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☆ Police and protesters injured in clashes at French-Italian tunnel site
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-18 | by ( Xiaofei Xu | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

Paris CNN —A dozen police officers and several protesters were injured Saturday in clashes at the construction site of an Alpine railway tunnel connecting France and Italy. Around 2,000 police were mobilized to the site to face more than 3,000 people protesting the 57-kilometer tunnel project that will connect the French city of Lyon with Turin in Italy upon completion, France’s Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin said. Thierry Guillot/Maxppp/Zuma PressAuthorities in the department of Savoie had issued a ban on demonstrations on public roads near construction site. “Can we just take a moment to wonder why these radical ecologists are against the train,” Houlié told Franceinfo on Sunday. Far-left leader Jean-Luc Mélenchon rejected some protesters being called “eco-terrorists” in an interview with CNN affiliate BFMTV Sunday.

Persons: Paris CNN —, Gérald Darmanin, Thierry Guillot, Maxppp, ” Sacha Houlié, ” Houlié, Franceinfo, Jean, Luc Mélenchon, ” Mélenchon, France Unbowed Organizations: Paris CNN, France’s, Zuma Press Authorities, EU, CNN, BFMTV Locations: France, Italy, Lyon, Turin, Savoie, Paris, Milan

The most recent innovation has been tamer: People have banged pots whenever the president has appeared. Indeed, France’s labor unions — though representing a smaller share of the work force than elsewhere in Western Europe — have been united in their opposition, making them a redoubtable force. Jean-Luc Mélenchon, who leads the left-wing coalition NUPES, has been a central figure in the parliamentary fight against Mr. Macron, nearly bringing down his government with a no-confidence vote in March. And yet it is not France’s left that has benefited from the popular rebellion. In a situation that seems tailor-made for a resurgence of the left, how is it that, for the moment at least, it is not just the right but the far right that has benefited?

Paris CNN —France’s top court on Friday approved the government’s unpopular plans to raise the age of retirement by two years to 64, a huge win for President Emmanuel Macron in the face of mass protests across the country. The Constitutional Council – akin to the US Supreme Court – struck down some elements of the new law, but the most controversial element remains: the gradual upping of the retirement age. Sweeping protests have paralyzed major services across France year this year over Macron’s proposed changes to the pension system. Ahead of the ruling, heightened security was in place in Paris amid expectations of spontaneous protests. With regular, incremental increases, by 2030 the retirement age will have reached 64.

☆ French feminist politician under fire for Playboy front cover
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-03 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

PARIS, April 3 (Reuters) - French junior social affairs minister Marlene Schiappa is facing criticism from her own party for posing in a white dress for the cover of Playboy, with French media reporting Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne called Schiappa to express her displeasure. The furor comes at a time of social unrest in the country as the government is facing a big backlash over pension reforms. The Playboy cover will be accompanied by a 12-page interview in which Schiappa, who brought in legislation outlawing catcalling and street harassment, talks about women's and LGBT rights. In France, women are free. The Playboy issue is available to buy from April 8th, according to Le Parisien.

☆ A French politician posed for a Playboy magazine cover. Her colleagues are criticizing the decision amid political upheaval in the country.
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-03 | by ( Lloyd Lee | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

French minister Marlene Schiappa appeared on the April cover of Playboy magazine. Her colleagues, including French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne, criticized the move, CNN reported. Schiappa, a women's rights activist, defended her choice to pose for the magazine on Sunday. Playboy interviewed the French politician on women's and LGBTQ rights, the outlet reported. French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne told Shicappa, who is the minister delegate in charge of citizenship, that posing for Playboy "wasn't appropriate, especially during this period," a source close to the prime minister told BFMTW.

[1/4] Britain's King Charles waves as he arrives for a visit to the new European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) in London, Britain March 23, 2023. Kirsty Wigglesworth/Pool via REUTERSPARIS, March 24 (Reuters) - Britain's King Charles on Friday cancelled a state visit to France after social unrest over President Emmanuel Macron's new pension law erupted into some of the worst street violence seen in years across the country. "The King and The Queen Consort's State Visit to France has been postponed. Their Majesties greatly look forward to the opportunity to visit France as soon as dates can be found," a Buckingham Palace spokesperson said. A Buckingham Palace source said Charles' visit to Germany will go ahead as planned.

