French police protested on Friday against a ban on chokeholds and limits to what they can do during arrests, part of new government efforts to stem police brutality and systemic racism in the wake of global protests over George Floyd’s death in the United States and a reckoning in France over the 2016 death of Adama Traoré, who died in police custody. Source France24
The measures are included in the final draft of the 2021 defense policy bill. Work on the €9.5 billion pipeline, which has been halted for a year because of the threat of sanctions, is scheduled to restart on Saturday. Source Deutsche Welle
Judges in The Hague will on Tuesday start hearing claims that oil giant Shell has not done enough to combat climate change in a case brought by environmental groups and supported by over 17,000 private individuals. Source Dutch News
The President of the Republic wants to put the learning of Arabic “in the Republic” for the sake of the fight against separatism but also of recognition. “It has something to contribute for our country”. Asked this Friday evening on the Brut media, Emmanuel Macron pleaded for the teaching of Arabic at school, especially for students who already practice this language in their families. Source BFMTV
