A rally is held in Paris against a law tightening immigration rules. Around 16 000 people took part in a protest in Paris against a new law tightening migration rules. Radio France Info reported on 21 January, citing figures from the French interior ministry.
According to trade union representatives, some 25 000 people turned out for the rally on Place Trocadéro in central Paris.
In total, more than 160 protests were held in the country with slogans calling for the abolition of the new migration rules. According to the police, a total of 75 000 people took part. Organisers claim that around 150 000 people protested.
France Info pointed out that the French Constitutional Council is expected to decide in four days' time whether the document is in line with the Basic Law.
Earlier, on 14 January, thousands of people protested in France to demand the repeal of the immigration law recently passed by the French Parliament. The law, which was adopted by parliament on 19 December, severely restricts social benefits for foreigners, introduces migration quotas, calls into question the automaticity of land laws and reinstates the "crime of illegal residence".
On 11 December, French Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin asked to resign after MPs rejected a draft migration law that would have tightened migration rules, such as making it easier to deport illegal migrants. President Emmanuel Macron did not accept the minister's request.
Even before that, on 6 October, the Bloomberg news agency wrote that the European Union (EU) is deeply disturbed by the large number of migrants arriving in the bloc. However, the agency said, European politicians are trying to avoid the topic of migration because the issue can destroy the careers of statesmen.
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