French workers, angered by Macron’s pension plan, strike en masse
1 year, 11 months ago

French workers, angered by Macron’s pension plan, strike en masse

Al Jazeera  

Hundreds of thousands walk off in protest against the government’s plan to raise the pension age to 64. “People are against this reform … we need to show it.” While French labour ministry estimates say retirement reform would bring in an additional 17.7bn euros in annual pension contributions, allowing the system to break even by 2027, unions say there are other ways to ensure the viability of the pension system, such as increasing taxes for the superrich. So his second term, he’s trying again.” For Macron, the pension plans put his reformist credentials at stake, both in the country and among his European Union peers, as a way to keep public spending down. Anne-Elisabeth Moutet, a journalist with The Telegraph, told Al Jazeera: “The feeling among the workers in France and the unions is this reform is essentially pushing people to work longer, they will not find jobs because in France unemployment problems.” Moutet explained that despite the protests, the reform plan will most likely pass thanks to Macron’s deal with the main conservative party, Les Republicans. “There’s nothing good in this reform,” said Rozenn Cros, in the southern French city of Cannes, as she and other teachers prepared to strike with banners including “No to 64”.

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France’s Macron aims to push economic and immigration reforms despite political challenges
1 year, 4 months ago

France’s Macron aims to push economic and immigration reforms despite political challenges

Associated Press  

PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron vowed to make key economic, immigration and education reforms despite France’s divisions and political challenges that have included months of protests against pension changes and recent rioting over a teen killed by police. Macron said in a wide-ranging interview with Le Point magazine published Thursday that he will meet next week with the country’s …

French pension reform opponents fail to pass repeal bill
1 year, 7 months ago

French pension reform opponents fail to pass repeal bill

Associated Press  

Opponents of French President Emmanuel Macron’s pension reform failed on Thursday to pass a repeal bill, in their latest effort to maintain the retirement age at 62. Macron’s centrist party doesn’t have a majority in the National Assembly, the lower house of parliament, but it allied with some Republican lawmakers to push back the opposition’s efforts. Marine Le Pen, the …

Protests in France as unions make last-ditch bid to resist higher retirement age
1 year, 7 months ago

Protests in France as unions make last-ditch bid to resist higher retirement age

Associated Press  

PARIS — French union activists marched on the headquarters of the Paris Olympics and slowed traffic at the capital’s Orly Airport with strikes Tuesday as they sought to reignite resistance to a higher retirement age. President Emmanuel Macron’s move to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64 — and force the measure through parliament without a vote — inflamed …

French Unions Plan Another Series of Protests to Thwart Macron from Raising Retirement Age
1 year, 7 months ago

French Unions Plan Another Series of Protests to Thwart Macron from Raising Retirement Age

News 18  

French unions will stage on Tuesday a 14th day of protests against government plans to raise the retirement age to 64, in what could be a final attempt to pressure lawmakers into scrapping a law that is already on the statute books. President Emmanuel Macron’s decision to force the reform through with special constitutional powers prompted angry protests this spring, …

Opponents make last-ditch effort to stop French pension law
1 year, 8 months ago

Opponents make last-ditch effort to stop French pension law

Associated Press  

PARIS — Opponents of a law that would raise the retirement age in France from 62 to 64 are making last-ditch plans to prevent the change that is set to take effect in September. A LONG SHOT AT A REFERENDUM The Constitutional Council’s role is to assess whether the opposition’s request over bringing the retirement age back to 62 meets …

Anger at new retirement age fuels further protests in France
1 year, 8 months ago

Anger at new retirement age fuels further protests in France

Associated Press  

GANGES, France — Hundreds of people opposed to the new law raising the retirement age from 62 to 64 demonstrated Thursday in a small town in southern France during a visit by President Emmanuel Macron, while scattered protests were staged elsewhere. Demonstrators sang what has become the anthem of the retirement protests: “We are here, we are here, even if …

Macron says he hears France’s anger, but defends pension law
1 year, 8 months ago

Macron says he hears France’s anger, but defends pension law

Associated Press  

PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron said Monday that he heard people’s anger over raising the retirement age from 62 to 64, but insisted that it was needed to keep the pension system afloat as the population ages. In many cities, opponents to the pension law took to the streets to bang pots and pans during Macron’s televised address to …

