Paris Confident of Olympic Swims in the Seine, Despite E. Coli Report: Water quality is in line with expectations, a city official said, following a report about ...
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-04-17/paris-confident-of-olympic-swims-in-the-seine-despite-e-coli-report
Flame to pass by Bataclan, Shoah Memorial, Paris mayor says: The Olympic flame will pass by the site of the 2015 Islamist attack on the Bataclan concert hall as ...
ekathimerini.com/sports/1236642/flame-to-pass-by-bataclan-shoah-memorial-paris-mayor-says/
Why has the ‘15-minute city’ taken off in Paris but become a controversial idea in the UK?
theguardian.com/cities/2024/apr/06/why-has-15-minute-city-taken-off-paris-toxic-idea-uk-carlos-moreno
Even Before the Olympics, a Victory Lap for a Fast-Moving French Mayor: Karim Bouamrane, the Socialist mayor of St.-Ouen, a Paris suburb that will host the ...
nytimes.com/2024/04/12/world/europe/france-mayor-karim-bouamrane-olympic-village.html
Proud Greek Christina Kitsos Set to Become Mayor of Geneva - GreekReporter.com: Christina Kitsos, born to Greek parents in Geneva, Switzerland ...
greekreporter.com/2024/04/09/greek-christina-kitsos-mayor-geneva/
Anne Hidalgo’s vision of a greener Paris faces political reckoning: As the mayor celebrates 10 years in office with a track record of urban transformation ...
politico.eu/article/france-anne-hidalgo-vision-green-paris-divide/
The Mayor of Paris Anne Hidalgo says the River Seine will be ready to swim in by the end of June, as the city prepares to host the Olympics this summer www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-04-17/paris-confident-of-olympic-swims-in-the-seine-despite-e-coli-report
Fugitive Moldovan oligarch Ilan Shor launched his new “Victory” political bloc, made up of representatives of the parties he patronizes from the shadows in ... Show more balkaninsight.com/2024/04/22/moldovan-fugitive-oligarch-launches-new-anti-eu-bloc-in-moscow/
Spain’s PSOE forms working group ahead of EU elections; keeps name ‘secret’: Spain’s ruling Socialist Party (PSOE/S&D) agreed on Monday to set up a federal ...
euractiv.com/section/politics/news/spains-psoe-forms-working-group-ahead-of-eu-elections-keeps-name-secret/
Malaysian HC sets aside gag order on party, news portal supporting Bangladeshi migrants
thedailystar.net/nrb/migration/news/malaysian-hc-sets-aside-gag-order-party-news-portal-supporting-bangladeshi-migrants-3591401
Inside Spain: Canaries say no to mass tourism and do young Basques want independence?
thelocal.es/20240420/inside-spain-canaries-say-no-to-mass-tourism-and-do-young-basques-want-independence
Jailed Greek Politician in Albania a Candidate for EU Parliament in Greece - GreekReporter.com
greekreporter.com/2024/04/16/jailed-greek-politician-albania-candidate-eu-parliament-greece/
River Seine Pollution Could Cancel Paris Olympics Events—Here’s Why: Public swimming in the city’s river has been banned for over a century ...
forbes.com/sites/tylerroush/2024/04/13/river-seine-pollution-could-cancel-paris-olympics-events-heres-why/
Far-left close to victory in Basque election: The far-left Basque party EH-Bildu, branded by the right and far-right as the “political arm” of the now-d
euractiv.com/section/politics/news/far-left-close-to-victory-in-basque-election/
Puigdemont sets up political ‘headquarters’ in France: Former Catalan president and separatist leader Carles Puigdemont, in self-imposed exile in Belgium for the ...
euractiv.com/section/politics/news/puigdemont-sets-up-political-headquarters-in-france/
From Doctor Botox to Facebook’s top lobbyist, meet the folks who left politics to cash in
politico.eu/article/politicians-money-career-olivier-veran-nick-clegg-arnaud-montebourg-sanna-marin-george-osborne-jonathan-aitken-barack-obama-gerhard-schroder-sebastian-kurz/
Olivier Véran, Marlène Schiappa… The funny reconversions of Macronie: Like Olivier Véran, former macronie musketeers have made professional reconversions that ...
elle.fr/Societe/News/Olivier-Veran-Marlene-Schiappa-Les-droles-de-reconversions-de-la-Macronie-4228374
Paris mayor says Russian, Belarusian athletes 'not welcome' at Olympics: Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo said on Saturday Russian and Belarusian athletes "were not ...
thelocal.fr/20240331/paris-mayor-says-russian-belarusian-athletes-not-welcome-at-olympics
Quick Glance: Parisian Mayor Rejects Russian, Belarusian Athletes for 2024 Olympics
- The Mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo, opposes the participation of athletes from Russia and Belarus in the Olympic Games in Paris in the summer of 2024.
