Elected head of France’s lower house a year ago, Yaël Braun-Pivet says the chief opposition party’s ideas must be combated, but underscores that its lawmakers ‘have their place in this institution’ because they were placed there by voters
The French leader’s office said they would discuss Ukraine’s military and humanitarian needs and “the more long-term perspectives for a return to peace in Europe”
In a conversation with EL PAÍS, the great French thinker reflects on existence and invites us to cultivate the poetic side of living. He has just published a ‘dissident’ book on the war in Ukraine and has two more works forthcoming in the summer
An erotic passage in the politician’s new book has caused a stir on social media, with users both ridiculing his literary style and criticizing him for being out-of-touch with the everyday concerns of the people
Unions have called another march for June 6. In the meantime, government officials are being greeted at every public event with loud banging that’s quickly become a symbol of the fight against pension reform
Lawyers and relatives of over 200 minors complain of stigmatization from the official personal database
The president is trying to soothe tensions by Bastille Day in July, but judging by the demonstrations so far, it will be a difficult feat to achieve
‘We remain committed to intensifying sanctions against Russia, coordinating and fully enforcing them,’ the Group of Seven foreign ministers said in a communique released on Tuesday
Raising retirement age from 62 to 64, the president insists, was necessary to keep the pension system afloat as the population ages
The European Union wants Xi to persuade President Vladimir Putin to end Russia’s costly war in Ukraine. It’s also concerned about a military escalation around Taiwan
France’s president kept his promise by enacting the law raising the retirement age to 64, but he will have a hard time quelling discontent
The move is likely to enrage unions and other opponents of the pension plan, including protesters gathered in spots around France on Friday evening as the decision came down
Thousands marched along the designated protest route in Paris, while some protesters veered off to the Constitutional Council, which is to decide Friday whether to nix any or all parts of the legislation
The French president said that France and Europe ‘are for the status quo’ when it comes to Taiwan and ‘the policy of one China and the peaceful settlement of the question’
Some members of the audience at a theater in The Hague shouted at the French president, accusing him of undemocratically forcing through his plan to raise the retirement age
‘The question we need to answer, as Europeans, is the following: is it in our interest to accelerate [a crisis] on Taiwan? No,’ the president was quoted as saying in an interview
Mounds of burning debris hampered rescue operations Sunday. More than 100 firefighters worked to extinguish flames deep within the rubble, but more than 17 hours later, officials said the situation remained unstable
About 400,000 people joined the protest in Paris Thursday, down from 450,000 the week before, said the powerful CGT union
‘We need to find a lasting peace,’ the French president said. ‘I believe that this is also an important issue for China, as much as it is for France and for Europe’
A giant banner emblazoned with the words ‘64, it’s no’ was displayed by unionists on the top of the Arc de Triomphe monument soon after the meeting broke up
French officials say the president plans to urge Xi in talks Thursday to use Beijing’s influence with Russian President Vladimir Putin but didn’t expect a big shift in the Chinese position
A man in Paris lost a testicle to an officer’s club, a police grenade took the thumb of a woman in Rouen, and a railroad worker hit by grenade fragments lost an eye
The victims were trying to enter the United States illegally from Canada, said Lee-Ann O’Brien, deputy chief of the Akwesasne Mohawk Police Service
The general secretary of the CFDT is calling on the French government to pause its controversial pension reform, warning that the conflict is turning into a democratic crisis
Security was ramped up for the 10th round of protest marches since January after the government warned that some demonstrators intended ‘to destroy, to injure and to kill’
A march by a large group of environmentalists in the rural heart of the country ended in a violent confrontation with the police, underscoring the destructive spiral in which popular opposition to Macron has entered
The French Minister for Transformation and Public Administration said in a statement that ‘recreational’ apps aren’t secure enough to be used in state administrative services