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France removes EU flag from Arc de Triomphe
By EUobserver
France on Sunday removed the EU flag from the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, where it had been hung to mark the beginning of the six-month French presidency of the EU, after a backlash from rightwing presidential candidates. The flag had been hung from the memorial to the war dead on New Year's Eve, before being removed on Sunday. Officials told AFP the flag had only intended to be temporary.