France is the first country to explicitly register the abortion in its Constitutionalthough there were other nations that introduced it or indirectly prohibited it in their Magna Carta. The French initiative advocates shielding in its article 34 the “guaranteed freedom of women to resort to voluntary termination of pregnancy” (IVE). This is “the first explicit […]
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France becomes the first country to protect abortion in its Constitution
France This Monday became the first country to register the “guaranteed freedom” to abort in its Constitution, a historic decision against the current that seeks to open “an era of hope” in the world after several setbacks. “French pride, universal message”celebrated on the social network X President Emmanuel Macron, who announced that the final constitutionalization […]
Conference in Paris will warn Russia that Europe is not giving up on Ukraine
About twenty world leaders will meet this Monday in Parisat a conference sponsored by the French president, Emmanuel Macronwhich will send a clear message to Russia that Europe will not give up Ukraine and that will not allow a victory for Vladimir Putin’s regime. Among those attending this meeting, which will be held at the […]
France lends 65 million euros to Argentine province to care for the environment
The Argentine province of Santa Fe (center) obtained this Tuesday a loan of 65 million euros (about US$ 70 million) for environmental works by signing an agreement with the French Agency for Development (AFD) within the framework of the visit of the French Minister of Foreign Affairs , Stéphane Séjourné, to the South American country. […]
The Eiffel Tower remains closed due to a strike
The Eiffel Tower is headed for a third day of closure on Wednesday due to a strike of its staff, a union representative confirmed to AFP on Tuesday. The most popular monument in Paris has kept its doors closed since Monday and a union representative, Stéphane Dieu, declared that “there is no possibility of this […]
France summons the Russian ambassador in Paris after Navalni’s death
The Minister of Foreign Affairs of France, Stéphane Séjourné, reported this Monday that the Government of Emmanuel Macron has summoned the Russian ambassador in Paris after the death of the Russian opponent Alexei Anatolyevich Navalny. “I requested the summons of the Russian ambassador today, at 6:30 p.m.”said the French minister at a press conference in […]
Paris decides whether to restrict SUV vehicles, which sell as much as they pollute
After having opposed electric scooters in 2023, the 1.4 million Parisian voters are called to the polls this Sunday to rule on another mobility issue: should we restrict SUV vehicles, the best-selling vehicles on the market, but especially polluting? The socialist City Council of Anne Hidalgo proposes up to tripling the parking fee to put […]
Farmers begin the ‘siege’ of Paris and the Government asks them to limit the protest
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The farmers French began this Monday the ‘siege’ to some of the main access roads to Parisbetween warnings from the Government so that this action is limited and does not harm the lives of citizens. Since early in the afternoon, hundreds of tractors have begun to block several of the highways and national roads that […]
Protesters ask Macron not to enact French law to regulate immigration
Tens of thousands of people marched in cities across the country on Sunday. France to ask the president Emmanuel Macron not to enact a tough new immigration law that, they say, bears the imprint of the far right and betrays French values. According to the Ministry of the Interior, 75,000 people participated in the marches […]
The future of D’Artagnan castle at stake: museum or private residence?
The castle of D’Artagnan, hero of the novel by Alexandre Dumas “The Three Musketeers”, Will it become a museum where the tourists or in the secondary residence of the president of a distribution giant? The suspense remains intact. Located in the village of Lupiac in Gers (southwest France), this castle, which saw the birth of […]