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 ‘Superb’, ‘nonsense’: Your views on making French mairies fly EU flag Make flying of EU flag mandatory on all French town halls, say MPs Green, yellow, red, purple: New safety flag system for French beaches
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
French Assemblée votes to put flags in every classroom The French Assemblée Nationale has voted in favour of the mandatory flying of French and European flags in every educational class, from maternelle (Reception) level up to lycée (high school). Macron: French flag will not be replaced by Euro stars Labrador Tag Feed Labrador Tag Feed