Tag: Edouard Philippe

• Monday, December 9th 2019 - 09:35 UTC

  France braces for a fifth day of public transport chaos as strike against pension reform persists

  

  French commuters and tourists braced for a fifth day of public transport chaos Monday as the government prepared to respond to widespread anger over pension reform that has sparked open-ended walkouts.

• Friday, January 18th 2019 - 10:01 UTC

  EU prepares contingency plans for a UK disorderly departure

  

  French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe has said a no-deal Brexit looks “less and less unlikely” and has launched a contingency plan to prepare for it. After the UK Parliament rejected the withdrawal agreement, Mr Philippe said laws had to be passed and millions invested in French ports and airports.

• Tuesday, January 8th 2019 - 09:21 UTC

  France plans hooligan-type legislation to crackdown “yellow vest” violent protests

  

  France plans to introduce legislation to toughen sanctions on undeclared protests in response to violent “yellow-vest” demonstrations, Prime Minister Edouard Philippe said on Monday in a hardening of the government’s stance on the unrest.

• Tuesday, December 4th 2018 - 08:28 UTC

  Yellow vests' protests reflect widespread anger and challenge to Macron's reforms

  

  Protesters from France's “gilet jaunes” (yellow vests) movement have pulled out of a meeting with PM Edouard Philippe scheduled for Tuesday. Some members of the group said they had received death threats from hard-line protesters warning them not to enter into negotiations with the government.

• Monday, November 5th 2018 - 06:09 UTC

  New Caledonia votes to remain French, but pro-independence militants are also celebrating

  

  Voters in New Caledonia have rejected independence and decided to remain part of France. Late Sunday night the French government released provisional results showing 78,361 people voted No in the historic referendum, while 60,573 cast their ballot for Yes — a margin of 56.4% to 43.6%.