AGP Executive Report
Last update: 6 hours agoProtests and Policing: France is preparing for another tense weekend. Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez says 70,000 security personnel will be deployed for Halloween as unions, students and Yellow Vest groups call for rallies; a nationwide strike is planned for November 5. The Senate has passed a bill that could make protesters pay for riot damage, but it still needs National Assembly approval. Deadly Attack: A man charged over a shooting near Paris admitted targeting people he believed were Muslim, African or North African, prosecutors say. One person was killed and seven injured. ECB and French Debt: Christine Lagarde will leave the European Central Bank in February, nine months early, saying she wants freedom to speak on France’s political turmoil. The ECB held rates steady and said it has tools to address disorderly markets as French borrowing costs climb. Media Rights: A Paris appeals court upheld an order requiring Meta to negotiate in good faith with French publishers over payments for content shared on its platforms.
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