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French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne to restart stalled New Caledonia talks

French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne will meet Wednesday with a group of New Caledonians in a bid to restart discussions on the institutional future of the Pacific archipelago.

Radio France Internationale

France to ban disposable vapes under national anti-smoking plan

Disposable vapes will soon be banned in France as part of a national anti-smoking plan, the country’s prime minister Elizabeth Borne has said.

The National (Scotland)

Macron v the masses — will the president survive as Paris burns?

Just how long can Emmanuel Macron ignore the fury over his pension changes? Agnès Poirier reports

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French President Emmanuel Macron's government narrowly survives vote of no confidence

As widespread protests sweep through the country, the French government narrowly survives a vote of no confidence, bringing a deeply unpopular pension reform into law.

ABC News

Macron orders pension change without vote

PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday rammed a controversial pension reform through parliament without a vote, deploying a rarely used constitutional power that risks inflaming protests.

Bangkok Post

French government to present its pension reform plans, including raising retirement age

Prime Minister Elizabeth Borne is scheduled to unveil Emmanuel Macron's cornerstone reform later on Tuesday. The government argues the system is currently financially unsustainable and will need more contributions going forward. In this show, we look at what Borne's key measures are (raising retirement age, ending specialised pension schemes) and…

France 24

French government orders workers to ensure fuel supplies

The French government has moved to requisition workers operating petrol depots of ExxonMobil’s French branch Esso in an attempt to ensure that service stations around the country are supplied with badly needed fuel amid an ongoing strike

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French PM Visits Algeria to ‘Overcome Pains of the Past’

French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne visited Algeria on Sunday at the head of a high-ranking delegation, pushing for better economic ties and “overcoming the pain of the past." Borne held talks with her Algerian counterpart Aimene Benabderrahmane. The two-day consultations include partnerships in education and vocational training, renewable energies, investment,…

Asharq Al-Awsat

French businesses look ahead to possible energy rationing

This week on The Sound Kitchen you’ll hear the answer to the question about French Prime Minister Elizabeth Borne’s expectations for French businesses before the winter. There’s the Bonus Question and the “Listeners Corner” with Michael Fitzpatrick, Ollia’s “Happy Moment”, and “Music from Erwan”. All that, and the new quiz…

Radio France Internationale

No-confidence vote embodies divided French parliament

Lawmakers are debating a no-confidence motion Monday in the French National Assembly, requested by a leftist coalition to symbolically mark their opposition to the government and President Emmanuel Macron’s economic policies

The Independent UK

French PM announces nationalisation of debt-laden power giant EDF

Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne called for compromise on Wednesday in her first speech to France's new parliament, where her minority government will need support from opposition parties to pass legislation. She also announced the nationalisation of the French electricity giant EDF.

Radio France Internationale

Energy, climate, pension reform: French PM lays out Macron's second-term agenda

In her first address to parliament, French Prime Minister Élisabeth Borne said the country must prepare for Russian gas cuts. She also told MPs that French politicians have forgotten the virtue of compromise and that they “must give the word its meaning back” after President Emmanuel Macron’s centrist bloc lost…

France 24

Macron's Majority in Doubt after First-round of Parliament Vote

French President Emmanuel Macron's centrist alliance was in danger of falling short of a majority after the first round of parliamentary elections on Sunday saw a surge in support for a new left-wing coalition. Macron's "Ensemble" (Together) alliance ran neck-and-neck with the left-wing NUPES grouping in Sunday's first round, with…

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