The Latest Breaking News from France

The French inter-union group has called a new day of mobilisation against the controversial pension reform on 6 June, two days before the presentation of a bill to repeal the text in the National Assembly.

TV broadcast offers from the ‘big five’ European countries, Spain, Italy, Germany, the UK and France – were not acceptable to FIFA with the tournament now only months away from kick-off

A French man has embarked on a solo rowing expedition from Poland to France to highlight the pollution of waterways across Europe.

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Central bank raises cash rate by 25 basis points to 3.85% in defiance of most economists’ predictions

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In the UK, the Government is already increasing the retirement age, without proper consultation, to 67 from 2028. The PM now looks to bring forward to 2036 from 2046 the scheduled rise to 68 - he should take France as a warning

Thousands marched across Paris and other French cities in what unions hoped would be one of the biggest May Day demonstrations in years. Galvanised by previous protests against President Emmanuel Macron’s pension reform plans, including raising the retirement age from 62 to 64, protesters marched with a sense of determination.

Indian Motorcycle announces its International Female Ride Day group ride, shuttling women riders from Toulouse to Nice, France, on May 2-6, 2023.

Teargas fired amid clashes as unions turn traditional marches into anti-government protest against pension reform

France was gripped by widespread May Day protests on Monday as unions joined forces to call for “tidal wave” street marches to force the government to repeal an unpopular pensions law that was rammed through parliament by decree.