6 d. ago French plans to intercept migrant boats at sea are now 'in jeopardy due to political crisis in Paris'

Under current rules, French authorities are prevented from tackling a migrant boat once it has entered the water, unless a vessel is in distress.

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1 week ago Kneecap press on with European tour despite Hungary ban and cancelled gigs

Rap trio will face intense scrutiny from French authorities when they play Rock en Seine festival on SundayThe Belfast hip-hop trio Kneecap are ploughing ahead with their European tour despite a ban on entering Hungary, the cancellation of a string of concerts in Austria and Germany, and the intense scrutiny of authorities in France.The Irish-language group will this Sunday play in front an expected 40,000 spectators at the Rock en Seine festival west of Paris, one of France’s biggest live music events of the year, just days after one of their members appeared at a London court on a terrorism charge. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Man, 24, held in Paris murder probe after four bodies pulled from the Seine

A 24-year-old man is being held by French police after authorities found a number of bodies washed up in the River Seine last week, with some showing signs of a violent death

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2 w. ago French authorities vow justice after unknown attackers chop down tree honoring murdered Jew

Authorities in France are vowing to track down unknown attackers who chopped down an olive tree planted in memory of Ilan Halimi, a French Jew murdered in 2006

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2 w. ago UK tourists in France warned to avoid roads from 12pm for four hours

The advice has been issued by French authorities

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3 w. ago The cancer patient who inspired French movement to block reintroduction of pesticide

Fleur Breteau tells of how case was merely a symptom of a wider problem contaminating food and water systemsOn the day French MPs gave themselves a round of applause for approving legislation to reintroduce a banned pesticide last month, a figure rose from the public gallery to shout: “You are supporters of cancer and we will make it known.”Fleur Breteau made it known. Her outburst and appearance – she lost her hair during chemotherapy for breast cancer – boosted a petition against the “Duplomb law” to well over 2m signatures. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Plan to reintroduce banned pesticide in France overruled by constitutional council

‘Duplomb law’ provision to allow use of acetamiprid, toxic to pollinators, found not to abide by environmental charterFrance’s top constitutional authority has ruled against the reintroduction of a pesticide that is harmful to ecosystems, saying it is unconstitutional.The decision on Thursday night deals a blow to the government. It comes after weeks of opposition from the left, environmentalists and doctors, and a record-breaking 2m signatures on a petition against a bill that would have allowed a pesticide banned in France in 2020 to come back into use. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago French authority overrules plan to reintroduce banned pesticide

Constitutional Council says harms to the ecosystem posed by neonicotinoids would violate citizens’ rightsFrance’s top constitutional authority has ruled that a controversial measure to allow the reintroduction of a banned pesticide harmful to ecosystems is unconstitutional.The Constitutional Council said that exemptions to the ban on products containing neonicotinoids would violate France’s environmental charter, which constitutionally guarantees the “right to live in a balanced and healthy environment”. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Shein fined €1m in Italy for misleading environmental claims about products

Chinese fast fashion retailer penalised month after €40m fine from French regulator in JulyThe Italian authorities have fined Shein €1m (£870,000) for making “misleading or omissive” environmental claims about its products, the second time in as many months the Chinese fashion retailer has been targeted by European regulators.Environmental sustainability and social responsibility messages on Shein’s website were in some cases “vague, generic, and/or overly emphatic” and in others were “misleading or omissive”, said Italy’s competition authority, AGCM. Continue reading...

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