France | European Futures https://www.europeanfutures.ed.ac.uk Edinburgh Europa Institute Wed, 11 Apr 2018 14:23:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.europeanfutures.ed.ac.uk/files/2015/03/European-Futures-Icon.png France | European Futures https://www.europeanfutures.ed.ac.uk 32 32 How Long Can France’s State of Emergency Last? https://www.europeanfutures.ed.ac.uk/how-long-can-frances-state-of-emergency-last/ Wed, 03 Feb 2016 08:00:32 +0000 http://blogs.sps.ed.ac.uk/europablogsite/?p=2726 Emile Chabal France’s state of emergency in the wake of the Paris terrorist attacks has been predominately intended as a measure of public reassurance, writes Emile Chabal. He suggests that current efforts to enshrine the state of emergency provisions into the French constitution ignore its ineffectiveness and its problematic colonial origins. Triomphe of the Police, …

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]]> France: Great Britain Should Remain in the EU, But Not at all Costs https://www.europeanfutures.ed.ac.uk/france-great-britain-should-remain-in-the-eu-but-not-at-all-costs/ https://www.europeanfutures.ed.ac.uk/france-great-britain-should-remain-in-the-eu-but-not-at-all-costs/#comments Wed, 11 Nov 2015 12:00:54 +0000 http://blogs.sps.ed.ac.uk/europablogsite/?p=2119 Christian Lequesne The speech and letter from David Cameron setting out terms for the renegotiation of the UK’s EU membership are the start of the debate on the issue in France, writes Christian Lequesne. He suggests that the French government is committed to ensuring the UK remains in the EU and that it is willing …

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