Corsica

Corsica: Ferry Strike Settled

Date: October 18th, 2005 |

Workers at the SNCM ferry company that services routes from France to Corsica and North Africa ended a 24-day strike Oct. 14 that had driven the company to the brink of bankruptcy. The strike was called to protest the privatization of the company and fueled intense passions. Workers hijacked a passenger ship that was later [read more]

Corsica

Date: September 2nd, 2003 |

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For decades, Corsican separatists protesting French control of the island have attacked symbols of French influence in the middle of the night, but lately, since the July conviction in Paris of eight Corsicans in the 1998 killing of a French Corsican official, they switched tactics and are now attacking during the day. No one has [read more]

Corsica

Date: December 21st, 2001 |

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The French government has moved a step closer to giving autonomy to this Mediterranean island that has been ruled by France since 1768. The French National Assembly passed a bill to allow Corsica to have a say in how French laws are adapted to serve the island, and the Corsican language will be added to [read more]

Corsica

Date: July 25th, 2001 |

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Just last month hopes were high that the decades-old separatist movement which has been responsible for scores of bombings would accept an overture from France to stop the violence. The Corsican assembly quickly accepted the offer of limited autonomy, but since then bombs have been exploding in rapid succession, two prominent Corsican politicians have been [read more]

Corsica

Date: November 18th, 2003 |

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The main separatist group that has been fighting French influence on the island for three decades has suspended its violent campaign. The move is consistent with the group’s political wing calling for a cease-fire leading up to local elections in France next March. Violent incidents had increased this summer, even spilling over into France itself, [read more]

Corsica

Date: July 24th, 2003 |

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Demonstrators clashed with police in Ajaccio July 19 during protests over the detention of nine men for involvement in the 1998 murder of a French official in Corsica. As many as 12,000 people attended the rally that was also called to demand a political settlement to the issue of Corsican autonomy. The process is stalled [read more]

Corsica

Date: July 30th, 2001 |

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After decades of sporadic violence, most of which was directed at French property rather than people, Corsican nationalists are close to obtaining greater autonomy through a plan presented by French Prime Minister Lionel Jospin. The plan does not offer independence, which is what the nationalists have always wanted, but the granting of autonomy has found [read more]