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French presidential hopeful Philippe proposes pushing retirement age to 65 (opens the original)
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PARIS — French presidential candidate Edouard Philippe pitched gradually raising the country’s legal age of retirement from 64 to 65 for most workers in his much-anticipated pensions reform plan unveiled on Tuesday. Philippe, a center-right former prime minister whose campaign has yet to gain traction against his populist rivals, said in a nearly 20-minute video that reforming the country’s generous pension system was imperative given France’s increasingly dire fiscal outlook. “We need to take t
Pope Leo urges concessions to end war in Ukraine (opens the original)
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Pope Leo XIV encouraged compromise and urged warring parties to make concessions to secure peace in Ukraine during a closely watched speech about Europe in France. “Sadly, war has returned, even to Europe,” the pope said in the eastern city of Metz. “We need to commit ourselves to patient dialogue, to show courage in negotiation and to be willing to give up some positions for the greater good of peace.” The pope addressed European issues on his final day of an official visit to France, during wh
Pope Leo calls for dialogue as France’s populist forces eye power (opens the original)
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PARIS — Pope Leo XIV urged France to embrace dialogue and diversity Friday, in a veiled swipe at populists as he arrived in Paris for a four-day visit. His appeal came seven months before France’s presidential election, with far-right candidate Marine Le Pen leading opinion polls for the National Rally and traditional parties struggling to hold voters after nearly a decade of Emmanuel Macron’s presidency. “A truly free society” prevents “authoritarian tendencies,” the pope said in a speech deliv
Macron to call emergency G7 meeting as energy prices spike and Russian hybrid attacks mount (opens the original)
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PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron said Friday he would call a Group of Seven meeting to address skyrocketing global energy prices and look at releasing strategic oil stocks. “We will have in the upcoming weeks a G7 [meeting] that will be devoted to energy issues, to increase cooperation and avoid unnecessary tensions between G7 countries and our main partners,” Macron said during a press conference. The French leader’s comments came after he chaired a rare crisis meeting at the Elysée Pal
Far-right Zemmour lets slip French presidential bid (opens the original)
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PARIS — Anti-immigration politician Eric Zemmour let slip Thursday that he plans to run in next year’s presidential election, seemingly ending speculation that he might step aside to make way for his partner, MEP Sarah Knafo. The leader of the far-right party Reconquest — who advocated in the past for the mass deportation of immigrants, state spending cuts and banning Muslim headscarves in public spaces — told BFMTV: “I am a candidate for the presidency of the Republic,” before adding, “you know
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