EUROPEAN UNION: EU to drop legal threat against France over Roma expulsions
EU justice chief Viviane Reding will recommend that the European Commission drop a threat of legal action against France over its Roma crackdown after the French government vowed to change national legislation, an EU official has said. Read More
FRANCE: French government replies to EU Commission over Roma expulsions
France has told the European Commission it is willing to amend some laws in order to fall in line with EU directives on free movement within the 27-member bloc as it seeks to avoid legal action over its controversial expulsion of Roma migrants. Read More
FRANCE: Brussels postpones decision on Roma legal action
The European Commission has postponed an announcement on possible legal action against France over its expulsion of Roma migrants, saying “no decision has been taken”. Read More
EUROPEAN UNION: French ministers defend Roma evictions
France’s Immigration Minister Eric Besson (pictured) and European Affairs Minister Pierre Lellouche defended France’s tough policy towards Roma people in Brussels Tuesday as the European Commission voiced concerns. Read More
EUROPEAN UNION: France defends Roma explusions in Brussels
France’s Immigration Minister Eric Besson (pictured) and European Affairs Minister Pierre Lellouche defended France’s tough policy towards Roma people in Brussels Tuesday as European Commission voiced concerns. Read More
EUROPEAN UNION: EC asks France to explain Roma explusions
France’s Immigration Minister Eric Besson (pictured) and European Affairs Minister Pierre Lellouche are due in Brussels on Tuesday to answer to European Commission concerns over France’s tough policy towards Roma people. Read More
JUSTICE: Air France crash victims’ families to sue for negligence, lawyer says
A lawyer for the families of several victims of the 2009 crash of Air France flight 447 says he will file a negligence suit against the French state for failing to register incidents involving airspeed monitors as required by the European Commission. Read More