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After pension reform battle, Macron weakened but unbowed

Hours before France's top judges breathed new life into his widely denounced plans to make people work longer for their state pensions, President Emmanuel Macron was his usual defiant self.

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French court approves Macron’s plan to raise retirement age

Fresh protests erupt after Constitutional Council approves key provisions of French president’s pension reforms.

Al Jazeera

The week Macron’s grand diplomatic project floundered

A furore over the French president’s remarks on Taiwan has left him isolated on the world stage as well as at home

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Macron gets boost as council backs plan to raise France's retirement age

PARIS — France’s Constitutional Council cleared Emmanuel Macron’s plan to raise the retirement age, giving the French president a boost in his attempt to turn the page on an episode that has left him deeply unpopular and compromised his ability to enact further legislation.

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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

The Guardian view on China and Europe: Macron’s careless words were costly

Editorial: Despite the French president’s post-visit remarks, there is growing concern about Beijing and keenness to act in unity

The Guardian - UK

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]

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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

The Guardian - UK

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…

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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.

Reuters

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

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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

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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.

Radio France Internationale

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.

Evening Standard

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.

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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 Independent UK

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.

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.

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.

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