Macron’s unpopular pension plan enacted into French law
1 year, 8 months ago

Macron’s unpopular pension plan enacted into French law

Associated Press  

PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron’s unpopular plan to raise France’s retirement age from 62 to 64 was enacted into law Saturday, the day after the country’s constitutional body approved the change. On Friday, the Constitutional Council rejected some parts of the government’s pension legislation but approved the higher minimum retirement age, which was central to Macron’s plan and the …

Macron signs France pension reform into law despite protests
1 year, 8 months ago

Macron signs France pension reform into law despite protests

The Hindu  

French President Emmanuel Macron signed his controversial pension reform into law Saturday, defying three months of protests and pleas from unions not to implement the legislation. Socialist leader Olivier Faure said that Macron's swift signing of the law showed "disdain" towards the protest movement while hard-left MP Francois Ruffin called it a "democratic hold-up". Mr. Macron has called the change …

France’s Constitutional Council approves Macron's new pension reform amid protests
1 year, 8 months ago

France’s Constitutional Council approves Macron's new pension reform amid protests

The Hindu  

France’s Constitutional Council on Friday approved an unpopular plan to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64 in a victory for President Emmanuel Macron after months of mass protests that have damaged his leadership. Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne said Friday's decision “marks the end of the institutional and democratic path of this reform,” adding that there was “no victor" …

France's Macron signs controversial pension reform into law
1 year, 8 months ago

France's Macron signs controversial pension reform into law

ABC  

French President Emmanuel Macron has signed into law a controversial bill to raise the country's retirement age by two years, the government's official journal showed on Saturday, as unions vow to oppose the controversial changes including raising the retirement age from 62 to 64. Key points: The nine-member Constitutional Council ruled in favour of key provisions of the reform, including …

Macron signs France pension reform into law despite protests
1 year, 8 months ago

Macron signs France pension reform into law despite protests

Al Jazeera  

The Constitutional Council rules in favour of key provisions of the reform, including raising the retirement age to 64. French President Emmanuel Macron has signed into law a controversial bill to raise the country’s retirement age by two years. The proclamation of the law came after France’s Constitutional Council on Friday approved the main retirement-age measure and follows months of …

Emmanuel Macron receives court all-clear to raise French retirement age, but protesters vow to fight on
1 year, 8 months ago

Emmanuel Macron receives court all-clear to raise French retirement age, but protesters vow to fight on

ABC  

Emmanuel Macron's pension overhaul has passed its final hurdle – but protesters say they won't accept it. France's constitutional court made its decision on Friday evening, ruling in full that the Macron government's reforms were legal. How Macron won a risky gambit Emmanuel Macron promised to reform France's pension system during his successful presidential campaign last year, but his government …

France’s President Emmanuel Macron weakened but unbowed after pension reform battle
1 year, 8 months ago

France’s President Emmanuel Macron weakened but unbowed after pension reform battle

Firstpost  

The French Constitutional Court declared on Friday that the law to raise the retirement age by two years to 64 was in accordance with the basic charter of the French Republic, despite Macron’s dismal approval ratings and widespread opposition to his pension reform Paris: President Emmanuel Macron was being his usual belligerent self hours before France’s highest court gave his …

Macron’s new pension age overcomes last hurdle amid protests
1 year, 8 months ago

Macron’s new pension age overcomes last hurdle amid protests

Associated Press  

PARIS — France’s Constitutional Council on Friday approved an unpopular plan to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64 in a victory for President Emmanuel Macron after months of mass protests that have damaged his leadership. Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne said Friday’s decision “marks the end of the institutional and democratic path of this reform,” adding that there was …

Watch live: French students gather to protest Constitutional Council’s decision on pensions
1 year, 8 months ago

Watch live: French students gather to protest Constitutional Council’s decision on pensions

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy French students have gathered once more as the Constitutional Council makes its decision on whether Macron's …

Emotions high at French protests over Macron’s pension plan
1 year, 8 months ago

Emotions high at French protests over Macron’s pension plan

Associated Press  

PARIS — Protesters opposing President Emmanuel Macron’s unpopular plan to raise the retirement age to 64 marched again Thursday in cities and towns around France, in a final show of anger before a crucial decision on whether the measure meets constitutional standards. Fabien Villedieu of the Sud-Rail Union said LVMH “could reduce all the holes” in France’s social security system. …

Emotions high at French protests over Macron's pension plan
1 year, 8 months ago

Emotions high at French protests over Macron's pension plan

The Hindu  

Protesters opposing President Emmanuel Macron’s unpopular plan to raise the retirement age to 64 marched again on April 13 in cities and towns around France, in a final show of anger before a crucial decision on whether the measure meets constitutional standards. “The mobilization is far from over,” the leader of the leftist CGT union, Sophie Binet, said at a …

