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Davos 2023: Greta Thunberg slams climate inaction

All eyes in Davos were on the arrival of climate activist Greta Thunberg, who slammed the oil and gas giants who participate in the World Economic Forum. At a panel entitled "Treating the climate crisis like a crisis", she and fellow activists said that energy giants are "prioritising greed" rather…

France 24

Make or break for Macron? French president braves fury over pension reform

Is it one reform too many for Emmanuel Macron? France's president is braving the wrath of the street in what organisers promise is only Day One of the protest movement against his pension reform. A reform he put off during his first mandate because of Covid, but insisted he would…

France 24

France travel warning issued amid disruption to services caused by demonstrations

Passengers are being urged by the Foreign Office to contact their travel operators.

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Mass protests break out in France over plans to raise retirement age to 64

Government's plans have been called 'an aberration' and 'unfair'

Wales Online

Nationwide day of strikes and protests in France over Macron’s pension reform

French unions across the country have warned of mass protests as the country erupts over the government’s reform of the pension system.

Evening Standard

Davos 2023: Is the EU energy crisis affecting the green transition?

The energy and cost of living crises were on top of the agenda at this year's World Economic Forum in Davos. Has the rush to cut off Russian fossil fuels helped or hindered European efforts to transition to green energy? We speak to Anders Opedal, the head of Norwegian energy…

France 24

The world is asking if Scotland is being ruled over, so grab the moment and tell them

A picture can go viral in a millisecond, with folk from Fiji to France talking about its content and meaning.

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French unions hail massive turnout for protests against pension reform

More than one million people took to the streets in France on Thursday to demand the withdrawal of the government’s plan to reform pension payments. The widespread strike crippled public transport, closed schools and slowed the energy sector.

Radio France Internationale

Six Nations 2023 fixtures: TV channel and kick-off times for every match

The Six Nations gets underway this weekend, with England hoping to return to form ahead of the Rugby World Cup in the Autumn.

Manchester Evening News

Loeb to defend Race of Champions crown

Sebastien Loeb will aim to defend his Race of Champions title as he joins the line-up along with Adrien Tambay, as the pair form Team France for the Nations Cup.

Motorsport

Kylian Mbappe's telling reaction to PSG exit question amid Liverpool transfer links

Kylian Mbappe has been linked with an exit from Paris Saint-Germain with Liverpool once again emerging as a potential destination for the France international striker

Daily Mirror

Trade unions call for more strikes over Macron's pension reform

More than a million people marched through French cities on Thursday to denounce President Emmanuel Macron's plans to raise the retirement age, with a wave of nationwide strikes halting trains, blocking refineries and curbing power generation.

Reuters

Numbers of asylum seekers in France close to pre-Covid record

Nearly 131,000 people asked for asylum in France in 2022 – a 27 percent increase from the year before and close to the record high from before the Covid pandemic.

Radio France Internationale

EasyJet and Jet2 warning to anyone flying to or from France

EasyJet and Jet2 have issued a statement to passengers

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65% of high-school teachers in France attend strike against pension reform, union says

Around 65% of high school teachers in France were attending nationwide strikes against a planned pension reform on Thursday, a spokesperson for the SNES FSU union said, while official ministry figures were lower.

Radio France Internationale

France grinds to halt as striking workers rise up against pension reform

France is on strike with public transit and schools shut down and energy companies slowed as people gear up for protests against the government’s plans to raise the retirement age and reform the pension system.

The Independent UK

Eurostar cancels dozens of trains due to France general strike

London-Paris services disrupted

The Independent UK

Spanish, French leaders meet to sign friendship treaty

French President Emmanuel Macron is set to meet with Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez in Barcelona to strengthen relations between the European neighbors by signing a friendship treaty

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France 24

More than 1 million protest across France against Macron’s pension reform

More than a million people took to the streets during a day of mass strikes throughout France, the French interior ministry said Thursday evening. Transport, schools and refinery shipments were disrupted as workers walked off the jobs in an attempt to derail President Emmanuel Macron's unpopular pension overhaul. Read our…

The Conversation

In pushing away migrants, Giorgia Meloni forgets there was also a time when Italians weren't welcome

Georgia Meloni, leader of Italy’s post-fascist party Fratelli d'Italia, became prime minister last September, and she wasted little time in setting the new government’s tone on immigration. On November 4, the country closed its ports to rescue ships, blocking more than a thousand migrants, and since then Meloni’s stance hasn’t…

France 24

Will strikes force Macron to back down over French pension reforms?

France saw a wave of strikes against Emmanuel Macron’s pension reforms on Thursday, causing disruption to trains, flights, schools and even hospitals. Polls show a majority of the French oppose the president’s measures – and analysts say maintaining public support of strikes will be crucial to unions’ chances of forcing…

The Guardian - UK

Spoof billboard ads take aim at BMW and Toyota over ‘going green’ claims

‘Subvertisers’ hijack 400 posters in Belgium, France, Germany and the UK to satirise what they claim are misleading ads by carmakers

Daily Mirror

French mayor wants painting on Madonna's wall back in town after it 'vanished in WWI'

The mayor of Amiens in France has asked the American pop superstar to loan back the artwork by Jérôme-Martin Langlois after it was alleged to have disappeared more than a hundred years ago.

Evening Standard

Dover-Calais ferry services suspended due to French industrial action

P&O Ferries said it has an ‘optimised’ sailing schedule in light of the 24-hour strike

Radio France Internationale

Macron, Sánchez set to bolster Franco-Spanish ties at Barcelona summit

French President Emmanuel Macron will meet Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez in Barcelona on Thursday, for a bilateral summit aimed at strengthening cooperation in the wake of a recent spat over a gas pipeline project that has since been shelved.

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