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Two French aid workers kidnapped in the Central African Republic

Two French aid workers from the NGO Triangle were kidnapped overnight from Sunday to Monday in the north-east of the Central African Republic, Mahamat Salah Amadou Birao, Bangui's vice-consul in Darfur, Sudan told AFP.

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What does it mean to be French today? (part 2)

Marc Perelman interviews Christophe Bertossi (IFRI), Massimo Nava (Corriere della Sera), Stefan De Vries (RTL4, Dutch TV) and Peter Gaskell (Freelance journalist).

France - immigration - National Front party - National identity - Nicolas Sarkozy

What does it mean to be French today?

Marc Perelman interviews Christophe Bertossi (IFRI), Massimo Nava (Corriere della Sera), Stefan De Vries (RTL4, Dutch TV) and Peter Gaskell (Freelance journalist).

France - immigration

Multimedia debate on national identity

As France's Ministry for Immigration and Integration launches a multimedia debate to define what exactly it is to be French, FRANCE 24 takes a look at what tests immigrants face when they apply to live in France.

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Immigration minister launches great debate on 'national identity'

France's minister of immigration and national identity, Eric Besson (left of centre), has launched a debate on French national identity. The opposition, however, has denounced the move as a purely political exercise ahead of March regional elections.

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Immigration minister launches nationwide debate on 'national identity'

Immigration Minister Eric Besson has kicked off a three-month countrywide debate on France's "national identity", a move polls say is backed by sixty percent of French voters.

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Poll shows most French back 'National identity' debate

Sixty percent of French voters support a plan put forward by Immigration Minister Eric Besson for a vast public debate on France's "national identity", a poll published on Sunday shows.

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EU considers chartering flights to send illegal immigrants home

EU leaders, at a summit in Brussels, have proposed that the Union's border service pay for chartered flights for illegal immigrants back to their country of origin.

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Rights group slams French child migrant policy

Human Rights Watch has called on France to scrap its policy of detaining and deporting unaccompanied migrant children who fly into Paris' Charles de Gaulle airport. French Immigration Minister Eric Besson (pictured) criticised the group's report.

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Debate on French national identity causes controversy

Immigration Minister Eric Besson’s call for a national debate about French identity has drawn criticism from the left-leaning press. Is this just a bid to win over voters from the far-right Front National party?