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☆ Gaza Activist on Speaking Tour in France Faces Deportation
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-08 | by ( Nov. | At A.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +2 min

PARIS (Reuters) - A French court has approved the deportation of Palestinian activist Mariam Abudaqa, who came to France for a speaking tour in September and was put under house arrest after the Oct. 7 attack on Israel by Hamas militants. More than 10,000 people have been killed in Gaza by Israel's retaliatory assault on the enclave. "We are supposed to die without even saying ouch, without expressing pain," said Abudaqa of her arrest and speaking ban on Tuesday before the court decision came. The Conseil d'Etat, France's highest administrative court, based its ruling on Abudaqa's membership of the PFLP, stating that she occupies a "leadership" position. The court ruling does not specify by what date Abudaqa must leave and where she must go.

Persons: Mariam Abudaqa, overturns, Liberation of, Abudaqa, Pierre Stambul, hadn't, Layli Foroudi, Antonia Cimini, Christina Fincher Organizations: PARIS, Hamas, Popular Front, Liberation, Liberation of Palestine, Palestine, PFLP, Palestinian Liberation Organisation, PLO, UN, EU, Union of Locations: France, Israel, Palestine, Gaza, Union of French, Peace, Egypt

☆ GoStudent, the $3 billion edtech darling, scaled fast and partied hard. The result was a mess.
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-24 | by ( Tasmin Lockwood | Riddhi Kanetkar | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +23 min

These people were employees of GoStudent, an Austria-based online-tutoring startup that had quickly become the darling of the European tech scene. But 28 current and former GoStudent employees and tutors said they experienced a poorly run organization with clumsy management. Edtech companies "rarely have any major competitive advantage other than scale," a European venture capitalist who's not affiliated with GoStudent said. A GoStudent employee threatened to track down the petition's author using tutors' IP addresses, according to the German publication Handelsblatt. According to public documents updated in December 2022, GoStudent had shrunk to 15 markets and 1,500 employees, including its acquisitions.

Persons: Felix Ohswald, Gregor Müller, GoStudent, who'd, I'm, Heinz, Peter Meidinger, cofounders, Ferdinand von Hagen, Prada, GoStudent's, Dave Benett, Müller, —, Ohswald, Anthony Canavan, Canavan, Brutkasten, Norbert Wess, Harry Murphy, Duncan McIntyre, McIntyre, Neel Gupta, Anna Tuchy, Patrick Nadler, Nadler, Sarah Heuberger, Ross Slater Organizations: German Teachers ' Association, Employees, GoStudent, Conseil, prud'hommes, DBS, Safety Officers, Web, Getty, JP Morgan, Barclays, Deutsche Bank, TechCrunch, Organisation for Economic Cooperation Locations: Vienna, Austria, Silicon Valley, North America, South America, Europe, London, France, Soho , London, Dock, DACH, Germany, Switzerland, Spanish, Sweden, Swedish, GoStudent, Ukraine, Ibiza, GoStudent's, Deliveroo

☆ French court should reject lawsuit on police racial profiling, adviser says
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-29 | by ( Layli Foroudi | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

PARIS, Sept 29 (Reuters) - An adviser to France's top administrative court urged it on Friday to reject a class action lawsuit against the state alleging police inaction on racial profiling, saying the government could not be held at fault over a lack of reform. Six human rights groups petitioning the Conseil d'Etat (State Council) argued the police discriminate against young Arab and Black men during routine patrols. The State Council, of which the public rapporteur is a member, is not bound by such opinions but follows the adviser's lead in most cases. A lawyer for the rights groups, which include Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch, urged the council not to follow the recommendation. The rights groups' case is supported by statements from 40 victims as well as police.

Persons: Esther de Moustier, doesn't, Antoine Lyon, Slim Ben Achour, Layli, Rami Ayyub Organizations: State Council, Amnesty, Human Rights Watch, Thomson Locations: Caen, North

☆ A Fatal Shooting and a Hijab Ban: Two Faces of France’s Racial Divisions
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-02 | by ( Catherine Porter | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Mama Diakité is a French citizen, raised in the suburbs of Paris by two immigrant parents, not far from where a 17-year-old boy was shot by the police during a traffic stop last week. As cars burned and barricades went up in her neighborhood over the shooting, she got word from the country’s top administrative court that she could not play the most popular sport in France — soccer — while wearing her hijab. On Thursday, the Conseil d’Etat upheld the French Football Federation’s ban on wearing any obvious religious symbols, in keeping with the country’s bedrock principle of laïcité, or secularism. The decision inspired a storm of feelings in Ms. Diakité — shock, anger, disappointment. One involved a fatal traffic stop that French officials have condemned; the other involved a charged debate on the visibility of Islam in French society.

Persons: Diakité, “, ” Organizations: French Football Locations: French, Paris, France

☆ A discontinued Rolex just sold at auction for a record-breaking $2.5 million — the winning buyer reportedly was the watchmaker
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-15 | by ( Dominick Reuter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

A rare Rolex Milgauss "mad scientist" watch sold at auction for $2.5 million. The winning buyer purchased the timepiece on behalf of Rolex itself, sources told Bloomberg. Phillips in Association with Bacs & RussoThe winning buyer was acting on behalf of Rolex itself, sources told Bloomberg. Earlier this year, the Swiss brand quietly discontinued production of the Milgauss, known to many as Rolex's "mad scientist" watch for its magnetic interference-resistant design. The world record auction price for any wrist watch remains $17.8 million in 2017 for Paul Newman's very own Daytona Reference 6239.

