The French Border Guard together with the French National Police (Police nationale) and the Dutch Royal Marechaussee (Koninklijke Marechaussee), supported by Europol and Eurojust, dismantled a large criminal network involved in migrant smuggling. The price of a dangerous journey: Around 10 000 migrants paid €7 000 for a spot in a refrigerated lorry bound for…
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NATO: French flag half-mast
The flags of France are at half-mast outside NATO Headquarters to honour the fallen French soldiers in Mali. Thirteen French soldiers were killed in Mali when their helicopters collided at low altitude as they swooped in at nightfall to support ground forces engaged in combat with Islamist militants. The flags of our Allies 🇦🇱Albania and…
EU Juncker mourns Jacques Chirac
President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker was moved and devastated by the news that Jacques Chirac has passed away. Aujourd'hui, l'Europe perd une de ses figures de proue, la France un grand homme d'État et moi un ami fidèle. Jacques #Chirac Ă©tait un homme de fortes convictions, celles des valeurs humanistes de fraternitĂ©, de…
MEPs endorsed Lagarde for EBC chair
Christine Lagarde (France) obtained Parliament’s approval to be the European Central Bank (ECB) next president, in a plenary vote on September 17. In the secret vote, MEPs casted 394 ballots in favour, 206 against and 49 abstentions to recommend Lagarde to head up the European Central Bank. Christine Lagarde getsđź‘Ťfrom MEPs to be the ECB’s…
Tense G7 opens in Biarritz
World leaders are gathering in Biarritz (France) for the G7 summit. Addressing the event the European Council President Donald Tusk said will be a “difficult test of unity and solidarity” due to deep divisions over a range of issues including trade and climate change. US officials say Macron surprised Trump at hotel. US is expressing…
Donald Tusk vows to protect French wine export
Addressing G7 Summit in Biarritz, France, the president of the European Union Council Donald Tusk called for “Putting a stop to trade wars. Trade deals and the reform of WTO are better than trade wars.Trade wars will lead to recession, while trade deals will boost the economy, not to mention the fact that trade wars…
Juncker will not attend Biarritz G7
Urgent hospitalisation prevents Jean-Claude Juncker (64), the incumbent president of the European Commission from attending the G7 summit in Biarritz (France) on August 24-26, a spokesperson said. (Image: archive) ⌛D-5#G7Biarritz will start on Saturday in a renewed format and with the unprecedented participation of leaders from 8 invited countries and several heads of international organizations. It is by…
Dutch burqa ban challenges
Around one hundred people, mainly women, protested in The Hague, The Netherlands on August 9 against “Burqa ban“, which came into effect in the on August, 1. Die foto zegt alles. Knettergek! https://t.co/b3hCiZCU95 — Geert Wilders (@geertwilderspvv) August 9, 2019 Around couple of dozens of women wore a niqab and carried plates with texts like…
Licence to kill last wolf in Meurthe-et-Moselle
In in the coming weeks the prefecture of Meurthe-et-Moselle (France) will authorize shooting of the wolf, accused of a multitude of herd attacks, especially in the south of the department. the decision announced on July 4th. The licence to kill the last surviving wolf is considered as pro-hunting lobby success, phrasing the understanding and sympathy of…
Grenoble: Muslim women impose burkini swim wear
With the summer weather, the debate surrounding the ban on burkini in public swimming pools has has reemerged. Muslim women defied a local municipality ban and wore the Islamic full-body swimsuit, violating hygiene rules of exploiting swimming pool in city of Grenoble. Women who wore the swimsuit, which covers the entire body except for the face, hands…
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