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The state of emergency in France, in place since November's terror attacks, and the hosting of the Euro 2016 have put extra strain on the security services. Should this burden be increased by the protests against social change? The French government had planned to ban a large scale trade unions demonstration on Thursday, but after threats by the unions to carry on regardless a compromise has been reached. Should the right to protest be upheld during this state of emergency?
The brawling in Britain over that June Brexit referendum has now spilled over across the Channel. Ahead of a Franco-British Summit staged on the World War I battlefields of the Somme, French economy minister Emmanuel Macron warned that should the UK leave the EU, be braced for a move home of French financial services from London. The summit coincides with the dismantling of the Jungle camp in Calais. Is the French handling of the crisis helping or hurting David Cameron's ‘Stay’ pitch?
Could Europe's golden child be turning into its black sheep? Poland has enjoyed economic growth and a successful democratic transition, but the conservative Law and Justice Party insists it has a mandate from the people to change course. Reining in the constitutional court and state broadcasting, an anti-migrant stance on par with Hungary, loud arguments with the EU… What has changed in Poland? What lies ahead now for a staunch NATO member with gripes that go from Berlin and Brussels to Moscow?
French President François Hollande has now been in office for one year, but the Elysée palace is not about to celebrate the anniversary. Hollande came to power riding a wave of discontent that has now turned against him. So what went wrong? The economy, mostly. Unemployment figures have reached an all-time high: more than 3.2 million people are out of work. That means French joblessness is at almost 12%, and it's been rising steadily for two years.
Friday January 11th, French combat helicopters flew into northern Mali to stop the advance of islamist fighters who control the north of the country, and that includes the local branch of Al Qaeda. And France is now waging war in the Sahara desert, to rid Mali and the entire region of these groups. How does this impact the Hollande presidency? Will it define his political future?
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