The French government approved this Wednesday its immigration reform to regularize workers without papers and accelerate the expulsion of irregular migrants, a new explosive project that lacks the necessary parliamentary support to move forward. The plan faces rejection from the right-wing opposition party The Republicans (LR), with whom centrist President Emmanuel Macron usually negotiates to […]
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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 […]
The secrets of the teeth of a 17th century aristocrat in France
Thirty years after its discovery, the skeleton of a Protestant French aristocrat, from the time of the religious wars in that country, finally reveals the intimate secrets of that personality, and of its social environment. The tomb of Anne d’Alègre, who died in 1619 at the age of 54, was opened during excavations at the […]
EU believes that tensions with the US over subsidies will be resolved “soon”
The European Commissioner for the Internal Market, Thierry Breton, assured this Friday that the differences between the bloc and the United States over the Inflation Reduction Act – a US plan to subsidize the purchase of nationally manufactured electric vehicles – will be resolved soon. “I am convinced that we will see results soon. We […]
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 […]
The French luxury group LVMH broke sales and profit records in 2022
The group French LVMHthe world leader in luxury, announced Thursday that its sales and net profit reached new highs last year, thanks to strong demand in Europe Y USA. Sales totaled 79,184 million euros (about 86,000 million dollars), and net profit 14,084 million euros in 2022. Both figures represent a record for the group, which […]
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 […]
Paris and Berlin renew their alliance before war in Ukraine
France and Germany promised on Sunday to give Ukraine “unwavering support” and to strengthen the European Union as they try to overcome their differences on defense, energy and the economy as they mark the 60th anniversary of their post-World War II friendship treaty. The entire German government cabinet traveled to Paris for bilateral meetings with […]
Massive protests in France against the government’s pension reform
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With strikes and massive demonstrations in the streets, hundreds of thousands of French people today supported the call for mobilization launched by the unions against the reform of the pension system proposed by the President’s government Emmanuel Macrondetermined to approve it despite strong popular rejection. “The mobilization is the image of what we read in […]