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Emmanuel Macron

Health International Politics 

France’s Macron Leaving Isolation After Week With the Virus

December 24, 2020December 24, 2020 ASSOCIATED PRESS
coronavirus, Emmanuel Macron, France

French President Emmanuel Macron no longer has virus symptoms and was leaving isolation Thursday after a week with Covid-19, but is urging the French public to limit their contacts and remain vigilant to keep infections under control during the Christmas holidays.

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Government Health International 

France’s Leader Macron Tests Positive for Covid-19

December 17, 2020December 17, 2020 CAIN BURDEAU
coronavirus, Emmanuel Macron, France

French President Emmanuel Macron became the latest world leader to test positive for Covid-19 on Thursday after he showed mild symptoms overnight.

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Health International Politics 

Coronavirus Wreaks Havoc in French Elections

March 16, 2020March 16, 2020 CAIN BURDEAU
coronavirus, Elections, Emmanuel Macron, France, Voting

Millions of voters sat out the nationwide municipal elections in France on Sunday because of the coronavirus pandemic and a final round of voting set for next Sunday will likely be postponed as the country considers imposing a nationwide lockdown.

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Government Health International Politics 

Under Coronavirus Cloud, France Heads to Polls

March 13, 2020March 16, 2020 CAIN BURDEAU
coronavirus, diseases, Elections, Emmanuel Macron, France, Voting

Despite the coronavirus outbreak worsening in France, voters are heading to the polls on Sunday to elect mayors and municipal governments in what will become a test case for democracy during a global pandemic.

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Employment Government International 

Macron Survives No-Confidence Votes on Pension Reform

March 4, 2020March 4, 2020 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
ap5, bills, Emmanuel Macron, France, pension, protests, transportation, Voting

The French government faced down two no-confidence votes Wednesday over an overhaul of the country’s byzantine pensions system, a key victory after fierce protests and a massive transport strike that brought France to a standstill for weeks this winter.

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Employment Government International 

No Letup in French Strikes Over Pension Reform

January 17, 2020January 17, 2020 CAIN BURDEAU
Emmanuel Macron, France, pension, retirement, strike, unions

Long-running strikes by trade unions over French President Emmanuel Macron’s push to overhaul the nation’s retirement system will continue despite a compromise offer by the government.

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Employment Government International 

Workers v. Government: Showdown in France Over Pension Reforms

January 9, 2020January 10, 2020 CAIN BURDEAU
Emmanuel Macron, France, pension, protests, retirement, strike, unions

France was seized by a new wave of nationwide strikes on Thursday by a spectrum of workers angry over the government’s plans to overhaul the nation’s public retirement system.

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Business Economy Employment Government International 

Railway Pension Strikes Becoming the Longest in French History

December 31, 2019December 31, 2019 CAIN BURDEAU
Emmanuel Macron, France, Labor, pension, railroad, retirement, strike

Nationwide strikes against French President Emmanuel Macron’s plan to overhaul France’s pension system will enter the New Year and become France’s longest-running rail strike in the country’s history.

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Employment Government International Politics 

France Debates Pension Reforms and Goes on Strike

December 18, 2019December 18, 2019 CAIN BURDEAU
Emmanuel Macron, France, pension, protests, retirement, strike, unions

Seeking to calm nationwide strikes that threaten to cause havoc during the winter holidays, French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday signaled a willingness to make a key concession in his plans to overhaul France’s retirement system.

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Government International Politics 

Macron Faces New Test as France Goes on Strike

December 5, 2019December 5, 2019 CAIN BURDEAU
Emmanuel Macron, France, pension, protests, strike

French President Emmanuel Macron is facing a major test to his presidency as France was beset Thursday by massive strikes that could turn into days of angry protests over his government’s plans to overhaul pensions.

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International Politics 

Trump Greets NATO With Attack on ‘Nasty’ France

December 3, 2019December 3, 2019 CAIN BURDEAU
Diplomacy, Donald Trump, Emmanuel Macron, European Union, NATO

With an attack on “nasty” France, President Donald Trump brought his “America First” foreign policy to a two-day NATO meeting on Tuesday. Europe is brewing up an antidote: A “Europe First” worldview known as “Euro-Gaullism.”

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International Politics 

NATO Chief Heading to Paris to Meet With Macron

November 20, 2019November 20, 2019 ASSOCIATED PRESS
Emmanuel Macron, France, military, NATO

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Tuesday he will travel to Paris next week for talks with President Emmanuel Macron after the French leader lamented the “brain death” of the world’s biggest military alliance.

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Government International Politics 

Under Pressure, Macron Seeks to Appeal to the Right

November 8, 2019 CAIN BURDEAU
Conservatives, Emmanuel Macron, France, immigration, Islam

On an airplane trip back to Paris from a visit to French islands in the Indian Ocean, Emmanuel Macron did something no other French president has done: He let himself be interviewed by a journalist with Valeurs Actuelles, a magazine long associated with France’s ultra-conservative wing.

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Economy International Politics 

EU Halts Expansion Into Balkans, Opening Door for Russia

November 7, 2019November 7, 2019 CAIN BURDEAU
Angela Merkel, Emmanuel Macron, EU, military, Russia, Trade

The European Union’s expansion into the Balkans is stalling and that’s prompting policymakers and experts to warn that the region may turn to Russia, China and Turkey for trade and military protection.

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Environment International 

Xi, Macron Unite on Climate Despite US Withdrawal

November 6, 2019November 6, 2019 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
China, Climate change, Emmanuel Macron, France

Chinese leader Xi Jinping and French President Emmanuel Macron said Wednesday that the Paris climate pact was “irreversible,” showing a united front after President Donald Trump formally withdrew from the accord this week.

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International Politics 

Macron Presses a Harder Line on Immigration

September 17, 2019September 17, 2019 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
Emmanuel Macron, France, human rights, immigration

With an eye on re-election, France’s Emmanuel Macron has signaled a tougher line on immigration, saying the government must end its “lax” approach, to prevent voters from drifting to the far right.

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International Politics 

Macron Urges Europe to Reach Out to Russia

August 28, 2019August 28, 2019 ASSOCIATED PRESS
Diplomacy, Emmanuel Macron, EU, France, Russia

French President Emmanuel Macron says it’s time for Europe to reach out to Russia — to keep it in the Western fold, check its global ambitions and avoid being caught in the middle of a new Cold War.

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Economy International Politics 

Macron Calls for a New Global Economic Order

August 27, 2019August 27, 2019 ASSOCIATED PRESS
Emmanuel Macron, Trade, Trump administration

Amid uncertainty over U.S. trade policies, French President Emmanuel Macron is calling for a new global economic order, decrying an “unprecedented crisis” in the market economy.

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International Latest Headlines 

Macron Leads Pressure on Brazil Over Amazon Fires

August 23, 2019August 26, 2019 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
Brazil, Emmanuel Macron, France, Trade, wildfires

France’s Emmanuel Macron led a growing wave of international pressure on Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro over the fires raging in the Amazon rainforest Friday, telling him Paris would block efforts to seal a major trade deal. 

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International Politics 

Macron’s Star Rises Again as a New Europe Takes Shape

June 14, 2019June 14, 2019 CAIN BURDEAU
Emmanuel Macron, EU, France, protests, Taxes

French President Emmanuel Macron’s political fortunes, brought to the brink by months of massive and violent protests in Paris, are on the rise again and the brash liberal reformist is, remarkably, poised to become Europe’s most important politician.

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