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Health workers organise protest in Paris

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Over 400 doctors, nurses and medical staffs have entered the streets of the capital of France, Paris, to express their disagreement against the poor funding for the hospitals in the country.

As many as 50 healthcare workers have been charged in connection with the case and a small fine has been imposed against them.

Another three people have been booked in connection with the case. They may face strict legal action in the coming days.

Many have expressed their disagreement over the way in which the French authority has handled the issue.

The French police have justified their action on the ground that the protesters have violated the measures imposed to curb the spread of the Covid-19 outbreak.

Several French citizens have come out openly with their support to the medical workers who have entered the streets of the country to express their plight.

The workers have demanded a reasonable hike in their wages.

The protest has brought the country in an unpleasant state. The protest is expected to trigger a serious discussion over this matter in the coming days.


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France: Macron’s party lost majority in parliament

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La République, the political party of French President Emmanuel Macron, has lost its majority in the parliament, as some of its parliamentarians have severed their ties with the party.

The political party, named Ecology, Democracy, Solidarity, is founded by seven MPs from La République en Marche.

The political party enjoys the support of many ex-supporters of the Macon’s political platform.

The new organisation has diluted the strength of the LREM – which once was the most powerful anti-establishment organisation of the country.

Unlike the LREM, the focus of EDS is environment. It is more like a green political party, than a political party like LREM which carries an anti-establishment message.

At present, Mr. Macron’s party only has 288 members in the 577-member lower house of the French parliament – one is one short of the number required to attain a simple majority in the house.

The lost majority does not mean that Mr. Macron has to step down. The ruling government still enjoys the support of some small political parties – which ensures its continuance in the corridor of power.


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French court orders to lift ban on meetings at places of worship

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A French court has ordered the removal of the blanket ban on meetings at places of worship in the country within the timeframe of eight days.

The order has raised several eyebrows. Some have questioned the order released by the French court.

The country has not yet fully withdrawn the lockdown imposed to curb the spread of the Covid-19 outbreak, through it has announced some relaxations recently.

The court has observed the ban as disproportionate. It believes the ban may cause serious damage to the society.

France is one of the worst affected countries in the continent of Europe. As many as 28,000 people had lost their lives in the country due to the outbreak.

Currently, all gatherings in places of worship are banned except for funerals, which are limited to 20 people.

Some have welcomed the order released by the French court.

It is not the first time that a request to reopen places of worship has been made. Similar request has been raised several times before.

The court order means that the country can no longer restrict its people from going to the places of worship of their choice.

The latest move may trigger some serious long term impact.


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France, Germany agree to offer recovery fund

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The European countries of France and Germany has finally agreed to the demand of the southern countries of the Europe to create a recovery fund to help the continent overcome the economic slowdown caused due to the measures taken to curb the spread of the Covid-19 outbreak.

The powerful countries of the north have unanimously proposed a €500bn European recovery fund to be distributed to those EU countries which have not yet fully recovered from the clutches of the Covid-19 outbreak

The decision has been taken during a discussion between French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel.

The latest decision is the exact opposite of its earlier stand on the matter.

The decision is seen as a last resort to save the European Union from falling into the pit of collapse.

Both Mrs. Merkel and Mr. Macron think the decision is necessary to save the European Economic Union from the fate of collapse.

Unlike what was decided earlier, as per the latest agreement the financial burden caused due to the decision will be shared by the European Union budget.

Many have welcomed the step. Most see this necessary to save the European Economic Union – which is the final outcome of years of hard work.


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France condemns sentencing of Fariba

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The European country of France has condemned the sentencing of a French-Iranian academic, Fariba Adelkhah, to six years in prison in Iran.

The five-year term has been handed over the charge of conspiring against national security. The additional one year has been awarded over the charge of propaganda.

The renowned academic was booked along with her colleague, Roland Marchal. Mr. Marchal is now not in the custody of Iran.

His release was achieved by France with the support of a prison swap agreement reached by the European with the Asian country.

