The discharge of raw sewage by British authorities in shared waters have irked a lot of European nations after Brexit. According to media reports, a number of countries believe that the environmental standards in this case have gone down considerably when it comes to the UK and French lawmakers have now urged the European Union to take steps against this practice.

Three French politicians submitted a letter to EU Environment Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevicius on Saturday, stating that the practice of dumping raw sewage into the waters can be hugely harmful to the marine life and requested them to take strict actions to protect the biodiversity.

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"We cannot let the environment, the economic activity of our fishermen and the health of citizens be seriously endangered by the repeated negligence of the United Kingdom in the management of its wastewater," Stephanie Yon-Courtin said in a statement, according to Reuters.

Yon-Courtin, who is a member of the Normandy regional council, was joined by fishing committee chief Pierre Karleskind and former French minister Nathalie Loiseau in the complaint.

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While the EU laws do not impact UK in any way after Brexit, they are still a signatory to the United Nations Convention of the Law of the Sea and in case of an official complaint from the European Union regarding the sewage dump, the United Nations will have to investigate the indiscretions.

According to Reuters, England and Wales regulator Ofwat and the British government's Environment Agency said that they have taken stock of the situation and have placed a number of companies under investigation for openly discharging their sewage waste into the waters.

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The discharge of raw sewage by British authorities in shared waters have irked a lot of European nations after Brexit. According to media reports, a number of countries believe that the environmental standards in this case have gone down considerably when it comes to the UK and French lawmakers have now urged the European Union to take steps against this practice.

The discharge of raw sewage by British authorities in shared waters have irked a lot of European nations after Brexit. According to media reports, a number of countries believe that the environmental standards in this case have gone down considerably when it comes to the UK and French lawmakers have now urged the European Union to take steps against this practice. Three French politicians submitted a letter to EU Environment Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevicius on Saturday, stating that the practice of dumping raw sewage into the waters can be hugely harmful to the marine life and requested them to take strict actions to protect the biodiversity. Also read | US warships sail through Taiwan Strait for the first time since Pelosi's visit "We cannot let the environment, the economic activity of our fishermen and the health of citizens be seriously endangered by the repeated negligence of the United Kingdom in the management of its wastewater," Stephanie Yon-Courtin said in a statement, according to Reuters. Yon-Courtin, who is a member of the Normandy regional council, was joined by fishing committee chief Pierre Karleskind and former French minister Nathalie Loiseau in the complaint. Also read | Noida twin towers demolition: From timing to evacuation plan - Everything you need to know While the EU laws do not impact UK in any way after Brexit, they are still a signatory to the United Nations Convention of the Law of the Sea and in case of an official complaint from the European Union regarding the sewage dump, the United Nations will have to investigate the indiscretions. According to Reuters, England and Wales regulator Ofwat and the British government's Environment Agency said that they have taken stock of the situation and have placed a number of companies under investigation for openly discharging their sewage waste into the waters. WATCH WION LIVE HERE -

French lawmakers lodge complaint against UK over sewage dumping in shared waters

France's lower house of parliament approved Friday a draft law to allow lesbian and single women to conceive children using donor sperm, a move that has already set the stage for street protests next month.

For now, only heterosexual couples have the right to use medically-assisted reproduction methods such as in vitro fertilisation, commonly known as IVF.

Given the green light by the National Assembly, the bill must also get the go-ahead from the upper house, or Senate, before it can become law.

It represents President Emmanuel Macron's biggest social reform since coming to power in 2017, but has drawn the ire of conservatives and even some in his own party who claim it would make children "fatherless".

Macron, who acknowledged last week the political risk of the legislation, is mindful of the backlash six years ago against gay marriage, legalised under his Socialist predecessor Francois Hollande.

France's lower house of parliament approved Friday a draft law to allow lesbian and single women to conceive children using donor sperm, a move that has already set the stage for street protests next month.

France's lower house of parliament approved Friday a draft law to allow lesbian and single women to conceive children using donor sperm, a move that has already set the stage for street protests next month. For now, only heterosexual couples have the right to use medically-assisted reproduction methods such as in vitro fertilisation, commonly known as IVF. Given the green light by the National Assembly, the bill must also get the go-ahead from the upper house, or Senate, before it can become law. It represents President Emmanuel Macron's biggest social reform since coming to power in 2017, but has drawn the ire of conservatives and even some in his own party who claim it would make children "fatherless". Macron, who acknowledged last week the political risk of the legislation, is mindful of the backlash six years ago against gay marriage, legalised under his Socialist predecessor Francois Hollande.

French lawmakers approve IVF for lesbians, single women

Members of the French parliament voted in favour of a ban on parents smacking their children, falling into line with the majority of European Union member states, although there will be no punishment for breaking the law.

The civil code will be updated to state that parental authority must be exercised without violence and that parents may not resort to "physical, verbal or psychological violence, nor to corporal punishment or humiliation".

The ban was approved in a thinly attended National Assembly in a session that began late Thursday evening, with 51 votes in favour, one against and three abstentions.

It reverses parental rights to discipline children using corporal punishment granted under Napoleon in the early 1800s.

"We know that routine violence in child rearing could have its consequences on the child, and also on the adolescent and the adult that he or she will become," said Elsa Faucillon from the Democratic and Republican Left party.

The ban was proposed by France's gender equality minister, Marlene Schiappa, who told Le Parisien newspaper that parents are wrong to believe that shouting, slapping or twisting children's ears are appropriate ways to assert authority.

French First Lady Brigitte Macron also supported the ban, but a few conservative and far-right MPs have condemned it as an interference in families' private lives.

As part of the vote, the government will prepare a report about parental violence and propose measures to educate parents.

Following the example of Sweden in 1966, some 54 countries - including 22 of the EU's 28 member countries - have introduced similar laws banning corporal punishment in the home, according to French data.

Members of the French parliament voted in favour of a ban on parents smacking their children, falling into line with the majority of European Union member states, although there will be no punishment for breaking the law.

Members of the French parliament voted in favour of a ban on parents smacking their children, falling into line with the majority of European Union member states, although there will be no punishment for breaking the law. The civil code will be updated to state that parental authority must be exercised without violence and that parents may not resort to "physical, verbal or psychological violence, nor to corporal punishment or humiliation". The ban was approved in a thinly attended National Assembly in a session that began late Thursday evening, with 51 votes in favour, one against and three abstentions. It reverses parental rights to discipline children using corporal punishment granted under Napoleon in the early 1800s. "We know that routine violence in child rearing could have its consequences on the child, and also on the adolescent and the adult that he or she will become," said Elsa Faucillon from the Democratic and Republican Left party. The ban was proposed by France's gender equality minister, Marlene Schiappa, who told Le Parisien newspaper that parents are wrong to believe that shouting, slapping or twisting children's ears are appropriate ways to assert authority. French First Lady Brigitte Macron also supported the ban, but a few conservative and far-right MPs have condemned it as an interference in families' private lives. As part of the vote, the government will prepare a report about parental violence and propose measures to educate parents. Following the example of Sweden in 1966, some 54 countries - including 22 of the EU's 28 member countries - have introduced similar laws banning corporal punishment in the home, according to French data.

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French lawmakers lodge complaint against UK over sewage dumping in shared waters

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France passes law to ban parents smacking kids