Macron’s new pension age overcomes last hurdle amid protests
1 year, 8 months ago

Macron’s new pension age overcomes last hurdle amid protests

LA Times  

Demonstrate gather in Paris on Friday after France’s Constitutional Council approved an unpopular plan to raise the retirement age to 64. France’s Constitutional Council on Friday approved an unpopular plan to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64 in a victory for President Emmanuel Macron after months of mass protests that have damaged his leadership. Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne …

France pension protests: Thousands hit roads, barge into Louis Vuitton stores, verdict on bill today
1 year, 8 months ago

France pension protests: Thousands hit roads, barge into Louis Vuitton stores, verdict on bill today

India Today  

Having entered its 12th day, protests in France did not simmer down on Thursday as hundreds of thousands of protestors carried out nationwide demonstrations. Trade unions and activists, in a fresh round of protests against French President Emmanuel Macron's plan to raise the minimum pension age from 62 to 64, barged into luxury brand stores, including Louis Vuitton and Christian …

French court approves Macron’s plan to raise retirement age
1 year, 8 months ago

French court approves Macron’s plan to raise retirement age

Al Jazeera  

France’s constitutional court has approved the key elements of President Emmanuel Macron’s pension reforms, triggering new nationwide protests against the plan. “Stay the course, that’s my motto,” Macron said on Friday as he inspected restoration efforts at the Notre Dame cathedral, four years after a devastating fire gutted the Gothic masterpiece. Far-right Rassemblement National figurehead Marine Le Pen added that …

Why are French workers angry about raising retirement age?
1 year, 9 months ago

Why are French workers angry about raising retirement age?

Associated Press  

PARIS — Hundreds of thousands of people have filled the streets of France in the 11th day of nationwide resistance to a government proposal to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64. Because people really hate Macron — we hate him — and we’re only at the beginning, we have four more years,” said insurance salesman Mohamed Belmoud, 28. …

Why are the French so angry over retiring 2 years later?
1 year, 9 months ago

Why are the French so angry over retiring 2 years later?

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Because people really hate Macron — we hate …

France braces for fresh strikes as negotiations between govt, unions yield no result
1 year, 9 months ago

France braces for fresh strikes as negotiations between govt, unions yield no result

Firstpost  

Unions will be hoping for a big turnout on the 11th day of action since January as there have been signs that the two and a half month protest movement is beginning to lose some momentum Paris: After negotiations between the government and unions ended in deadlock on Thursday, France prepared for yet another day of protests and strikes to …

Pension protests to bring 'maximum' workers in France after government, union talks fail
1 year, 9 months ago

Pension protests to bring 'maximum' workers in France after government, union talks fail

India Today  

France braced for a new round of nationwide protests and strikes on Thursday after a meeting between the prime minister and labour unions failed to break a political stalemate over a deeply unpopular pension bill making people work for longer. READ | More than 1 million take part in France pension protests, tear gas fired, town hall blazed "After this …

French PM, unions meeting fails ahead of pension protests
1 year, 9 months ago

French PM, unions meeting fails ahead of pension protests

Associated Press  

PARIS — French trade union leaders walked out of talks with Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne on Wednesday after failing to find a compromise on the contentious plan to raise the country’s legal retirement age from 62 to 64 years. The heads of France’s major unions, who want the withdrawal of the pension plan, met with Borne a day before the …

Pension meeting with PM Elisabeth Borne a 'failure', say French unions
1 year, 9 months ago

Pension meeting with PM Elisabeth Borne a 'failure', say French unions

Firstpost  

Paris: The last-ditch meeting between French unions and Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne to ease tensions over a divisive pension reform yielded no results as the leader refused to revoke the changes, according to union representatives. After barely an hour-long meeting, one of the representatives of the country’s eight main unions Cyril Chabanier said,“It’s clearly a failure when the prime minister …

Pension protests raise tension between police, demonstrators
1 year, 9 months ago

Pension protests raise tension between police, demonstrators

Firstpost  

The violence adds to the anger in the streets and complicates efforts to invite dialogue between the government and labor unions Paris: French authorities see the police as protectors who are ensuring that citizens can peacefully protest President Emmanuel Macron’s contentious retirement age increase. “There is no police violence,” Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said Wednesday on RTL radio while condemning …

Au Revoir, France: How pension protests are making the world’s most visited country undesirable
1 year, 9 months ago

