Issue94: 2017 03 02:Week in Brief International

02 March 2017 Week in Brief: International Europe FRANCE: Prosecutors opened a criminal inquiry against Francois Fillon. It will probably be months before criminal charges can be made; in the meantime, M.Fillon says he will stay in the race for president. A parliamentary report concluded that President Hollande’s plan to de-radicalise militant French Islamists has… Continue reading Issue94: 2017 03 02:Week in Brief International

Issue 68: 2016 08 25: Week in Brief: International

25 August 2016 Week in Brief: International Europe FRANCE: More Mediterranean and Channel resorts have banned the burkini.  In Nice, four women have already been fined for being insufficiently naked in public, and six others have left the beach after being warned to show more flesh. Prime minister Manuel Valls has supported the bylaws. Mr… Continue reading Issue 68: 2016 08 25: Week in Brief: International

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