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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

  • 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

  • Wednesday, 14 December, 2022
    French economy
    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

  • Wednesday, 13 July, 2022
    Inside BusinessLeila Abboud
    Business worries mount that Macron’s reform push will stall

    Without a majority in parliament the French president must seek compromise to advance economic agenda

  • Sunday, 26 June, 2022
    French politics
    Macron backs PM Borne and vows to press ahead with reforms

    French president seeks to salvage second-term agenda after falling short of majority in parliament

  • Friday, 6 May, 2022
    Binance
    Binance’s warm welcome in France draws stark divide with UK

    Crypto exchange’s chief Changpeng Zhao says he met Emmanuel Macron in effort to court French support

  • Monday, 25 April, 2022
    Ruchir Sharma
    The fat French state is about to get fatter

    Voters are discontented but have no appetite for reforms that would tackle what really ails the nation

  • Tuesday, 6 July, 2021
    French politics
    Macron looks at relaunch of pension reform plans

    Unions and business leaders in France warn against rushing changes as economy grapples with pandemic fallout

  • Monday, 7 June, 2021
    Google LLC
    France fines Google €220m for antitrust abuse in advertising

    US group will not appeal and promises to make global changes to its business

  • Friday, 16 April, 2021
    News in-depthVeolia Environnement VE SA
    Antoine Frérot, the victor in Veolia’s bitter battle for Suez

    CEO says he was ‘rational like Machiavelli’ in takeover fight with arch-rival that divided Paris

  • Friday, 3 July, 2020
    French politics
    Macron names Castex as new French prime minister

    Edouard Philippe dropped in bid to reignite presidency before 2022 election

  • Monday, 20 January, 2020
    JPMorgan Chase & Co
    JPMorgan Chase buys second Paris office as post-Brexit plan accelerates

    Bank to shift more staff out of London after purchasing seven-storey building

  • Friday, 29 November, 2019
    News in-depthInvestor activism
    Activist investors lay down challenge to corporate France

    Paris establishment grapples with how to respond as bigger companies become targets

  • Tuesday, 29 October, 2019
    French economy
    Macron’s labour market changes begin to bear fruit

    French president enters second half of term with economy proving resistant to global slowdown

  • Friday, 25 October, 2019
    Tech start-ups
    Paris overtakes Berlin for tech start-ups after boost from Macron

    Labour and tax reforms, together with easier visas, stimulates French tech

  • Tuesday, 17 September, 2019
    Tech start-ups
    France announces €5bn push for tech start-ups

    Institutional investors to provide growth capital to help create more unicorns

  • Wednesday, 31 July, 2019
    The FT ViewThe editorial board
    Macron’s reform effort regains its momentum

    France should pursue structural change despite economic headwinds

  • Thursday, 27 June, 2019
    Tech start-ups
    Tech incubator Station F ‘putting France on the map’

    Second anniversary follows record fundraising year for nation’s start-ups

  • Friday, 26 April, 2019
    French economy
    French employees face challenge to short-hours culture

    Macron wants citizens to work longer in bid to increase tax revenues

  • Thursday, 11 April, 2019
    France
    France’s Bruno Le Maire warns MPs over airport sale referendum

    Economy minister rejects ‘populism’ over opposition to plan to privatise ADP

  • Wednesday, 6 February, 2019
    World Weekly podcast14 min listen
    Does European industry need greater protection?

    The EU decision to block a proposed tie up between French and German train companies…

  • Friday, 9 November, 2018
    France
    French unions begin latest round of unemployment reform talks

    Macron government seeks to stop what it calls abuse of short-term contracts

  • Friday, 21 September, 2018
    France grapples with shift to flexible work

    Macron insists job market is improving but new positions are also the most precarious

  • Thursday, 30 August, 2018
    French politics
    France restructures postal group to protect service

    Macron shows pragmatic approach to state assets with La Poste-CNP Assurances merger

  • Wednesday, 15 August, 2018
    The FT ViewFrench politics
    France awaits the next wave of Macron reforms

    The Benalla affair shows the president is meeting political headwinds

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