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Éric Coquerel

Éric Coquerel

French politician

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Photo: Marche des fiertés de Paris 2017-14.jpg: Jérémie Silvestro Derivative work: Keymap9, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons, cropped)

  • Oct 6

    French parliamentary report puts summer 2026 heatwave damages at €16 billion

    A National Assembly mission led by Éric Coquerel estimated that heatwaves, drought, and wildfires in summer 2026 caused at least €16 billion in economic damage and public costs across France.

  • Jul 5

    Hundreds march for Adama Traoré on 10th anniversary of his death, as family seeks European justice

    Hundreds gathered in Persan and Beaumont-sur-Oise on Saturday to mark a decade since Adama Traoré died in police custody, as his family vowed to take their fight to the European Court of Justice after French courts closed the case.

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