Paris Protests after Teen Died | News18

Jun 30, 2023 | France saw unrest spread to major cities in a third night of riots on Thursday as President Emmanuel Macron fought to contain a mounting crisis triggered by the deadly police shooting of a teenager of Algerian and Moroccan descent during a traffic stop

France Police Officer Charged after Nahel Shooting - BBC News

Jun 29, 2023 | The police officer accused of shooting dead 17-year-old Nahel M in Paris has been charged with voluntary homicide and placed under arrest. It comes after the local prosecutor of Nanterre, where the teen lived and died, said earlier that the officer involved had been put under formal investigation for voluntary homicide. The killing has sparked riots in cities across France as well as in Nanterre. Meanwhile, following the violent protests, a curfew has been announced in some areas of Paris.

Paris Explosion Leaves Several People in Critical Condition - BBC News

Jun 21, 2023 | A number of people are in a critical condition following an explosion in central Paris, the French capital's mayor has said. The blast took place in Rue Saint-Jacques in the fifth arrondissement of the city. The façade of one building has fallen onto the street as a result of the explosion and several buildings have caught fire, images on social media show.

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Explosion dans le 5ᵉ arrondissement de Paris en direct : un immeuble effondré, quatre personnes gravement blessées selon un bilan provisoire : Selon le préfet de Paris, l’explosion s’est produite à 16 h 55, 277 rue Saint-Jacques, « à l’intérieur d’un immeuble qui accueille notamment la Paris American Academy ». L’incendie, qui a mobilisé plus de 270 pompiers, « est circonscrit et se poursuivent des recherches d’éventuelles victimes », a dit Laurent Nuñez. « Rien ne permet de déterminer l’origine du sinistre » à ce stade, a précisé le parquet de Paris. »

Poverty, Climate, Regional Stability on Agenda as Saudi Crown Prince Visits France

Jun 16, 2023 | Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman met Friday with French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris as part of an official visit, during which he will also participate in a global financing summit aimed at fighting poverty and climate change.

Liberation of Paris after Four Years of Nazi Occupation (June to August 1944)

May 26, 2023 | This is an excerpt from the film "The Spirit of Liberation": click here. Between the 19th and 25th August 1944 during the Second World War and in the course of Operation Overlord, the liberation of Paris took place. The capital of France had been occupied by German troops since June 1940. In mid-August 1944, a general strike set in motion the events of the eventual liberation, and an open revolt by French resistance fighters followed from 19th August. Allied formations advanced towards Paris in support, and soon the German city commander Dietrich von Choltitz capitulated in defiance of explicit orders from Adolf Hitler.

France Pension Reforms: May Day Rallies Turn Violent - BBC News

May 1, 2023 | Protests in France over controversial pension reforms have turned violent, with demonstrators clashing with police. French President Emmanuel Macron signed into law the reforms, which raise the state pension age from 62 to 64, in April. Unions had vowed to continue opposing the reforms, and had called on workers across France to return to the streets on 1 May.

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Forte mobilisation pour un 1ᵉʳ-Mai unitaire émaillé de violences dans plusieurs villes : Cette Journée internationale des travailleurs, placée sous le signe de l’opposition à la réforme des retraites, a renoué avec une mobilisation massive. Mais aussi avec une multiplication des affrontements. Selon un bilan provisoire du ministère de l’intérieur, 291 personnes ont été interpellées en France, et 108 policiers et gendarmes blessés. »

Von Kroatien nach Paris – Die Krawatte | Karambolage | ARTE

Aug 4, 2020 | Elisabeth Fétizon erklärt uns den Ursprung des Wortes „Krawatte“.

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The Guardian View on Macron’s Pension Reform: Legal but Harmful

THE GUARDIAN – EDITORIAL: France’s constitutional court has approved the president’s plans to raise the retirement age. That will not stop the protests

A woman passes a burning barricade after a demonstration against Emmanuel Macron’s pension plans in Paris on 14 April 2023. Photograph: Getty
As France’s constitutional council debated the legality of Emmanuel Macron’s unpopular pension reform last week, massed ranks of riot police stood by in central Paris. It was an unsettling sign of the times. Mr Macron’s reckless decision to use executive powers to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64 – avoiding a parliamentary vote he thought he might lose – has turned a highly charged national debate into a wider crisis of democratic legitimacy. On Friday, the nine members of the great and the good who make up the council found themselves at the eye of the storm.

Following the court’s verdict that the reform is constitutionally sound, Mr Macron will hope to draw a line and move on. On Friday evening, his embattled prime minister, Élisabeth Borne, optimistically tweeted: “The law has reached the end of its democratic process.” That may technically be true, but the political reality is very different. » | Editorial | Sunday, April 16, 2023

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Protesters Set Fire to Restaurant Favoured by Macron and Clash with Police in Paris

Apr 6, 2023 | Protesters set fire to the awning of La Rotonde, a cafe and brasserie in the Montparnasse neighbourhood frequented by Emmanuel Macron. Demonstrations have continued across Paris as protesters oppose the controversial pension changes bill introduced by the French president

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EN DIRECT - Manifestations contre la réforme des retraites : 77 blessés parmi les forces de l'ordre à Paris : La manifestation parisienne, qui arrive à son terme, est marquée par des violences. La brasserie La Rotonde, où Emmanuel Macron avait fêté sa victoire en 2017, a été victime d'un départ de feu et une agence bancaire a été saccagée.»

