Macron faces no-confidence votes amid nationwide protests – POLITICO

Macron faces no-confidence votes amid nationwide protests – POLITICO

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 … Read more

Macron pays high price in popularity over pension reform, survey shows – POLITICO

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 … Read more

In France, some protests against increased retirement age turn violent

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 … Read more

Parts of Paris set ablaze amid continuing protests against retirement age increase

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 … Read more

Macron’s defiant show of force in parliament exposes a weakened president – POLITICO

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 … Read more

How French pensions revolt could wreck his presidency – POLITICO

How French pensions revolt could wreck his presidency – POLITICO

Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron will face a moment of reckoning Thursday as lawmakers gear up for a final vote on the government’s deeply unpopular pension reform. The controversial bill, a centerpiece of Macron’s second term, has sparked weeks of nationwide protests led … Read more

Sunak and Macron hail ‘new chapter’ in UK-France ties – POLITICO

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 … Read more

French Senate adopts pension reform as street protests continue – POLITICO

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 … Read more

How Boris Johnson’s departure paved the way for a grand Brexit bargain – POLITICO

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 … Read more

Macron lays out ‘new era’ for France’s reduced presence in Africa – POLITICO

Macron lays out ‘new era’ for France’s reduced presence in Africa – POLITICO

French President Emmanuel Macron called on Monday for his country to build “a new, balanced relationship” with Africa, as the former colonial power seeks to reduce its military presence on the continent. “The objective of this new era is to deploy our security presence in a partnership-based approach,” Macron said in a speech in Paris, … Read more