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France’s top constitutional authority has upheld the country’s new assisted dying law, clearing the way for President Emmanuel Macron to promulgate the measure within 15 days. -  AFP - JEAN-CHRISTOPHE VERHAEGEN

Law on assisted dying wins constitutional approval in France

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The court upheld the legislation adopted by parliament in July, while issuing three conditions on how parts of the law m ...

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In the midst of a summer marked by

Aug 12, 2026 | France

Seventy-eight departments across mainland

Aug 12, 2026 | France

France has opened disciplinary proceedings against its ambassador to the Central African Republic over allegations of mi ...

Aug 12, 2026 | France

A nuclear plant in northern

Aug 11, 2026 | France

The nine-member body which rules on whether laws and certain regulations comply with the French Constitution routine ...

Aug 11, 2026 | France

The smell of warm bread hangs in the air at one of Benoit Castel's patisseries in

Aug 11, 2026 | France

The law, approved by parliament last year and backed by President Emmanuel Macron's government, bans unsolicited telemar ...

Aug 10, 2026 | France

In the reformist left camp, he is the only one to have adopted a position that opens up a future for a social-ecologica ...

Aug 10, 2026 | France

Heatwaves across Europe are putting already overcrowded prison systems under growing strain, with inmates and staff in F ...

Aug 9, 2026 | France

A high diver is shown in action during training for the European Swimming Championships at the Bir-Hakeim bridge, Paris, ...

Aug 9, 2026 | France

The new rules, which took effect in Paris and its inner suburbs on Friday, apply to anyone riding motorised mobility dev ...