(June 28, 2024)
Jon Stewart goes live after CNN‘s presidential debate to unpack Biden‘s senior moments and Trump‘s blatant lies. #DailyShow #JonStewart #Debate
Archiv: Alter / ältere Menschen / age / elderly people
Jon Stewart kicks off The Daily Show‘s election coverage with a wellness check on America‘s two chronologically challenged candidates: Joe Biden and Donald Trump.
(February 13, 2024)
His hands are trembling a lot while eating food after being starved for a long period.. This elderly man was released today along with several detainees through the Kerem Shalom crossing in the southern Gaza Strip
A Majority of Voters Support Calls for a Cease-Fire in Gaza
(November 21, 2023)
More Democratic voters are expressing dissatisfaction with Biden’s handling of the larger Israeli-Palestinian conflict, young people are becoming more sympathetic to the Palestinians and older voters are giving more thought to people on both sides.
Head of doctors’ protests says Israel in a ‘dystopic reality’
“Health workers in Israel oppose discrimination in treatment. We are currently in a dystopic reality. The Israeli government is controlled by dangerous extremists that support discrimination against women, the elderly, Arabs, secular people and homosexuals,” Levine who is also chairman of the country’s Association of Public Health Physicians, says.
Australische Polizei taserte 95-jährige Frau
Die Frau ist 1,57 Meter groß und 43 Kilogramm schwer und auf eine Gehhilfe angewiesen. Der Polizist ist laut BBC nicht suspendiert worden, werde aber derzeit nicht mehr eingesetzt.
French unions announce new day of pension protests, strikes for June 6
With lawmakers poised to discuss on June 8 a draft bill proposed by the opposition Liot party to cancel the retirement age reform, the unions said in a joint statement that the day of industrial action on June 6 was meant to “allow all workers to make themselves heard by the MPs.”
Fresh protests across France as Constitutional Council largely upholds Macron‘s pension reform
(14.04.2023)
The French constitutional court on Friday approved the key elements of President Emmanuel Macron‘s controversial pension reform while rejecting certain parts of the legislation. Pushing the legal age for drawing a full pension from 62 to 64, the legislation is deeply unpopular in France and has triggered months of mass protests. Follow our blog to see how the day‘s events unfolded
‘Democracy at stake’: French protesters vent fury at Macron over pension push
French protesters downed their tools and marched once again in Paris and other cities on Thursday, galvanised by President Emmanuel Macron’s decision to ram his deeply unpopular pension reform through parliament without a vote, in what critics have branded a “denial of democracy”.
Emmanuel Macron: France’s Caligula?
Instead, on Macron’s orders, Prime Minister Élisabeth Borne used a controversial clause in the Constitution, Article 49.3, to pass the bill.
The Republican Party are widely supportive of Macron’s reform bill, which raises the age of retirement from sixty-two to sixty-four, and issued instructions for its sixty-one Members of Parliament to vote against the motion. But nineteen of its MPs defied orders, adding to the dissent and disorder which has swept France in recent days, in parliament and on the street.
Macron holds firm on pension reform bill as protests escalate
Dismissing calls for a snap election or a referendum, he said the plan to raise France’s minimum retirement age from 62 to 64 would continue on its “democratic path” and come into force by the end of 2023.
The French president also reaffirmed his faith in Prime Minister Élisabeth Borne, whose government narrowly survived a no-confidence vote triggered by Macron‘s use of special executive powers to bypass parliament.
Nur neun Stimmen fehlten beim 3ten Misstrauensvotum – was den Sturz der Regierung nach sich gezogen hätte… #Macron-Regierung
(21.03.2023)
Paris erupts in violence after Macron wins no-confidence vote by just nine
(21.03.2023)
The first motion, which was the only one ever likely to succeed, failed thanks to the decision of the conservative Republican party not to support it.
… and reform pensions so that most Czechs work until 68. This is the age in which most citizens are no longer fit and healthy. It is good to add that pensions in the Czech republic are ridiculously low, and the country spends a below-average share of GDP in the EU comparison.
What a shame. To appease the warmongers, during this time the Czech government raised annual military budget to match 2% GDP as they are planning to purchase F-35 fighter jets costing 100 billion CZK. The pension cuts will save them 19 billion this year.
Anger as French government pushes through pension change without vote
Opposition parties said they would request a vote of no confidence in the government, which will be voted on in the coming days, possibly on Monday.
The French parliament saw chaotic scenes after President Emmanuel Macron‘s unpopular plan to reform the country‘s costly pension system was pushed through without a vote
Protests erupt as French government forces through higher retirement age
The pension reform bill passed the French Senate earlier on Thursday, but was not expected to pass the National Assembly – the lower house of the country’s parliament – where lawmakers were due to vote this afternoon.
