The bill has been adopted but not yet published, pending a review by the Constitutional Council. Protests against Emmanuel Macron's plans to delay the retirement age have been largely peaceful so far. But anger has mounted since the government pushed the bill through parliament without a vote in mid-March.
Demonstrators chanted on the Place d'Italie in southern Paris. Police used tear gas and clashed with some in the crowd as trash bins were set on fire. The growing unrest and strikes have left Emmanuel Macron facing the gravest challenge to his authority since the so-called Gilets Jaunes protests four years ago.
Karnataka BJP leader CT Ravi compared PM Narendra Modi and France president Emmanuel Macron after a video of the latter consoling a disheartened French team after they lost the 2022 FIFA World Cup final to Argentina. Ravi shared a picture of Modi consoling former ISRO chief K Shivan - in 2019 after the national space agency lost contact with the Vikram moon lander.
Emmanuel Macron consoled the french football team after their loss to argentina in the world cup final. He approached the team at the qatar's Lusail Stadium and consoled them.
President Joe Biden hosted French President Emmanuel Macron for his first state visit as president. The friendly showing is going to test Biden's ability to keep a key ally at his side as he pushes for an enduring hard line against Russian President Vladimir Putin. The two leaders emerged from the Oval Office with an agreement to continue supporting Ukraine’s efforts to beat back Russian forces.
French President Emmanuel Macron said France wants to put an end to the conflict in Ukraine and prevent it from spreading and igniting it into a new world war. The French President said, “We need to be ready for this conflict to be a long one,” and claimed summer and the beginning of fall seasons will be particularly challenging times.
French President Emmanuel Macron has urged the nation’s soldiers to maintain their moral strength in the wake of the war which is taking place on the borders of Europe. Macron claimed that the government intends to fulfil its pledge as a part of a military budget law that predicted allocating 50 billion euros ($50.17 billion) for the military by 2025.
French President Emmanuel Macron's Choose France summit to be held in Versailles on Monday. The 14 investment projects from companies such as FedEx and Raytheon Technologies will create 4,000 jobs in France, the Elysée palace says. Macron has sought to woo global investors by rolling out the red carpet to top CEOs at annual summits.
Punjab’s chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Thursday tied the knot for the second time, with 1993-born doctor Gurpreet Kaur. The 48-year-old CM completed the marriage rituals surrounded by top leaders of the Aam Aadmi Party. The two are almost 20 years apart in age.
Russia slams French President Emmanuel Macron for breach of diplomatic confidentiality. In a documentary aired by France 2 broadcaster, Macron was seen speaking about his failed efforts to convince Russia's President Vladimir Putin not to wage a brutal war in Ukraine. The entire conversation that was supposed to be private that happened between the French leader Macron and Russia's Putin on Feb 20, just four days before Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz met in Paris on Monday night. Both agreed to work concurrently on several bilateral and international issues. This was the third meeting between the two leaders in the last month. The two leaders also held extensive discussions on minimising the dependence of the European Union on Russia in terms of energy.
President Emmanuel Macron turns to health minister Olivier Veran to sell the government’s policies to an electorate worried about a spike in inflation. Key roles such as the prime minister and finance minister remained unchanged in the reshuffle that signalled no policy changes and was criticised by the opposition as being tone-deaf after elections.
French President met Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to discuss the future ties between the two countries after the submarine row. The relationship between and deteriorated when in 2021 cancelled a multi-billion-dollar order for submarines with French-owned shipbuilder Naval Group. French President said to the press that we will speak about the future, not the past.
