Like to article: https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/crisis-prone-france-sinks-deeper-into-debt-quagmire-2025-09-08/ France is the second-largest economy in the EU and is rapidly spiraling into Europe’s number one problem child. France’s Prime Minister, Francois Bayrou, proposed a hopeful solution to save the country from its economic debt crisis: slash 44 billion euros in funding. To Bayou’s dismay, his idea was unsuccessful. A no-confidence vote ousted the prime minister… Read more »
French President Emmanuel Macron will not drop his plan for a single points-based pension system, but is “willing to improve” it in the face of fierce union resistance, an official in the presidency said Wednesday, as French officials met with union leaders hoping to end an impasse over a hotly contested pensions overhaul, 14 days into a crippling transport strike… Read more »
On Thursday, December 5th, potentially the largest strike since 1995 in France began. The most recent strike resulted in the shutdown of France for 3 weeks. Strikes in France are not a peculiar occurrence, but a strike of this size is affecting the daily lives of many citizens. Beforehand, many trains, as well as 20% of flights in and out… Read more »
PARIS (Reuters) – Police fired tear gas at protesters in the center of Paris on Thursday and public transport ground to a near halt in one of the biggest strikes in France for decades, aimed at forcing President Emmanuel Macron to ditch a planned reform of pensions. The strike pits Macron, a 41-year-old former investment banker who came to power… Read more »
France is bracing itself for a widespread transport strike starting on Thursday, December 5. This looks set to be the most comprehensive strike the country has experienced in decades. Many are predicting the country will be forced to a standstill. It is possible the strikes could last until Christmas. France may be a country with a reputation for protest, but… Read more »
French riot police are forcibly removing Catalan pro-independence protesters who are blocking both sides of a motorway linking Spain and France. Demonstrators camped overnight on the AP-7 highway at a north-eastern border point near the Spanish city of Girona. Officers used tear gas before physically clearing protesters almost 24 hours after they had arrived. It comes as the Catalan parliament… Read more »
France’s scandal-hit Fillon accuses President Hollande of media leaks Video by FRANCE 24 Text by NEWS WIRES Latest update : 2017-03-24 French right-wing presidential candidate Francois Fillon on Thursday accused President Francois Hollande, a Socialist, of orchestrating media leaks that have dented his image as a scandal free leader a month ahead of the key vote. Hollande immediately condemned in… Read more »
Lopez kicks France to narrow win over battling Scotland Latest update : 12/02/2017 France lacked their usual inspiration and relied on the boot of Camille Lopez to labour to a 22-16 home win against Scotland in the Six Nations on Sunday. Flyhalf Lopez kicked five penalties and converted Gael Fickou’s try while Scotland’s points came from tries by Stuart Hogg and… Read more »
Paris to erect bulletproof wall around Eiffel Tower Latest update : 2017-02-09 In the face of the ongoing terrorism threat in France, Paris’s iconic monument, the Eiffel Tower, will undergo a massive facelift to tighten security by next autumn. Heightened security measures around the capital’s “iron lady” were put in place as early as 2012 during the European football championships…. Read more »
(BBC) French centre-right presidential candidate Francois Fillon has denounced a left-wing “institutional coup d’etat” as he faces mounting pressure to quit the presidential race. He has become mired in a scandal surrounding claims that his Welsh-born wife Penelope was paid large sums over a number of years for “fake jobs”. Far-right rival Marine Le Pen said he had lost voters’… Read more »
