#FRANCE: New Law Requires Classrooms Display French, EU Flags

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after a new law was passed in the nation's National Assembly, all French classrooms are now required to display both the French and European Union flags. Supporters describe it as “an important step forward” for French education, but the move is not without criticism.

The national motto “Liberty, Equality, Fraternity” must also appear, along with the words from the national anthem “La Marseillaise."

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#CHINA: Committee Drafts New Laws Regulating How Fast The National Anthem Is Sung

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Lawmakers are drafting a bill on the use of the national anthem, the Commission for Legislative Affairs of the National People's Congress has said. China has already banned its national anthem from being belted out at weddings and funerals – but now, even more restrictions are on the way. A law is being prepared to set the tempo at which the ballad should be played and sung, with consequences for those who put the anthem in a "damaging situation."

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