- During the Parisian Mayor's visit to Kyiv on March 28, Hidalgo stated, 'I want to tell Russian and Belarusian athletes that they will not be welcomed in Paris.'
- Anne Hidalgo emphasized that Paris will support Ukrainian athletes during the Olympics. She added, 'Paris will welcome you as heroes, you will feel at home in Paris.'
- In January 2023, Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo initially supported Russian and Belarusian athletes competing under a neutral flag at the Olympics but later changed her stance, emphasizing that France will not honor 'a country that attacks another.'
Enrique Márquez, Maduro’s opponent at the polls: ‘Even if Chavismo doesn’t want to, it must accept defeat’
english.elpais.com/international/2024-03-31/enrique-marquez-maduros-opponent-at-the-polls-even-if-chavismo-doesnt-want-to-it-must-accept-defeat.html
Paris mayor wants Russian athletes banned from Olympics: Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo on Wednesday said she hoped Russian athletes would be banned from taking part ...
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Olympic athletes will be without air conditioning in their rooms at #Paris2024 . In the spirit of hosting the ‘greenest ever’ Games ... Show more www.reuters.com/sports/trust-science-paris-mayor-tells-air-conditioning-fans-2024-03-14/
New death threat against teacher in school in France's Hauts-de-Seine region: Barely a day goes by without a fresh death threat against teaching staff being ...
thelocal.fr/20240330/new-death-threat-against-teacher-in-school-in-frances-hauts-de-seine-region
Spain’s siestas-and-late-nights lifestyle is making some people unhappy. Here’s why
cnn.com/travel/spain-late-night-culture-end/
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Macron promises to swim in Seine to show off Olympic cleanup: The Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo also said she would take a dip in the Paris river ...
lemonde.fr/en/france/article/2024/03/01/macron-promises-to-swim-in-seine-to-show-off-olympic-cleanup_6574911_7.html
Paris City Hall searched over mayor's trip to Tahiti: Prosecutors have opened a preliminary investigation to shed light on the conditions of Anne Hidalgo's ...
lemonde.fr/en/les-decodeurs/article/2024/03/05/paris-city-hall-searched-over-mayor-s-trip-to-tahiti_6587896_8.html
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Military aid for Ukraine: horror at Macron's war rhetoric: Emmanuel Macron insists not to rule out French ground troops in Ukraine. The opposition accuses the ...
faz.net/aktuell/politik/ausland/bodentruppen-in-der-ukraine-macrons-kriegsrhetorik-loest-entsetzen-aus-19572232.html
Chad's opposition fears more business as usual for France after coming elections: As elections approach in Chad, the country’s civil society fears that nothing ...
rfi.fr/en/africa/20240318-chad-s-opposition-fears-more-business-as-usual-for-france-after-coming-elections
Take-off of Russian MiG aircraft: Paris mayor escorted to shelter during visit to Kyiv
pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2024/03/28/7448568/
Chad opposition claims soldiers 'executed' leader Dillo at 'point blank range': Yaya Dillo Djerou was killed on Wednesday when troops surrounded the office of ...
lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2024/03/01/chad-opposition-claims-soldiers-executed-leader-dillo-at-point-blank-range_6576631_4.html
Police raid Paris town hall in probe over mayor's trip to Tahiti: Investigators raided Paris town hall Tuesday as part of a probe into a taxpayer-funded trip by ...
rfi.fr/en/france/20240305-police-raid-paris-town-hall-over-mayor-s-tahiti-trip
Spain's Socialists tell ex-minister to quit over alleged masks scandal: Spain's ruling Socialist Party on Monday gave former Transport Minister Jose Luis Abalos ...
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Chad opposition leader killed in army attack on party headquarters, govt says: A leading opponent of Chad's ruling junta chief has died in an army assault on his ...
france24.com/en/africa/20240229-chad-opposition-leader-killed-in-army-attack-on-party-headquarters
EU elections: French far-right exceeds 30%, widens gap with Macron's Renaissance — polls
euractiv.com/section/elections/news/eu-elections-french-far-right-exceeds-30-widens-gap-with-macrons-renaissance-polls/
Over nine million Portuguese to take to the polls on Sunday: More than nine million Portuguese are expected to go to the polls next Sunday to vote in early ...
euronews.com/2024/03/07/over-nine-million-portuguese-to-take-to-the-polls-on-sunday-to-vote-in-early-legislative-e
‘R and M’: Albanian Officials Accused of Siphoning Public Funds via Frontmen: Two senior public officials in the Albanian capital, Tirana, stand accused of ...
balkaninsight.com/2024/04/03/r-and-m-albanian-officials-accused-of-siphoning-public-funds-via-frontmen/
Indira Gandhi’s 1971 election victory and the Congress shift towards socialism: The 1971 Lok Sabha elections marked a split in the Congress party ...
