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France to reform security forces

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The European country of France is preparing to reform the security forces. The country is at present witnessing a severe protest demanding the reformation.

French President Emanuel Macron has made a public statement in connection with the matter. He has expressed his intention to bring in the reformation.

The protest has emerged in response to a controversial law seeking to prohibit taking and sharing photos of security officials.

The protest has intensified after a video of police brutality emerged.

Many opposition leaders have expressed their support to the demand raised by the protesters. The opposition has opined that the bill would make it difficult to document police brutality.  

The police officers who were featured in the video which led to the agitation have been charged with charges of intentional violence by a person holding authority.

The French government deserves special appreciation for the way it has reacted to the issue of police brutality.

It is high time to bring in a law to reform security forces. The leaked video, which triggered the protest, proves if the law is not reformed it is easy for the police to take law in their hand.

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Canadian PM expresses solidary with people of France

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Justin Trudeau, the Prime Minister of the North American country of Canada, has expressed solidarity with the people of France, which suffered a terrible terror attack in the recent past.

The Canadian Prime Minister has spoken to his French counterpart, President Emanuel Macron, in connection with the matter. He has expressed his country’s support.

French recently faced severe criticism from the Arab world as it pledged its support to the right to caricature.

The recent terror attack has a connection to the right to caricature. It was to suppress the right to caricature that the attack was carried out.

Certain countries in the Arab world such as Turkey even directed its citizens to boycott goods produced in France.

The support France has been offered by the North American superpower of Canada is thus very crucial.

What the latest development indicates that like the Arab world has united against the right to caricature the liberal west has united for the right.

It seems that the development may create a huge rift between the liberal world and the conservative world.

The attitude of the superpowers towards this issue is crucial. It is the one which can determine the course of the present development.

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Protests organise in Muslim countries against France

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Severe protests have been organised in numerous Muslim countries across the world, in protest against French President Emanuel Macron’s statement that he will do everything possible to protest the right to caricature.

The French President’s statement came in response to a brutal attack in which a teacher was brutally killed after he had showed an extremely liberal caricature.

It was Turkey that came with a strong statement against France at first. Turkey even advised its citizens to boycott goods produced in France.

The anti-France protests have happened in almost every prominent Muslim country. The protests have been organised even in some liberal Muslim countries. In certain conservative Muslim countries such as Pakistan, the protests have turned violent. In Pakistan, the protesters have even tried to march towards the French Embassy situated in Islamabad. As many as 2000 people have participated in the protest that has been organised near the French Embassy in Pakistan. The protesters have confronted the police, and the latter have used force against the former to disperse them.

Similar protests have occurred in Palestine and Bangladesh.

Anyway, it is less likely that France reverses its decision to protest the right to caricature.

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Turkish Prez urges Turks to boycott French goods

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Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the President of the Eurasian country of Turkey, has urged his citizens to boycott goods made in France, which recently toughened its stand on radical Islam.

Mr. Erdogan has criticized the new stand, adopted by France, as an attempt to oppress the Muslim community of the European country.

He has urged the world leaders to protect the Muslim community of the European country of France.

Recently, French President Emanuel Macron asserted that he would go to any extent to protect the secular values his country upholds.

The assertion came at the time his government was facing criticism for its failure to prevent the murder of Samuel Paty, a teacher who was beheaded for displaying a cartoon during a session on Free Speech.

The French President has paid tribute to the murdered teacher.  

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Macron to interfere in Belarus issue

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French President Emmanuel Macron is likely to interfere in the Belarus issue.

Recently, he has promised to help mediate in Belarus.

The country has been witnessing protest since Alexander Lukashenko was re-elected as the President of the country.

The European Union has declared that it would not recognise Mr. Lukashenko as the legitimate leader of Belarus.

Meanwhile, the Belarus President has been lately offered support by the European country of Russia.

At present, Russia is the only supporter of Belarus.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has alleged that pression was being applied over Belarus.

He has even promised his country’s military support to Belarus.

Recently, French President has met the exiled opposition leader, Svetlana Tikhanovskaya.

During the meeting, he has called for a peaceful transition of power in Belarus.  

Many human rights organisations have called for the interference of the International community in the issue.

They have brought the attention of the world to the human rights violations committed by the Belarus in the aftermath of the tainted election.

Some have come up with undeniable evidences.

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Macron asks Lebanon to form new government

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Emmanuel Macron, the President of France, has asked Lebanon to swiftly form a new government.

The statement has come shorty after a west-based leader was appointed as the Prime Minister of the country.

Mustapha Adib, who was appointed to the new role, is the former ambassador to the European country of Germany.

He was inducted to the post with the backing of most MPs.

It is said that the crucial decision on who should be appointed as the leader of the country has been made with the support of the French supremo.

Since the explosion in Beirut, the country has been in a state of unrest.

The blast was extremely devastating that around 200 people lost their lives because of the blast.

It was the blast that toppled the last government.

It remains unclear when the new government will come into force in the country.

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EU Summit: Leaders to decide on post-Covid stimulus package

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The post-Covid stimulus package is a very controversial one. The member countries of the European Union have mixed opinions in this matter. Primely, there are two groups. One of them is led by the affected countries like Italy and Spain, and the other is led by certain conservative countries such as Hungary and the Netherlands. The affected faction wants the entire European Union to take the burden of the package. The conservative one is against that idea and wants the beneficiaries to repay the payment once things become stable.

Anyway, the leaders of the member countries of the European Union are set to meet to discuss the matter in the near future.

This is the first time since the outbreak of Covid-19 the leaders have decided to meet in person.

Some top leaders have hinted that the proposed meeting would be very crucial for the fate of the package and for the future of the economic union – which is the most powerful economic union in the world.

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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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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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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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