Macron Condemns Attack in Paris | DW News

Dec 23, 2022 | French president Emmanuel Macron has condemned a deadly shooting in Paris which he says was a deliberate attack on the Kurdish community. Three people have died in the shooting in the capital and several others are seriously injured. Police have arrested a 69-year-old French citizen in connection with the attack.

Two Dead and Four Injured in Paris Shooting, Reports Say

THE GUARDIAN: Man aged 69 arrested after reportedly opening fire on a group of people at a Kurdish cultural centre

Two people died and four have been wounded, including two in a critical condition, after a shooting in central Paris, French media reported.

Le Parisien newspaper said a 69-year-old man opened fire on a group of people at the Ahmet-Kaya Kurdish cultural centre on rue d’Enghien in the French capital’s 10th arrondissement on Friday morning.

Shots were also fired at a hairdresser’s and a restaurant in the street, the arrondissement’s mayor, Alexandra Cordebard, told BFM TV, adding that the suspect himself had been wounded.

Paris prosecutors told the public broadcaster France Télévisions that police had arrested the alleged gunman and seized his weapon soon after the shooting. The suspect, a French national, was a retired train conductor, according to reports. » | Jon Henley | Friday, December 23, 2022

LIVE EN COURS : Coups de feu à Paris en direct : au moins trois personnes tuées près d’un centre culturel kurde, un homme arrêté : Trois autres personnes ont été grièvement blessées rue d’Enghien, dans le 10e arrondissement. Selon une source proche de l’enquête contactée par « Le Monde », le suspect, William M., 69 ans, était déjà connu « pour tentative d’homicide volontaire dans un camp de migrants » du 12e arrondissement en 2021. »

10 Best Fine Dining Restaurants in Paris (€€ to €€€€)

Jul 9, 2022 | Discover the 10 best restaurants in Paris to celebrate a special occasion, your birthday, an anniversary, or graduation, or to propose to your sweetheart. From haute cuisine and very expensive to affordable options. Some on the left bank and others on the right bank of Paris. Bon Appeti t!

1940-1944: When Paris Was German

Aug 23, 2022 | June 14, 1940, Wehrmacht troops enter Paris. This is the beginning of the occupation of the French capital, then relegated to the rank of an open city. The enemy will rule there for more than four years, until August 1944. Many things have been said and written about the daily life of the French during this very special period, made up of shortages, repressive measures and raids. But never on the side of the occupier... What about the German soldiers? How did they experience this period? What were their living conditions? Did they have contact with the French population?

The Liberation of Paris | August 1944

May 16, 2022 | The liberation of Paris took place from 19 August 1944 until the German garrison surrendered the French capital on 25 August 1944. Paris had been occupied by the German Wehrmacht since June 1940.

London Loses Position as Most Valuable European Stock Market

BBC: Britain's stock market has lost its position as Europe's most-valued, with France taking the top spot, data shows.

A weak pound, fears of recession in the UK and surging sales at French luxury goods makers are thought to be behind the shift, according to data from Bloomberg.

It's the first time Paris has overtaken London since records began in 2003.

It comes as the UK is expected to fall into recession this year, although the French economy is also under pressure.

The combined value of British shares is now around $2.821 trillion (£2.3 trillion), while France's are worth around $2.823 trillion, Bloomberg calculates.

It marks a huge reversal of fortunes for the London Stock Exchange, which was worth about $1.4 trillion more than its Parisian rival back in 2016.

France has been catching up for some time but shares in the UK's medium sized companies have been doing particularly badly this year, as consumers cut back their spending and businesses struggle with higher costs.

London's FTSE 250 share index - which is made up of medium sized companies focused on the UK - has slumped by almost 17% in the last 12 months. » | Faarea Masud, Business reporter | Monday, November 14, 2022

This must be another Brexit benefit, Nige! – Mark

Bourses : « Paris a dépassé Londres par le montant de sa capitalisation. Un signe de plus de l’affaiblissement de la City depuis le Brexit » : Ce cap franchi lundi 14 novembre reflète un phénomène plus large constaté depuis le départ du Royaume-Uni de l’Union européenne. La place londonienne est délaissée par de grandes sociétés, le climat des affaires outre-Manche est détérioré, observe Jean-Michel Bezat, journaliste économique au « Monde ». »

‘She Loved France and We Loved Her Back’: Tears, Tributes at Paris Market Named after Queen

FRANCE 24: While Britain’s longest reigning monarch “held a special place in the hearts of French people”, as President Emmanuel Macron put it, one place in the French capital was especially important to the Queen. FRANCE 24 spoke to shopkeepers and grieving visitors at a flower market in central Paris that was recently renamed in honour of Queen Elizabeth II.