☆ Disappointment for King Charles as first overseas visit as monarch is postponed
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-24 | by ( Michael Holden | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

LONDON, March 24 (Reuters) - King Charles' first state visit to France as British monarch, postponed on Friday because of widespread social unrest, was supposed to be an occasion celebrating a new chapter of harmony in relations between London and Paris. "The king and queen consort were of course very much looking forward to the visit," a Buckingham Palace source said. On the first state visits of his reign, the new monarch and his wife Camilla, the Queen Consort, were going first to France before heading on to Germany. Now it jars with the angry mood in France," Peter Ricketts, a former British ambassador to France, told Sky News. Both the palace and Macron said they looked forward to the postponed trip going ahead in the future when dates can be found.

☆ Burnt rubbish on Paris streets after pension protests
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-17 | by ( Reuters Editorial | ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

PoliticsBurnt rubbish on Paris streets after pension protestsPostedCars were torched in Paris and other French cities overnight during otherwise peaceful demonstrations after President Emmanuel Macron's decision to push through a contested pension overhaul without a vote. "Something fundamental happened, and that is that, immediately, spontaneous mobilizations took place throughout the country," hard-left leader Jean-Luc Melenchon said.

☆ Macron enrages France by forcing through pension bill with no vote. But few think he'll be forced out
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-17 | by ( Jenni Reid | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Protesters participate in a demonstration against French government's plan to raise the legal retirement age in Paris, on March 16, 2023. A coalition of French lawmakers on Friday filed a no confidence motion against President Emmanuel Macron following chaotic scenes in the country's lower house of parliament the day before. Despite frantic last-minute negotiations and number-crunching, Macron calculated he did not have enough votes in the National Assembly to pass his controversial and long-standing plan to raise the retirement age. A coalition of left-wing lawmakers filed the motion, which is being backed by leftist leader Jean-Luc Mélenchon. Far-right figure Marine Le Pen has said her party, now led by Jordan Bardella, would vote for any no-confidence motion and is expected to file its own.

Cars were torched in Paris and other French cities in the evening during otherwise peaceful demonstrations involving several thousand people. "Something fundamental happened, and that is that, immediately, spontaneous mobilisations took place throughout the country," hard-left leader Jean-Luc Melenchon said. Protests took place in cities including Toulon on Friday, and more were planned for the weekend. Macron will want to turn the page quickly, with government officials already preparing more socially minded reforms. Amid the unrest on Thursday evening, someone had tagged on a shop front: "Let's destroy what destroys us."

☆ France begins nationwide strike amid soaring inflation
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-18 | by ( Juliette Jabkhiro | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

French students block the entrance of the Lycee Montaigne high school to protest as part of a nationwide day of strike in Paris, France, October 18, 2022. REUTERS/Gonzalo FuentesPARIS, Oct 18 (Reuters) - French trade unions began a nationwide strike on Tuesday, asking for higher salaries amid decades-high inflation and posing President Emmanuel Macron one of his stiffest challenges since his reelection in May. French public railway operator SNCF said that traffic on local connections was down 50% but that there were no major disruptions on national lines. Civil service workers' unions have also called for joining Tuesday's strike, with possible disruptions in schools and other public facilities. The leader of hard-left party La France Insoumise (France Unbowed), Jean-Luc Melenchon, marched alongside this year's Nobel Prize winner for Literature, Annie Ernaux.

☆ March against inflation turns up the political heat in France
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-17 | by ( The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

Macron’s government is also on the defensive in parliament, where it lost its majority in legislative elections in June. People gather Sunday in Paris for a march against the high cost of living and climate inaction. Paris police said they didn’t have an immediate estimate for the size of the dense flag-waving crowd that filled squares and streets. There were a few outbreaks of vandalism on the margins, with garbage bins set on fire and bank machines smashed. Demonstrating at Mélenchon’s side was French author Annie Ernaux, who won the Nobel Prize for literature this year.

