The 45-year-old leader on Wednesday said he was prepared to accept unpopularity because the bill raising the retirement age by two years was “necessary” and “in the general interest of ...
In a sign that his schedule is still up in the air, an aide to French President Emmanuel Macron told AFP on condition of anonymity Wednesday that “the programme is ...
The failure of the vote will be a relief to Macron. Had it succeeded, it would have sunk his government and killed the legislation, which is set to raise the ...
At the height of Thursday’s extraordinary political drama, shortly after the government announced it would force through its contentious pension reform amid a huge fracas in parliament, protesters began to ...
Macron‘s move sparked protests across the country on Thursday night, with more than 300 people arrested nationwide, according to the interior minister. On Friday morning, some 200 protesters briefly blocked ...
As the legislation enters the final stretch in parliament, trade unions are set to make another attempt to pressure the government and lawmakers into rejecting the proposed hike in the ...
“When the rubbish collectors go on strike, the trashers are indignant.” Jacques Prévert’s iconic play on words has long been a favourite slogan of the French left – and indeed ...
For a generation already worried about inflation, uncertain job prospects and climate change, the retirement bill is stirring up broader questions about the value of work. FRANCE 24 talked to ...
Power supply was reduced by 8.2 gigawatts (GW), or 13% of overall production, across some of the country’s nuclear, thermal and hydropower sites due to the strike, EDF data showed. ...
The conservative-dominated legislative body voted in favour of a decisive article to raise the age of retirement by 201 votes to 115. Debate will resume later on Thursday over a ...
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