Edouard Philippe

France to toughen sanctions on undeclared protests, PM says

Mon, 07 Jan 2019 - 10:30 GMT

France plans to introduce legislation to toughen sanctions on undeclared protests in response to violent yellow-vest demonstrations.

French government urges unity in face of mass protests

Wed, 05 Dec 2018 - 11:10 GMT

The French government on Wednesday urged parties across the political divide to calm the protests that have raged nationwide for more than two weeks.

RPT-French government abandons fuel tax - PM

Wed, 05 Dec 2018 - 09:28 GMT

The French government is abandoning a fuel tax hike that was previously only suspended for six months following violent protests.

Macron retreats on fuel tax hikes in bid to calm French protests

Tue, 04 Dec 2018 - 10:00 GMT

French government backed down on planned fuel tax hikes in a bid to draw the heat out of fierce protests that have escalated into the deepest crisis of Macron's presidency.

French interior minister resigns in face-off with Macron

Wed, 03 Oct 2018 - 04:40 GMT

Macron was forced to accept his interior minister's resignation on Tuesday after early ally Gerard Collomb insisted he wanted to step down.

Macron targets French welfare spending as deficit pressure rises

Mon, 27 Aug 2018 - 03:00 GMT

French President Emmanuel Macron's government will tackle social spending in the next wave of its reforms.

French government survives confidence votes over Benalla scandal

Wed, 01 Aug 2018 - 01:20 GMT

The centrist government of Macron on Tuesday survived confidence votes called by both the left and right over the scandal surrounding a top security aide.

French PM visits Rabat Wednesday

Tue, 14 Nov 2017 - 04:59 GMT

French PM Edouard Philippe is due to embark Wednesday on a two-day visit to the Moroccan capital, Rabat, leading a delegation comprising 10 cabinet members.

French PM booted from rightwing party

Wed, 01 Nov 2017 - 05:10 GMT

France's rightwing Republicans party on Tuesday confirmed it had expelled PM Edouard Philippe after he jumped ship to join Macron's centrist government.

Sisi, French PM review bilateral ties

Wed, 25 Oct 2017 - 08:32 GMT

As part of his three-day visit to France, President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi met Tuesday with the French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe to review bilateral relations.

French PM to visit Tunisia on Oct. 5

Sat, 30 Sep 2017 - 02:30 GMT

French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe will visit Tunisia on October 5 for a meeting of the joint cooperation council.

French PM shrugs off labour protests, truckers call strike

Wed, 13 Sep 2017 - 04:26 GMT

French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe has shrugged off nationwide protests against planned reforms to France's strict labor regulations.

'We won't back down' vows French government after protests

Wed, 13 Sep 2017 - 12:35 GMT

The French government will press ahead with President Emmanuel Macron's flagship labour reforms despite the first mass protests against his pro-business agenda.

France to speed up visa delivery in drive to boost tourism

Wed, 26 Jul 2017 - 07:15 GMT

France will cut visa delivery time to 48 hours for Russians, Indians and citizens of six more Asian countries in a bid to boost tourism: Edouard Philippe

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