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EUROPE MORNING BRIEFING
Polling stations have opened this morning across France for local elections, with 48.7 million eligible voters. Voter turnout will be scrutinised as results are expected later today after polls close at 8:00 pm local time.
The death of French far-right activist Quentin Deranque has prompted the Patriots for Europe group to request a minute of silence at the European Parliament’s next plenary session, following his fatal assault during protests in Lyon.
The French Foreign Affairs Ministry spokesperson demands an explanation from European Commissioner Marija Šuica following the inaugural meeting of the Board of Peace on Thursday, underscoring the importance of clarity in EU diplomatic engagements.
On Wednesday, December 18, the Cour de Cassation, France’s highest court of appeals, upheld the…
French President Emmanuel Macron extended his visit to cyclone-devastated Mayotte on Friday, December 19, after…
New French Prime Minister François Bayrou on Thursday, December 19, said he hoped to name…
On Monday, December 16, at 9:55 am, the very first direct Paris-Berlin high-speed train departed…
Judges in France are set to deliver verdicts today for 51 men involved in a mass rape trial that has stunned the nation. The case centres around Dominique Pelicot, 72, who is accused of drugging his ex-wife, Gisèle, raping her, and orchestrating a series of sexual assaults by dozens of men over nearly a decade.
France’s highest court, the Cour de Cassation, has upheld a corruption conviction against former President Nicolas Sarkozy, rejecting his appeal. The ruling means that Sarkozy, who served as president from 2007 to 2012, must now wear an electronic monitoring bracelet for a year.
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