2000 in France

The following lists events that happened during 2000 in France.

2000
in
France

Decades:
  • 1980s
  • 1990s
  • 2000s
  • 2010s
  • 2020s
See also:Other events of 2000
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The year 2000 is in particular remembered in France by a media campaign on the conditions of detention of prisoners. A parliamentary board of inquiry was created. The conclusions of the report were that French prisons were both unhealthy and over-populated. The sanitary arrangements were considered to be scandalous. The government of Lionel Jospin launched a programme to renovate and build new prisons.

Incumbents

Events

February

  • 1 February – a 35-hour working week imposed on companies of over 20 employees (see also Working Time Directive).

June

  • June – National Assembly votes in favour of changing the Presidential term to five years.[1]

July

  • 2 July — France wins the UEFA European Football Championship.
  • 25 July – Air France Flight 4590 Concorde crashed outside Paris killing all 109 passengers and crew.[1]

September

  • 24 September – Constitutional Referendum is held on whether the presidential mandate should be reduced from seven to five years.

November

  • 4 November – a demonstration is held in Paris for the abolition of prisons.

Births

Deaths

January to March

April to June

July to September

October to December

Full date unknown

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References

  1. Williams, Hywel (2005). Cassell's Chronology of World History. Weidenfeld & Nicolson. pp. 649–650. ISBN 0-304-35730-8.
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