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France to get tough on juvenile violence in wake of June riots

French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne has presented the government's new set of measures in reponse to urban riots that shook the country in June.

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Macron calls for ‘ruthless’ approach to extremism in wake of Arras attack

Schools pay tribute to teacher killed last week as country placed on highest security alert

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France sees a jump in bedbugs, as Paris prepares to host the Olympics next year

"No one is safe," Paris first deputy mayor Emmanuel Grégoire said in a tweet on Friday.

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French PM Borne unveils 'uncompromising' strategy to combat bullying in schools

The French government on Wednesday unveiled an interministerial plan to combat bullying in schools, with Prime Minister Élisabeth Borne promising an "uncompromising fight" against such aggression. The announcement follows the suicide deaths of several teenagers that have sparked widespread indignation in recent years.

France 24

Pope Francis decries ‘fanaticism of indifference’ over migration

Pontiff says rescuing those making Mediterranean crossings is a ‘duty of humanity’ on first visit by a pope to Marseille in 500 years

The Guardian - UK

Brickbat: Up in Smoke

As part of what they say is an effort to curb smoking, French officials have proposed banning disposable vapes. "They create a reflex, a gesture, which children get used to, and then end up being drawn to tobacco," said Prime Minister Élisabeth Borne. Officials also said the ban would be…

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France's public schools will enforce dress code banning Islamic abayas, says Macron

French students won’t get past the door if they show up for school wearing long robes, President Emmanuel Macron made clear Friday, saying authorities would be "intractable" in enforcing a new rule when classes resume next week.

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France planning to ban disposable vapes in effort to combat smoking

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‘Just pathetic’: France’s ‘make do and mend’ green strategy proves divisive

Policies such as refunds for repairing old clothes put too much responsibility on consumers, say critics

The Guardian - UK

French policing called into question again after brutal arrest at peaceful march

Youssouf Traoré in hospital after being tackled to ground at rally in memory of his brother, as government bans fireworks for Bastille Day

The Guardian - UK

France Implements Drastic Measures Amid Wave Of Riots

Night-time bus and tram services suspended, curfews imposed in response to violent protests.

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Macron government shifts stance on police violence to quell unrest after death of teen

When police are placed under investigation for firing their weapons in non-compliance cases, top government officials in France tend to defend the officers. But with the death of Nahel M., who was fatally shot during a traffic stop on Tuesday, they have flipped the script. President Emmanuel Macron, Prime Minister…

France 24

France police shooting: violence erupts for a third consecutive night

Police fire teargas at rioters as 6,000 march through Nanterre to protest against shooting of 17-year-old

The Guardian - UK

Macron visits Annecy knife attack victims as two children remain critical

French president and wife also meet ‘backpack hero’, as suspect’s detention extended after psychiatric evaluation

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Four children and two adults injured in knife attack in French Alps

Police detain man after attacks in lakeside playground that left children in critical condition

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France hopes to get people back into work with 'new' jobseeker agency

The French government is due to present its "full employment" bill to the Council of Ministers this Wednesday in legislation that will create France Travail – the successor to Pôle Emploi, the national jobseeker service.

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Russia-Ukraine war – as it happened: Zelenskiy arrives in France to meet Macron after Germany visit

Ukrainian president will hold talks with French president over dinner following rip to Berlin

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French leaders warn of toxic rows over immigration after arson attack

Yannick Morez, the mayor of Saint-Brevin-les-Pins, resigned after death threats and attack on his home

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'It strengthens anti-establishment forces': Pension reform protests threaten Macron’s agenda

A global credit ratings agency downgraded French debt worthiness a notch on Saturday, citing pension reform protests as a cause. Two weeks after the contested reform passed, persistent social movements threaten to erase the financial gains that the French government expected.

Evening Standard

Why it’s all going wrong for Emmanuel Macron

Four months of civil unrest and the implementation of a hugely unpopular retirement reform have left the French President with drastically low approval ratings. Agnès Poirier reports from Paris

Radio France Internationale

France's Constitutional Council approves raising retirement age from 62 to 64

France's Constitional Council on Friday sanctioned the controversial core of President Emmanuel Macron's pension reform - the plan to raise the legal retirement age from 62 to 64.

The Guardian - UK

French court approves Macron’s unpopular plan to raise pension age

Constitutional council’s ruling means government can pass law to increase minimum eligible age as early as next week

France 24

Macron government under fire for criticising one of France’s oldest human rights NGOs

Amid the tense political atmosphere gripping France as the pension reform crisis continues, Prime Minister Élisabeth Borne on Wednesday became the latest member of the Macron government to criticise the Human Rights League, one of France’s oldest NGOs, even accusing it of taking an “ambiguous” stance on Islamism in recent…

The Guardian - UK

French unions to hold day of strikes after talks with prime minister fail

First meeting between both sides since pension changes were presented in January was over in an hour, and unions emerged calling for more protests

The Guardian - UK

Paris breathes easier as refuse workers’ strike called off and rubbish cleared

City is cleaner, though not yet entirely clean, after three-week strike ends but union threatens more action

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