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All in favour of EU flag-flying in France

Connexion readers give their feedback on mairies being made to fly the EU flag

‘Hoisting EU flag as a compulsory sign of peace looks ridiculous’

With war raging in Ukraine, journalist Nabila Ramdani thinks Macron’s new flag policy is personal and trivial

MPs vote to water down law to make all French mairies fly EU flag

It will now only be mandatory with mairies that have more than 1,500 inhabitants

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‘Superb’, ‘nonsense’: Your views on making French mairies fly EU flag

MPs from Emmanuel Macron’s party want to make displaying the flag mandatory

Make flying of EU flag mandatory on all French town halls, say MPs

But critics of the draft law say the French parliament has got more important matters to discuss

Green, yellow, red, purple: New safety flag system for French beaches

It is hoped that the colour system will help to improve water safety

French flag-making companies ‘swamped’ by Ukrainian flag orders

Orders have jumped from a handful to a thousand. The spike is comparable to a World Cup Final or the November 2015 terror attacks

Political storm over EU flag at Arc de Triomphe baffles many

‘EU flag symbolises longest period of peace in Europe: Is that an outrage?’ said one TV commentator

Was France’s national flag the first tricolour?

WHAT is the meaning of the French flag and was it the first tricolour? PH

Planter un drapeau and more French flag expressions

The blue colour of the French flag was darkened last year without anyone noticing. We look at three French expressions related to flags

Blue shade of French flag changed a year ago but no one noticed

President Macron changed the shade of blue in order to invoke the French Revolution

Flying of Breton flag in Nantes inspires calls for autonomy

The flag will fly above the Nantes town hall for the first two weeks of December

Breton flag now on Twitter amid campaign push for more

The Breton flag has become available - temporarily - as an “emoji” on Twitter after a long campaign, but supporters are now trying to convince online platforms to adopt the icon permanently.

Why mairies' flags may fly at half-mast on Friday

Tribute to one long-time mayor who died after being run over by a van after he stopped its occupants dumping rubble

Flag

All in favour of EU flag-flying in France

‘Hoisting EU flag as a compulsory sign of peace looks ridiculous’

MPs vote to water down law to make all French mairies fly EU flag

‘Superb’, ‘nonsense’: Your views on making French mairies fly EU flag

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