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PARIS, February 16. /Then 24/. The Senate (upper house of parliament) of France has approved in final reading a bill on the return of art objects confiscated from Jewish families during the Second World War, and which are today in the…

PARIS- The French Senate has voted in favor of banning headscarves in sports competitions, arguing that neutrality is a requirement on the playing field. The French legislative upper house voted Tuesday evening in favor of an amendment to…

The French Senate has voted in favor of banning headscarves in sports competitions, arguing that neutrality is a requirement on the playing field.The French legislative upper house voted Tuesday evening in favor of an amendment to a bill…

The French Senate voted to ban athletes from wearing the headscarf during competitions, a move politicians say was made in the interest of religious neutrality.The disputed decision, contested by the government of Emmanuel Macron, was…

The French Senate has approved the government's new pass for vaccines, a week after President Emmanuel Macron sparked outrage by saying the policy was part of his effort to "fuck off" fools.The bill means that people who are not vaccinated…

Thursday, October 7, 2021, 7:15 a.m.Press release: ITUC The ITUC hailed the pioneering decision of the French Senate to recognize the National Unity Government (NUG) as the official…

The Eiffel Tower is surrounded by a haze of small particles that hovers above the skyline of Paris, France on December 9, 2016, as the City of Lights has experienced the worst air pollution in a decade. REUTERS FILE PHOTO PARIS - The…

PARIS, July 5 – The French Senate has voted to block a referendum promised by President Emmanuel Macron on whether or not to include the fight against climate change in the French Constitution, he said in a…

The French Senate's Economic Affairs Committee is due to examine on Wednesday May 12 a report on the draft law for ethical, socially just and animal welfare respectful agriculture following recent criticism of its alleged…

08:42, 24 April 2021YREVAN, APRIL 24, ARMENPRESS. Armenian Foreign Minister Ara Aivazian met French Senate (upper house of parliament) President Gérard Larcher and his delegation in Yerevan, Armenian Foreign Ministry told Armenpress.…

The proposal, which is part of an "anti-separatism" bill introduced by President Emmanuel Macron that targets the Muslim community, follows an amendment that…

PARISThe French Minister of the Interior criticized Wednesday two legislative amendments adopted by the legislator prohibiting parents from wearing visible religious symbols when accompanying their children on…

PARIS (Reuters) - A French bill that allegedly undermines the freedom to circulate images identifying police officers has been watered down by senators after violent street protests forced the government to withdraw.Lawmakers involved in…

PARIS, March 4 (Reuters) - A French bill that allegedly undermines the freedom to circulate images identifying police officers has been watered down by senators after violent street protests forced the government to withdraw.Lawmakers…

Published on: 04/02/2021 - 14:36 After two days of confused debates, the upper house of the French parliament voted…

WASHINGTON DC - The Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) today welcomed French Senate vote 305-1 recognizing the independence of the Republic of Artsakh (Nagorno Karabakh), calling on the US administration and congressional…

French senators welcome the adoption of a resolution recognizing Artsakh The French Senate recognized the independence of the Republic of Artsakh on Wednesday by 305 votes to 1, after a debate lasting nearly two hours in the…

PARIS (AP) - France's main conservative party appeared poised to retain control of the Senate and the Greens made further gains in a by-election on Sunday, posing a new challenge to President Emmanuel Macron's struggling centrist…

PARIS (AP) - France's main conservative party appeared poised to retain control of the Senate and the Greens made further gains in a by-election on Sunday, posing a new challenge to President Emmanuel Macron's struggling centrist…

As the results gradually came in on Sunday evening, Senate President Gerard Larcher of the Republican Party tweeted that the center-right majority was intact and that he would run for another term as leader of the Senate "for restore the…

PARIS - The French Senate announced Wednesday that it was investigating the discovery of a bust of Hitler, a vestige of the Nazi occupation of Paris, in the cellar of the upper house of Parliament. Le Monde newspaper revealed that the…

PARISThe upper house of the French parliament passed a bill on Thursday banning mothers from wearing headscarves when accompanying students on school outings.The bill was introduced in the nation's Senate by the…

PARIS (Reuters) - The French Senate on Wednesday rejected a bill to tighten controls on telecommunications equipment, following a U.S. warning about Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei.FILE PHOTO: A Huawei sign is pictured at a store in…

As if French President François Hollande did not have enough misfortunes, elections for the senate dealt him another blow. Three years after Holland's socialists won the very first majority for the left in the upper house, the right…