Over 870 People Detained In France As Result Of Overnight Mass Unrest

More than 870 people have been detained in France overnight as a result of violent protests, which erupted after police shot dead a 17-year-old teenager during a traffic stop, the BFMTV broadcaster reported on Friday, citing law enforcement agencies.

16% of French People Say They Do Not Have Enough to Eat

According to a report by the Research Center for the Study and Observation of Living Conditions (Crédoc), 16% of French people say they do not have enough to eat. A figure that has jumped 4 points in just five months.

Macron faces Labour Day protests over divisive pension law

 

France's President Emmanuel Macron faces more nationwide protests on Monday as he seeks to steer the country on from a divisive pension law that has sparked anger, pan-bashing and social unrest.

French Pension Reform Caused Total Rift Between Macron, Society

The French government's pension reform led to a total breakdown of relations between the French people and President Emmanuel Macron, Marine Le Pen, the leader of the right-wing National Rally parliamentary group, said on Saturday.

France paralyzed by pension reform protests

Nationwide strikes and rallies against pension reform have caused major traffic disruptions and paralyzed oil refineries and universities in France, after trade unions called for the country to be brought “to a halt.”

France Spends Twice As Much On Ukrainian Refugees As On Other Migrants

 France's authorities have spent a total of 634 million Euros ($673 million) on refugees from Ukraine, which is twice as much as is allocated for assistance to asylum seekers traditionally coming from other countries, the French Chamber of Accounts said on Tuesday.

RT France Closes After Frances Decision To Freeze Broadcasters Accounts

 

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Car fires "tradition" in France: About 700 cars burned on New Year's Eve, 490 people detained

 

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Moscow Appalled At Frances Plan To Create Special Tribunal For Crimes By Russia

Moscow is appalled at the plans of Paris regarding the creation of a "special tribunal for crimes by Russia," the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Friday, adding that it will have nothing to do with justice.

France refuses to take in scores of asylum-seekers rescued in the Mediterranean

 

Most of the adult migrants rescued by the Ocean Viking NGO in the Mediterranean have been denied entry into France, which allowed the vessel to disembark after Italy blocked access to its ports, the interior ministry said Friday.

EU 'cannot allow' France-Italy tensions finding a way to resolve an escalating feud over asylum seekers

The EU is urgently trying to find a way to resolve an escalating feud over asylum seekers rescued at sea that has pitted France against Italy, a top official in Brussels has revealed.

France to allow Ocean Viking migrant rescue ship to dock, canceled accord to take 3,500 immigrants from Italy

France has canceled plans to take 3,500 immigrants turned away by Italy, Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said on Thursday. However, Paris will allow more than 200 migrants stuck on a boat in Italian waters to dock in the country.

Italy’s stance on migrant ship ‘unacceptable’ – Paris

Italy has breached EU norms by refusing to allow a charity-run rescue ship with more than 200 migrants on board to dock in its ports, the French government has said. After being turned away by Italy, the vessel requested permission to offload the migrants in France.

UK home secretary slammed for asylum seeker ‘invasion’ remarks

Home Secretary Suella Braverman has come under heavy criticism for describing the arrival of asylum seekers on the United Kingdom’s southern coast as an “invasion”, with lawmakers from across the political spectrum and non-governmental organisations denouncing her choice of language as “inflammatory” and “heinous”.

Migrant crossings: More than 900 cross Channel in two days - BBC News

More than 900 people have crossed the Channel in small boats over two days, the Home Office has confirmed.

Migrazioni: Parigi chiede un accordo europeo con Londra

 

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UK PM asks France to take back Channel-crossing migrants • FRANCE 24

 

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France Armistice day: commemorations in honour of country's war heroes •FRANCE 24

 

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Macron’s condemnation of 1961 massacre in Paris ‘not enough’, historians say • FRANCE 24

 

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French want new migration treaty between EU and Britain • FRANCE 24

 

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