Jean-Luc Melenchon, leader of French far-left opposition party La France Insoumise (France Unbowed), and leader of the New Ecologic and Social People's Union (NUPES), takes part in a protest against soaring inflation and what they call a lack of government action to fight climate change, in Paris, France October 16, 2022. REUTERS/Stephane MahePARIS, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Thousands of people took to the streets of Paris on Sunday to protest against soaring prices as weeks of strikes for higher wages at oil refineries spurred demands for a general strike. The leader of hard-left party La France Insoumise (France Unbowed), Jean-Luc Melenchon, marched alongside this year's Nobel Prize winner for Literature, Annie Ernaux. Budget Minister Gabriel Attal said the left-wing coalition was attempting to exploit the current situation, marked by ongoing strikes at French utility EDF's nuclear plants and at French oil refineries. "Today's march is a march of supporters who want to block the country," he said on French radio station Europe 1.

☆ Încă un politician din Franța, atacat. Liderul de stânga, acoperit cu făină în timpul unui marș (VIDEO)
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-13 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +1 min

După ce președintele Emmanuel Macron a fost pălmuit de un bărbat, un alt politician din Franța a fost atacat. Este vorba de liderul de stânga, fost candidat la prezidențiale, atacat cu făină în timpul unui marș al stângii contra ofensivei propagandistice a extremei dreapta, scrie digi24.ro. Politicianul atacat cu făină a încercat să păstreze un ton detașat, chiar a glumit, dar a recunoscut că există o tensiune în spațiul public francez. Jean-Luc Mélenchon: Așadar, această violență... Nu știu cine este persoana care (a atacat cu făină - n.r. Există o tensiune serioasă, nu știu care a fost motivul atacului cu făină, dar... Sunteți siguri că făina era pentru mine?".

Persons: Emmanuel Macron, Jean, Luc Locations: Franța, Franței, Hexagon, Franţa

☆ VIDEO: Încă un politician din Franța atacat; Liderul de stânga a fost acoperit cu făină în timpul unui marș
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-13 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +1 min

Sursa foto: Captură video/Digi24VIDEO: Încă un politician din Franța atacat; Liderul de stânga a fost acoperit cu făină în timpul unui marșDupă ce președintele Emmanuel Macron a fost pălmuit de un bărbat, un alt politician din Franța a fost atacat. Este vorba de liderul de stânga, fost candidat la prezidențiale, atacat cu făină în timpul unui marș al stângii contra ofensivei propagandistice a extremei dreapta, transmite Digi24. Politicianul atacat cu făină a încercat să păstreze un ton detașat, chiar a glumit, dar a recunoscut că există o tensiune în spațiul public francez. Jean-Luc Mélenchon: Așadar, această violență... Nu știu cine este persoana care (a atacat cu făină - n.r. Există o tensiune serioasă, nu știu care a fost motivul atacului cu făină, dar... Sunteți siguri că făina era pentru mine?

Persons: Emmanuel Macron, Jean, Luc Locations: Franța, Franței, Hexagon

☆ Șocant! Un producător de muzică bătut de poliţie provoacă scandal politic în Franţa (VIDEO)
▼ + stars: | 2020-11-27 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +7 min

Intervenţia poliţiştilor, sâmbăta trecută, contra producătorului de muzică Michel Zecler sunt de o rară violenţă. O ploaie de lovituri - pumni şi genunchi în gură, picioare în burtă, bulane peste cap – nimic nu l-a cruţat pe Michel. In urma acestor violenţe, Gérald Darmanin a estimat şi el că «imaginile sunt extrem de şocante. Colegul lui de la Justiţie, Eric Dupond-Moretti, s-a declarat «scandalizat de imagini» dar a cerut să nu se facă amalgame. Astfel, Antoine Griezman, atacant-vedetă al naţionalei franceze de fotbal, a postat o imagini pe Twitter cu faţa tumefiată a lui Michel sub titlul «Mă doare Franţa mea».

Persons: Intervenţia, Michel Zecler, Michel ., Didier Lallement, Rémy Heitz, Michel, Eric Dupond, Emmanuel Macron, Christophe Castaner, Jean, Luc, Anne Hidalgo, Malik Salemkour, Le, Antoine Griezman, Kylian, PSG, Rudy Gobert Organizations: francez Locations: Parisului, Republicii, Justiţie, poliţie

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