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(4 years ago)A large European Union flag posted on the Triumfi Bow in Paris on Friday to mark the start of the bloc's six-month French presidency was removed on Sunday, after it provoked outrage by right-wing politicians there. The new European Affairs Minister, Clement Beaune, had said on Friday that the flag [...]
The new European Affairs Minister Clement Beaune on Friday had said that the flag would stay for “several days”, now said it was removed as planned, Reuters writes.
The “was scheduled for the flag to be removed this Sunday, we had not set a precise time”, Beaune told France Inter radio.
He dismissed the idea that the government had surrendered after the far-right leader, Marine Le Pen, said on Saturday it would call on the French State Council to remove the EU flag.
The government has been forced to remove the EU flag from the Arch of Triomph, a beautiful patriotic victory at the beginning of 2022”, Le Pen said on Sunday.
“We did not back down, there was no change plan... I assume that France's fate is in Europe,” said Beaune.
