French press review
E coli hits Bordeaux, thousands expected on Paris's Rainbow parade after Sarkozy's party blocks gay marriage, sex tourism thrives in Morocco despite French scandal, France rundown military efforts in Afghanistan but not Libya and tributes to Peter Falk.
The E-coli bacteria makes it again to the front pages of the papers as researchers discover a new strain in three patients in Bordeaux.
Le Figaro reports that the outbreak in the Gironde region appeared to have been contracted from organic vegetable sprouts.
The three have since been placed on dialysis as tests are being carried out to determine if the infections are caused by the same strain of E coli bacteria that has killed at least 43 people, most of them in Germany.
Le Figaro recalls that seven children hospitalised in the northern city of Lille contracted the E coli virus after eating frozen hamburgers.
Libération looks ahead to Saturday’s Gay Pride marches here in Paris, as activists clamour for an end to discrimination.
Thousands of male and female marchers are set to take the Paris streets by storm later today in the so-called Rainbow parade running from Montparnasse to the Bastille.
Left-leaning Libé comments that it promises to be a show of force against the conservative majority which blocked a Socialist-sponsored gay marriage bill.
Libération claims that the ruling party’s position is untenable one year away from the 2012 presidential elections.
The paper argues that there can’t be two categories of citizens – one with a sexual life that is deemed normal and protected by the law while the other is condemned to live in judicial insecurity.
Saturday’s issue of Aujourd’hui en France/Le Parisien headlines on the problem of child prostitution in Morocco. That is where an ex-French cabinet minister allegedly molested boys at an orgy which senior figures knew about but covered up.
Reporters dispatched to the north African country found out that the sexual tourism business is thriving as ever, despite ongoing investigations in Marrakesh and Paris into the sex crime scandals.
Le Parisien regrets that one full month since the outbreak of the sexual exploitation scandal, and ongoing police investigations, there is still no clue yet about the identity of the alleged sex offender.
President Nicolas Sarkozy’s decision to scale down troop levels in Afghanistan starting this year continues to attract comments in the French papers.
La Charente Libre states in an editorial, that the real motives behind the pull out is not as Sarkozy claims, the improvement of security following the death of Osama bin Laden. The problem it claims is that the Libyan surge is squeezing the French army, from its budget to strategic combat capabilities.
La Charente Libre says there are mounting questions as well, about the conduct of the campaign. The paper underlines that Kadhafi showed no signs of quitting three months after the launch of the UN-backed operation to protect civilians.
Nato has just admitted misfires which caused several deaths, with toddlers among the victims.This week, Italy called for a suspension in the campaign in the latest sign of dissent within Nato.
La Charente Libre warns that the military coalition in Libya may be supporting a rebellion backed by Islamist terrorists.
The paper claims that international secret services recently alerted Nato about the disappearance of surface-to-air missiles, including the much-dreaded SAM7 from military launching sites in Tripoli. Their fear is that they may now be in the hands of Al Qaeda in the Maghreb.
And the French papers have been paying tribute to US actor Peter Falk, the gravel-voiced TV detective Columbo who died on Friday at the age of 83.
Le Parisien, Libération and the conservative Le Figaro all have photographs of the unforgettable television series star on their cover pages.
Le Figaro remembers the Los Angeles detective who succeeded in nabbing the criminal just minutes before the closing credits.
Falk was the most famous of police detectives says Le Parisien, in its own glowing tribute.
Libération recalls that Columbo’s loveable “schtick” was the ever-present cigar dangling from his fingers and his wrinkled raincoat, worn regardless of the weather.
I remember him most for his lethal catchphrase “just one thing”.
Le Figaro reports that the outbreak in the Gironde region appeared to have been contracted from organic vegetable sprouts.
The three have since been placed on dialysis as tests are being carried out to determine if the infections are caused by the same strain of E coli bacteria that has killed at least 43 people, most of them in Germany.
Le Figaro recalls that seven children hospitalised in the northern city of Lille contracted the E coli virus after eating frozen hamburgers.
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Thousands of male and female marchers are set to take the Paris streets by storm later today in the so-called Rainbow parade running from Montparnasse to the Bastille.
Left-leaning Libé comments that it promises to be a show of force against the conservative majority which blocked a Socialist-sponsored gay marriage bill.
Libération claims that the ruling party’s position is untenable one year away from the 2012 presidential elections.
The paper argues that there can’t be two categories of citizens – one with a sexual life that is deemed normal and protected by the law while the other is condemned to live in judicial insecurity.
Saturday’s issue of Aujourd’hui en France/Le Parisien headlines on the problem of child prostitution in Morocco. That is where an ex-French cabinet minister allegedly molested boys at an orgy which senior figures knew about but covered up.
Reporters dispatched to the north African country found out that the sexual tourism business is thriving as ever, despite ongoing investigations in Marrakesh and Paris into the sex crime scandals.
Le Parisien regrets that one full month since the outbreak of the sexual exploitation scandal, and ongoing police investigations, there is still no clue yet about the identity of the alleged sex offender.
President Nicolas Sarkozy’s decision to scale down troop levels in Afghanistan starting this year continues to attract comments in the French papers.
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La Charente Libre says there are mounting questions as well, about the conduct of the campaign. The paper underlines that Kadhafi showed no signs of quitting three months after the launch of the UN-backed operation to protect civilians.
Nato has just admitted misfires which caused several deaths, with toddlers among the victims.This week, Italy called for a suspension in the campaign in the latest sign of dissent within Nato.
La Charente Libre warns that the military coalition in Libya may be supporting a rebellion backed by Islamist terrorists.
The paper claims that international secret services recently alerted Nato about the disappearance of surface-to-air missiles, including the much-dreaded SAM7 from military launching sites in Tripoli. Their fear is that they may now be in the hands of Al Qaeda in the Maghreb.
And the French papers have been paying tribute to US actor Peter Falk, the gravel-voiced TV detective Columbo who died on Friday at the age of 83.
Le Parisien, Libération and the conservative Le Figaro all have photographs of the unforgettable television series star on their cover pages.
Le Figaro remembers the Los Angeles detective who succeeded in nabbing the criminal just minutes before the closing credits.
Falk was the most famous of police detectives says Le Parisien, in its own glowing tribute.
Libération recalls that Columbo’s loveable “schtick” was the ever-present cigar dangling from his fingers and his wrinkled raincoat, worn regardless of the weather.
I remember him most for his lethal catchphrase “just one thing”.
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