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March 23, 2023

Macron under fire as French protests turn violent over increased retirement age

Hundreds of thousands of French citizens took to the streets in protest on Thursday as French President Emmanuel Macron refuses to budge on increasing the retirement age.

March 22, 2023

French President Emmanuel Macron wants controversial pension plan to be implemented by the 'end of the year'

The president of France announced that he wants the pension bill to be implemented by the "end of the year." Macron also condemned the violence at some pension protests.

March 21, 2023

French President Emmanuel Macron welcomes home journalist who was held hostage by extremists

France's president welcomed home French Journalist Olivier Dubois, who was held hostage by Islamic extremists for nearly two years, on Tuesday.

March 20, 2023

Macron's government beats 2 no-confidence votes in French parliament

The French government on Monday survived two no-confidence votes in the National Assembly as tensions continue flaring over centrist President Emmanuel Macron's pension reform plan.

March 18, 2023

France retirement protests: Paris bans gatherings near key sites to quell unrest

Protesters have demanded French President Emmanual Macron resign after announcing he would ram through a change in the country's pension requirements without a parliamentary vote.

March 13, 2023

France's Macron under pressure as pension reform blowback reaches peak

French President Emmanuel Macron is expected to face one of the most difficult weeks of his presidency amid sociopolitical unrest over his plan to raise the country's retirement age.

March 10, 2023

French President Emmanuel Macron insists pension reform is needed as millions continue to strike

Emmanuel Macron, the president of France, is insisting that pension reform is needed to make the system financially sustainable for the future as strikes continue.

March 2, 2023

French senators set to begin debating President Macron's pension plan which aims to raise the retirement age

French President Emmanuel Macron's pension plan aims to raise the country's retirement age from 62 to 64. French senators are set to debate the contested pension plan on Thursday.

January 2, 2023

France makes condoms free for everyone younger than 26, emergency contraception free for all women

Staring on Jan. 1, 2023, condoms are free in French pharmacies for everyone younger than 26 years old as part of an effort to curb sexually transmitted diseases.

December 7, 2022

Biden shows strongest sign yet that he will run in 2024

President Biden and First Lady Jill Biden toasted to a 2024 presidential run during a dinner with French President Emmanuel Macron at the White House last week.