☆ France's Constitutional Council rejects bid for pension referendum
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-03 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/2] A view shows French national flags on the Constitutional Council (Conseil Constitutionnel) before its decision on a request to hold a citizens' referendum (RIP - Referendum d'initiative partagee) about the future of France's pension system, in Paris, France, May 3, 2023. REUTERS/Christian HartmannPARIS, May 3 (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron's deeply unpopular pension law passed another hurdle on Wednesday when the Constitutional Council rejected a second bid by political opponents to hold a referendum on capping the retirement age at 62. Since Macron bypassed parliament, opposition lawmakers have turned to the Constitutional Council twice in an attempt to derail the reform, seeking its approval on each occasion for a referendum on the retirement age. But the pension system is a cornerstone of France's cherished social protection model and labour unions say the money can be found elsewhere, including by taxing the rich more heavily. Nonetheless, French pension payments as a share of pre-retirement earnings are substantially higher than elsewhere, OECD figures show.

☆ Explainer: Macron pension reform ends cherished French exception
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-18 | by ( Leigh Thomas | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

CAN THE FRENCH RETIRE EARLIER THAN OTHERS IN EUROPE? French pension payments as a share of pre-retirement earnings are comfortably higher than elsewhere. That is nearly double the OECD average of 7.7%, with only Italy and Greece spending more than France. In France the average effective age people leave the labour market is 60.4, well below the OECD average of 63.8. Macron's government says that raising the retirement age will plug a 13.5 billion euro shortfall the pension system would otherwise be running by 2030.

☆ France's Macron signs contested pension bill into law
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-15 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

PARIS, April 15 (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron has signed into law a bill to raise the state pension age that sparked mass protests, the government's official journal showed on Saturday. The proclamation of the law came after France's Constitutional Council on Friday approved the main pension-age increase and follows months of demonstrations against the plan, which the government forced through parliament without a final vote. Protesters gather in front of the Paris City Hall after the Constitutional Council (Conseil Constitutionnel) approved most of the French government's pension reform, in Paris, France, April 14, 2023. Francois Ruffin, a lawmaker from the left-wing LFI party, on Twitter accused the government of proclaiming the pension law "like thieves in the night". Opposition parties have tabled another bid for a citizens' referendum on the reform after the Constitutional Council on Friday rejected a first such proposal.

☆ French court orders Uber to pay some $18 mln to drivers, company to appeal
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-20 | by ( Tassilo Hummel | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Uber said it would appeal, adding: "We are determined to make progress on the issue of platform workers' rights and are convinced that the right way forward is through social dialogue with drivers' representatives." The ruling only applies to the past and does not mean the drivers necessarily have employee status going forward, Teyssier said. The Uber spokesperson said it was the company's aim "to build a model that preserves the flexibility they want while guaranteeing concrete improvements in their working conditions." Earlier this month, Uber announced a landmark sector deal with drivers in France, guaranteeing a minimum of 7.65 euros net ($8.25) per ride, setting up a precedent after months of bargaining talks. ($1 = 0.9223 euros)Reporting by Tassilo Hummel; Editing by Aurora EllisOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Майя Санду и ее команда. Кто есть кто в кабинете нового президента Молдовы
▼ + stars: | 2020-12-30 | by ( ) newsmaker.md time to read: +11 min

Олеся Стамате, советник президента в области юстицииСтамате окончила факультет права Молдавского государственного университета. До назначения советником президента Санду он был экономическим экспертом Transparency International Moldova. Алла Немеренко, советник президента в области здравоохраненияНемеренко по образованию врач и менеджер в сфере здравоохранения, доктор медицины. Лилиана Николаеску-Онофрей, советник президента в области образования и наукиНиколаеску-Онофрей по образованию филолог, специалист в области румынского языка и литературы. Елена Друцэ, советник президента по связям с диаспоройДруцэ закончила факультет политических наук в университете в Парме.

Persons: —, AGER, — Cartier, Майя Санду, Андрей Спыну, Спыну, Валерий Стрелец, Санду, Руслан Кожокару, Дебитором, Олеся Стамате, Стамате, Госканцелярией, Вячеслав Негруца, Ион Стурза, Негруца, Владимир Филат, Негруцу, Пантелей Сандулаки, Сандулаки, Негруцы, Алла Немеренко, Немеренко, Юрий Лянкэ, Лянкэ, Лилиана НиколаескуОнофрей, НиколаескуОнофрей, БрашовянуЕризану, Анжела Брашовяну, Георгий Еризану, Сергей Тофилат, Виктор Киронда, Тофилат, Елена Друцэ Organizations: Extension School, VW, Soros, TV8, €, Porsche, GFA, —, Nissan, Honda, Cartier, Moldova ASPE Center, Europa, Volvo, Либеральнодемократическая партия Молдовы (ЛДПМ), ЛДПМ, Госканцелярия, Молдавский государственный университет, Колледж Европы, Ассоциация за эффективное и ответственное управление (), Ассоциация за эффективное и ответственное управление, Экономическая академия, Центр стратегических исследований и реформ, Нацбанк, Всемирный банк, Либеральнодемократическая партия, Апелляционная палата, Высочайшая судебная палата, Национальное агентство по неподкупности, Государственный медуниверситет имени Тестемицану, Университетская больница первой помощи, Всемирная организация здравоохранения, Народная европейская партия Молдовы (НЕПМ), НЕПМ, ДПМ, диаспоройДруцэ Locations: ., Soros Moldova, Moldova, €, США, Великобритания, Гонконг, юстицииСтамате, экономикинегруц, Молдова, здравоохраненияНемеренко, Румыния, Албания, Казахстан, Киргизия, Кишинев, Туркмения, Парма

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