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    • Sunday, 19 March, 2023
      The FT ViewThe editorial board
      Macron’s pension reform muddle

      No matter the merits of his plan, France’s president erred in using special powers

    • Monday, 13 March, 2023
      InterviewThe Henry Mance Interview
      Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo: ‘A city’s creativity doesn’t depend on cars. That’s the 20th century’

      Accused of desecrating the French capital, the politician wants more bikes, green spaces and social housing

    • Saturday, 11 March, 2023
      Person in the News
      Philippe Martinez, the union leader taking on Macron

      Behind his gruff belligerence lies a nimble and pragmatic tactician

    • Thursday, 2 March, 2023
      FT MagazineSimon Kuper
      France is becoming the new Britain

      Brexit and the French ruling class’s superior survival skills are helping it trounce its rival on the world stage

    • Tuesday, 28 February, 2023
      Eurozone inflation
      Rising inflation in France and Spain fuels fears of more ECB rate increases

      Persistent price pressures in leading economies drive rise in eurozone governments’ borrowing costs

    • Sunday, 19 February, 2023
      News in-depth
      Macron versus McDonald’s: how France ditched disposable food packaging

      ‘Anti-waste’ law has been costly for casual dining chains to implement and some doubt its environmental benefits

    • Sunday, 5 February, 2023
      European manufacturing
      France and Germany set to push back against US green tech poaching

      Bruno Le Maire and Robert Habeck prepare to meet US officials amid tensions over subsidies

    • Monday, 16 January, 2023
      Sylvie Kauffmann
      Hyperactive abroad, Emmanuel Macron is struggling at home

      The French president is once more running into problems over pension reform

    • Tuesday, 10 January, 2023
      The FT ViewThe editorial board
      Emmanuel Macron’s indispensable pensions overhaul

      Raising the retirement age is necessary but fraught with political challenges

    • Tuesday, 10 January, 2023
      French politics
      Macron government unveils plans to raise French retirement age to 64

      Prime minister Élisabeth Borne seeks to assuage union anger at reforms by vowing to increase minimum pension

    • Monday, 9 January, 2023
      News in-depthFrench politics
      ‘We must work longer’: Macron prepares for fight over French pensions reform

      Passing law on retirement system is test of whether president can deliver on his second-term agenda

    • Wednesday, 4 January, 2023
      Eurozone inflation
      Falling French inflation sparks hope of end to Europe’s price surge

      Figures raise expectations that regional data will show inflation is past its peak

    • Tuesday, 3 January, 2023
      News in-depth
      France weathers inflation storm but price pressures are still mounting

      Businesses face surging power bills as renewal of fixed-price contracts looms

    • Thursday, 22 December, 2022
      BNP Paribas SA
      BNP Paribas faces tougher capital requirements

      European Central Bank heightens its risk profile for the French lender for next year

    • Thursday, 15 December, 2022
      Cryptocurrencies
      France under pressure to tighten crypto-friendly regulations

      Light-touch regime that allows exchanges to operate without a full licence is called into question post-FTX

    • Wednesday, 14 December, 2022
      France struggles to keep older workers in the labour market

      Macron wants to raise retirement age but over-55s say they face barriers to employment

    • Thursday, 3 November, 2022
      BNP Paribas SA
      BNP Paribas joins European rivals in posting boosted profits

      French bank benefits from rising interest rates and a thriving trading business

    • Friday, 28 October, 2022
      Eurozone economy
      Germany beats growth forecasts despite soaring inflation

      Resilience of largest EU economy marred by price jumps elsewhere in the eurozone

    • Tuesday, 18 October, 2022
      French politics
      Macron government to force French budget through parliament

      Intention to pass law by decree highlights stiff opposition to president’s legislative agenda

    • Friday, 14 October, 2022
      France battles to avoid winter of discontent after fuel strike chaos

      With few easy fixes to soaring costs, the risk for president Emmanuel Macron is that the unrest spreads to other sectors

    • Tuesday, 11 October, 2022
      French politics
      French government intervenes in energy workers’ strike

      Prime minister orders ‘requisition’ of employees at ExxonMobil storage facilities as fuel shortages spread

    • Sunday, 25 September, 2022
      News in-depthRenewable energy
      France struggles to overcome its resistance to wind farms

      Plan to speed up renewable projects will ease reliance on nuclear power as Europe’s energy crisis deepens

    • Wednesday, 17 August, 2022
      Europe Express
      France and the St Augustine approach to public finances Premium content

      Everyone agrees on the need for restraint over deficits and debt — just not yet

    • Tuesday, 19 July, 2022
      EDF
      France to pay €9.7bn for nationalisation of EDF

      Government to offer €12 per share to investors to take full control of power group

    • Thursday, 14 July, 2022
      EU energy
      Britain’s power grid provides electricity lifeline to Europe

      System is net exporter for first time since 2017 after record French nuclear shutdowns

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