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...
16 Oct, 2025, 08.31 AM IST
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...
15 Oct, 2025, 12.25 PM IST
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...
08 Jan, 2024, 10.51 PM IST
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...
16 May, 2023, 04.01 PM IST
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...
16 Apr, 2023, 08.45 AM IST
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...
15 Apr, 2023, 09.42 AM IST
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...
14 Apr, 2023, 09.51 PM IST
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 ...
06 Apr, 2023, 09.42 PM IST
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...
03 Apr, 2023, 02.47 PM IST
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...
30 Mar, 2023, 12.50 AM IST
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 ...
18 Mar, 2023, 07.58 AM IST
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...
17 Mar, 2023, 06.51 AM IST
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...
07 Mar, 2023, 03.46 PM IST
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...
05 Mar, 2023, 09.11 PM IST
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...
11 Feb, 2023, 11.22 PM IST
- French again protest pension reforms
Hundreds of thousands of French strikers took to the streets on Thursday in a desperate last ditch bid to force President Nicolas Sarkozy t...
29 Oct, 2010, 12.35 AM IST
- France strikes costing up to $557 mn per day
France's massive strikes are costing the national economy up to euro400 million ($557 million) each day, the French finance minister said o...
25 Oct, 2010, 10.24 PM IST