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Nice attack: President Hollande to chair crisis talks
French President Francois Hollande is to chair crisis talks with his inner security cabinet following Thursday's attack in Nice that killed 84 people. Mr Hollande, who says the attack was a terrorist act, has already extended a state of emergency by three months. On Thursday, a lorry driver ploughed through a crowd marking...
France Euro 2016: Hollande warns unions against disrupting tournament
French President Francois Hollande has warned against attempts to disrupt Euro 2016 with strike action, on the eve of the football tournament. France has been in the grip of industrial action, mainly over reforms to labour law, and a train strike could affect Friday's opening match. Train drivers are threatening to strike...
GROVELLING Merkel and Hollande launch thinly-veiled ATTACK on Brexit
GROVELLING Merkel and Hollande launch thinly-veiled ATTACK on Brexit The grovelling heads of state warned EU member-states “not to close in on yourselves” in a thinly-veiled reference to Brexit campaigners. The Europhile German Chancellor and French President said “the forces of division” threatened the...
Paris attacks: Hollande drops plans to strip nationality
French President Francois Hollande has dropped plans to change the constitution to strip militants convicted of terror attacks of their French nationality. "A compromise appears out of reach," Mr Hollande said after the two houses of parliament failed to agree the reforms. The proposal followed November's Paris...
EU referendum: Hollande warns of UK exit ‘consequences’
French President Francois Hollande has said he wants the UK to stay in the EU — and warned of the "consequences" for immigration and the economy of leaving. A French government minister earlier suggested his country could end UK border controls in Calais. Asked whether he would do this, Mr Hollande said:...