The session was stopped early for Borne’s announcement. Lawmakers erupted into chaotic scenes as she explained the government’s decision, fighting to be heard as lawmakers sang French national anthem “La Marseillaise” and others held signs reading “No to 64 years.”
French President Macron overrides parliament to pass retirement age bill
French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday resorted to using special constitutional powers.
The pensions overhaul has been met with widespread protests and strikes across France.
Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne announced to the assembly that the government would trigger Article 49.3 of the French Constitution.
Protests in Paris as Macron forces through controversial pension reform
But the government was unsure of the vote numbers in the National Assembly, forcing French Prime Minister Élisabeth Borne to announce the triggering of Article 49.3.
The decision runs the risk of further inflaming the protests and strikes that have rocked France over the last months. It also gives the opposition the right to immediately call a confidence vote in parliament.
The opposition reacted with fury to the decision to avoid a vote after weeks of debates on the legislation.
La retraite, c‘est comme la galette, on la veut complète ! #NonALaReformeDesRetraites #OnBloqueTout #15mars #greve15mars #manifestation15mars
#ReformeDesRetraites #64ansCestNon #Pontivy #Morbihan #CentreBretagne #Bretagne
Philippe Martinez : « La détermination […] est plus forte suite au courrier que nous a adressé le président de la République, où globalement il nous fait un bras d’honneur » #NonALaReformeDesRetraites #manifestation11mars
Will strikes force Macron to back down over French pension reforms?
France saw a wave of strikes against Emmanuel Macron’s pension reforms on Thursday, causing disruption to trains, flights, schools and even hospitals. Polls show a majority of the French oppose the president’s measures – and analysts say maintaining public support of strikes will be crucial to unions’ chances of forcing a U-turn.
France‘s Senate passes controversial pension reform
French senators passed the deeply unpopular plan by 195 votes to 112 late Saturday, bringing the package another step towards becoming law. The vote came hours after hundreds of thousands of people again marched in protest in rallies across the country, but in fewer numbers than expected.
France pension protests enter seventh day, affecting multiple economic sectors
Protestors in France Saturday demonstrated for a seventh day against President Emmanuel Macron’s pension reform plan, which has been widely disputed across the country since his announcement of the plan in January.
According to the Confederation of Labor (CGT), a national federation of French trade unions, hundreds of thousands of employees, young people, and retirees went on strike and protested in the streets of French cities Friday against Macron’s plan.
Non à la retraite à 64 ans ! – La campagne
Retrouvez ici toutes les infos et ressources concernant la campagne commune de la NUPES contre la réforme de la retraite à 64 ans !
Generalstreik in Frankreich beginnt mit voller Wucht. Überall strassenblockaden und Besetzungen wichtiger Betriebe und Universitäten.
Widerstand gegen Rentenreform: Streiks bremsen Frankreich aus
In Frankreich geht der Streit um die Rentenreform in die nächste Runde: Massive Streiks führen zu Problemen im Bahn- und Nahverkehr, Flüge fallen aus, auch bei der Müllabfuhr und an Schulen ruht die Arbeit. Die Gewerkschaften wollen das ganze Land lahmlegen.
Call for a General Strike in France on March 7, in opposition to Macron‘s retirement & pension overhaul
France against pension reform, unions vow to ramp up strikes
The unions said in a joint statement that they would call for a national strike that would „bring France to a standstill“ on March 7 if the government „remained deaf to the popular mobilisation“.
F: Hunderttausende demonstrierten gegen Pensionsreform
Nach Angaben des Innenministeriums beteiligten sich landesweit 963.000 Menschen an den Protesten, die Gewerkschaften sprachen von 2,5 Millionen Teilnehmerinnen und Teilnehmern.
France braces for a fourth day of pension reform protests
The protests are a crucial test both for Macron and his opponents. The government has insisted it’s determined to push through Macron’s election pledge to reform France’s generous pension system. But strong popular resentment will strengthen efforts by labor unions and left-wing legislators to try to block the bill.
Frankreich erneut vor Massenprotesten wegen Pensionsreform
Bereits jetzt arbeiten viele Menschen in Frankreich länger als bis zum Alter von 62 Jahren, wenn sie mit Erreichen der Altersgrenze noch nicht lange genug für eine abschlagsfreie Pension eingezahlt haben. In vielen anstrengenden Berufen könnten die Menschen kaum länger arbeiten, meinen die Gegnerinnen und Gegner der Reform.
Macron begründet die Reform mit einem drohenden Defizit in der Pensionskasse.