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France faces 'standstill' in protests against pensions overhaul
AFP, Published on 07/03/2023
» PARIS - France's trade unions were headed for a crucial face-off with President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday, with fresh strikes and protests planned against a controversial pensions reform he has championed.
France braces for new protests after pensions deadlock
AFP, Published on 06/04/2023
» PARIS - France on Thursday braced for another day of protests and strikes to denounce President Emmanuel Macron's pension reform after talks between the government and unions ended in deadlock.
Macron to address France after 'Pyrrhic' pensions victory
AFP, Published on 17/04/2023
» PARIS - President Emmanuel Macron is on Monday to address France for the first time since signing into law his controversial pension reform, facing warnings the political and social crisis sparked by the changes is not over.
Macron sticks with PM after pensions crisis, riots
AFP, Published on 18/07/2023
» PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron is keeping his prime minister in place, his staff has said, ending weeks of speculation about a possible reset after successive crises shaking his government.
Civic groups seek elderly pensions boost with legislation
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 02/12/2023
» Civil groups are urging lawmakers to speed up passing the Elderly and National Pension Act.
France's pensions chief resigns as strike hits 12th day
AFP, Published on 16/12/2019
» PARIS - The French official leading a controversial pensions overhaul stepped down on Monday over a scandal involving undeclared payments, as a crippling transport strike against the proposals entered its 12th day, imperilling the holiday plans of thousands.
French court to have final say on pensions reform
AFP, Published on 14/04/2023
» PARIS: France's top constitutional court is to rule Friday on whether to approve President Emmanuel Macron's deeply unpopular pensions overhaul after months of protests.
Macron warns about Le Pen and regrets pensions campaign
AFP, Published on 24/04/2023
» PARIS - French President Emmanuel Macron warned Sunday about far-right leader Marine Le Pen coming to power as he suggested that he should have got more involved in selling his unpopular pension reform to the country.
Govt blames cost for new payout rules on pensions
News, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 16/08/2023
» The government has defended new requirements for the receipt of the elderly allowance, which replaces universal welfare payments. It said the universal welfare payments were too great a burden on state coffers.
France's Macron to hold meeting on pensions as strike bites
AFP, Published on 08/12/2019
» PARIS - French President Emmanuel Macron will on Sunday meet ministers involved in his radical pension reform which has prompted a nationwide strike and brought key transport services to a standstill.