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British holidaymakers travelling to France issued warning in Foreign Office update

French President Emmanuel Macron is considering imposing a state of emergency, which could involve curfews, after riots broke out in Paris, Marseille and other areas following the death of a 17-year-old

Daily Mirror

Fear of no end to riots across France after police killing of teen: ‘It’s getting worse and worse’

The government has said ‘all options’ are on the table to restore order after a third night of violence in cities around the country. Anthony Cuthbertson reports from Nanterre, the Paris suburb where 17-year-old Nahel was shot dead

The Independent UK

Emmanuel Macron slammed for dancing at Elton John concert while Paris burns in riots

French president Emmanuel Macron was pictured backstage with his wife Brigitte at an Elton John concert as rioters set fire to schools, town halls and police stations across the city

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France police shooting: Protests spread over killing of Nahel

Macron races to quell anger after a second night of riots over the shooting of a teenager of North African descent.

Al Jazeera

From Macron to Mbappe, France outraged by latest police killing

French footballers and politicians vent after police killed a 17-year-old, known only as ‘Nahel M’.

Al Jazeera

Macron calls fatal shooting of teenager by police ‘inexcusable’

French president’s words come in the wake of protests near Paris, where dozens of cars were burned. Prosecutors have opened an investigation into the killing of 17-year-old during traffic stop

The Independent UK

French government survives 17th vote of no-confidence since pensions overhaul

The latest vote of no-confidence against the French government, tabled by the left-wing opposition, was rejected by the parliament on Monday evening. It's the latest development in the pension reform battle which has shaken the country since January.

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French opposition MPs fail to pass pension repeal bill

Opponents of French President Emmanuel Macron’s pension reform failed on Thursday to pass a repeal bill, in their latest effort to maintain the retirement age at 62.

France 24

French pension reform opponents push for repeal bill but are unlikely to succeed

Opponents of French President Emmanuel Macron’s retirement reform are pushing for a new bill to repeal it

The Independent UK

French parliament speaker vows to block pension law repeal attempt

The representative of the far-left France Unbowed party Mathilde Panot announced on Wednesday that her group will file a no confidence motion against the government. This, after the speaker of France's parliament said she would block an attempt to repeal a recent law raising the retirement age to 64.

Radio France Internationale

French pension reform protests falter despite anger

Around 300,000 people took part in protests in Paris on Tuesday according to the CGT union, the lowest turnout since protests against the government's unpopular pension reform started at the beginning of the year.

Radio France Internationale

Protests in France as unions make last-ditch bid to resist higher retirement age

French unions are seeking to reignite resistance to President Emmanuel Macron’s higher retirement age with what may be a final surge of nationwide protests and scattered strikes

The Independent UK

Nationwide protests against pension reform see lowest turnout since January

A mere 300,000 people participated in demonstrations in Paris on Tuesday according to the CGT union, the lowest since protests against the government's deeply unpopular pension reform started in January, while police put turnout at 31,000. Despite the low numbers, French unions remain determined in their fight againt raising France's…

France 24

French unions make ultimate push to derail pension reform

Hundreds of thousands of people are expected to take to the streets across France on Tuesday for what will be the fourteenth day of demonstrations since January to oppose French President Emmanuel Macron's pension reform.

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Reuters

French pension reform protesters briefly storm 2024 Olympics headquarters

French anti-pension reform protesters stormed the headquarters of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games on Tuesday as trade unions made a last-gasp attempt to pressure lawmakers into reversing President Emmanuel Macron's raising of the retirement age.

France 24

France at risk of 'décivilisation', Macron tells cabinet meeting

French President Emmanuel Macron told ministers at a cabinet meeting on Wednesday that the country is seeing a trend towards "décivilisation", government sources said. Macron's remarks followed the deaths of a nurse and three policemen in the past week as well as a fatal shooting in Marseille.

The Conversation

Emmanuel Macron: a French president whose populist tactics are derailing his own career

French president Emmanuel Macron is facing a political crisis unprecedented in contemporary times.

Reuters

Pension reform defiance brings new blood to French trade unions

France's unions may have failed to derail President Emmanuel Macron's push to raise the retirement age, but they are reaping big gains in new members thanks to the months-long battle.

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The Guardian - UK

If Macron doesn’t know why he’s despised, he hasn’t been listening

The president had no mandate to dismantle France’s social model. His contempt for the people risks opening the door to extremism, says writer and activist Rokhaya Diallo

Daily Mirror

Top Tory says it's not in Brits 'national psyche' to riot over issues like state pension

The DWP Chief Mel Stride also claimed the Tories still have a 'narrow path' to victory at the next general election - despite losing over 1,000 council seats at the local elections last week

Radio France Internationale

French mayor's resignation amid far-right death threats sparks outcry

The resignation of a French mayor targeted by the far right over plans to move an asylum-seekers' centre prompted a political outcry Thursday after he faced death threats and an arson attack on his home.

The Guardian - UK

Vive la révolution! But is France ready to establish a Sixth Republic?

Raising the age to retire, in the face of public dissent, might be president Macron’s last stand in an outdated constitution

Radio France Internationale

France's Constitutional Council rejects plan for referendum on pension reform

Anti-pension reform campaigners were on Thursday considering their next step after France's Constitutional Council rejected a second attempt to organise a referendum on the legal retirement age.

France 24

Independent report slams indiscriminate arrests at French pension protests

French police have made widespread use of “preventive” arrests to quell protests against President Emmanuel Macron’s deeply unpopular pension reform, France’s chief inspector for prisons wrote in a report published on Wednesday, adding her voice to the chorus of condemnation of police tactics.

Reuters

France's Constitutional Council rejects bid for pension referendum

French President Emmanuel Macron's deeply unpopular pension law passed another hurdle on Wednesday when the Constitutional Council rejected a second bid by political opponents to hold a referendum on capping the retirement age at 62.

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