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Chaos in French parliament as powder keg reforms forced through

The French government has snubbed parliament over changes to the pension system and forced through the reforms.

The New Daily · Mar 16, 2023

French police use batons, tear gas in Paris amid pension protests

Protests rage after the French leader bypassed opposition and used special measure to raise the retirement age.

Al Jazeera · Mar 16, 2023

Riot police clash with protesters in Paris amid anger at Macron forcing through unpopular pension reforms

Violence breaks out in Place de La Concorde as French president uses emergency presidential decree to push through unpopular raising of retirement age

Evening Standard · Mar 16, 2023

Rubbish piles up in streets of Paris as France’s pension battle enters final stretch

A protracted strike by rubbish collectors has added a new twist to France’s festering dispute over pension reform as the battle over President Emmanuel Macron’s deeply unpopular reform enters a make-or-break week with tonnes of uncollected garbage piling higher by the day.

France 24 · Mar 13, 2023

French Senate adopts pension bill despite street protests

A contentious bill that would raise the retirement age in France from 62 to 64 got a push forward with the Senate’s adoption of the measure amid strikes, protests and uncollected garbage piling higher by the day

The Independent UK · Mar 12, 2023

French Senate approves Macron's pension reform as strikes continue

France's Senate voted late Saturday to approve a deeply unpopular reform to the country's pension system, hours after demonstrators took to the streets to oppose the cornerstone policy of President Emmanuel Macron's second term in office.

Radio France Internationale · Mar 12, 2023

French firms prioritising gender equality also reap higher returns

In early March, France’s first minister, Elisabeth Borne, announced that French companies failing to enforce the country’s gender equality criteria would be denied access to public contracts. The news adds yet another line to an already long list of incentives to boost women’s standing in the workplace.

The Conversation · Mar 8, 2023

French PM placates farmers with plan for pesticide alternatives

French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne has unveiled a plan to develop alternatives to the most widely used pesticides, assuring farmers of the state's support at her first visit to the annual agriculture show.

Radio France Internationale · Feb 28, 2023

French union bosses take retirement-age protests to countryside as vote looms

French union bosses took their demonstration against a planned pension reform to a small southern town on Thursday, as strikes showed signs of faltering ahead of a key parliamentary vote on raising the retirement age by two years to 64.

Reuters · Feb 16, 2023

French PM to join Jewish representative group for annual republican dinner

French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne will be the special guest of the Representative Council of French Jewish Institutions at their traditional republican dinner on Monday evening. She is expected to maintain her demands for "dialogue" and "social cohesion".

Radio France Internationale · Feb 13, 2023