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‘Just pathetic’: France’s ‘make do and mend’ green strategy proves divisive

Policies such as refunds for repairing old clothes put too much responsibility on consumers, say critics

The Guardian - UK

French policing called into question again after brutal arrest at peaceful march

Youssouf Traoré in hospital after being tackled to ground at rally in memory of his brother, as government bans fireworks for Bastille Day

The Guardian - UK

France Implements Drastic Measures Amid Wave Of Riots

Night-time bus and tram services suspended, curfews imposed in response to violent protests.

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Macron government shifts stance on police violence to quell unrest after death of teen

When police are placed under investigation for firing their weapons in non-compliance cases, top government officials in France tend to defend the officers. But with the death of Nahel M., who was fatally shot during a traffic stop on Tuesday, they have flipped the script. President Emmanuel Macron, Prime Minister…

France 24

France police shooting: violence erupts for a third consecutive night

Police fire teargas at rioters as 6,000 march through Nanterre to protest against shooting of 17-year-old

The Guardian - UK

Macron visits Annecy knife attack victims as two children remain critical

French president and wife also meet ‘backpack hero’, as suspect’s detention extended after psychiatric evaluation

The Guardian - UK

Four children and two adults injured in knife attack in French Alps

Police detain man after attacks in lakeside playground that left children in critical condition

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France hopes to get people back into work with 'new' jobseeker agency

The French government is due to present its "full employment" bill to the Council of Ministers this Wednesday in legislation that will create France Travail – the successor to Pôle Emploi, the national jobseeker service.

Radio France Internationale

Russia-Ukraine war – as it happened: Zelenskiy arrives in France to meet Macron after Germany visit

Ukrainian president will hold talks with French president over dinner following rip to Berlin

The Guardian - AU

French leaders warn of toxic rows over immigration after arson attack

Yannick Morez, the mayor of Saint-Brevin-les-Pins, resigned after death threats and attack on his home

The Guardian - UK

'It strengthens anti-establishment forces': Pension reform protests threaten Macron’s agenda

A global credit ratings agency downgraded French debt worthiness a notch on Saturday, citing pension reform protests as a cause. Two weeks after the contested reform passed, persistent social movements threaten to erase the financial gains that the French government expected.

France 24

Why it’s all going wrong for Emmanuel Macron

Four months of civil unrest and the implementation of a hugely unpopular retirement reform have left the French President with drastically low approval ratings. Agnès Poirier reports from Paris

Evening Standard

France's Constitutional Council approves raising retirement age from 62 to 64

France's Constitional Council on Friday sanctioned the controversial core of President Emmanuel Macron's pension reform - the plan to raise the legal retirement age from 62 to 64.

Radio France Internationale

French court approves Macron’s unpopular plan to raise pension age

Constitutional council’s ruling means government can pass law to increase minimum eligible age as early as next week

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Macron government under fire for criticising one of France’s oldest human rights NGOs

Amid the tense political atmosphere gripping France as the pension reform crisis continues, Prime Minister Élisabeth Borne on Wednesday became the latest member of the Macron government to criticise the Human Rights League, one of France’s oldest NGOs, even accusing it of taking an “ambiguous” stance on Islamism in recent…

The Guardian - UK

French unions to hold day of strikes after talks with prime minister fail

First meeting between both sides since pension changes were presented in January was over in an hour, and unions emerged calling for more protests

The Guardian - UK

Paris breathes easier as refuse workers’ strike called off and rubbish cleared

City is cleaner, though not yet entirely clean, after three-week strike ends but union threatens more action

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Students’ role in French protests shows depth of anger towards Macron

Fury over policing tactics has changed dimension of protests against plan to raise retirement age

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Hundreds of thousands of people take to French streets amid fears of violence

Fears of more violent clashes with police as demonstrations against Macron’s unpopular pensions policy to carry on

France 24

French PM Borne reaches out to opposition, unions ahead of new protests

French Prime Minister Élisabeth Borne on Monday is set to start a series of consultations over the next three weeks with opposition MPs, political parties and local leaders after weeks of protests over pension reforms.

The Guardian - UK

We French were born to confront authority. Can Macron withstand the onslaught?

Strikes over pension reform are not the problem. The president is up against the spirit of a nation

The Guardian - UK

Why Macron’s pension plans have stoked so much anger in France

Protests against raising of retirement age reached most intense level yet on Thursday

The Guardian - UK

Friday briefing: How French pensions protests reached new heights last night

In today’s newsletter: Demonstrations over Emmanuel Macron’s plan to reform the French pensions system intensified last night, with Bordeaux city hall set on fire. Here’s what you need to know

France 24

‘Democracy at stake’: French protesters vent fury at Macron over pension push

French protesters downed their tools and marched once again in Paris and other cities on Thursday, galvanised by President Emmanuel Macron’s decision to ram his deeply unpopular pension reform through parliament without a vote, in what critics have branded a “denial of democracy”.

France 24

Protests, appeals, referendum: What’s next for France’s pension reform?

After the French government this week survived two no-confidence votes sparked by the use of special executive power to push pension reforms through parliament, President Emmanuel Macron faces public outrage and constitutional appeals amid swirling rumours of a dissolution of parliament, a change of government and even a referendum on…

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