Since January, France has been engulfed in mass strikes. President Emmanuel Macron controversially proposed to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64 and increase the minimum years of contributions for workers to receive a full pension from 42 to 43....
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Since January, France has been engulfed in mass strikes. President Emmanuel Macron controversially proposed to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64 and increase the minimum years of contributions for workers to receive a full pension from 42 to 43....
Chaos reigned in the streets of Paris in recent months, as protests grew against the pension reform being battled out in the French government. Hundreds of thousands of citizens joined in public demonstrations, over 10,000 pounds of trash piled up, a...
Chaos reigned in the streets of Paris in recent months, as protests grew against the pension reform being battled out in the French government. Hundreds of thousands of citizens joined in public demonstrations, over 10,000 pounds of trash piled up, a...
In 2024, exactly one hundred years after Paris last hosted the Summer Olympics, France will once again welcome the Games. With an economy still recovering from the effects of the coronavirus pandemic, a historically unpopular president, and an energy...
In 2024, exactly one hundred years after Paris last hosted the Summer Olympics, France will once again welcome the Games. With an economy still recovering from the effects of the coronavirus pandemic, a historically unpopular president, and an energy...
As the French election cycle came to a close this April, Incumbent French President Emmanuel Macron emerged victorious with 58.5 percent of the vote. He did so despite significant concerns surrounding his popularity as a candidate. Nevertheless, when...
As the French election cycle came to a close this April, Incumbent French President Emmanuel Macron emerged victorious with 58.5 percent of the vote. He did so despite significant concerns surrounding his popularity as a candidate. Nevertheless, when...
1778 marked the last time that a French ambassador to the United States was recalled to Paris for consultations—until September 17, 2021. Angered by the announcement of a trilateral security pact between the United States, United Kingdom, and Austr...
1778 marked the last time that a French ambassador to the United States was recalled to Paris for consultations—until September 17, 2021. Angered by the announcement of a trilateral security pact between the United States, United Kingdom, and Austr...
The two leading candidates for France’s 2022 presidential election are the same as those from 2017: Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen. Polling from Ipsos suggests that Le Pen, the populist leader of the Rassemblement National, leads the first round...
The two leading candidates for France’s 2022 presidential election are the same as those from 2017: Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen. Polling from Ipsos suggests that Le Pen, the populist leader of the Rassemblement National, leads the first round...
Since last February, thousands of students and blue-collar workers from all across France have taken to the streets to protest President Macron’s proposed education and economic reforms. As the country commemorates the 50th anniversary of the May 1...
Since last February, thousands of students and blue-collar workers from all across France have taken to the streets to protest President Macron’s proposed education and economic reforms. As the country commemorates the 50th anniversary of the May 1...
Over the last few years, extremist and populist movements have been on the rise throughout the world. Be it the Brexit referendum or Trump’s election to the US Presidency, seemingly unpredictable political results have become the norm. In May 2017,...
Over the last few years, extremist and populist movements have been on the rise throughout the world. Be it the Brexit referendum or Trump’s election to the US Presidency, seemingly unpredictable political results have become the norm. In May 2017,...