Author: Thibaud Mu00e9tais

A France Travail agency, the new French public employment service, in Lille, on January 12, 2024. DENIS CHARLET / AFP Following the results of France’s parliamentary elections, Prime Minister Gabriel Attal halted the implementation of an unpopular unemployment insurance reform. This move came after his party’s poor performance in the elections, conceding to the far-right Rassemblement National party. The reform aimed to restrict access to benefits, sparking widespread criticism across political spectrums. Read more Unemployment insurance: French PM Attal defends his reform ‘more focused on activity than inactivity’ The government’s backtracking signifies the end of a prolonged period of uncertainty,…