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Biden, Macron talk to ease tensions after French leader's China trip

Washington (AFP) - US President Joe Biden and President Emmanuel Macron signaled efforts Thursday to ease tensions in the wake of the French leader's recent remarks on Taiwan and the European security relationship with Washington.

AFP

Macron, Biden talk, but statements differ on Taiwan

French President Emmanuel Macron spoke with his U.S. counterpart Joe Biden on Thursday, but statements the two leaders released differed over Taiwan just 10 days after Macron had drawn criticism with allies over the issue.

Reuters

Biden, France's Macron reaffirm maintaining peace across Taiwan Strait- White House

U.S. President Joe Biden spoke by phone on Thursday with French President Emmanuel Macron and discussed Macron's state visit to China, the White House said, a week after Macron's remarks following the visit raised eyebrows in Washington

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Put a lid on it! How the pot became a global protest symbol

Paris (AFP) - French President Emmanuel Macron's recent public appearances have been met with a clamour of pot clanging by demonstrators furious over his decision to hike the retirement age.

AFP

'Portable noisemaking devices' banned as Macron arrives in south of France

As French President Emmanuel Macron continues his countrywide charm offensive in the wake of the bitter dispute over pension reform, police in the southern Hérault department announced a ban on "portable noisemaking devices" – pots, pans, loudspeakers or megaphones – in advance of the president's arrival at a school in…

Radio France Internationale

May in France: Celebrations and demonstrations

May is a month of celebration in France. The bulk of the country's 11 public holidays fall during May, making it a favourite for employees. Meanwhile, May Day or Workers' Day is an annual bellwether for social relations in the country. This year, trade unions are united and fired up…

France 24

Teargas fired as Macron faces more hostile crowds in rural France

Ganges (France) (AFP) - French police fired teargas Thursday in a village in southern France where President Emmanuel Macron visited a school, a day after he was booed and heckled over his unpopular pension reform.

AFP

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‘Chilling’ arrest of French publisher by UK counter-terrorism police condemned

Éditions la Fabrique says foreign rights manager Ernest Moret was held for several hours and asked ‘disturbing questions’ about his political opinions

The Guardian - UK

Protesters storm Paris Euronext building in anger over pension law

A group of protesters briefly invaded offices of stockmarket operator Euronext in Paris' La Defense business district on Thursday, saying big companies must pay up to finance pensions, as part of wider protests against a rise in the retirement age.

Reuters

Protesters angry at pension law stage actions across France

Hundreds of protesters opposed to the law raising the retirement age from 62 to 64 have gathered in a small town in southern France ahead of President Emmanuel Macron’s planned visit Thursday

The Independent UK

Watch: French rail workers hold strike day as pension dispute continues

Railway workers in France staged a strike on Thursday, 20 April, in a continuing dispute over Emmanuel Macron’s pension reforms.

The Independent UK

European Union approves visa-free travel for Kosovo citizens

European Union parliamentarians on Tuesday gave the green light for citizens from Kosovo to travel freely in Europe without visas from next year. Kosovo, once a Serbian province in the former Yugoslavia, is the last territory in the Western Balkans without visa-free travel to the EU's Schengen travel area.

Radio France Internationale

President Macron confronted by angry protesters in eastern France

French President Emmanuel Macron was booed by crowds in eastern France on Wednesday as he embarked on his first trip out of Paris since signing his unpopular pensions reform into law.

Radio France Internationale

French publisher arrested in London was ‘asked about support for Macron’

Ernest Moret was interrogated on his opinion on French president before his arrest on terrorism charges, claims lawyer

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Foreign Office updates France travel advice as fresh strikes planned for May bank holiday

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The Guardian - UK

Banging saucepans will not move France forward, says Macron

President tours rural France in attempt to calm tensions over his unpopular pensions changes

Asharq Al-Awsat

Angry Crowd Heckles France’s Macron over Pensions

Protesters greeted French President Emmanuel Macron with boos and calls for him to resign in his first public appearance since he signed into law an unpopular rise in the retirement age. Outside a factory he was visiting in the eastern Alsace region, Macron was faced with hostile banners and banging…

The Independent UK

France's Macron heckled by crowd angry over pensions

French President Emmanuel Macron has been met by hecklers and shouts for him to resign when he mingled a crowd in eastern France

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France kicks off push to ‘appease’ nation with row over immigrant welfare fraud

The French finance minister’s pledge to crack down on immigrants abusing France’s welfare system has triggered a fresh row in a country reeling from a bitter battle over pension reform, casting doubt on President Emmanuel Macron’s ability to deliver on a pledge to “appease” and unify the nation in a…

Evening Standard

Met anti-terror police ‘quizzed detained French publisher on his views about Macron’

Met officers asked detained French publisher to name ‘anti-Government’ authors he works with, employer claims

Reuters

Angry crowd heckles France's Macron over pensions legislation

Protesters greeted French President Emmanuel Macron with boos and calls for him to resign in his first public appearance since he signed into law an unpopular rise in the retirement age.

Reuters

Head of France's top union Berger to step down in June

Union leader Laurent Berger, who emerged as the leading voice of the fight against President Emmanuel Macron's pension changes, will step down in June after more than a decade at the helm of one of France's most powerful unions.

France 24

Macron heckled on first French outing since bitter pension battle

French President Emmanuel Macron was loudly booed by crowds in eastern France on Wednesday as he embarked on his first trip to a French region since signing his unpopular pensions reform into law.

Reuters

'French Spiderman' climbs Paris skyscraper as protest against pension law

A free climber known as the "French Spiderman" scaled a 38-storey skyscraper in Paris on Wednesday to demonstrate his support for protesters angry about a pension law that will delay the age at which people can retire in France.

Radio France Internationale

Who is going to believe Emmanuel Macron?

The crucial question for Emmanuel Macron in the aftermath of his televised speech on Monday night is one of credibility.

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