minister laurence boone, welcome to hardtalk. thank you, zeinab. why have the authorities decided to ban the use of fireworks during the july 14th bastille day celebrations this year? so, you know, after the riots last week, things have calmed down. it has been a huge drama and obviously people were really moved. and there s also been some riot that are absolutely unacceptable. the tension has softened and it s gone away and we think the situation is under control. but usually bastille day is the opportunity of fireworks, celebration and sometimes obviously some incidents. so given how close we are to the time of the riots, it was better to calm things down and avoid this. as well, you know, in some areas of france, there has been drought, and with fireworks, we better be careful. all right. does the government have a clear strategy to deal with this latest crisis? yeah, very much so. i mean, as you know, this is not a french specificity. it happened here in the uk exactly a
and buildings burned. the violence put the spotlight on deep seated social, economic and racial tensions and led to calls for action to address inequality and prevent future flare ups. my guest is france s europe minister, laurence boone. does president macron have a strategy to heal the rifts in france, and to what extent have they diminished his global standing? minister laurence boone, welcome to hardtalk. thank you, zeinab. why have the authorities decided to ban the use
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