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Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu faces two no-confidence motions this week as France's political crisis deepens.
Iran sentences two French citizens to a combined 63 years in prison for spying ⊖⊖
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The pair were named as Cecile Kohler and Jacques Paris, who were detained in Iran in 2022 on charges France called "unjustified and unfounded".
French PM suspends Macron’s pension plan before no-confidence vote ⊕
Sébastien Lecornu hopes delaying changes until after 2027 election will win him enough support to survive
France’s prime minister, Sébastien Lecornu, has suspended Emmanuel Macron’s flagship 2023 pens…
Albert Herring review – ENO heralds new era with witty staging of Britten’s story of a mummy’s boy ⊕
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a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International
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English National Opera’s first shared production between London and Salford is a fluent and finely sung take on Britten’s 1947 comic opera. Antony McDonald’s lively staging gives th…
French PM backs freezing Macron's pension reform to save government ⊕
The changes, which raised the retirement age from 62 to 64, were seen as signature reforms in Emmanuel Macron's presidency.
French PM suspends Macron's flagship pension reform in search of support for budget ○
French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu on Tuesday suspended a landmark 2023 pension reform until after the 2027 presidential election.
French PM offers to freeze Macron’s pension reform until 2027 ⊕
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a story from Financial Times ✅ › Financial Times
Sébastien Lecornu hopes concession will suffice to secure left’s support
French PM to freeze retirement reform in bid to save government ⊕⊕
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a story from Politico EU ✅ › Politico EU
Sébastien Lecornu is handing the Socialist Party a major win.
France set for financial meltdown as Macron faces yet more humiliation over economic failure and out-of-control budget ⊖⊖
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a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail
French president Emmanuel Macron faces another humiliation, after the country's independent fiscal watchdog said his government's budget plans 'may simply not materialise'.
Zelenskyy to meet Trump in US this week – Europe live ⊕
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a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International
Ukrainian leader expresses hope for progress amid Trump’s Gaza deal, saying ‘it brings more hope for peace in other regions’
The French government’s 2026 budget plans are based on rosy economic assump…