
France is falling in the world ranking of retirees and Emmanuel Macron is mobilizing the government on fuels.
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France was ranked 15th in the Global Retirement Index in 2014.
France falls to 29th place (out of 44) in a world ranking of countries where it is good to retire
In 2014, France was still ranked 15th in the Global Retirement Index, carried out every year for 14 years by Natixis Investment Managers. A ranking again dominated this year by Norway, ahead of Ireland and the Netherlands.
Fuels: Emmanuel Macron asked the government for âtotal mobilizationâ on supply and prices
Obtaining âmore flexibility in regulations at European levelâ, particularly for refineries, is currently under study, according to government spokesperson Maud Bregeon.

A police union says it is disgusted by a letter from the Minister of Justice denouncing a phantom stock of untransmitted procedures concerning sexual violence against minors.

Israel criticized Emmanuel Macron's statements to the UN regarding the West Bank, calling them "grotesque absurdity", while the French president denounced Tuesday before the UN "a spectacle that shames us all" in Gaza.

The LR mayor of Villeneuve-Saint-Georges, Kristell Niasme, issued an order prohibiting the distribution of leaflets between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. in several sectors of the city until September 2027, citing risks of unrest and security. The opposition, notably the PCF of Val-de-Marne, contests this measure as an attack on freedom of expression in the run-up to the 2027 presidential election.

The Kremlin announced that it would not immediately appoint new ambassadors to France and the United Kingdom. Dmitri Peskov justifies this delay by the absence of bilateral relations with these countries, which actively support Ukraine in the current conflict.

The municipal council of Lleida, in Catalonia, approved on Friday the ban on hiding the face in public spaces, effectively targeting the burqa, with 16 votes for and 11 against. This measure comes against a backdrop of a hardening debate on immigration in Spain, almost two months after the massive arrival of migrants in Ceuta. The city had already been a pioneer in 2010 with a similar ban.

Presidential candidate Raphaël Glucksmann supported Friday the sending of French soldiers to protect the Saudi port of Yanbu, while calling for an increase in the energy check from 150 to 500 euros for current beneficiaries and to extend it to 10 million additional French people.