The French government has frozen the assets of Swiss imam Hani Ramadan as part of the fight against the financing of terrorism. His assets have been frozen for six months, according to the decree published on Sunday in the official French government bulletin and reported on Tuesday by Lyon Capitale. This is within the framework…
On June 26, the French Senate adopted the asylum-immigration bill following the Law Commission’s recommendations, which had called for a toughened bill on several points. It had proposed “a more coherent, firmer, and more realistic counterproposal” as well as “credible alternatives to the government’s distorted solutions.” The new law was swiftly criticized by several sources….
The Turkish presidential and parliamentary elections have, on balance, handed President Erdoğan the victory he had hoped for – a victory that had looked in jeopardy in the run-up to election day. Most importantly, the Turkish leader managed to retain the Presidency, winning an absolute majority of 52.6 per cent in the first round.1 Importance…
After more than a decade of pushing for a ban on face-covering clothing, far-right Dutch politician Geert Wilders has finally succeeded in making this ban reality. Officially, the ban is directed at more general forms of face-covering clothing such as balaclavas and full face helmets, but popularly the ban is understood as a ban on…
President Emmanuel Macron has congratulated Recep Tayyip Erdoğan after his presidential election win on Sunday, Macron’s office said on Tuesday. “The French president has congratulated Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and wished the Turkish people success in the economic and social development of their country and in the democratic functioning of their institutions,” an Elysee Palace source…