thehindu.com/news/national/elections-that-shaped-india-indira-gandhis-1971-victory-and-the-congress-shift-towards-socialism/article67705217.ece
Zambia: Literacy for Liberation - How the Socialist Party of Zambia Is Fighting Illiteracy
allafrica.com/stories/202404020037.html
Podemos will not stand in the Catalan elections to avoid ‘fragmenting the left’: Podemos, the left-wing party that is no longer part of Sumar, the junior partner ...
euractiv.com/section/politics/news/podemos-will-not-stand-in-the-catalan-elections-to-avoid-fragmenting-the-left/
🔘Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo has stated that Russian and Belarusian athletes will not be welcome at the Olympic Games to be held in the French capital this year ... Show more
Several killed in Chad after attack on intelligence agency foiled, government says
cnn.com/2024/02/28/world/several-killed-in-chad-after-attack-on-intelligence-agency-foiled-government-says/
SUVs in Paris: Tourists park more expensively: In the future, tourists in Paris will have to dig deeper into their pockets for their parked SUVs ...
taz.de/!5987260/
SUV in the city center: Is the ban coming now?: SUV undesirable: Paris will make parking for heavy cars drastically more expensive. Germany's cities are looking ...
t-online.de/mobilitaet/aktuelles/id_100336948/suv-in-der-innenstadt-kommt-jetzt-das-verbot-.html
Declaration of war on SUVs: parking fees will be tripled: For years, Paris has been pushing ahead with a traffic turnaround that is making space for cars scarcer ...
nw.de/nachrichten/panorama/23772805_Kampfansage-an-SUV-Parkgebuehren-werden-verdreifacht.html
Quick Glance: Tripled SUV Parking Fees in Paris
- 54.55% of participants voted to increase SUV parking fees in Paris.
- Starting September 1st, one hour parking in the city center will cost 18 euros, and 12 euros in the outskirts.
- Parking for six hours in the city center will cost 225 euros.
- City administration justifies the plan due to declining private car use in Paris as a result of urban transportation policies.
Parisians Vote to Triple Parking Fees for Some S.U.V.s: The city authorities say that large cars pollute more and are dangerous for pedestrians ...
nytimes.com/2024/02/05/world/europe/paris-vote-suvs-parking.html
Chad's interim leader Deby confirms plan to run for president: Chad's interim President Mahamat Idriss Deby says he plans to run in this year's long-awaited ...
rfi.fr/en/africa/20240302-chad-s-interim-leader-deby-confirms-plan-to-run-for-president
Robert Badinter, Who Won Fight to End Death Penalty in France, Dies at 95: He spent decades as an esteemed defense lawyer but was best known as the justice ...
nytimes.com/2024/02/09/obituaries/robert-badinter-dead.html
Tripling Fees?: Parisians Vote on SUV Parking Fees: SUVs already account for around half of all new cars sold in France. But in Paris, parking these cars could ...
n-tv.de/panorama/Pariser-stimmen-ueber-SUV-Parkgelder-ab-article24707867.html
The February Uprising: On this day in 1934, Austrian socialists made their final stand to defend democracy from a growing fascist movement.
tribunemag.co.uk/2024/02/the-february-uprising-2
Spain's conservatives win regional elections: People’s Party of Galicia won the elections on Sunday in the region, maintaining the absolute majority it has ...
euronews.com/2024/02/19/spains-conservative-peoples-party-win-in-galicia-regional-elections
SA faces a catastrophic hunger crisis while 10m tonnes of foodstuff goes to waste every year
dailymaverick.co.za/article/2024-03-21-sa-faces-a-catastrophic-hunger-crisis-while-10m-tonnes-of-foodstuff-goes-to-waste-every-year/
Paris makes parking more expensive for SUVs: If you need space, you have to pay: In the future, higher parking fees will be charged for oversized vehicles in the ...
taz.de/!5990023/
18 euros for an hour of parking: Paris should be expensive for SUVs: The residents of Paris decided in a citizen survey to raise parking fees specifically for ...
luzernerzeitung.ch/international/frankreich-suv-kommen-in-paris-an-die-kasse-eine-stunde-parkieren-kostet-fuer-sie-18-euro-ld.2575188
Quick Glance: 18 Euro Parking Fees for SUVs: Debate in Germany
- Parking an SUV in Paris will cost up to 18 euros per hour in the future.
- Debate over higher parking fees has emerged in Germany.
- German Environmental Aid (DUH) is calling for higher parking fees in the country.
- BUND supports higher parking fees to cover actual maintenance costs of parking spaces.
