French President Emmanuel Macron promised on Wednesday to "protect the weakest" in the face of the country's multiple crises, by supporting purchasing power and small businesses hit by rising energy prices. He also addressed the contentious issue of retirement age, saying he was willing to envisage 64 years instead of 65, but that reforms were unavoidable.
"We are going through numerous crises," Macron told the host of the France 2 television interview on Wednesday night, pointing to the war in Ukraine and its consequences on energy and prices as well as the Covid-19 pandemic.
