The Senate French has approved this Saturday, with 195 votes in favor and 112 against, the unpopular pension reform plan of the president Emmanuel Macrona bill whose key measure is to delay the retirement age by two years, to 64 years. The upper house of the French Parliament voted on the text after a seventh […]
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Pension reform marks Women’s Day protests in France
Some 200 demonstrations are planned in France for him International Women’s Rights Day150 more than in 2022, a day that, in addition to the classic feminist slogans, also includes the rejection of the pension reform, since it is considered that it affects women doubly. The organization Greve Feministe (Feminist Strike) classify the day ashistorical” on […]
Macron will go to China in April and welcomes effort on the conflict in Ukraine
President French, Emmanuel Macronannounced on Saturday that he will travel to China “in early April” and called Beijing to “help put pressure on Russia” for “stop the aggression” to Ukraine and “build peace”. “The fact that China is committed to peace efforts is very good,” highlighted the French president, the day after China published a […]
France mobilizes again for pension reform
Public transport, classes and electricity, oil and gas supplies were disrupted across France on Tuesday in the third round of protests and strikes against government plans to reform pensions. The demonstrations come a day after legislators began debating in parliament the bill that will raise the minimum retirement age from 62 to 64 years. It […]
New mass protests in France challenge Macron’s pension reform
Hundreds of thousands of people protested again on Tuesday in the streets of France against the pension reform of President Emmanuel Macron, determined to approve it in Parliament despite growing popular rejection. The two measures that crystallize the discontent are the progressive delay until 2030 of the retirement age from 62 to 64 years and […]
Macron and Lula talk about the environment, hunger and “risks” of democracy
President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva He spoke this Thursday with his French counterpart, Emmanuel Macronupon “challenges” with the environment and hunger and “risks” of the extreme right for democracy, reported the government of Brazil. “Both agreed on the risks that hang over democracy due to the violent actions of extreme right-wing groups” and the […]
Strikes in refineries, ports and electricity in France for pensions
Opposition to the pension reform of the President’s government French, Emmanuel Macronlives a new episode starting this Thursday with calls for strikes in some sectors such as refineries, electricity or ports. On the eve of the second unitary call of all the French unions on the 31st, the strikes organized today, which for the most […]
French government approves pension reform despite popular rejection
The government of French President Emmanuel Macron approved his pension reform on Monday, against which more than a million people demonstrated on Thursday, which is now beginning its parliamentary process while the protests continue. Despite the majority rejection of public opinion, the government reiterated its commitment to delay the retirement age from 62 to 64 […]
Putin tells Macron and Scholz that Ukraine violates humanitarian law
Updated on 03/12/2022 10:46 am Russian leader, Vladimir Putinaccused today the “nationalist” forces ukrainian of violating international humanitarian law in the zones of hostilities in Ukraine after the offensive russianin a telephone conversation with the French president, Emmanuel Macronand the German chancellor, Olaf Scholzthe Kremlin said in a statement. Putin asked the two European leaders […]
Vladimir Putin accuses Ukrainians of using Russian hostages as human shields
Updated on 03/12/2022 09:54 am The Russian President, Vladimir PutinOn Saturday, he accused the Ukrainian forces of “flagrant violations” of humanitarian law and called on his French counterpart, Emmanuel Macron, and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz to pressure Kiev to put an end to them. During a phone call with his two counterparts, Putin mentioned “extrajudicial […]