EUโs top tech official to remain in post until September 2026
Roberto Viola will stay on atop the EU Commission’s DG CNECT, despite hitting retirement age this year.
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Defiant Bayrou wonโt concede defeat on pension reform talks
French prime minister says an “impressive” number of agreements have been reached on tweaking pensions without putting the system further in the red.
French PM Bayrou gets temporary lifeline from far right
The National Rally is still threatening to get rid of the prime minister during fall budget talks.
French government to face no-confidence vote after pension talks collapse
A vote on Prime Minister Franรงois Bayrou’s future will take place within 48 hours.
French PM under fire as pensions โconclaveโ concludes without agreement
Socialists could soon turn on Franรงois Bayrou if no progress is made on retirement reform.
French Socialists threaten to topple Bayrou government over pensions
Failure of talks between unions and employers about retirement age could trigger censure vote
French pension โconclaveโ faces make-or-break moment
The prime minister’s effort to find common ground on retirement reform has a Monday deadline.
Denmark to raise retirement age to highest in Europe
From 2040, Danish people born after 31 December 1970 will be eligible to retire at 70 years old.
Denmark to raise retirement age to highest in Europe
From 2040, Danish people born after 31 December 1970 will be eligible to retire at 70 years old.
French Justice Minister Darmanin lays groundwork for 2027 presidential bid
The field of candidates hoping to succeed Emmanuel Macron is starting to take shape two years ahead of the next election.
Disgruntled French workers encouraged to arrive late in protest over pension age rise
Artists created an AI โminister of latecomersโ, who encourages people to compensate for years lost, and a tool calculating exactly how late to turn upChanges to Franceโs pension system have been a hot potato for French presidents for decades, bringing …
Britainโs hereditary lords hatch a survival plan
The U.K.โs 92 birthright lawmakers are set to be removed, despite a last fight in the House of Lords. But some could be kept on as legislators for life.
Franceโs Fifth Republic is on the ropes
The eligibility ban on presidential hopeful Marine Le Pen and the market-wrecking tariffs of U.S. President Trump are just the latest challenges roiling Emmanuel Macron’s second term.
French pension deficit set to more than double in a decade โ despite reform
Despite Franceโs recent pension overhaul raising the general retirement age from 62 to 64, the countryโs pension deficit is expected to more than double between 2035 and 2045 alone, the French audit office said Thursday. President Emmanuel Macronโs un…
French PM Bayrou thrown surprise lifeline by Socialists
The center-left party’s decision augurs well for Bayrou, but looming budget talks could prove tricky.
Franceโs Bayrou buys himself time with overture to Socialists
There should be “no totems or taboos” as new prime minister fights to reform pensions โ and keep his job.
Macronโs conservative allies warn against diluting pension reforms in 11th hour talks
The French government has shown openness to revisiting the 2023 law changing the retirement age in exchange for tacit support from the center-left.
4 things to watch for as French PM Bayrou faces first big test in parliament
Bayrou will lay out how he plans to navigate the same fragmented legislature which brought down his predecessor.
Thereโs nothing very new about the new French government
The prime minister has failed his first big test. Despite another bunch of ministers, he hasnโt built a broader political base.
French PM pledges to form a government โbefore Christmasโ
New French prime minister promises to present a budget in February, offers to review controversial pensions reform.
Le Pen salutes โpositiveโ talks after meeting new French PM Bayrou
The far-right leader took down the last prime minister. But she now appears willing to work with the next one.
Kallas gave top EU official the ax and governments arenโt happy
Sanninoโs departure leaves gap at top of foreign policy wing.
French political crisis: Everything you need to know
The collapse of Barnier’s government could plunge the eurozone into turmoil.
MEP Pascal Canfin quits Macronโs party leadership over โprofound disagreementโ
The lawmaker says he’s not happy with where the party is heading domestically.
Can French PM Barnier outlive Liz Truss and the lettuce?
France has a new government, but it may not last long.
Macron and Trudeau: The downfall of a pair of liberal bros
As the French president visits Canada, both he and Trudeau are grappling with declining popularity and the rise of right-wing movements that challenge their political legacies.
French PM Barnier unveils new government, putting budget and EU affairs under his purview
The Cabinet is the โmost right-wing’ in more than a decade.
How Macron dodged political death โฆ for now
He threw his allies under the bus.
Michel Barnier: Everything you need to know about the new French PMโs conservative politics
The new French prime minister has embraced conservative stances at home which could net him tacit support from the far right.
The last of the Lords
Britain’s new leader Keir Starmer is determined to reform the archaic House of Lords โ but it could come with a hidden price.
French leftist party France Unbowed moves to overturn Macron’s controversial pension reform
France’s leftist party France Unbowed (LFI) announced its plan to introduce legislation on Tuesday to repeal President Emmanuel Macron’s contentious pension reform, which raised the legal retirement age from 62 to 64. The bill, according to LFI chief …
Move to reduce Lords retirement age to 80 is not about Joe Biden, says Keir Starmer
Ahead of UK-US bilateral talks, PM says primary driver for cutting peersโ retirement age is size of Lords chamberUK politics live โ latest updatesKeir Starmer has denied that his decision to bring in a retirement age of 80 for the House of Lords means …
What happens if Italy and Franceโs right-wing firebrands unite?
Once in office, Italyโs Giorgia Meloni moderated her positions. Will Marine Le Pen do the same?
Investors too confused by French election to panic โ yet
Markets will certainly make their position known if politicking threatens to stretch public finances.
What if Macron is enemies with his next prime minister?
A liberal president constantly fighting a far-right prime minister would be a recipe for political catastrophe.
How Emmanuel Macron Turned France Into America
Franceโs leader has changed his country and Europe โ and not in ways that he necessarily intended.
French far right backpedals on big-ticket proposals as markets tumble
French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire has raised alarm that France could face a financial crisis if the far right were to win in the legislative elections.
Macronโs high-risk election puts Franceโs economy on the line
The rise of the far right is sending tremors through financial markets and could push French debt deeper into the danger zone.
Is Macron too toxic to win?
Even his allies don’t want the French president’s face on their posters or his voice on the radio.
German Chancellor Scholz, unions hit back at calls for longer working hours, pension reform
On International Workersโ Day, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD/S&D) and trade union representatives have voiced opposition to calls by business leaders and pro-business parties for longer working hours and to increase the retirement age.