French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hold a press conference following a Franco-German joint cabinet meeting as part of the celebration of the 60th anniversary of the signing of the Elysee Treaty, to seal reconciliation between France
File photo of German Chancellor Olaf Scholz being received at the Elysée presidential palace by French President Emmanuel Macron taken October 26, 2022. © Ludovic Marin, AFP Chancellor Olaf Scholz visits Paris on Sunday to celebrate 60 years of postwar Franco-German
French President Emmanuel Macron unveiled his vision for modernising the military in his nuclear-armed country on Friday, saying 413 billion euros ($446 billion) would be assigned to the army in 2024-2030 – up from 295 billion euros in the previous budget. Macron said the
Protesters gathered at Place de la République in Paris for a mass rally and strike against pension reform on January 19, 2023. © Alain Jocard, AFP More than a million people took to the streets during a day of mass strikes
Passengers queue during a strike at Gare de Lyon in Paris on December 2, 2022. © Stéphane de Sakutin, AFP Most trains will be cancelled in France on Thursday, with flights also affected and Paris’ subway heavily disrupted, as part of
French President Emmanuel Macron attends a ceremony at the Arc de Triomphe in Paris on November 11, 2018. © Ludovic Marin, AFP/File photo A dozen people with links to a French far-right group go on trial Tuesday, accused of plotting to
French President Emmanuel Macron (R) and French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne at the Élysée Palace in Paris on December 12, 2022. © Gonzalo Fuentes, AFP Prime Minister Élisabeth Borne is set to announce the French government’s pension reform plans on Tuesday, proposals
Paris (AFP) – Addressing the nation on New Year’s Eve, French President Emmanuel Macron put the country on alert for another period of political turbulence. The 45-year-old, speaking from the Elysee palace, acknowledged the “anxieties” of many people amid rocketing food
French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne addresses the National Assembly during a debate on the 2023 budget bill on October 19, 2022. © Benoît Tessier, Reuters The French government is prepared to show flexibility on a plan by President Emmanuel Macron to
The coming year will be one of much-delayed pension reform, President Emmanuel Macron told the French in a New Year’s Eve speech on Saturday. Reforming France’s costly and complicated pension system was a key plank of Macron‘s election platform when he