Eleanor Beardsley appears in the following:
France braces for another nationwide strike against planned pension changes
Tuesday, January 31, 2023
French unions have called for a strike to again protest the government's planned changes to the retirement system — especially the plan to raise the minimum retirement age from 62 to 64.
Labor unrest is growing in Europe
Saturday, January 28, 2023
In France, workers are protesting against the government proposal to raise the retirement age, and in the United Kingdom, people are protesting low pay amid a cost of living crisis.
Thousands in France strike and march in protest of raising the age of retirement
Thursday, January 19, 2023
Thousands of French workers went on strike and many more marched across the country to protest President Emmanuel Macron's plan to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64 years.
Europeans accuse Putin of weaponizing energy but a mild winter has helped
Tuesday, January 17, 2023
Predictions of rolling blackouts across Europe this month have not come to pass — so far. It's not only because of the mild winter.
France's new far right
Monday, January 16, 2023
For decades, France's far right party has been led by a Le Pen: first father, then daughter. Marine Le Pen's replacement hails from a younger generation, and party supporters hope he attracts voters.
Armored vehicle pledge to Ukraine marks a change in the war with Russia
Friday, January 13, 2023
The U.S., France and Germany have recently announced plans to send armored fighting vehicles to Ukraine. The Western-designed weapons are an upgrade, but they're not the tanks that Ukraine wants.
Many in France's Kurdish community don't think killings were a lone-wolf attack
Friday, January 06, 2023
The Kurdish community in France is reeling from a triple killing, just as they prepare to commemorate the 10 year anniversary of another deadly shooting. Few believe it was a lone-wolf attack.
At a French factory, the newest employees come from Ukraine
Thursday, December 29, 2022
A luxury leather goods manufacturer in the Burgundy region has hired two dozen Ukrainians since the war began. The CEO says it's partly because he can't find enough French workers to fill the jobs.
Ukrainian refugees in France find work at factories that produce luxury handbags
Wednesday, December 28, 2022
The war in Ukraine is transforming Europe in more ways than one. Ukrainian refugees in France are helping to fill jobs in places where there aren't enough French workers.
Kurds in Paris believe a recent shooting at a cultural center was an act of terrorism
Sunday, December 25, 2022
The large Kurdish community in Paris says Friday's shooting of a cultural center there is more than a racially motivated attack; it is terrorism.
Fans in Paris prepare for Argentina and France to face off in the World Cup final
Sunday, December 18, 2022
France is competing against Argentina in the World Cup final. In Paris, concerns over human rights violations are now mixed with excitement.
Morocco is the first African and Arab team to advance to the World Cup semi-finals
Tuesday, December 13, 2022
Morocco is the first African and Arab team to advance to the World Cup semi-finals. The country faces France, which shares cultural, linguistic and family ties and a complicated colonial history.
Migrants cross the English Channel to reach Britain despite an agreement between the U.K. and France
Sunday, December 04, 2022
Migrants continue to try to cross the English Channel to reach Britain despite an agreement between the U.K. and France to increase police enforcement.
French President Macron visits Washington for his second state visit
Wednesday, November 30, 2022
French President Emmanuel Macron visits Washington for his second state visit. He's expected to discuss Europe's industrial concerns and the Ukraine war with President Biden and congressional leaders.
Blocking climate migration becomes a winning platform for far-right political parties
Friday, November 25, 2022
Globally, climate change is fueling migration. Blocking that migration has become a winning platform for far-right political parties.
Europe fears its industries will jet to the U.S. as energy costs force plant closures
Friday, November 25, 2022
Duralex glassware maker is just one company that's suspended operations over spiking energy costs after a cutoff of Russian natural gas.
The man who inspired "The Terminal" died at the airport where he lived for 18 years
Monday, November 14, 2022
NPR remembers Mehran Karimi Nasseri, the man who spent 18 years living in an airport terminal in Paris.
France-Italy row could further disrupt the EU's already erratic handling of migrants
Monday, November 14, 2022
A fallout between France and Italy over migrants rescued in the Mediterranean is poisoning diplomatic relations between the two countries.
France accepts a migrant rescue ship as relations sour with Italy
Friday, November 11, 2022
France allowed the Ocean Viking humanitarian ship to dock in the port of Toulon on Friday, after Italy's new far-right government refused to accept it. More than 200 migrants were aboard the ship.
There's a lesser-known casualty of the energy crisis in Europe — fertilizer
Saturday, October 22, 2022
The energy crisis in Europe is having a knock-on effect in the grain industry, where fertilizer — which requires a lot of energy to produce - is in short supply.