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Factbox-Reactions to ruling on French pension reform

France's Constitutional Court on Friday cleared plans by the government of President Emmanuel Macron to raise the legal retirement age to 64 from 62. [L1N36H0EO]

Reuters

Emmanuel Macron wins ruling on raising retirement age despite widespread protests in France

‘The fight continues’ said hard-left leader Jean-Luc Melenchon

The Independent UK

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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Fresh protests across France as Constitutional Council largely upholds Macron's pension reform

The French constitutional court on Friday approved the key elements of President Emmanuel Macron's controversial pension reform while rejecting certain parts of the legislation. Pushing the legal age for drawing a full pension from 62 to 64, the legislation is deeply unpopular in France and has triggered months of mass…

France 24

France's Macron tours Notre Dame Cathedral reconstruction

French President Emmanuel Macron has toured the reconstruction works at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris

The Independent UK

The artificial intelligence revolution: Is the EU ready for what's coming?

"A challenge that European democracies are totally unprepared for." That was the reaction of one MEP to images that recently went viral on social media. The pictures, generated by artificial intelligence, purported to show French President Emmanuel Macron collecting rubbish, and former US president Donald Trump being arrested. In both…

France 24

Security of Europe, Indo-Pacific in focus as G7 foreign ministers gather

Foreign ministers of the Group of Seven nations will focus on the security of both Europe and the Indo-Pacific as they gather in Japan from Sunday against a worrying backdrop of the war in Ukraine and China's growing assertiveness.

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Riot police deployed as French court prepares to rule on pension changes

Protests against Emmanuel Macron’s controversial plans reignite in Marseille, Rouen and elsewhere

The Guardian - UK

German foreign minister warns of ‘horror scenario’ in Taiwan strait

War in region would send shock waves around the world, says Annalena Baerbock on visit to China

The Guardian - UK

China accuses Poland of meddling in its affairs after PM's Taiwan comments

China on Friday hit back at comments by the Polish prime minister that linked the war in Ukraine to a possible Chinese attack on Taiwan, accusing him of interfering in its internal affairs.

Reuters

French constitutional court debates pension reform behind police barricades

France's Constitutional Council will on Friday rule on the legality of President Emmanuel Macron's deeply unpopular pensions overhaul. Police have errected anti-riot barriers and have banned demonstrations around the seat of the council in central Paris until Saturday morning. Two decisions are to announced by the end of the day.

Radio France Internationale

France braced for further protests ahead of retirement age ruling

Armed police were deployed outside France’s Constitutional Council on Friday ahead of a ruling on Emmanuel Macron’s plans to raise the retirement age.

Evening Standard

Macron Backs Down on Taiwan for Beijing’s Support on Ukraine, Experts Say

At a news conference during a state visit in the Netherlands, Macron said France’s position on Taiwan has not changed, and Paris favors the status quo for Taiwan.

The News Lens

Macron visits Notre-Dame Cathedral restoration site four years after fire

Emmanuel Macron is visiting the Notre-Dame Cathedral restoration site, four years after it was gutted by a fire.

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The Independent UK

France awaits constitutional ruling on higher retirement age

An elite French institution is preparing to rule on whether President Emmanuel Macron’s contested plan to raise the retirement age is constitutional

The Independent UK

Protesters storm Louis Vuitton’s Paris HQ ahead of ruling on French pension reforms

LVMH office stormed days after owner named richest man in the world

France 24

Macron’s pension reform faces key constitutional test after months-long battle

France's top constitutional court is to rule Friday on whether to approve President Emmanuel Macron's deeply unpopular pensions overhaul after three months of strikes and mass protests.

The New Daily

French resistance continues on pension plan

Paris and other French cities have seen another show of resistance to President Emmanuel Macron's plan to raise the pension age to 64.

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Reuters

Macron cleared to raise French retirement age, protesters vow to fight on

French President Emmanuel Macron's flagship pension reform will enter into force swiftly, officials said on Friday after it received the Constitutional Council's approval despite months of street protests and strikes.

France 24

Presidential powers: Is it time for a Sixth Republic in France?

In this edition of French Connections, we focus on a debate that comes up repeatedly in France: does the French president have too much power and if so, should France change its current political system, known as the Fifth Republic? Recently, this question has been back in the spotlight after…

Evening Standard

Louis Vuitton’s Paris HQ stormed by demonstrators protesting against Macron pension reforms

The Paris HQ of luxury brand Louis Vuitton was stormed by angry demonstrators protesting against Emmanuel Macron’s planned pension reforms.

The Independent UK

Sunak backs greater role for private sector in providing NHS care

Rishi Sunak said he was ‘very comfortable’ with independent providers offering competition and choice for NHS patients.

The Guardian - UK

French protesters storm luxury group LVMH offices before pensions ruling

Emmanuel Macron back from Netherlands amid sustained unrest over plan to raise pension age to 64

Reuters

Baerbock warns Europe against turning blind eye to tensions over Taiwan

Europe must not turn a blind eye to tensions between China and Taiwan because a military escalation in the region would be a "worst-case scenario" for the global economy, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said on Thursday.

Evening Standard

OPINION - Britain could very easily be pulled into war with China over Taiwan

Emmanuel Macron’s pronouncements that Europe should avoid “getting caught up in crises that are not ours,” on his return from visiting Xi Jinping in Beijing, has set off a furore in transatlantic policy circles louder than Chinese battle drills in the Straits of Taiwan. Europe, he said, should not automatically…

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