The French President, Emmanuel Macronenacted early Saturday morning his unpopular pension reform, a “provocation” for the unions and the opposition after three months of a social conflict that is bound to continue. “A law promulgated at night, like thieves”reacted the communist leader, Fabien Roussel. “What a provocation! New bluff by Emmanuel Macron as the country […]
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Call for “exceptional mobilization” in France against pension reform
French unions on Friday called for an “exceptional mobilization” on May 1 against President Emmanuel Macron’s unpopular pension reform, shortly after the Constitutional Council validated its key measures. The union centrals, which refused to meet with Macron and his government before that date, also requested in a joint statement that the president “do not enact […]
French pension law passes constitutional acid test
French President Emmanuel Macron’s iconic pension reform passed a litmus constitutional test on Friday and may be enacted in the coming days. The legislation, which extends the age at which a full pension can be drawn from 62 to 64, is highly unpopular in France and has sparked serious protests. But in what will be […]
New protests and motions of no confidence in France against pension reform | VIDEOS
The battle against the unpopular pension reform intensified this Friday in France after its controversial adoption by decree, with an increase in protest actions and the presentation of two motions of censure against the government. With the Paris ring road cut for half an hour, high schools blocked, 10,000 tons of garbage accumulated in the […]
France: clashes in protests against the change of the pension system | PHOTOS
For the second day in a row, France is the scene of violent protests. The reason? President Emmanuel Macron seeks to raise the retirement age without a vote in the National Assembly. Just one day after Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne invoked a special constitutional power to circumvent a vote in the chaotic lower house, lawmakers […]
Pension reform in France enters its crucial week
The reform of the pensions in France of the liberal president Emmanuel Macron enters this week in the final stretch, with an expected final vote on Thursday despite the popular and union rejection that called for new protests for Wednesday. “We will not give up on our pension reform“, that “It is called to be […]