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Marjane Satrapi declines the Legion of Honor

The Iranian-French cartoonist and filmmaker Marjane Satrapi declines the French distinction Honorary Legion, which she was awarded last summer, writes Le Monde. .

Marjane Satrapi declines the Legion of Honor

Row over entrance fee to Notre Dame: "Betrayal"

Those who want to visit the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, which was ravaged by fire in 2019, may in the future have to pay an entrance fee, according to a proposal from France's Culture Minister Rachida Dati. Dati believes that a ticket price of five euros could bring in 75 million euros per year for maintenance costs for religious properties in the country.

Row over entrance fee to Notre Dame: "Betrayal"

New French government on Sunday

Soon three months after the summer's parliamentary election, France is finally on its way to getting a new government under former Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier. Barnier's office tells the news agency AFP that the presentation is expected on Sunday, after various "fine-tunings".

New French government on Sunday