IN PHOTOS: Fiery protests erupt across France after Macron pushes pension reform
Fires were lit and windows were smashed after Macron’s administration forced through a highly unpopular bill raising the retirement age from 62 to 64 without a vote.
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Singing and Banging, French Lawmakers Vow to Stop Pension Change
Parties from the left and right erupted in anger after learning of the government’s plans to adopt the measure without a vote.
A dog day afternoon in French politics as Macron uses ‘nuclear option’ to raise retirement age
France entered a period of political uncertainty on Thursday as French President Emmanuel Macron rammed a controversial pension reform through parliament without a vote by invoking a special executive measure. With the opposition braced for a no-confi…
Your Friday Briefing: Macron Pushes Through Pension Bill
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French PM Borne vows to carry on despite show of force over pension reform
France’s Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne vowed on Thursday to carry on despite a bruising day of political manoeuvres in which she deployed the emergency powers of Article 49.3 to sweep the government’s controversial pensions reform bill through the Na…
What’s Next for Opponents of Macron’s Retirement Plan?
A protest at Place de la Concorde in Paris began as a jovial scene, but devolved as night fell and violent protesters clashed with police.
Macron Forces Through Pension Bill
Élisabeth Borne, the French prime minister, said, “We cannot gamble on the future of our pensions. The reform is necessary.”
France’s Macron invokes special power to adopt pension reform without vote
French President Emmanuel Macron imposed a highly unpopular bill raising the retirement age from 62 to 64 on Thursday by shunning parliament.
Amid Protests, France Pushes Through Bill to Raise Retirement Age Without Parliamentary Vote
Amid weeks of protest, President Macron invoked an article to push through pension reform without a parliamentary vote.
3 Dogs Die After Eating Poisoned Meatballs at a Race in France
The poisonings took place at the French canicross championships, in which people run or cycle while attached to their dogs.