Europe France President Macron wants to bring forward France's retirement age to 65, with the finance minister admitting it is a "risk" for the president seeking re-election, but that it is necessary to strengthen and protect France's social system
Europe France French President Macron said that 'stopping arms exports' used by the Israeli army in Gaza and Lebanon is the only way to stop the war
Europe France For the first time since 1991, France will welcome French-speaking heads of state and government to Villers-Cotterêts and Paris on 4 and 5 October 2024 for the 19th Francophonie Summit
Europe France The Barnier government appears to be far from the national unity that was promised by Emmanuel Macron as it is almost evenly split between Renaissance and the right-wing party; only Didier Migaud, in Justice, appears as a social-democratic figure
Europe France The parliamentary leader of the far-right Rassemblement National party called for new elections next year, just a few months after the snap elections that plunged the country into a political stalemate