Au Revoir, France: How pension protests are making the world’s most visited country undesirable

Firstpost  

For weeks, protests over Emmanuel Macron’s pension reform have gripped Paris and other cities with demonstrations now turning violent. Explained: Why France pension reforms are a reminder of India’s NPS vs OPS debate Paris stinks Before strikes hit the city’s tourist hubs, visitors were put off by the stink gripping the city. Currently, around 15 per cent of petrol stations …

Clashes as French protesters rally against Macron's pension bill
1 year, 9 months ago

Clashes as French protesters rally against Macron's pension bill

India Today  

Black-clad groups set fire to garbage cans and threw projectiles at police in Paris, who charged at them and threw teargas in confrontations on the fringes of a march against President Emmanuel Macron and his deeply unpopular pension bill. "The bill has acted as a catalyst for anger over Macron's policies," said Fanny Charier, 31, who works for the Pole …

New protests against Macron and his pension bill amid warnings of violence
1 year, 9 months ago

New protests against Macron and his pension bill amid warnings of violence

India Today  

France faces a new nationwide day of strikes and protests on Tuesday after some of the country's worst street violence in years marred rallies over the past week. Protests against President Emmanuel Macron's plans to delay the retirement age by two years to 64 have been largely peaceful so far. But anger has mounted since the government pushed the bill …

Watch | Why are the French angry with their government?
1 year, 9 months ago

Watch | Why are the French angry with their government?

The Hindu  

In Paris, there is growing unrest over the government’s decision to change the state pension age from 62 to 64. This means people would have to work longer to get a full state pension. French President Emmanual Macron rushed a reform in the Lower House of Parliament to increase the retirement age from 62 to 64 without holding a vote. …

Why are there protests in France?
1 year, 9 months ago

Why are there protests in France?

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. To achieve his aim, Mr Macron invoked Article 49.3 …

Violent French pension protests erupt as 1M demonstrate
1 year, 9 months ago

Violent French pension protests erupt as 1M demonstrate

Associated Press  

PARIS — More than 1 million people demonstrated across France on Thursday against unpopular pension reforms, and violence erupted in some places as unions called for new nationwide strikes and protests next week, coinciding with King Charles III’s planned visit to France. Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin, visiting police headquarters Thursday night as fires still burned in some Paris neighborhoods, gave …

Anger at Macron mounts as French unions hold new protests
1 year, 9 months ago

Anger at Macron mounts as French unions hold new protests

The Hindu  

Large crowds in Paris and other French cities took to the streets in the first mass demonstrations since President Emmanuel Macron inflamed public anger by forcing a higher retirement age bill through parliament without a vote. Violence has intensified in recent days at small, scattered protests against the pension reform and Macron’s leadership — in contrast with the largely peaceful …

French President Macron pushes pension reform as protests escalate
1 year, 9 months ago

French President Macron pushes pension reform as protests escalate

India Today  

French President Emmanuel Macron drew an angry response from unions and opposition parties on Wednesday when he said he would press on with plans to raise the pension age, rejecting calls for a U-turn in response to growing public anger. Unions said a ninth nationwide day of protests and strikes on Thursday would draw huge crowds against what they described …

Macron wants French pension plan implemented by end of year
1 year, 9 months ago

Macron wants French pension plan implemented by end of year

Associated Press  

PARIS — President Emmanuel Macron is stubbornly resisting growing discontent on the streets of France, saying on Wednesday that the pension bill he pushed through without a vote in parliament to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64 must be implemented by the end of the year. It’s as though “there’s a well lit fire and he is pouring …

Macron breaks silence in bid to defuse pensions crisis
1 year, 9 months ago

Macron breaks silence in bid to defuse pensions crisis

The Hindu  

French President Emmanuel Macron is to make on Wednesday his first public comments on the crisis sparked by his government forcing through a pensions overhaul, which has sparked violent protests and questions over his ability to bring about further change. Borne invoked article 49.3 after failing to muster a parliamentary majority for the reform in the Assembly, a consequence of …

France: Protests turn violent as Macron pushes pension plan
1 year, 9 months ago

France: Protests turn violent as Macron pushes pension plan

Hindustan Times  

France: Protests turn violent as Macron pushes pension plan Over 200 people were arrested overnight on March 21 in Paris for setting fire to garbage in the streets and continued protests after France's parliament adopted a divisive bill raising the retirement age from 62 to 64. President Emmanuel Macron will look to "calm things down" with a televised interview amid …

Explained | Why is France seeing widespread protests over Emmanuel Macron’s pension reforms?
1 year, 9 months ago

Explained | Why is France seeing widespread protests over Emmanuel Macron’s pension reforms?

