France cries foul over Belgian Waterloo coin

France cries foul over Belgian Waterloo coin

pOliver Farry presents a look at what stories are making waves online and on social media.pbr France has blocked a proposed Belgian €2 coin that was to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo. The French said that it would be "a symbol that is negative for a fraction of the European population". Belgium has shelved the coin but has found a compromise of its own.br Elsewhere, French women are up in arms about a women's trade show due to take place in Paris this weekend. Sexist and retrograde is what they call it. The show's organisers say this is not true.


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Uploaded: 2015-03-13

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