From government spokesperson to aesthetic medicine: The new life of Olivier Véran
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Clinique des Champs-Élysées: what is this aesthetic center popular with influencers where Olivier Véran will train?
elle.fr/Beaute/Chirurgie-esthetique/Clinique-des-Champs-Elysees-quel-est-ce-centre-esthetique-prise-des-influenceuses-ou-va-se-former-Olivier-Veran-4226341
Olivier Véran changes his life, this unexpected reconversion as an aesthetic doctor
elle.fr/Societe/News/Olivier-Veran-change-de-vie-cette-reconversion-inattendue-en-tant-que-medecin-esthetique-4226085
Move over, independence! In Catalonia, migration takes center stage: Junts has been hardening its stance, just as new far-right party begins to gain traction.
politico.eu/article/independence-catalonia-spain-immigration-ripoll/
Chad Expects Some 20 Candidates to Compete With Military Ruler in Elections: Officials in Chad say close to 20 candidates will be challenging military ruler ...
allafrica.com/stories/202403190019.html
Paris parking fees: Convinced by the SUV: Trying to educate your customers, be it in the boiler room or on the street, leads to a dead end ...
faz.net/aktuell/technik-motor/motor/paris-stimmt-fuer-hoehere-parkgebuehren-fuer-suv-19498029.html
Paris mayor faces pushback over plans for car-free Eiffel Tower zone: Removing cars from an expanse around the Eiffel Tower to create a green pathway sounds ...
france24.com/en/france/20240210-paris-mayor-faces-pushback-over-car-free-eiffel-tower-zone
Mayor Anne Hidalgo: What else the shock of the car lobby is up to: She's celebrated abroad, but opposed in France: Mayor Anne Hidalgo is reinventing Paris - just ...
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The ruling Socialist Party and opposition Refoundation Democratic Party told BIRN they are nearing an agreement to end the ongoing disruption of parliament ... Show more balkaninsight.com/2024/03/12/albanian-parties-possible-deal-sparks-fears-about-justice-reform/
Higher parking fees for SUVs: Parisian transport populism: Mayor Anne Hidalgo wants to make parking large cars more expensive in Paris. This course against SUVs ...
faz.net/aktuell/wirtschaft/hoehere-parkgebuehren-fuer-suv-in-paris-pariser-verkehrspopulismus-19493199.html
Portugal Elections: Chega’s Andre Ventura Is Europe’s New Far-Right Figure: When Portugal’s far-right Chega party won its first seat in parliament five years ago ...
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Paris votes to triple parking charges for some SUVs: The cost to park SUVS driven by non-residents in Paris' central districts will triple to €18 (£15) per hour.
news.sky.com/story/paris-votes-to-triple-parking-charges-for-some-suvs-13064477
🚫🚘 #Paris voters on Sunday backed a proposal from the capital's socialist mayor #AnneHidalgo to triple parking charges on hefty #SUV -style cars.
Parisians voted 54 ... Show more
Parisians Vote to Triple Parking Fees for Big S.U.V.s and Other Hefty Cars: The city authorities say that large cars pollute more and are dangerous for ...
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Spanish Leader’s First Latin American Journey: Pedro Sánchez, the leader of Spain's Socialist Party, begins his first Latin American trip since the start of ...
riotimesonline.com/europe-and-russia/spanish-leaders-first-latin-american-journey/
Albanian Public Broadcaster Fires Programme Director for Social Media Post: A programme director at the Albanian public broadcaster RTSH was fired by the new ...
balkaninsight.com/2024/03/05/albanian-public-broadcaster-fires-programme-director-for-social-media-post/
Summer Olympics: The Olympic motto of many Parisians is: Not being there is everything
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Chad: Shooting Heard in Capital After Deadly Attack: Gunfire has been reported in the Chadian capital, close to an opposition party headquarters. Earlier ...
allafrica.com/stories/202402280476.html
Ex-minister leaves Sanchez’s party amid pressure over corruption, keeps MP seat: Spain’s former transport minister José Luis Ábalos announced his resignation ...
euractiv.com/section/politics/news/ex-minister-leaves-sanchezs-party-amid-pressure-over-corruption-keeps-mp-seat/
MP Expulsions Deepen Political Polarisation in Albania: Dozens of opposition MPs have been temporarily expelled from Albania’s parliament under new rules pushed ...
balkaninsight.com/2024/02/27/mp-expulsions-deepen-political-polarisation-in-albania/
Anger as French PM shows dog photo to colleagues in parliament: French prime minister Gabriel Attal previously promised opposition parties in his country’s ...
indy100.com/politics/french-pm-attal-dog-photo
Pressure mounts on Sánchez over pandemic corruption scandal involving former minister
euractiv.com/section/politics/news/pressure-mounts-on-sanchez-over-pandemic-corruption-scandal-involving-former-minister/
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