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Aux Barricades: An Interview With a French Pension Protester

Thomas O'Reilly April 5, 2023

A symptom of the French penchant to riot or part of a broader collapse of the Fifth Republic? The European Conservative speaks to a participant of recent anti-Macron pension demonstrations to examine the movement’s causes, character, and future.

France: New Day of Mobilisation, Violence Increases

Hélène de Lauzun March 24, 2023

The country is plagued by all sorts of blockades and other incidents. Roadblocks are set up on many roads and around major cities by demonstrators.

French Pension Reform Law Definitively Adopted, Censure Motions Rejected

Hélène de Lauzun March 21, 2023

Even if the government has not been overthrown and the pension law is automatically adopted, Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne now suffers from a severe lack of legitimacy.

Pension Reform Adopted, Sets France on Fire

Hélène de Lauzun March 17, 2023

The government’s announcement to use article 49.3 of the Constitution has put the country in a state of fever. Now, the government runs the risk of being overthrown.

French Diplomatic Mission to Algeria Strikes Conciliatory Note

Tristan Vanheuckelom October 15, 2022

While the signing of 11 bilateral agreements is a feather in French Prime Minister Élisabeth Borne’s cap, the issue of securing more gas from Africa’s top exporter remains largely untouched.

Rumours of Dissolution at the French National Assembly

Hélène de Lauzun October 7, 2022

The legislative and executive powers are now engaged in a form of institutional one-upmanship. Emmanuel Macron, threatened by a motion of censure, answered with another threat: the dissolution of the National Assembly.

COVID-19: Mea Culpa, From the Former French Health Minister

Hélène de Lauzun September 14, 2022

In the first weeks of the COVID-19 pandemic, French authorities communicated extensively about the ineffectiveness of the mask. The government went so far as to suppress its distribution, sale, and use in the public arena.

Ambassador for LGBT Rights to be Nominated in France

Hélène de Lauzun August 24, 2022

This announcement is part of a wider offensive by the French government in favour of LGBT rights. For Elisabeth Borne, the defence of LGBT rights is now a priority ideological battle: “the battle of attitudes has not yet been won,” she explained.

French Minister Accused of Homophobia

Hélène de Lauzun July 21, 2022

The aspersions are not likely to end the matter, as six anti-homophobia associations have announced that they have filed a complaint against Caroline Cayeux, who—for the moment—remains in office.

First Steps of Elisabeth Borne, France’s New Prime Minister

Hélène de Lauzun July 9, 2022

Elisabeth Borne seemed to willingly partake in the delicate exercise of navigating among oppositional factions, despite the electric atmosphere in the Palais Bourbon.

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Aux Barricades: An Interview With a French Pension Protester

France: New Day of Mobilisation, Violence Increases

French Pension Reform Law Definitively Adopted, Censure Motions Rejected

Pension Reform Adopted, Sets France on Fire

French Diplomatic Mission to Algeria Strikes Conciliatory Note

Rumours of Dissolution at the French National Assembly

COVID-19: Mea Culpa, From the Former French Health Minister

Ambassador for LGBT Rights to be Nominated in France

French Minister Accused of Homophobia

First Steps of Elisabeth Borne, France’s New Prime Minister

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