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Despite heavy protests, French President Macron signs pension reform into
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
French President Emmanuel Macron, despite severe protests across the country, has signed a pension bill into law o raise the country's retirement age by two years, Al Jazeera reported on Saturday.
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Macron, Von Der Leyen's recent China visit muddied waters by not providing
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
French President, Emmanuel Macron and European Commission President, Ursula Von Der Leyen's recent China visit may have muddied the waters by not providing a united European strategic approach to the China-Taiwan situation.
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Amid row over Taiwan comments, Macron set to visit Netherlands
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
According to the statement, the French President's visit to the Netherlands will reaffirm the ties between the two countries. The state visit will also help to further deepen their cooperation, including joint efforts by France and the Netherlands to make Europe stronger, greener and safer.
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Xi charms Macron into accepting Chinese hegemony
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
French President Emmanuel Macron visited China from 5-7 April, receiving a rapturous reception. However, Macron has not enamored himself with the USA and others in Europe with his deference to China.
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France: Rescuers find two bodies in rubble after building collapses in Mar
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Rescuers have found two bodies in the rubble of a building that collapsed in France's Marseille.
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EU shouldn't follow US or China on Taiwan: French President Macron
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday called for the European Union to implement its stated policy of "strategic autonomy" and argued the bloc could become a "third pole" alongside China and the US and reiterated that the EU shouldn't follow US or China on Taiwan.
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Russia says, is France's demand 'not to deploy nuclear weapons on foreign
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Taking to Twitter, the Russian Foreign Ministry said, "Russian MFA Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova: Am I correct in understanding that Paris's tough demand is addressed to Washington?"
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China, France sign deals in civilian nuclear energy
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
During a state visit by French President Emmanuel Macron to China, both countries decided to deepen the cooperation in traditional areas such as aviation, aerospace and civilian nuclear energy, and cultivate new growth drivers in cooperation such as green development and scientific and techn
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Chinese President Xi Jinping holds meeting with French counterpart Emmanue
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Taking to his official Twitter handle, Macron said that he will discuss about climate, business, bio-diversity and food security with Xi Jinping.
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French President, EU chief to meet Chinese President today
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Macron will be accompanied by a delegation of more than 50 CEOs and meet with the French business community, but all eyes will be on how he and von der Leyen discuss the war in Ukraine with the Chinese leadership.
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Two no-confidence votes against French President Emmanuel Macron's govt fa
Updated : 2 years, 12 months ago IST
The French President on Thursday pushed the unpopular pension reform scheme which proposed to raise the retirement age for most workers to 64 from 62 without a vote of lawmakers in the National Assembly, defying mass protests throughout the country, The New York Times reported.
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Protests intensify across France over Macron's decision on pension reform
Updated : 2 years, 12 months ago IST
The ongoing protests in France have grown tense amid widespread anger among the protestors who have been opposing President Emmanuel Macron's decision on pension reform.
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