-drive-between-spain-and-the-uk The French government called for a quick implementation of a post-Brexit accord on mutual access to fishing waters on Friday, after French fisherman blocked trucks trying to bring in catches from Britain overnight. https://www.thelocal.fr/20210424/brexit-fishing-tensions-flare-after-french-blockade Sat, 24 Apr 2021 09:43:52 +0200 brexit-fishing-tensions-flare-after-french-blockade With flight cancellations and travel restrictions, many of our readers have been asking if it's possible to drive between Spain and the UK, going via France. Here's what you need to know. https://www.thelocal.fr/20210218/reader-question-can-i-travel-between-spain-and-the-uk-via-france Thu, 18 Feb 2021 12:49:11 +0100 reader-question-can-i-travel-between-spain-and-the-uk-via-france British and French fishermen failed to finalise a deal to end the so-called Scallop Wars overfishing in the Channel on Friday, the French camp said, despite reaching an agreement in principle earlier this week. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180908/frances-scallop-wars-with-the-uk-are-not-over-yet Sat, 08 Sep 2018 05:48:53 +0200 frances-scallop-wars-with-the-uk-are-not-over-yet Britain will take in 260 unaccompanied migrant children from France under a deal struck at a summit between Prime Minister Theresa May and French President Emmanuel Macron, the British government said on Friday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180120/uk-to-accept-260-unaccompanied-minors-from-france Sat, 20 Jan 2018 05:21:32 +0100 uk-to-accept-260-unaccompanied-minors-from-france French President Emmanuel Macron will no doubt have put a smile on the face of one British teen with his response to her poem about the Eiffel Tower...also written in verse. https://www.thelocal.fr/20171102/macron-pens-poem-for-british-girl-who-loves-the-eiffel-tower Thu, 02 Nov 2017 12:03:41 +0100 macron-pens-poem-for-british-girl-who-loves-the-eiffel-tower A French court on Friday jailed two Britons for over two years for having smuggled migrants to England in a light aircraft in what prosecutors said was a first. https://www.thelocal.fr/20170722/france-jails-britons-for-smuggling-migrants-into-england Sat, 22 Jul 2017 06:14:01 +0200 france-jails-britons-for-smuggling-migrants-into-england A Frenchman was killed and seven others were wounded in the London terror attack, French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said on Sunday during a visit to Tunisia. https://www.thelocal.fr/20170604/frenchman-killed-in-london-attack-french-minister Sun, 04 Jun 2017 22:38:06 +0200 frenchman-killed-in-london-attack-french-minister Four French people were injured in the London attack, which left seven dead and nearly 50 wounded, the French foreign minister said on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20170604/french-people-among-london-attack-casualties-french-presidency Sun, 04 Jun 2017 11:50:10 +0200 french-people-among-london-attack-casualties-french-presidency Across France, a country all too familiar with the horror of terror attacks, leaders and organisations have been voicing their sympathy and support for the UK in light of the Manchester terror attack on Monday evening. https://www.thelocal.fr/20170523/macron-horrified-at-uk-attack Tue, 23 May 2017 17:04:35 +0200 macron-horrified-at-uk-attack British Prime Minister Theresa May is heading to Berlin on Wednesday and Paris on Thursday to start thrashing out the roadmap for Britain's departure from the EU. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160720/may-to-thrash-out-brexit-roadmap-in-berlin-paris-talks Wed, 20 Jul 2016 11:22:46 +0200 may-to-thrash-out-brexit-roadmap-in-berlin-paris-talks Leaders of Italy, France and Germany will hold a summit in Italy in August on the aftermath of the UK’s decision to leave the EU. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160714/italy-france-and-germany-to-hold-brexit-summit-in-august Thu, 14 Jul 2016 10:02:49 +0200 italy-france-and-germany-to-hold-brexit-summit-in-august The foreign ministers of Germany and France on Monday called for ambitious steps to strengthen the European Union after Britain's shock vote to leave the bloc. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160627/germany-and-france-urge-brexit-eu-referendum-uk Mon, 27 Jun 2016 16:37:08 +0200 germany-and-france-urge-brexit-eu-referendum-uk The fallout from the devastating Paris attacks spread to Britain on Saturday, as media reported that at least one of the perpetrators had previously contacted extremists in London and Birmingham. https://www.thelocal.fr/20151205/paris-attacks-spotlight-turns-on-britain Sat, 05 Dec 2015 19:23:30 +0100 paris-attacks-spotlight-turns-on-britain French President Francois Hollande has urged British MPs to back an air campaign against the ISIS terror group in Syria, as thousands prepared to march on London Saturday to oppose the plans. https://www.thelocal.fr/20151128/hollande-calls-uk-mps Sat, 28 Nov 2015 09:13:16 +0100 hollande-calls-uk-mps Europe's interior and foreign ministers will meet in mid-October to discuss how to respond to the huge influx of migrants and refugees arriving at EU borders, French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve said on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150821/eu-ministers-to-hold-migrant-crisis-talks-in-october-france Fri, 21 Aug 2015 10:47:40 +0200 eu-ministers-to-hold-migrant-crisis-talks-in-october-france France and Britain vowed on Sunday that ending a crisis which has seen thousands of attempts by migrants to reach England from Calais in recent weeks is a "top priority". https://www.thelocal.fr/20150802/ending-calais-migrants-crisis-is-top-priority Sun, 02 Aug 2015 13:12:58 +0200 ending-calais-migrants-crisis-is-top-priority France’s finance minister Michel Sapin sent a message to British Prime Minister David Cameron on Thursday saying that the UK would end up weaker if it left the EU. He also pointed out that the €2.1 billion budget bill sent by Brussels to London had benefited France. https://www.thelocal.fr/20141120/the-uk-will-be-weaker-if-it-leaves-eu Thu, 20 Nov 2014 11:56:00 +0100 the-uk-will-be-weaker-if-it-leaves-eu France's Economy Minister continued his government's recent attempts at a charm offensive of Anglo countries this week when on a trip to London this week, he vowed that France was "stepping up reforms". https://www.thelocal.fr/20141118/scaremongering-over-uk-and-the-eu-must-stop-france Tue, 18 Nov 2014 09:47:29 +0100 scaremongering-over-uk-and-the-eu-must-stop-france France’s Prime Minister Manuel Valls visited London on Monday to try to convince British bankers and his counterpart David Cameron that his government was "pro-business". He warned London that the UK would "lose a lot" if it exited the EU. https://www.thelocal.fr/20141006/france-london-economy-french-bashing Mon, 06 Oct 2014 15:19:00 +0200 france-london-economy-french-bashing