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France's Macron to draft bill legalizing end-of-life options

French President Emmanuel Macron says a new bill to be drafted this year will address end-of-life options

The Independent UK

Macron says France will prepare 'end of life' bill this year

President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday France must improve the availability of palliative care and there would be a draft bill by the end of the summer on whether some form of assisted dying should be allowed.

Reuters

3 killed, 8 injured, in drug-related violence in French port city of Marseille

At least three people died and another eight were injured after a flare up in gang violence in the French port of Marseille on Sunday night, police said.

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EU's von der Leyen to visit China April 5-7

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will visit China from April 5 to 7, the Chinese foreign ministry announced on Monday, a trip that immediately follows her comments that the bloc's relations with Beijing had become strained.

Reuters

Here’s what you need to know about traveling to France amid labor strikes

As labor protests and strikes continue throughout France, Prince Charles recently canceled his planned trip to Paris. But what does the situation look like for the average tourist? Should you scrap plans to visit the country as well?

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Von der Leyen, Macron to Meet in Paris ahead of China Trip

Asharq Al-Awsat

Von der Leyen, Macron to meet in Paris ahead of China trip

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will meet with French President Emmanuel Macron for a working lunch on Monday, said the commission, as the two prepare for a joint trip to China later in the week.

Reuters

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Pension protests raise tension between police, demonstrators

French authorities see the police as protectors who ensure that citizens can peacefully protest President Emmanuel Macron’s contentious retirement age increase

The Independent UK

French citizens group in favour of allowing euthanasia, assisted suicide

For the past three months, 184 French adults have been working to decide if existing legislation concerning the end of human life is adapted to real situations. Voting on Sunday, a majority of those who participated in the debate say they are in favour of euthanasia. They will deliver their…

Radio France Internationale

Outrage as Moscow takes presidency of UN security council – as it happened

Top Ukrainian official criticises the ‘symbolic blow’ of Russia assuming the rotating presidency

The Guardian - AU

Editorial: Macron should stand his ground

French President Emmanuel Macron is being criticized for pressing on with a divisive pension reform despite a lack of parliamentary support and angry protests across the country. It’s true that he’s gambled, but he’s right to persevere. Macron’s reforms are both moderate and necessary: It’s his critics who’re letting France…

Tribune News Service

King’s inaugural state visit boosted by Germany’s warm welcome

Charles and the Queen Consort were left amazed by the large crowds who turned out to see them emerge on to the balcony of Hamburg City Hall.

The Independent UK

Embattled Macron Heads to China, Leaving Burning Paris Behind

French President Emmanuel Macron will head to China next week for a rare visit to the rising superpower, in an awkward balancing act between his global statesman ambitions and his struggle to contain embarrassing pension protests at home. The French leader, whose decision to ram much-disputed pension legislation through parliament…

Asharq Al-Awsat

EU leaders seek to smooth ties between Beijing and Brussels

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Friday his country wanted a "balanced relationship with China" shortly after he met with China's President Xi Jinping. The Spanish leader's two-day visit to China comes ahead of next week's trip by French President Emmanuel Macron and Eu Commission president Ursula von der…

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Embattled Macron heads to China, leaving burning Paris behind

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King Charles pledged this week to “strengthen the connections” between the UK and Germany, during his first overseas state visit since becoming monarch.

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French CGT union's first woman leader vows to continue pensions fight

France's hard-left CGT union elected Sophie Binet as its first woman leader on Friday and she vowed to continue her organisation's fight with the government over pension reform.

Radio France Internationale

French unions to meet with government over pension reform

Nearly all of France’s trade unions have agreed to meet with French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne next week, though the government has said it will not change its position on its contested pension reform. The changes have not been implemented, pending a decision by the Constitutional council on 14 April.

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French pension standoff causing cracks in Macron's camp, insiders say

President Emmanuel Macron's drive to ram through legislation raising France's retirement age despite mass protests is creating rifts between ministers and his allies amid frustration that the government has not resolved the standoff, insiders say.

The Independent UK

Macron unveils plan to save water amid climate change toll

French President Emmanuel Macron has launched a broad plan to ensure that France has sovereignty over its water resources

Radio France Internationale

Macron rolls out water-saving plan as record drought saps resources

French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday unveiled a water crisis plan for sharing, reusing and saving an historically abundant resource that's grown increasingly scarce as the country rushes to limit the impacts of an enduring drought.

The Guardian - UK

Europe must reassess its relations with China, says EU chief

Ursula von der Leyen calls for ‘clear-eyed picture’ of risks as she prepares for Beijing trip

Reuters

France's Macron announces water saving plan, says protests will not stop reforms

French President Emmanuel Macron sought to rally citizens around a plan to save water on Thursday and stressed that protests will not stop reforms, in a nod to both climate change and an unpopular pension bill.

Evening Standard

OPINION - Macron may be struggling at home, but he is still Europe’s biggest dog

Emmanuel Macron, if he had been born in another time, would have conquered half of Europe by now. He might even have installed a puppet Prince Harry as his vassal in London, having first raised an army for him in Normandy then dispatched his ageing father with the help of…

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Von Der Leyen To Lay Out EU’s Position on China

Ahead of her first official visit to Beijing, the European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen addresses Europe’s fraught relationship with China.

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