WThe French referendum on the Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe was held on 29 May 2005 to decide whether France should ratify the proposed Constitution of the European Union. The result was a victory for the "No" campaign, with 55% of voters rejecting the treaty on a turnout of 69%.
WThe Le Mans Congress was the twenty-first national congress of the French Socialist Party. It took place from November 18 to 20, 2005.
WThe 2005 conflagration of the Forum is a fire which took place in the neighborhood of Planoise, in Besançon. The fire killed the building's concierge and seriously wounded two Chinese student residents.
WThe Polish plumber and the Polish builder are stereotypes of cheap labour coming from Central and Eastern Europe to work in Western Europe. They are both a symbol of the fear that cheap Eastern European labour is threatening the jobs of Western Europeans and a symbol of foreign labour being more affordable and reliable.
WThe 2005 French riots led to a domestic and international response.
WThe 2005 French riots, was a three-week period of riots in the suburbs of Paris and other French cities, in October and November 2005. These riots involved youth of predominantly African, North African, and Arab heritage in violent attacks, and the burning of cars and public buildings.
WThe following is a timeline of the 2005 French riots that began Thursday, October 27, 2005. Where the source lists events as occurring in a night and following morning, this article lists them on the date of the night, not the following morning. The extent table in the main article does the opposite.