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FRENCH PENSION REFORMS
No French, No civic test: France’s exam‑free Visiteur visa Indian HNIs are quietly using as a first step to EU residencyFrance's 2026 immigration reforms, including civic exams and language tests, have caused concern for many. However, the financially indepen...- What is in France's draft 2026 budget?French lawmakers are reviewing a 2026 budget aiming to tighten public finances by over 30 billion euros through spending cuts and new taxes...
- Embattled French PM Sebastien Lecornu survives no-confidence vote in ParliamentFrench Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu narrowly survived a no-confidence vote, averting immediate political chaos and allowing him to focu...
- French PM faces day of reckoning, but likely to survive no-confidence votesFrench Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu offered to suspend pension reform to secure support, potentially averting no-confidence votes. Whil...
- French bonds extend rally as Lecornu avoids more gridlockIn a surprising twist, French government bonds experienced a notable surge for the second consecutive day. This uptick followed Prime Minis...
- French PM Elisabeth Borne resigns, Emmanuel Macron to name new governmentMacron fuelled speculation of a government reshuffle in December by promising a new political initiative, after 2023 was bookended by polit...
- Cannes Film Festival starts on a bitter note as pension protests against Emmanuel Macron mount, labour unions threaten to disconnect electric supplyAll sorts of protests, demonstrations, and crowds on the public highway have been banned from May 16–27 by the authorities of the Cannes Fi...
- Despite heavy protests, French President Emmanuel Macron signs pension reform into lawKey reform provisions, such as raising the retirement age to 64 and lengthening the number of years of employment necessary for a full pens...
- Macron's pensions reform enacted into law as unions remain defiantFrance's constitutional court has approved President Emmanuel Macron's pensions reform that has raised the retirement age from 62 to 64 and...
- French President Emmanuel Macron's pension law passes crunch constitutional testThe legislation, which pushes the age at one can draw a full pension to 64 from 62, is deeply unpopular in France and has triggered huge pr...
- Pension reform protesters briefly invade Paris BlackRock buildingTrade unionists protesting against French President Emmanuel Macron's pension plans briefly invaded the Paris building where US investment ...
- French Minister Marlene Schiappa faces flak for appearance on Playboy magazine’s coverFrench Minister Marlene Schiappa is set to appear on the cover of Playboy France magazine. Her interview focuses on women's rights and LGBT...
- Paris garbage collectors to end strikeClean-up crews were set Wednesday to start picking up heaps of trash that had piled up over their weekslong strike beginning March 6 - as w...
- Violent protests in France over Macron's retirement age pushAt the elegant Place de Concorde, a festive protest by several thousand, with chants, dancing and a huge bonfire, degenerated into a scene ...
- France President Emmanuel Macron risks government backlash, pushes law to raise retirement ageThe fury of opposition lawmakers echoed the anger of citizens and workers' unions. Thousands gathered at the Place de la Concorde facing th...
- Macron vs the unions: What's at stake for France?As labour groups look to bring the country "to a standstill" on Tuesday, AFP looks at what's at stake for the president, the unions and the...
- France faces massive strikes over pension reformAfter five separate days of protests so far this year, this week's stoppages herald a new phase in the battle between the centrist governme...
- Nearly 1 million French march in 4th day of pension protestsOver 960,000 people marched in Paris, Nice, Marseille, Toulouse, Nantes and other cities, according to the Interior Ministry. Protesters ho...
- French again protest pension reformsHundreds of thousands of French strikers took to the streets on Thursday in a desperate last ditch bid to force President Nicolas Sarkozy t...
- France strikes costing up to $557 mn per dayFrance's massive strikes are costing the national economy up to euro400 million ($557 million) each day, the French finance minister said o...
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