France braces for more unrest after Macron passes pension reform by decree
The French government is likely to face no-confidence motions, while unions have called more strikes in protest of the measure, which will raise the retirement age to 64
The French government is likely to face no-confidence motions, while unions have called more strikes in protest of the measure, which will raise the retirement age to 64
‘There will be a democratic problem if the reform is approved like this,’ Laurent Berger – the leader of France’s largest union – tells EL PAÍS
The Spanish-Peruvian writer is the first to access the hallowed institution without having ever written in French. The ceremony was attended by former Spanish monarch Juan Carlos
Proposals in the French government’s reform include letting undocumented migrants regularize their legal status if they are engaged in certain trades
Emmanuel Macron and Olaf Scholz are attempting to align on energy and military matters but cracks are beginning to show on the 60th anniversary of the Élysée Treaty
The French president managed to enact changes to the labor market, railways and wealth tax in his first term but faces huge social discontent over plans to raise the retirement age
French president says door is not closed to delivery of Leclercs, while German chancellor makes decision on the Leopards subject to coordination with allies
Pavel Filatyev – a former soldier who deserted the Kremlin’s army – has released the first chronicle written by a participant in the invasion of Ukraine. Now living in exile in Paris, he sat down with EL PAÍS to speak about his experiences
Personalities like Éric Zemmour call public protests after an undocumented Algerian woman tortured and killed a child named Lola in a Paris building
The Swedish Academy rewarded the French writer’s ‘courage and clinical acuity with which she uncovers the roots, estrangements and collective restraints of personal memory’
The president’s Ensemble coalition has gone from having 345 seats in the National Assembly to just 245, while the left and far right have made big gains
The papers disappeared when the anti-semitic writer escaped to Nazi Germany in 1944. They reappeared in 2020. Now Gallimard is publishing the first text
Russia’s military operations in Ukraine may last just weeks, but Putin could seek total occupation of the country or even challenge NATO, according to military and diplomatic analysts, who have not ruled out a “miracle of Dnieper”
The 84-year-old artist, renowned for his images of flamenco icons such as Paco de Lucía, was left on the sidewalk for hours without anyone coming to his aid after suffering a fall
A book and exhibition on the Spanish-born artist show how he was placed under police surveillance before finally being adopted by the country that once refused him citizenship
The move comes after a number of cases of blood clots were reported among people who had received the Covid-19 medication
Wary of a new surge in coronavirus infections, the executive is keeping more restrictions in place than Italy or France
Interior ministry confirms contact with Brussels to find safe port for Spanish rescue ship with 151 aboard
As donations pour in from all over the world, Anne Hidalgo reflects on the cathedral and its global significance
French investigators target suspects who misled consumers into thinking their rosé was made locally
EL PAÍS columnist Sami Naïr was working in the French interior ministry the night the Princess of Wales died in Paris
The country’s national demons, racism and sexism, have surfaced during this long and virulent journey
The appeal of the Trump phenomenon, explained from the epicenter of poverty in the United States
Felipe VI tells General Assembly in New York that Spaniards will overcome this difficult moment
Leading regional powers wonder why there’s still no government after nine months and two elections
Unlike property magnate, Democratic presidential candidate sidesteps invitation to Mexico
Despite conciliatory tone with Peña Nieto, candidate rails against migrants at Phoenix rally