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 WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange told French television Wednesday that the time had come for legal action over US snooping after leaked documents revealing Washington had spied on three French presidents sparked fresh outrage. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150625/assange-france-should-take-legal-action-over-us-spying Thu, 25 Jun 2015 11:19:56 +0200 assange-france-should-take-legal-action-over-us-spying Revelations that the US spied on three French presidents sent shockwaves around France on Wednesday. Here's a look at how the day's events unfolded. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150624/live-us-spying-france-nsa-united-states-snowden Wed, 24 Jun 2015 19:46:49 +0200 live-us-spying-france-nsa-united-states-snowden While the French political world reacted with anger and shock – at least publicly – to the revelations that the US spied on the country's presidents and demanded firm action, the reality is, while they may have been a little angry, no one was truthfully shocked. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150624/us-spying-dont-expect-france-to-do-anything Wed, 24 Jun 2015 18:24:25 +0200 us-spying-dont-expect-france-to-do-anything Reports in France suggest the US spied on French presidents from a secret spy nest on the roof of its embassy in Paris, which stands just a stone's throw from the Elysée palace. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150624/us-embassy-in-paris-home-to-secret-spy-nest Wed, 24 Jun 2015 14:23:03 +0200 us-embassy-in-paris-home-to-secret-spy-nest France on Wednesday slammed as "unlikely" US allegations that European spy agencies shared phone call records with US intelligence, as a transatlantic surveillance row intensified. https://www.thelocal.fr/20131030/france-hits-back-at-us-spying-allegations Wed, 30 Oct 2013 17:42:00 +0100 france-hits-back-at-us-spying-allegations More spying revelations hit the headlines on Friday after Le Monde published a leaked US document showing how French intelligence services believed their American counterparts were responsible for a cyber attack against its president's communications network. https://www.thelocal.fr/20131025/french-accused-us-of-cyber-attack-on-elysee Fri, 25 Oct 2013 14:19:00 +0200 french-accused-us-of-cyber-attack-on-elysee No spying on the mobile phones of any heads of state, could perhaps be rule number one. After a week of revelations about the extent of US snooping on its European allies, France and Germany want talks to agree new rules for intelligence relations with the United States. https://www.thelocal.fr/20131025/france-and-germany-demand-new-rules-for-spying Fri, 25 Oct 2013 11:01:00 +0200 france-and-germany-demand-new-rules-for-spying US President Barack Obama had some explaining to do on Monday night when he phoned his French counterpart François Hollande over claims that a US spy agency had recorded millions of French calls. Hollande told Obama he "deeply disapproved" of spying on allies. https://www.thelocal.fr/20131022/hollande-tells-obama-spying-is-unacceptable Tue, 22 Oct 2013 10:29:00 +0200 hollande-tells-obama-spying-is-unacceptable LATEST: France said on Monday it would "immediately" summon the US ambassador in Paris to respond to the "shocking" claims in Le Monde newspaper on Monday that the US NSA spy agency secretly recorded millions of phone calls made in France. Le Monde cited documents from whistleblower Edward Snowden. https://www.thelocal.fr/20131021/us-snooped-on-70-million-phone-calls-in-france Mon, 21 Oct 2013 12:59:00 +0200 us-snooped-on-70-million-phone-calls-in-france A court in Paris has opened a formal investigation into the PRISM program of electronic surveillance run by the US National Security Agency, and revealed by whistleblower Edward Snowden, it emerged on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130828/breaking-france-opens-probe-into-us-spying Wed, 28 Aug 2013 18:30:00 +0200 breaking-france-opens-probe-into-us-spying The impact of the US online spying affair continues to have knock-on effects in Europe. Berlin announced on Tuesday that it had cancelled a Cold War surveillance pact with France after coming to a "mutual agreement" with Paris. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130806/paris-and-berlin-axe-cold-war-era-surveillance-pact Tue, 06 Aug 2013 18:01:00 +0200 paris-and-berlin-axe-cold-war-era-surveillance-pact