Protests in France escalated over the weekend with officers firing more than 4,000 nonlethal dispersion grenades at people who were voicing their concerns over French President Emmanuel Macron’s pension reforms. More than a million people have taken to the streets in recent
Bordeaux’s town hall was set on fire during angry protests in France as demonstrators continue to hit out at pension reforms imposed by President Emmanuel Macron. It has not been established who was responsible for the fire, but it was quickly put
French President Emmanuel Macron continues to see massive resistance toward his pension reforms, which pushed back the age of retirement from 62 to 64, with some 800,000 people gathering to protest in Paris alone, according to local reports Thursday. Demonstrators clashed with
French President Emmanuel Macron said Wednesday that the pension bill he pushed through without a vote in parliament needs to be implemented by the “end of the year,” sticking to his decision to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64 despite
French President Emmanuel Macron pushed his pension reform bill without MPs’ approval, sparking violent protests and calls for France to leave the EU. The legislation still faces a review by the Constitutional Council before it can be signed into law. The council
Garbage fills the streets of Paris as sanitation workers continue strike against pension reform bill
Garbage. Heaps, mounds and piles of it are growing daily — and in some places standing higher than a human being. A strike by Paris garbage collectors, which begins its 16th day on Tuesday, is taking a toll on the renowned aesthetics
Emmanuel Macron’s popularity rating is at its lowest since the Yellow Vests movement was founded. According to an opinion poll, the popularity rating of the French President is in free fall after his government used the so-called Article 49-3 to pass its
The French President has been accused of “deliberately creating a major crisis in the country” after his government used the so-called 49.3 mechanism in the French National Assembly to pass a controversial pension reform. “It is quite incredible that the government should
Britain’s pre-eminent polling guru, Professor Sir John Curtice, has delivered a stark warning to the Labour Party after it decided to oppose the Government’s move to abolish limits on the amount people can save in their pension pot without being taxed. Polling
Protests have erupted across France after President Emmanuel Macron forced through a controversial new pension reform. Opposition politicians and members of the French public are furious after Mr Macron used article 49.3 of the French constitution to ensure the policy will pass