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France to cut 10 billion in tax breaks
With France facing a budget deficit and aiming to make cuts in spending while increasing revenue for the government (and implementing reforms such as the controversial retirement age raise…), it’s no...
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French reform likely to pass despite threat of ongoing strikes
In the wake of the second round of strikes on Sep. 23 after Sep. 7, unions are calling for continued protest against French government plans to raise the retirement age from 60 to 62, and 65 to 67 for...
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France still under strike tension with increasing violence
Environ 1 200 personnes ont convergé vers la Guillotière. Certaines en ont profité pour se défouler / Stéphane Guiochon (Le Progrès) So “la révolution” continues. More like an increasingly violent...
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This just in: French strikes continued for Oct. 28, Nov. 6
The unions have announced two new “days of action” for Thursday Oct. 28 and Saturday Nov. 6; that’s right, a weekend again. I’ll be sure to update you more on developments as they come along. For now,...
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French Senate approves retirement reform bill
This just in…after all the action these past few weeks, the government was able to get the bill passed by the Senate this evening. This note from BBC News below. Also check out this article from...
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Bonjour Paris newsletter: French government news, strike update
I write for Bonjour Paris and this week I have a piece about the French government cabinet reshuffle with updates on the strike movement (which seems to be dying down as the retirement reform bill is...
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French Constitutional Council approves retirement reform
After several weeks of protest and the passing of the retirement reform by French Parliament, the Constitutional Council (a bi-partisan panel that examines the constitutionality of proposed laws) has...
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French retirement reform passes; Fillon kept as PM; strikes for Nov. 23
I write for Bonjour Paris and this week have this article about the French retirement reform passing. Be sure to check out Bonjour Paris. Excerpts from my article below: After two months that saw many...
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Bonjour Paris: Sarkozy’s new cabinet
In this week’s Bonjour Paris, a great resource, I write a piece analyzing French President Nicolas Sarkozy’s new cabinet after the reshuffling. It talks about changes, Prime Minister François Fillon,...
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French strikes set for Nov. 23, but don’t expect large turnout
The contested pension reform has become French law, but some unions (CFDT, CGT, FSU, Solidaires, Unsacette) and other opponents to the measure are insisting that the strikes must go on. But it likely...
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