Tag: flag
Despite the law, here is why the European flag will not be imposed on the facades of town halls
While elected officials oppose a bill to install the European flag on the facades of town halls, the text is, in reality, not coercive. Politics is symbols. Throughout the year,…
MEPs consider a text on the European flag
May 9 is Europe Day. And it is therefore on this date that the French National Assembly will examine a Renaissance bill which aims to make it compulsory to display…
Flag ban motion voted down; Chatham-Kent councilor receives hateful messages
News Local News PostedApr 25, 2023 • Last updated 1 hour ago • 4 minute read Rhonda Jubenville A Chatham-Kent councilor not only saw her motion to ban special interest…
Russian athletes perform under their flag during a competition in Venezuela
Fifteen months before the Olympic Games, the question of the place of Russian athletes has not yet been decided by the IOC, while Ukraine and some of its allies oppose…
Another regional flag flap unfurls in Southwestern Ontario
News Local News A push to restrict flag-flying on civic property to government flags is headed to politicians in Chatham-Kent, just as it is on the other side of Southwestern…
The flag of Azerbaijan was set on fire, the country withdraws because of the “barbaric act”.
Azerbaijan withdraws from the European Weightlifting Championships. At the opening of the European Weightlifting Championships in Armenia, a confusing situation was witnessed when a male person on the spot grabbed…
Azerbaijan withdraws its athletes from the European championships after a burnt flag
/ Sports Azerbaijan announced the withdrawal of its athletes from the European Weightlifting Championships this Saturday, April 15, 2023, following an incident where its flag was burned during the opening…
Utrecht, Amersfoort and Nieuwegein will hoist the rainbow flag tomorrow after anti-gay violence
Nieuwegein also raises the rainbow flag. In addition, the municipality joins #WeBlijvenOnszelf, a hotline for anti-gay violence. “Residents can go here to report LGBTQI-related unequal, unwanted or inappropriate treatment. This…
State visit to China for French President Emmanuel Macron, under the European flag
As the conflict in Ukraine continues to escalate, the European Union (EU) faces a difficult balancing act in its relations with China and Russia, Emmanuel Macron and the President of…
Norwich’s LGBTQ+ rift deepens with politician’s proposed flag ban
News Local News Local politicians in a small Southwestern Ontario community are set to consider banning all flags, except those representing the official government, amid past clashes over Pride flags…