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 French labour unions have vowed a wave of strikes against a pension overhaul promised by President Emmanuel Macron, a centrepiece of his drive to reform vast swathes of the economy. https://www.thelocal.fr/20191207/frances-pension-system-how-it-works-and-what-does-macron-want-to-change Sat, 07 Dec 2019 10:30:50 +0100 frances-pension-system-how-it-works-and-what-does-macron-want-to-change France spends more money on social welfare than any other European country, a new study has revealed and when it comes to poverty rates it's better off than the UK and other EU countries. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180621/france-crowned-champions-of-welfare-spending Thu, 21 Jun 2018 19:27:24 +0200 france-crowned-champions-of-welfare-spending France devotes more than one third of its GDP to providing its citizens with welfare protection, according to new figures. No other country in Europe is as generous. https://www.thelocal.fr/20161222/france-confirmed-as-european-champions-for-welfare-spending Thu, 22 Dec 2016 14:02:12 +0100 france-confirmed-as-european-champions-for-welfare-spending As France topped the latest global rankings for welfare spending, the analyst behind the report tells The Local, France’s much admired welfare system is simply unsustainable. https://www.thelocal.fr/20141125/french-welfare-spending-not-sustainable Tue, 25 Nov 2014 19:00:00 +0100 french-welfare-spending-not-sustainable France’s welfare state is renowned worldwide for its generosity but the government has suggested that it might be time to tighten purse strings when it comes to the sensitive issues of unemployment benefits and family allowances. However, whether it will or not is another question. https://www.thelocal.fr/20141010/frances-welfare-state-set-to-get-stingier Fri, 10 Oct 2014 19:35:00 +0200 frances-welfare-state-set-to-get-stingier France’s Socialist administration continues to shell out more on social spending than any other government, according to a report published on Thursday by the OECD. But how long it will it continue to do so. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130726/france-tops-league-table-for-welfare-payouts-oecd Fri, 26 Jul 2013 13:19:00 +0200 france-tops-league-table-for-welfare-payouts-oecd France is to launch a series of "modernisation" measures on Wednesday aimed at simplifying its dreaded bureaucracy and make life easier for the public. From driving penalty points to restaurant tickets, here’s a breakdown of the main changes. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130717/france-set-to-make-life-easier-by-cutting-red-tape Wed, 17 Jul 2013 11:25:00 +0200 france-set-to-make-life-easier-by-cutting-red-tape