In order to enable the release of Mr. Marchal, France had to release Jalal Rohollahnejad, the Iranian engineer who was being held over accusations that he violated US sanctions against Iran.

A huge rift has been formed between Iran and France due to the issue. The rift is likely to widen in the coming days.


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Poland Church asks Vatican to investigate child sexual abuse by priests

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The head of Poland’s Roman Catholic Church has requested the Vatican to investigate the cover-up of child sexual abuse by priests.

The request has been made formally by Archbishop Wojciech Polak.

The action has come shortly after a documentary on the subject was released.

The documentary has been circulated widely in the social media. Tens of thousands of people have already watched the video.

The documentary tells the story of two brothers who seek to confront a priest who allegedly abused them as children.

It is not the first time such an allegation has emerged against the church and such a request has been made to the church.

The Vatican is likely to appoint an investigation team to investigate the case.

“Hide and Seek” is already a viral content in the social media. Already the video has been watched around 1.9 million times in YouTube alone.


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Germany, Austria relax border restrictions

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The European countries of Germany, Austria and Switzerland have relaxed the restrictions imposed to curb the spread of the Covid-19 outbreak.

The relaxation will enable those who have been divided between the borders to reunite together.

Since early March, all countries of the Schengen open-border zone are under lockdown. The imposition of the lockdown halted road, rail, and air travel.

Since then, tens of thousands of people have made attempt to cross borders only to find them turned away by border officials.

Switzerland was one of the countries where severe restrictions were on place. In the country, only Swiss citizens, those with permanent work permits, and essential health workers were allowed entry.

The latest move has brought to end the hardship faced by those families and friends which has been separated because of the restrictions imposed to curb the spread of the Covid-19 outbreak.


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Netherlands announces guidelines for single people

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The European country of the Netherlands has announced few guidelines for single people, in response to the allegation that the country did little to address the concerns of those with no partner.

The country has advised single people to come to an arrangement with one other person.

Anyway, single persons have been advised to respect the measured imposed by the country to curb the spread of the Covid-19 outbreak.

Since 23rd March, the country is under lockdown. The lockdown imposed by Netherlands is way different from the same imposed in other countries in that part of the world.

The guidelines of the Netherlands in connection with single persons have received mixed reviews. Some – mostly youngsters – have welcomed the announcement.

It is believed that other European countries may also come up with similar guidelines in the coming days.

The Netherlands’ guidelines have received global attention. Many across the world has expressed surprise in the announcement made by the European country.


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Baltic countries opened borders

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The Baltic countries of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania have opened up their borders to one another.

Henceforth, citizens and residents in the aforesaid countries can move freely between the three EU nations.

As per the regulation announced by these countries, anybody arriving from outside the zone must face a 14 day quarantine.

This is the first travel deregulation in Europe since nations began shutting their borders earlier this year in response to the Covid-19 outbreak.

The measure may help these countries to make a huge advancement on its economic front.

At present, the EU is encouraging countries to dilute the restrictions that has been imposed to curb the spread of the Covid-19 outbreak.

The initiative taken by the Baltic countries is being keenly observed by the rest of the countries in the continent of Europe.

The economic impact of the outbreak on the Baltic region is not small. It is expected to witness a shrink of at least 8 per cent this year.


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Germany makes public burning of EU flag punishable

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The European country of Germany has made public burning of the European Union flag or that of another country punishable.

Henceforth, the act will attract a serious punishment of over three year imprisonment. Hereafter, the act will be treated as a hate crime.

The German parliament has approved the motion which aims to make the act of public burning of the flags punishable.

As per the new law, the act of public burning of the aforesaid flags is equal to the crime of defiling the German flag.

The same law applies for the EU anthem also.

The move has cone after Social Democrat (SPD) complained about protesters’ burning of the Israeli flag in Berlin in 2017.

Meanwhile, Alternative for Germany, which is the most powerful party rightist party in the European country of Germany, has strongly condemned the new law.

They have called the act as excessive interference into the right to free speech and artistic expression.

Spain, Italy and Greece also have similar laws which ban desecration of the national flag.


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