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France’s highest constitutional authority will rule on President Emmanuel Macron’s controversial pension reform on April 14, it said Wednesday, a verdict decisive for the future of the changes.

France increased the minimum age for using an electric scooter from 12 to 14 on Wednesday ahead of a weekend vote in Paris on whether to ban rental of the devices. The government unveiled a new regulatory plan for e-scooters on Wednesday increasing the age limit as well as hiking fines for riding on them with another person from 35 euros to 135 ($150).

Henrik Hololei has served as the Director-General for Mobility and Transport since 2015.

Three issues remain outstanding: port concessions, district heating networks and the so-called “integrated urban plans.”

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King Charles travels to Germany on Wednesday in his first state visit abroad since becoming British monarch. Charles, who succeeded his mother Queen Elizabeth as the British monarch in September, had been due to travel first to France, but cancelled that part of the tour due to violent social unrest over President Emmanuel Macron’s new pension law.

International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) chief Rafael Grossi arrived for a visit to the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine late on Wednesday morning, where he warned of “increasing” military activity around the plant. He added that the UN nuclear watchdog was working on a plan of “realistic measures” to ensure Zaporizhzhia’s security. Follow our live blog for the latest updates on the war in Ukraine. All times are Paris time (GMT+2).

‘If it was up to me, I would leave Barcelona tomorrow.’

King Charles travels to Germany on Wednesday in his first state visit abroad since becoming British monarch, as part of efforts to turn the page on years of rocky relations between Britain and the European Union after its exit from the bloc.

Scotland’s parliament on Tuesday confirmed Humza Yousaf will replace Nicola Sturgeon as first minister, the devolved nation’s youngest and the first Muslim leader of a government in western Europe.