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Macron holds crisis meeting as more France protests loom
AFP, Published on 27/03/2023
» PARIS - President Emmanuel Macron summoned government ministers for a crisis meeting on Monday, as tensions ran high a day before another major day of strikes and protests against his pension reforms.
French PM reaches out to opposition ahead of next day of protests
AFP, Published on 27/03/2023
» PARIS - French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne told AFP Sunday she would meet opposition leaders early next month and was open to talks with unions, after weeks of protests against pensions reforms.
Protester fighting for life after France water protest clashes: prosecutor
AFP, Published on 26/03/2023
» NIORT, France: A protester with trauma to the head was fighting for his life on Sunday after clashes with police during a demonstration over water storage facilities in France, a prosecutor said.
New violent clashes rock France in water protest
AFP, Published on 25/03/2023
» SAINTE-SOLINE (FRANCE) - French police again clashed with protesters Saturday as campaigners sought to stop the construction of reservoirs in the southwest, the latest in a series of violent standoffs as social tensions erupt nationwide.
Macron under pressure as protest injuries soar
AFP, Published on 24/03/2023
» PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron faced mounting pressure on Friday after violent demonstrations that left more than 400 security forces injured and the centre of major cities shrouded in tear gas and smoke.
'He doesn't listen': Macron's method spurs on French protesters
AFP, Published on 24/03/2023
» PARIS - As teargas and smoke wafted through the streets of central Paris and riot police clashed with protesters, many demonstrators felt President Emmanuel Macron only had himself to blame for the seething public anger over his pension reform.
French unions dig in after Macron defends pension reform
AFP, Published on 23/03/2023
» PARIS - France braced for more transport woes and a new day of nationwide protests on Thursday after a defiant President Emmanuel Macron pledged to implement a contentious pensions overhaul by year-end.
Macron defiant on pension reform despite uproar
AFP, Published on 22/03/2023
» PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday defiantly vowed to push through a controversial pensions reform, saying he was prepared to accept unpopularity in the face of sometimes violent protests.
Le Pen warns France at risk of 'social explosion' over pensions reform
AFP, Published on 22/03/2023
» PARIS - French far-right leader Marine Le Pen warned Tuesday that President Emmanuel Macron was pushing the country to the verge of a "social explosion" with his highly contested pensions reform.
Freed French journalist returns home to emotional welcome
AFP, Published on 21/03/2023
» VéLIZY-VILLACOUBLAY (FRANCE) - French journalist Olivier Dubois, 48, made an emotional return home on Tuesday following nearly two years in captivity in the Sahel, greeted by his family and President Emmanuel Macron at an airport near Paris.