Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. PARIS — Emmanuel Macron’s government faces several motions of no confidence in the National Assembly Monday after his government forced through a deeply unpopular pensions reform bill last week. Protesters took to the streets in major cities over the weekend, after the government invoked […]
Macron pays high price in popularity over pension reform, survey shows – POLITICO
Emmanuel Macron is paying a high price for his push on pension reform as a survey on Sunday showed the French president is facing a new low in popularity — as low as during the protests of the so-called Yellow Jackets. As the French take to the streets to protest against Macron’s pension reform, 70 […]
In France, some protests against increased retirement age turn violent
A smattering of protests against President Emmanuel Macron’s plan to raise France’s retirement age from 62 to 64 took place Saturday in Paris and beyond, as uncollected garbage continued to reek in the streets of the French capital amid a strike by sanitation workers. Largely non-violent protests were held in various cities, including Nantes and […]
Parts of Paris set ablaze amid continuing protests against retirement age increase
Parts of Paris set ablaze amid continuing protests against retirement age increase – CBS News Watch CBS News Protests in Paris have grown violent since French president Emmanuel Macron unilaterally decided to raise the nation’s retirement age from 62 to 64. Michael George has the story. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for […]
Controversial French pension reform legislation pushed through without parliamentary vote
Controversial French pension reform legislation pushed through without parliamentary vote – CBS News Watch CBS News People across France are outraged after French President Emmanuel Macron ordered his prime minister to push through a controversial pension reform bill without a parliamentary vote, raising the retirement age. CBS News anchors Elaine Quijano and Errol Barnett spoke […]
Macron’s defiant show of force in parliament exposes a weakened president – POLITICO
Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron’s decision to bypass parliament and impose his deeply unpopular pensions reform has revealed an uncompromising and weakened leader who now faces severe backlash from emboldened opposition lawmakers and protesters. Macron had vowed to abandon his top-down approach to politics and […]
Sunak and Macron hail ‘new chapter’ in UK-France ties – POLITICO
Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. PARIS — Vegetarian sushi and rugby brought the leaders of Britain and France together after years of Brexit rows. U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday held the two countries’ first bilateral summit in five years, amid warm words […]
French Senate adopts pension reform as street protests continue – POLITICO
The French Senate voted in favor of the controversial pension reform overnight, paving the way for a potential final adoption of the law on Thursday, as thousands of people continue to demonstrate across the country. The widespread opposition to the retirement overhaul is a political test to French President Emmanuel Macron, whose liberal party has […]
Pension reform plan sparks protests across France
Pension reform plan sparks protests across France – CBS News Watch CBS News Protests took place across France today over President Emmanuel Macron’s proposal to increase the country’s retirement age from 62 to 64. CBS News correspondent Elaine Cobbe reports from Paris. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, […]
How Boris Johnson’s departure paved the way for a grand Brexit bargain – POLITICO
Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. LONDON — It was clear when Boris Johnson was forced from Downing Street that British politics had changed forever. But few could have predicted that less than six months later, all angry talk of a cross-Channel trade war would be a distant memory, with […]