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With his constant provocations, the far-right mayor of France's Carcassonne is over the line. Or is he?
The elected official from the southwest grew in politics alongside Marine Le Pen. Ruling his city with a firm hand, he has charmed her far-right party's activists, whilst alienating others with his provocative statements and actions ....
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IN PICTURES: Clashes break out as hundreds of thousands protest in France
Clashes erupted in Paris and other French cities on Saturday after hundreds of thousands of people staged a third weekend of protests at soaring living costs....
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France taps strategic diesel reserves, diesel prices fall
Several fuel retailers announce lower pump prices after drawing on strategic reserves. Prices will still track markets but volumes from these reserves will help offset rises....
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November changes, wealth tax, and care bills: 6 essential articles for life in France
What’s happening in France in November, presidential candidates’ various policies for foreigners, wealth tax rules and what they mean, whether gifting your French house to family means you avoid care bills – and where the most ‘pure’ French is spoken…...
schools
On the Agenda: What’s happening in France this week
Children head back to – possibly blockaded – schools after the Toussaint holidays, a long-planned nationwide strike takes place, France’s newest motorway is set to open, and the winner of a major literature award is announced...
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Donatella della Porta, political scientist: 'Footage of France's youth protests is so powerful that it has an impact across Europe'
While the crackdown on youth protests has been particularly harsh in France, the Italian academic argues in an interview that a distinctly French element is at play. She also observes a broader trend, from the United States to Europe, toward 'counterinsurgency operations' instead...
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Thousands of Germans join Europe's 'Gen-Z' protests
The 'GenZ reglet!' group organized protests in dozens of cities across Germany, inspired by movements across Europe, including France and Italy.
safety
France sees third weekend of protests as youth-led rallies sweep Europe
Hundreds of thousands of mostly young protesters, some dressed as clowns and witches for Halloween, took to the streets across France on Saturday in a third weekend of demonstrations over living costs and education. Police fired tear gas in Paris after clashes broke out at the en...
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France’s court bans central Paris union march - EFE
France’s court bans central Paris union march EFE - Agencia de noticias
government
Is a 'beautiful' French election still possible?
Since the violence on the sidelines of the October 17 protests, a spiraling escalation has taken hold in France, raising questions about whether debates can take place in a calm and constructive way ahead of a crucial presidential election....
business
Fitch downgrades France's economic outlook from stable to negative
The Fitch ratings agency on Friday maintained France's credit rating at A+ but downgraded its outlook from "stable" to "negative" as it raised new concerns over the cost of paying for the country's debt mountain....
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Trappes racist attack: 'We are not experiencing a turning point, but a slope'
Responding to Emmanuel Macron, researcher and Trappes resident Rachid Benzine writes about the pain he feels for a Republic that cannot 'treat all its children as its own.'...
government
After the Trappes terrorist attack, a community hopes that France will wake up to the far-right threat
Emotion ran high during the memorial ceremony held on Friday in Trappes, one week after a racist terrorist attack left one person dead and seven others wounded. The town's left-wing mayor was joined by left-wing political leaders, while leaders from the rest of the political spec...
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How social media has shaped France's protest movement
The scale of online mobilization initially appeared to have caught the government off guard. It is now threatening to temporarily suspend social media platforms in the event of further violence....
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Inside France: Fake news and avocado sandwiches
From the tsunami of disinformation about violent social unrest in France to calls to change the date of the French presidential election, via protest-themed sandwiches and ridiculous shark films, here's what we have been talking about in France this week....