The Hindu  

The story so far: Protesters on Friday, March 17, clashed with the police at the Place de la Concorde in Paris, near the National Assembly building amid growing unrest over the ruling government’s decision to change the state pension age from 62 to 64, meaning people would have to work longer to get a full state pension. But on Thursday, …

Protests, strikes in France amid anger at Macron’s pension reform
1 year, 9 months ago

Protests, strikes in France amid anger at Macron’s pension reform

Al Jazeera  

Protesters, police clash in Paris for a third night amid widespread anger over Emmanuel Macron’s pension reforms. Protesters and police in the French capital, Paris, have clashed for a third night as thousands took to the streets across the country and workers at refineries went on strike to oppose the government’s decision to raise the state pension age without a …

Violent protests in France over Macron’s retirement age push
1 year, 9 months ago

Violent protests in France over Macron’s retirement age push

Associated Press  

PARIS — Angry protesters took to the streets in Paris and other cities for a second day on Friday, trying to pressure lawmakers to bring down French President Emmanuel Macron’s government and doom the unpopular retirement age increase he’s trying to impose without a vote in the National Assembly. A day after Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne invoked a special constitutional …

Protests erupt in France over Macron’s retirement age push
1 year, 9 months ago

Protests erupt in France over Macron’s retirement age push

The Hindu  

Protesters disrupted traffic in Paris on Friday as angry critics, political opponents and labor unions around France blasted President Emmanuel Macron's decision to force a bill raising the retirement age from 62 to 64 through parliament without a vote. Borne on Thursday to make use of a special constitutional power to push the highly unpopular pension bill through without a …

Anger spreads in France over Macron's retirement bill push
1 year, 9 months ago

Anger spreads in France over Macron's retirement bill push

The Independent  

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France\'s Macron risks his government to raise retirement age
1 year, 9 months ago

France\'s Macron risks his government to raise retirement age

Deccan Chronicle  

Paris: French President Emmanuel Macron ordered his prime minister to wield a special constitutional power on Thursday that skirts parliament to force through a highly unpopular bill raising the retirement age from 62 to 64 without a vote. Marine Le Pen said her far-right National Rally party would file a no-confidence motion, and Communist lawmaker Fabien Roussel said such a …

France’s Macron risks his government to raise retirement age
1 year, 9 months ago

France’s Macron risks his government to raise retirement age

Associated Press  

PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron ordered his prime minister to wield a special constitutional power Thursday that skirts parliament to force through a highly unpopular bill raising the retirement age from 62 to 64 without a vote. Marine Le Pen said her far-right National Rally party would file a no-confidence motion, and Communist lawmaker Fabien Roussel said such a …

French rioters threaten home of President Macron as he faces motions of no confidence
1 year, 9 months ago

French rioters threaten home of President Macron as he faces motions of no confidence

Daily Mail  

Marine Le Pen said afterwards that it was a 'total failure for the government' Trade unions had warned that the move would risk radicalising opponents Rioters threatened the home of French president Emmanuel Macron after he bypassed parliament to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64. French police face protesters as clashes erupt on Place de la Concorde square, …

Decisive day for Macron's pension gamble in tense France
1 year, 9 months ago

Decisive day for Macron's pension gamble in tense France

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy France’s standoff over a bill raising the retirement age heads …

Macron’s pension plan advances despite strikes across France
1 year, 9 months ago

Macron’s pension plan advances despite strikes across France

Associated Press  

PARIS — Thousands of people angered over President Emmanuel Macron’s plan to raise the retirement age joined a national strike on Wednesday as a committee of lawmakers advanced the proposal. Unions remained combative late Wednesday, calling on lawmakers to vote against the plan and denouncing the government’s legal shortcuts to move the bill forward as a dangerous “denial of democracy.” …

France stages eighth day of protests against President Emmanuel Macron's plan to raise the retirement age
1 year, 9 months ago

France stages eighth day of protests against President Emmanuel Macron's plan to raise the retirement age

ABC  

Garbage crowds the streets of Paris, liquefied natural gas operations have been suspended and rail services were cancelled on Wednesday as unions push back against French President Emmanuel Macron's pension overhaul. Key points: More than 6,000 tonnes of rubbish has built up in Paris as rubbish collectors walk out for second week The Senate and National Assembly will vote on …

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