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Emma Fourreau

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Emma Fourreau
MEP
Official portrait, 2024
Member of the European Parliament
for France
Incumbent
Assumed office
16 July 2024
Parliamentary groupThe Left
Personal details
Born (1999-10-01) 1 October 1999 (age 25)
Pontault-Combault, France
Nationality
Political partyLFI (since 2016)
Alma materSciences Po Rennes
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Emma Fourreau (French pronunciation: [ɛmma fuʁo]; born 1 October 1999) is a French politician for La France Insoumise (LFI).

Early life and education

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Fourreau was born in 1999 in Pontault-Combault to a French father and a Swedish mother. In 2017, she earned her Baccalauréat Littéraire with a mention très bien in Caen. She then studied at Sciences Po Rennes.[citation needed]

Career

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Fourreau was elected as an MEP in the 2024 European elections. She was elected from the France constituency on the ballot of La France Insoumise–PG–GES [fr]–REV–Péyi-A–PLR. Fourreau sits with The Left parliamentary group.[1]

In July 2025, Fourreau, alongside fellow LFI member and French MP Gabrielle Cathala and other activists, was on board the Gaza Freedom Flotilla, seeking to break Israel's blockade of the Gaza Strip.[2][3] Between 26 and 27 July, the IDF seized the ship, towed it to the Port of Ashdod, and detained the activists on board, vowing to deport them to their respective countries.[4] Along with most of the detainees, she refused to sign deportation papers, and went on a hunger strike to protest Israel's illegal arrest of the crew and its starvation of Palestinians in Gaza; Cathala was expelled instead.[5] On 29 July, Fourreau was transferred to the airport for deportation.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Home | Emma FOURREAU | MEPs | European Parliament". europarl.europa.eu. 1 October 1999. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
  2. ^ "La députée européenne LFI Emma Fourreau manifeste à Caen avant de prendre le bateau pour Gaza". Maville (in French). 12 July 2025. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
  3. ^ Wright, Ann (20 July 2025). "Flotilla Ship Heads Towards Gaza With 7 U.S. Nationals". Consortium News. Retrieved 21 July 2025.
  4. ^ Dayan, Linda; Rozovsky, Liza (26 July 2025). "IDF Soldiers Seize Second Gaza Aid Flotilla, Detain Activists on Board". Haaretz. Retrieved 26 July 2025.
  5. ^ "Gaza : la députée LFI Emma Fourreau entame une grève de la faim après avoir été interceptée par l'armée israélienne". Valeurs actuelles (in French). 28 July 2025. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
  6. ^ "Freedom Flotilla Boat 'Handala' - All Updates". Adalah. 28 July 2025. Retrieved 30 July 2025.


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