French officials remove the European Union flag from the facades of their municipalities
He removed a number of mayors belonging to a party "" Far-right science from the facades of their municipalities, in a move that was supported by party leaders, while the government described it as "Populism"
The mayor of Carcassonne wrote in the southwest of Christophe Barthes on Sunday via the X platform, shortly after taking office "Let the European Union flag fall from the municipality and replace it with the French flag"He accompanied his message with a video clip in which he himself appears to remove the European Union flag, leaving the French flag and the flag of the Occitania region.
European Union flag
As for the new mayor of Cannes-sur-Mer (south of the country), he in turn published on Monday a picture of the facade of the municipal building without the European Union flag.
In the municipality of Arnes in the Badcalais department in northern France, Anthony Garino-Glinkowski had been proactive since assuming his duties in March 24, by removing the European and Ukrainian flags.
The Minister in charge of European Affairs, Benjamin Haddad, asked in a statement to Agence France-Presse. "Will they also reject the European money our farmers, our recycling companies, and our regions receive? Will they return the compensation they received from the European Parliament?"
He said: "This is populism that shows that the National Rally has not changed"
Municipal facades in France
There is no legal text requiring the presence of the European flag on the facades of municipalities in France, and the French Constitution only recognizes the country’s three-colored flag of blue, white, and red.
In 2023, the National Assembly adopted a proposed law aimed at making the raising of the French and European flags obligatory on the facades of municipalities in cities with a population of more than 1,500 people.
However, this text is not valid. It has not yet been discussed in the Senate in preparation for its implementation.
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