(MAINSTREAM MEDIA SOURCES INCLUDING BFM-TV, FRANCE 24 USED IN CONNECTION WITH THIS POST)
French President Emmanuel Macron had proposed it during the election campaign this year and now 200 randomly chosen French citizens have come together to consider "priority issues" regarding the "end of life".
Last Sunday as the World Cup fever gripped France news was published that beginning January 6th the "citizens' convention" will look at 10 priority issues including "extreme forms of psychological suffering" which will constitute reasons to "end life".
The convention's recommendations will go onto French lawmakers for consideration...BFM-TV NEWS STORY (TRANSLATON PROMPT)
Good news Friday for the government as railroad unions reached labor agreements with the national railway.
Threatened strikes were set to disrupt the railway network from the Christmas weekend into the New Year weekend.
Today in Paris Yellow Vests on the streets...
LIVE VIDEO STREAM YELLOW VESTS PARIS 12/24/2022
A second video stream has been put up today from Paris....
LIVE VIDEO STREAM #2 YELLOW VESTS IN PARIS 12/24/2022
Yesterday's deadly attack on a Kurdish cultural center led to protests in Paris demonstrators speaking of the Turkish government's involvement and or the lack of police protection from the attack.
Police used tear gas yesterday and today police deployed as protests continued in Paris for part of the day.
Three killed and three wounded in an attack where the suspect is identified as a "racist" who has attacked before.
Today police closed subway stations at times during the day as a means to prevent protests from taking place.
Kurdish leaders warning about provocateurs working for the Turkish government seeking to cause disturbances.
This video from today shows Paris protest organizers in Yellow Vests trying to prevent clashes between the Kurdish protesters and police...VIDEO LINK
There was a Kurdish protest in Marseille today one fire set during the protest...
Kurds believe Turkey (Turkiye) is involved and this was a terrorist attack. France has been helping Greece this year with aircraft and ships.
That's because Turkey has been sending planes and ships into waters Greece considers to be its territory. The Turks claim the Greeks are provoking confrontation in the Aegean.
For now that is the story of France and the Yellow Vests for this week
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