Tag: pension reform
France has criticized Finance Minister Le Maire’s new novel
Bruno Le Maire The French Economy and Finance Minister has already published 13 books. (Photo: Reuters) Paris France’s finance and economy minister, Bruno Le Maire, has published his second novel…
France wants to speed up debt reduction
Paris France is heading towards three trillion euros in national debt. is not a European country in absolute terms it is as heavily indebted as the second largest economy in…
The CDU follows in Adenauer’s footsteps
Great legacy Friedrich Merz, CDU boss wants to wake up the party with Vice Carsten Linnemann. (Photo: dpa) Berlin. In the holiday home of the former Chancellor Konrad Adenauer, the…
Macron offers the French “new pact for work” after controversial pension reform
French President Emmanuel Macron Despite the protests, Macron still believes that pension reforms are necessary. (Photo: Reuters) Paris While Emmanuel Macron is trying to mend his relationship with the French…
French President Macron signs controversial pension law
Paris French President Emmanuel Macron has signed the controversial pension law. This came out on Saturday from the official publication of the government in Paris. On Friday, the country’s Constitutional…
The Constitutional Council gives the green light to Macron’s controversial pension reform
Emmanuel Macron The president’s reform sparked protests. (Photo: AP) Paris French President Emmanuel Macron’s controversial pension reform has cleared the final hurdle: the country’s Constitutional Council approved all the key…
The Constitutional Council gives the green light to Macron’s controversial pension reform
Emmanuel Macron The president’s reform sparked protests. (Photo: AP) Paris The controversial pension reform by French President Emmanuel Macron can come into force. On Friday, the Constitutional Council declared the…
Constitutional authorities could stop Macron’s law
French President Emmanuel Macron The head of state has been criticized for pushing through the pension reform without going through parliament. (Photo: IMAGO/VCG) Paris The fate of French President Emmanuel…
Again nationwide protests against pension reform
Paris After the unsuccessful talks between the French trade unions and the government on the pension reform, strikes and protests against the project are once again taking place in France.…
Left trade union in France gets a boss for the first time
Sophie Binet The 41-year-old wants to “push back capitalism”. (Photo: CGT) Paris The French left-wing trade union CGT (Confédération Générale du Travail) caused a surprise on Friday: With Sophie Binet,…
Protests against French pension reform turn violent
Protests against pension reform The French demonstrated in several cities against President Macron’s plans. (Photo: IMAGO/IP3press) Paris/Nantes In France, the new protests against President Emmanuel Macron’s pension reforms also turned…
The pension fiasco illustrates the president’s loss of power
Anti-Macron protests in Paris The French president has been badly damaged by the wrangling over his pension. (Photo: REUTERS) Paris Once upon a time, there was a French president who…
Macron’s government survives vote of no confidence – but protests against pension reform continue
Paris In the end, it was nine votes that saved French President Emmanuel Macron and his pension reform for the time being. The National Assembly in Paris rejected a motion…
France’s government survives first vote of no confidence
French President Emmanuel Macron If Macron survives both no-confidence votes, he can implement his controversial pension reform. (Photo: via REUTERS) Paris French opposition forces have failed in their attempt to…
France’s government survives first vote of no confidence
French President Emmanuel Macron If Macron survives both no-confidence votes, he can implement his controversial pension reform. (Photo: via REUTERS) Paris The first of two votes of no confidence in…
Purchase decision: UBS takes over Credit Suisse
Good morning dear readers, News of the giants’ takeover came late last Sunday evening. The largest bank in Switzerland, UBS, is taking over the second largest bank in Switzerland, Credit…
What are the chances of a motion of no confidence in Macron’s government?
Paris France’s Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire was confident: “There will be no majority to bring down the government,” he told the newspaper “Le Parisien”. But there is great uncertainty…
ECB in a dilemma – the struggle for new interest rate hikes
Good morning dear readers, The situation in which the head of the European Central Bank (ECB) Christine Lagarde found herself on Thursday evening is commonly described as a dilemma. Their…
ECB in a dilemma – the struggle for new interest rate hikes
Good morning dear readers, The situation in which the head of the European Central Bank (ECB) Christine Lagarde found herself on Thursday evening is commonly described as a dilemma. Their…
Why Mayor Hidalgo doesn’t want to clean up
Garbage emergency in Paris The full garbage bags, boxes and overflowing dumpsters spread the foul smell of rotting food. (Photo: dpa) Paris Even in the normally spruced up tourist spots…