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    • Thursday, 23 March, 2023
      News in-depthFrench politics
      ‘Master of clocks’: can Macron wait out a crisis of his own making?

      The French president is playing for time but his ability to deliver on his reform agenda has already been compromised

    • Wednesday, 22 March, 2023
      French politics
      Macron holds firm on pensions reform in face of public anger

      President says unpopular changes are a ‘necessity’ and are likely to take effect by the end of the year

    • Monday, 20 March, 2023
      French politics
      Macron government survives no-confidence votes over pensions

      French president’s decision to over-rule lawmakers on retirement age has sparked public anger

    • Sunday, 19 March, 2023
      French politics
      Protests mount as Macron faces no-confidence vote on pensions reform

      Riot police deploy water cannon and tear gas as 540 arrested over three days of demonstrations

    • 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

    • Saturday, 18 March, 2023
      FT MagazineJancis Robinson
      The artist who became a Bordeaux vigneron

      How Fabrice Domercq built a network of importers for his biodynamic Ormiale wine

    • Friday, 17 March, 2023
      News in-depthEurope
      Macron’s risky move on pensions: a gambit too far?

      In the face of a no-confidence vote and more protests, the French president is betting he can emerge stronger

    • Friday, 17 March, 2023
      FT News Briefing podcast10 min listen
      Wall Street banks rescue First Republic

      ECB increases rates by 0.5 percentage points

    • Friday, 17 March, 2023
      Tony Barber
      The new weather forecast: cloudy with a chance of politicisation

      Rain or shine, meteorological bulletins have tended to display neutrality hidden by clouds of bias

    • Thursday, 16 March, 2023
      French politics
      Macron to force pension reform without vote as protests sweep France

      Government risks a no-confidence vote and further backlash on the streets

    • Thursday, 16 March, 2023
      Europe Express
      ECB urged to reconsider rate hike plans amid financial market chaos Premium content

      Also in this newsletter: Can Macron pass his pension reform before Paris drowns in rubbish?

    • Wednesday, 15 March, 2023
      OutlookLeila Abboud
      ‘Wembymania’ has gripped France

      The country is not ready for its young basketball star’s predicted transfer to the NBA

    • 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

    • Sunday, 12 March, 2023
      Travelista
      Four fabulous French destinations for summer

      Cool escapes, from Cannes to the Charente countryside

    • 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

    • Friday, 10 March, 2023
      UK immigration
      UK signs €541mn deal with France to curb cross-Channel migration

      Rishi Sunak and Emmanuel Macron hail ‘new chapter’ in bilateral relationship following summit in Paris

    • Thursday, 9 March, 2023
      UK immigration
      Sunak to seek Macron’s co-operation on curbing Channel crossings

      UK prime minister will urge French president to support a deal on returning migrants at a summit on Friday

    • Thursday, 9 March, 2023
      The FT ViewThe editorial board
      A welcome Anglo-French rapprochement

      Paris summit could provide a template for a broader UK reset with European partners

    • Thursday, 9 March, 2023
      Fashion shows
      Brands sound a note of caution at Paris Fashion Week

      Classicism prevailed at Chanel and Hermès, while Louis Vuitton asked: ‘What is French style?’

    • Thursday, 9 March, 2023
      News in-depthUK foreign policy
      France and UK aim to draw a line under post-Brexit tensions

      First Franco-British summit in five years will focus on resetting relations plus migration and defence issues

    • Tuesday, 7 March, 2023
      Europe
      French strikes over pension reform move into ‘higher gear’

      Trade unions increase pressure on Emmanuel Macron to abandon bid to raise retirement age

    • Monday, 6 March, 2023
      Residential
      The cavelike Corsican home where Mediterranean Modernism meets organic architecture

      Sculptural property is aesthetically and materially rooted in the local environment and craft traditions 

    • Saturday, 4 March, 2023
      Fashion shows
      Paris Fashion Week — collections built on clothes made to last

      Quality and longevity were at the forefront of designers’ minds

    • 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

    • Wednesday, 1 March, 2023
      News in-depthNuclear energy
      France mounts battle for nuclear energy in Europe

      Paris persuades 10 EU countries to join a ‘nuclear alliance’

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