French lawmakers

French lawmakers approved a comprehensive social media ban for children under 15, making France the first European Union country to implement such a restriction. The decision was driven by growing concerns about the harmful effects of digital content on minors.

French lawmakers approved a bill banning children under 15 from social media, making France the first EU country to implement such a measure. The law, part of President Emmanuel Macron’s second-term agenda, also prohibits mobile phones in high schools and faces potential constitutional review before implementation in September.

French lawmakers have approved a bill banning children under 15 from using social media, making France the first EU country to implement a blanket ban on platforms due to growing concerns about the harmful effects of digital content on children.

French lawmakers narrowly approved President Emmanuel Macron’s candidate to serve as Défenseur des droits (human rights ombdusman), despite opposition from groups citing conflicting views on gay marriage.

French lawmakers voted on a proposed social media ban for children, which could take effect by September. If approved, France would become the first EU country to implement such a ban.

French lawmakers reached a compromise to introduce a social media ban for children under 15, aiming for implementation by September. The bill, amended after EU law concerns, also prohibits mobile phone use in high schools and is supported by President Emmanuel Macron.

French lawmakers are working to finalize a bill banning social media for children under 15. The proposed legislation aims to restrict access before the new school year begins.

French lawmakers will vote on a bill legalizing assisted dying for adults with incurable illnesses. The bill is highly controversial and faces particular opposition from France's right wing.

French lawmakers hold the state partially responsible for the chlordecone pesticide scandal. A demonstration in Martinique calls for truth and reparations for victims of the insecticide, which is accused of poisoning the French Caribbean islands.

French lawmakers are set to debate a bill aimed at protecting children and combatting violence in schools, drafted in response to the Bétharram abuse scandal. The bill follows a parliamentary investigation into decades of mistreatment at a Catholic-run school in southwestern France and ongoing probes in Paris into allegations of child mistreatment by non-teaching staff.

French lawmakers are debating a bill to protect children and combat school violence, following a parliamentary investigation into the Betharram abuse scandal. The scandal revealed decades of mistreatment at a Catholic-run school in southwestern France.

French lawmakers are set to vote on repealing the Code Noir, a colonial slavery law never formally abolished after slavery was abolished in 1848. The move reignites debates about reparations and France's unresolved colonial history.