Macron vowed to hold rioters accountable after violent scenes of looting and rioting across France, with unrest deepening political tensions ahead of next year’s presidential election. View on euronew

In the French capital, police used tear gas and water cannons to push back people wearing hoods and masks and throwing fireworks and other objects at officers in the Place de la République, northeast of the Paris city center.

French President Emmanuel Macron has vowed strict legal action against rioters following widespread violence and looting across France. He also announced measures to address rising fuel prices, ease cost-of-living pressures and support businesses affected by the unrest.

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Migration is typically one of the most sensitive subjects in Brussels, but tensions were ramped up by the fallout from the deadly migrant rush to Spanish territory Ceuta this summer. The mass arrival of tens of thousands of people in the territory in North Africa highlighted the fragilities of European cooperation on migration issues.

During an exchange at the summit, Poland, Italy, and Denmark pushed for the adoption of a text that characterized irregular migration as a 'challenge' to societies. The proposed text also criticized initiatives that 'encourage' migrants to travel to Europe,

Nearly 2,400 people were arrested on Sunday in unrest that represented some of the worst urban violence in France in years, with almost 1,000 police and gendarmes injured, seven seriously, the interior ministry said.

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