The Latest Breaking News from Emmanuel Macron

Annie Ernaux, the 2022 Nobel literature laureate, has backed calls for a thorough investigation after four female students said they were sexually assaulted by police in the western city of Nantes following a protest against President Emmanuel Macron’s deeply contentious pension reform.

European countries are experiencing a wave of strikes and protests due to high energy prices, a wider rise in living costs, and in France an increase in the retirement age. Here are details from across Europe:

French President Emmanuel Macron summoned government ministers for a crisis meeting on Monday, ahead of Tuesday's planned strikes and protests against pension reforms.

Trade union protesters angered by President Emmanuel Macron's move to raise the French retirement age without a final vote in Parliament have blocked the Louvre museum in Paris, frustrating crowds of visitors.

Trade union protesters angered over President Emmanuel Macron's move to raise the retirement age without a final vote in parliament blocked the Louvre museum in Paris on Monday, frustrating crowds of visitors. Demonstrating peacefully over Macron's plans to make most French work an extra two years to 64 to balance…

Trade union protesters angered by President Emmanuel Macron's move to raise the French retirement age without a final vote in parliament blocked the Louvre museum in Paris on Monday, frustrating crowds of visitors.

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Protesting is a rite of passage in France and again the rage

The spokesman of the Iranian government Ali Bahadori Jahromi called on Monday for the formation of an international research committee for dealing with France’s human rights violations of hundreds of thousands of protesters. “(French President) Emmanuel Macron's government is directly responsible for widespread violations of human rights and harsh dealing…

Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Crown Prince and Prime Minister, received a telephone call from French President Emmanuel Macron, reported the Saudi Press Agency. They discussed bilateral relations and aspects of joint cooperation between Saudi Arabia and France. They also tackled regional and international developments and efforts exerted towards…

French Prime Minister Élisabeth Borne on Monday is set to start a series of consultations over the next three weeks with opposition MPs, political parties and local leaders after weeks of protests over pension reforms.