Removing EU flags is ‘betrayal,’ French minister tells far-right mayors

(Ferdinand Knapp – Politico) French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot has condemned the removal of EU flags from town halls by far-right mayors, calling it a “betrayal.”. Several newly elected mayors from the anti-immigration, EU-skeptic National Rally party have taken down EU flags from government buildings in recent days following last week’s municipal elections, in which the far right won 55 new municipal mandates. Barrot responded on X on Tuesday: “This is a betrayal of who we are. The European Union is something France wanted. It’s us — to ensure peace, to preserve our independence in the face of growing pressure from empires, and to assert our own vision of the world.” – Removing EU flags is ‘betrayal,’ French minister tells far-right mayors – POLITICO