Yellow Vests

After nine months of deliberations, a citizens’ council set up by French President Emmanuel Macron to explore measures for cutting carbon emissions urged the French leader on Sunday to hold referendums on adding environmental protection to the Constitution and making the destruction of nature a crime. The Citizens’ Convention on Climate (CCC), made up…

Police officers attend a demonstration against French Interior Minister Christophe Castaner's reforms, including ditching a controversial chokehold method of arrest, following the death in Minneapolis police custody of George Floyd, near Arc de Triomphe in Paris, France, June 13, 2020. Picture taken June 13, 2020. REUTERS/Benoit TessierPARIS (Reuters) - Dozens…

PARIS (Reuters) - Dozens of police cars converged at the Arc de Triomphe in central Paris on Saturday in defiance of the government, days after authorities promised "zero tolerance" for racism within law enforcement staff.BFM television showed dozens of parked vehicles roaring their sirens and flashing blue lights in front…

Police officers attend a demonstration against French Interior Minister Christophe Castaner's reforms, including ditching a controversial chokehold method of arrest, following the death in Minneapolis police custody of George Floyd, near Arc de Triomphe in Paris, France, June 13, 2020. Picture taken June 13, 2020. REUTERS/Benoit TessierPARIS (Reuters) - Dozens…

LONDON — Thousands of people turned out to demonstrate against police brutality and racism in European cities like London and Paris on Saturday, after a week in which statues linked to slavery and colonialism were targeted across the continent and calls intensified for scrutiny of policing and of a history…

When European governments imposed lockdowns to stop the spread of the new coronavirus, in most cases opposition parties were relatively supportive. The gravity of the emergency and the speed of contagion tempered normal political competition. Consensus was not absolute and, in some countries, was rather fragile; yet, in the most…

As the United States tries to prevent public protest following the killing of George Floyd from spiraling into further violence, it’s tempting to think of French policing as an example to be followed. France’s long history of street protest, from the ritual to the insurrectional, dovetails with its history of…

The Brief offers opinions from the EURACTIV newsroom, and this piece represents the views of its author. Police brutality and racism are certainly present in Europe, and Europe participated in and profited from the slave trade. We invite you to read a response to this piece in a follow-up essay…

Cast your mind back to Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe's budget speech last October. There were warnings about the economic impact of any form of Brexit, but a budget surplus was predicted by the end of the year. Despite the looming General Election, Fine Gael resisted the natural political urge to…

Cast your mind back to Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe's budget speech last October. There were warnings about the economic impact of any form of Brexit, but a budget surplus was predicted by the end of the year. Despite the looming General Election, Fine Gael resisted the natural political urge to…