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Well, according to the wikipedia disambiguation page, the words "communauté française" have an even worse history, beyond its association with Belgium.

However, the "Republic one and indivisible" share a paragraph with "the equality of all citizens", which don't exactly include foreign nationals...

Un roi sans divertissement est un homme plein de misères

by linca (antonin POINT lucas AROBASE gmail.com) on Sat Jul 12th, 2008 at 03:33:54 PM EST
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EU citizens are certainly supposed to be included since they're to be treated on an equal footing with citizens of any member state, according to Maastricht and following treaties.

But I really am surprised by this use of "community" in a ruling from such a high instance. And, as you point out, the term "communauté française" (re France), has an inglorious past, especially

Communauté française - Wikipédia

Sous le régime de Vichy, l'expression communauté française servait à désigner l'ensemble des Français de souche, selon l'idéologie aryaniste, avec l'objectif de spécialement exclure les Juifs de la nationalité française.

(Under the Vichy régime, the term "French community" was used to indicate those "of French stock", according to the Aryanist ideology, with the aim in particular of excluding Jews from French nationality.)

by afew (afew(a in a circle)eurotrib_dot_com) on Sat Jul 12th, 2008 at 03:46:56 PM EST
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Are EU citizens allowed into the military nowadays ?

Un roi sans divertissement est un homme plein de misères
by linca (antonin POINT lucas AROBASE gmail.com) on Sat Jul 12th, 2008 at 03:52:51 PM EST
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There's always been the Legion...
by afew (afew(a in a circle)eurotrib_dot_com) on Sat Jul 12th, 2008 at 04:00:56 PM EST
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This is new to me: I had never heard of the french community in that sense. (The Vichy regime would be refered to as "l'état français").

As for me, "communauté française" may refer to the (failed) attempt to build a commonwealth-like association with former colonies at the end of the fifties.

Do you know where this expression comes from, apart from wikipedia? Is it of a widespread use abroad to design the 1939-1944 period or policies?

A free fox in a free henhouse!

by Xavier in Paris on Tue Jul 15th, 2008 at 08:05:58 AM EST
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A link using the term. Another, from the assemblée nationale website...

Un roi sans divertissement est un homme plein de misères
by linca (antonin POINT lucas AROBASE gmail.com) on Tue Jul 15th, 2008 at 08:32:50 AM EST
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