After a string of dramatic days in French politics, controversial pension reforms were passed the hard way on Monday. French Prime Minister ANDLisabeth Borne pushed the bill through the National Assembly, the lower house, last week citing Article 49.3. The constitutional clause grants the executive branch of government the privilege of passing a bill without … Read more
Press play to listen to this article Expressed by artificial intelligence. PARIS — Emmanuel Macron’s government faces several no-confidence motions in the National Assembly on Monday after his government imposed a deeply unpopular pension reform bill last week. Protesters took to the streets of major cities over the weekend, after the government invoked a controversial … Read more
PARIS (AP) — A handful of protests against President Emmanuel Macron’s plan to raise the retirement age in France from 62 to 64 took place on Saturday in Paris and beyond, as uncollected rubbish stank on the streets of the French capital amid a strike by sanitation workers. Largely non-violent protests took place in various … Read more
An estimated 10,000 tonnes of uncollected waste is piling up on the streets of the French capital, as unions call for more weekend protests and strikes against controversial pension reforms. Hundreds arrested in Paris after two nights of protests, interior minister says Gerald Darmaninwhile protests have spread to Rennes, Nantes, Lyon and Marseille after President … Read more
Demonstrations against the government’s use of a special constitutional provision, known as Article 49.3, to sweep up parliamentary opposition to reform have been angrier than anything seen in the past two last months. Unions, united to coordinate their protests, called for a ninth day of strike action next Thursday, but many expressed fears of losing … Read more
PARIS—French President Emmanuel Macron faced a second straight day of violent protests as opposition lawmakers called for no-confidence votes early next week aimed at toppling his government and killing his redesign of the French pension system. A group of centrist lawmakers opposed to Mr Macron tabled a motion of no confidence on Friday with the … Read more
PARIS (AP) – Protests against French President Emmanuel Macron’s decision to impose a bill raising the retirement age from 62 to 64 through parliament without a vote disrupted traffic, garbage collection and university campuses in Paris as opponents of the change maintained their resolve to roll back the government. Striking sanitation workers blocked a waste … Read more
PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday ordered its prime minister to exercise a special constitutional power that bypasses parliament to push through a wildly unpopular bill raising the retirement age from 62 to 64 without a vote. His calculated risk sparked a roar among lawmakers, who began singing the national anthem even … Read more
PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron’s government bypassed parliament and invoked special constitutional powers on Thursday to raise the country’s retirement age, a move that puts it at odds with the French legislature and millions of protesters. By forcing workers to stay at work until the age of 64, instead of 62, Mr. Macron is … Read more
Press play to listen to this article Expressed by artificial intelligence. PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron will face a moment of judgment on Thursday as lawmakers prepare for a final vote on the government’s deeply unpopular pension reform. The controversial bill, a centerpiece of Macron’s second term, sparked weeks of union-led nationwide protests and … Read more