Giorgia Meloni landed yesterday in Reykjavik, Iceland, to participate in the fourth summit of heads of state and government of the Council of Europe. The summit was also an opportunity for a face-to-face meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron, following the controversy over migrants in recent weeks. Some sources close to the prime minister reported […]
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Zelensky receives long-range missiles, drones and tanks from Sunak and Macron
Volodymyr Zelensly’s tour of Europe brings huge new military supplies to Ukraine. Britain will deliver hundreds of new long-range military drones to Kiev, capable of covering a distance of over two hundred kilometers. The announcement was made by the British government as the Ukrainian president arrived in London for a surprise visit with Prime Minister […]
France in chaos with pension reform: thousands in the streets and clashes
Green signal from the French Constitutional Council for the central issue, but also the most contested, of the pension reform intended by President Emmanuel Macron, namely the increase in the retirement age from 62 to 64 years. After massive protests raged across France for three months, the 9 ‘wise men’ – as members of the […]
France, “pensions at age 64”. Constitutional Court approves reform
After weeks of heated protests and tension, the French are not winning on pensions. The Constitutional Court approved the reform of Macron’s government and rejected the first request for a shared initiative referendum (RIP) presented by the left. On a second referendum request that was submitted later there will be a new decision on May […]
Guerra, Xi Jinping to Macron and von der Leyen: “I’ll call Zelensky”. But Putin holds back
“When times and conditions are right,” Xi Jinping said he was willing to call Zelensky. This is what French President Macron and EU Commission President von der Leyen achieved on the war front in Ukraine during their visit to Beijing. Macron, in a private meeting with Xi, expressed full confidence in the Chinese leader to […]
Meloni returns from Brussels without a deal, but there is a thaw with Macron
“The centrality and hero of Italy”. These are the words most emphasized by Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, who came out of the European summit held in Brussels. The Prime Minister spoke of cooperation and the will to find common solutions to various problems, including the immigration issue. However, there is still no mention of the […]
Carlos III’s visit to France postponed due to protests against pension reforms
The announcement of the postponement of this visit, which would be abroad for the first time Charles III since he became king, he arrived just a few hours after the French interior minister, Gérald Darmanin, assured that the security apparatus was ready “to receive him in Excellent condition“. Darmanin, who had insisted there was none […]
Meloni and Macron, face to face on migrants: “Risk of 900,000 arrivals from Tunisia”
The new big invasion of Tunisian migrants? Last night, in Brussels, at the end of the European Council, Giorgia Meloni and Emmanuel Macron see each other and talk: the first bilateral meeting takes place at the hotel where they are staying, which corrects the breach in February regarding the missed invitation to Paris to have […]
At least a hundred arrests across France in another night of protests
At least 100 arrests took place this Saturday evening during anti-government protests in France against the decree approving the pension reform, which raises the minimum retirement age from 62 to 64. However, this number is lower than the previous days. Thursday night, a few hours after the reform was passed, there were more than 200 […]
France, pension reform without vote and revolt explodes in the streets
On pension reform, the cornerstone of his election campaign, French President Emmanuel Macron decided to force his hand. Faced with the uncertainty of having the numbers for the approval of the text, which provides for the increase in the retirement age from 62 to 64 years, the government chaired by Elisabeth Borne activated paragraph 3 […]