Queen Elizabeth II visited the flower market in Paris with former French president François Hollande and Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo on June 7, 2014. © Francois Mori, AP
The late Queen, who died on Thursday aged 96, visited France more than any other foreign country , meeting all 10 French presidents who took turns at the Élysée Palace during her 70 years on the throne.

“Elizabeth II mastered our language, loved our culture and touched our hearts,” Macron said in English in a video message on Friday. “We are grateful for her deep affection for France.”

The Queen made the last of her five state visits to France in 2014, to mark the 70th anniversary of the D-Day landings. Stopping in Paris at the end of the trip, she unveiled a plaque at a flower market that was renamed in her honour. » | Benjamin Bodman | Friday, September 9, 2022

Bin Salman in Paris: 'Impossible to Host MBS and Have Human Rights on Agenda' • FRANCE 24 English

Jul 29, 2022 French President Emmanuel Macron hosts Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) on Thursday, part of increased Western efforts to court the major oil-producing state amid the war in Ukraine and faltering talks to revive a nuclear deal with Iran.

French opposition figures and human rights groups have criticised Macron's decision to invite to dinner at the Elysee a man that Western leaders believe ordered the murder in 2018 of prominent Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

'It's impossible to host MBS and have human rights on agenda', ALQST's Lina Al-Hathloul said. #MBS #Al-Hathloul #SaudiArabia



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Macron rollt dem saudischen Kronprinzen in Paris den roten Teppich aus: Der französische Staatspräsident Emmanuel Macron hat Mohammed bin Salman zum Diner im Élysée-Palast empfangen. Die linke Opposition und Menschenrechtsorganisationen sind entsetzt und erinnern an den Mord an Khashoggi. »

Londres et Paris : si lointaines et si proches

LE MONDE : RÉCIT | « Le Royaume-Uni, la France et moi » (1/6). Le journaliste et écrivain Simon Kuper, chroniqueur au « Financial Times » et installé à Paris, décrit ce qui oppose et unit les Français et les Britanniques. Il observe deux capitales que tout séparait ou presque et qui, désormais, semblent se confondre.

Au début du siècle, je suis installé à Londres dans un appartement insalubre, juste au-dessus d’une boutique de vins et spiritueux. Quand le nouveau propriétaire menace de faire démolir l’immeuble entier, je me retrouve dans l’un de ces grands dilemmes que doit affronter tout Londonien : dois-je vraiment sauter le pas et dépenser une fortune (que je suis loin de posséder) dans l’achat d’un petit appartement étriqué dans une banlieue morose et consacrer ma vie au remboursement du prêt ? Mon but dans la vie est pourtant simple : vivre au cœur d’une grande ville, vivre de ma plume, vivre sans jamais perdre mon temps à me soucier de choses aussi assommantes que l’argent. A vrai dire, je commence à prendre conscience de l’irréalisme de telles ambitions. » | Pa Simon Kuper | lundi 25 juillet 2022

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Macron will Rüstungsindustrie auf „Kriegsproduktion“ umstellen

Emmanuel Macron bei den Feiern zum Nationalfeiertag am Donnerstag in Paris. | Bild: AFP
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FRANKFURTER ALLGEMEINE ZEITUNG: Präsident Macron stimmt seine Landsleute auf Entbehrungen ein. Frankreich stehe in einem hybriden Krieg mit Russland. Einen dritten Weltkrieg gelte es zu vermeiden.

Der französische Präsident Emmanuel Macron hat die Franzosen zum Nationalfeiertag auf einen langen Krieg in der Ukraine eingestimmt. Im traditionellen Interview nach der Militärparade sagte er am Donnerstag, Frankreich stehe in einem hybriden Krieg, sei aber nicht auf seinem Boden angegriffen worden. „Wir haben eine Armee, die jederzeit bereit ist“, so Macron. Er verwies auf Frankreichs Stellung als europäische Atommacht. Der Verteidigungshaushalt werde weiter steigen. Es gelte, mehr Munition und Ausrüstung auf Vorrat zu haben. Die Rüstungsindustrie werde auf „Kriegsproduktion“ umgestellt und mehr und schneller produzieren. Macron betonte die Bedeutung der europäischen Verteidigungsanstrengungen innerhalb der NATO. „Wir wollen den Krieg stoppen, ohne selbst Krieg zu führen“, sagte er. Frankreich sei in der Lage, der Ukraine langfristig mit Waffen und Ausrüstung zu helfen. Eine Ausweitung des Konflikts müsse vermieden werden. „Wir wollen keinen Weltkrieg“, sagte Macron, der zugleich französischer Armeechef ist. » | Von Michaela Wiegel, Paris | Donnerstag, 14. Juli 2022