French minister Olivier Dussopt to face court over alleged favouritism
French Employment Minister Olivier Dussopt – who has played a key role in President Emmanuel Macron’s decision to push through an unpopular change to the...
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France under fire at UN for police violence, racial and religious
Issued on: 01/05/2023 – 15:46 Several nations voiced concern at the United Nations Monday over police violence, including against protesters, in France, as the country...
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France’s Macron faces Labour Day protests over divisive pension law
Issued on: 01/05/2023 – 03:57 France’s President Emmanuel Macron faces more nationwide protests on Monday as he seeks to steer the country on from a...
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Pension reform protests threaten Macron’s agenda
Issued on: 29/04/2023 – 17:36 A global credit ratings agency downgraded French debt worthiness a notch on Saturday, citing pension reform protests as a cause....
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French president struggles to move on from pension controversy
Issued on: 21/04/2023 – 21:25Modified: 21/04/2023 – 21:29 French President Emmanuel Macron only just dodged another day of heckles and boos from opponents of the...
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Nobel laureate Annie Ernaux calls for justice as French students
Issued on: 27/03/2023 – 14:45 Annie Ernaux, the 2022 Nobel literature laureate, has backed calls for a thorough investigation after four female students said they...
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Brav-M, the special police unit accused of brutality
They ride in pairs, are armed with handguns, expandable batons and tear gas grenades, and have been specially trained to prevent protests from spiralling out...
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Violent wlashes erupt over agro industry water megabasins project in
Issued on: 25/03/2023 – 15:25 French security forces again clashed with protesters Saturday as campaigners sought to stop the construction of reservoirs for the agricultural...
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Use of force signals ‘crisis of authority’ as France’s pension battle
Fury at President Emmanuel Macron’s decision to bypass parliament on pension reform has sparked days of unrest across the country, reviving scrutiny of police’s heavy-handed...
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President Macron hopes to heal divisions after bruising pensions fight
Issued on: 22/03/2023 – 05:32 President Emmanuel Macron will go live on television Wednesday, hoping to heal deep divisions across France caused by a brutal...
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After Macron’s use of ‘nuclear option’ on unpopular pension reform,
Several consequences could follow the French government’s use of Article 49.3 of the constitution to pass President Emmanuel Macron’s pension reform without a vote in...
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Bitter pension battle turns to democratic crisis as Macron bypasses
Widespread rejection of French President Emmanuel Macron’s planned pension overhaul was a key factor in his failure to win a parliamentary majority following his re-election...