Emmanuel Macron ridiculed over plan to scrap coal despite energy crisis | World | News

[ad_1] Emmannuel Macron has been ridiculed over his latest plans to stem the energy crisis in France. The French President has been mocked after he called for the “eradication of coal” as he looks to prepare for an energy crunch this winter, amid shortage fears. Mr Macron has stressed the priority of eradicating coal and called on China and the major emerging countries to take clear decisions on this occasion to achieve the necessary changes…

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Ukraine war: Macron slams Russian invasion, hours after brokering nuclear inspection deal

[ad_1] French President Emmanuel Macron said Russia launched a “brutal attack” on Ukraine in an imperialist, revanchist violation of international law.   Macron made the comments during a ceremony marking the 78th anniversary of Allied landings in Nai-occupied Provence during World War II, and just hours after he spoke to Putin and helped broker a deal to allow UN nuclear inspectors to visit a critical plant in Ukraine.  Macron, who tried tirelessly but unsuccessfully to prevent…

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France’s Macron talks energy with Saudi Crown Prince MBS in Paris | News

[ad_1] MBS’s visit to France has been controversial, with President Macron criticised by some in his country. Energy was the main topic on the agenda between French President Emmanuel Macron and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, during talks in Paris seen as a diplomatic rehabilitation of the de facto leader of the Saudi kingdom. Aides to the French president had indicated ahead of the talks on Thursday that Macron would urge Saudi Arabia to…

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The 12 world politicians more popular than Emmanuel Macron | World | News

[ad_1] Boris Johnson meets with Emmanuel Macron at G7 summit Coined the reformist wunderkind, Emmanuel Macron swept into power in 2018, promising to restore France’s spending discipline and make Paris a strong partner for Berlin to manage Europe’s economic system. However, credibility appears to have diminished as, just two months after his reelection in April 2022, the French President lost the majority vote following a strong performance from a new left alliance and the far…

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Macron holds postelection talks with French party leaders

[ad_1] PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron was holding talks Tuesday with France’s main party leaders after his centrist alliance failed to win an absolute majority in parliamentary elections. The meetings at the Elysee presidential palace come after Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne formally offered her resignation Tuesday, in line with the tradition after parliamentary elections. Macron immediately rejected the offer and maintained the current government. Macron’s Together! alliance won 245 seats in Sunday’s parliamentary elections…

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retirement age set to rise as war in Ukraine boosts Macron

[ad_1] A man holds a banner that reads, ‘Pensioners, badly treated’ as pensioners and activists take part in a demonstration. Emmanuel Dunand | Afp | Getty Images France looks set to push back its retirement age — after several failed attempts — as war in Ukraine and Emmanuel Macron’s active diplomacy have boosted the chances of the president being re-elected. Reforming France’s complicated retirement and pension policies has been tricky and costly for many French…

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