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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The country has not yet fully withdrawn the lockdown imposed to curb the spread of the Covid-19 outbreak, through it has announced some relaxations recently.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 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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Journalist accuses former Frech Prez of sexual assault

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A German journalist has accused former French President Valéry Giscard d’Estaing of sexual misconduct.

The French authority has initiated a detailed investigation into the alleged misconduct.

As per the statement given by the German reporter, the former leader touched her buttocks repeatedly during a 2018 interview.

It is learned that the global MeToo movement has inspired the journalist to reveal her unfortunate experience.

Meanwhile, the former President has denied the allegation leveled against him by the German journalist.

The incident has triggered a national wide debate on the matter.

In the coming days, the incident is expected to trigger wide discussion across the world.

Several activists have already come out strongly against the former President of France.


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UK to exempt travellers coming from France from mandatory quarantine

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The European country of United Kingdom has decided to exempt travellers coming from another European country of France from the UK coronavirus quarantine measures announced by the kingdom to prevent the spread of the Covid-19 outbreak.

The measures – intended to prevent the import of the virus from overseas through those travelling to the UK from other countries across the world – has been announced by the UK PM Boris Johnson.

The measures are expected to come into force in the near future itself. Until now, the dates – both the start and the end – for the measures has not been announced by the United Kingdom government.

The same exemption is likely to be extended to those coming from Ireland too, considering the fact that the country shares an inseparable relation with the kingdom.

The exemption may not be applicable to those coming from elsewhere. The UK travel industry has expressed their concern about the mandatory quarantine measures.


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France to make face masks compulsory

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The European country of France, which is expected to ease its lockdown restrictions on 11th May, will make face masks compulsory on public transport.

The big announcement regarding the new plan has been made by France Prime Minister Edouard Philippe.

As per the new policy, face masks will be compulsory in schools also – which is expected to reopen in the near future.

Not all students will have to wear masks. Only students aged between 11 and 15 will be asked to wear masks.

Several other European countries have envisaged similar exit plans. Spain in one of the countries which has recently developed an exit plain.

Like in other European countries, non-essential shops and markets will remain close till a order tells otherwise.

The state has bestowed all essential shop authorities with the right to direct their customers to wear masks.


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French police seize black market masks

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As many as 1,40,000 face masks meant to sale on the underground market have been seized by the French police.

The police have arrested a businessman in connection with the crime. The businessman has been while he was unloading the masks into a residence in Paris.

It is the biggest seizure the police have made in the recent history.

France is one of the most Covid-19 affected countries in this part of the world. The demand for masks in this country is very high.

The police have conducted raids in different part of the country. In the coming days, similar raids will be conducted across the country in order to prevent the injection of low quality masks into the market.

In the recent past, the Asian country of China seized as many as 89m poor quality face masks.


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France limits sale of Nicotine

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In a surprising move, the European country of France has limited the sale of nicotine productions as some researchers have found an unusual link between the conception of these products and the coronavirus outbreak.

The researchers have found that the chemical can be used in the present war of the world against the disastrous coronavirus outbreak.

As per the latest government order in connection with the sale of nicotine products, these products like nicotine gum cannot be sold through any online platform.

According to the same order, there are serious limitations for the sale of these products at present through the pharmacies in the country.

Recently, a report released by a hospital in Paris indicated that smokers were statistically less likely to be admitted for treatment for Covid-19.

The research is any way still at its preliminary stage. Several trials are needed to be done before it is established as a relevant finding.

France is one of the worst affected countries in the European country of France. So far, as many as 22,000 people have passed away due to the coronavirus outbreak across the country.

This report does not mean that smoking is a solution. It only means that a relation has been identified between the bad habit of smoking and the disastrous disease of Covid-19.

Smoking is very injurious to health. It may even lead to cancer and similar deadly diseases.


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Amazon not to reopen warehouses in France soon

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E-commerce giant Amazon is less likely to reopen its warehouses situated in the European country of France any time soon, as the allegation that the conglomerate has not shown any respect to the sanitary directive given by the government as part of its effort to contain the spread of Covid-19 is troubling the company based in the North American country of the United States of America.

The company has at least six warehouses in the European country of France.

Earlier, the company was pulled up by a French court as the court found that the company was involved in the delivery of non-essential goods flouting the restriction require all companies limit their supply to essential goods. The court restricted the company from delivering non-essential goods.

There are reports that the unions in France are against the conglomerate. They have recently raised their concern about the lack of respect for the sanitary directive by the company.

The closure of the warehouses has badly impacted the business of the company in the country of France.

France is one of the worst affected countries in the continent of Europe. Over 20,000 people has suffered due to the coronavirus outbreak in the country.

France is not the only country to limit the operation of this e-commerce tycoon. Lately, several countries – even those in the developing world – have imposed similar measures against the company.


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Coronavirus outbreak: France criticises China

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The European country of France has strongly criticised the Asian country of China – where the disastrous coronavirus outbreak originated several months ago – for the way the Asian country has handled the virus outbreak, a day after a Chinese official website stated the European country left its elderly population in its care homes to destiny.

French President Emmanuel Macron has come out openly against China, questioning the Asian country’s handling of the virus outbreak.

He has contradicted the claim that the Asian country has handled the virus outbreak better than its European counterparts.

France has summoned the Chinese ambassador to the European country to express its dissatisfaction towards the statement published in the Chinese website handled by the Chinese embassy in the country.

Meanwhile, Beijing has taken a non provocative stand in this matter. It has expressed its disinterest to open up an issue because of this statement. It has clarified that it has no intension to make a negative comment against any European country including France.

France is one of the worst hit countries in the continent of Europe. France is now in a recovering stage. Its handling of the outbreak is in fact exceptional.

It is yet to be known how the statement will affect the France-China relation.


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