France
Garbage piles up in Paris streets as Macron prepares to trash workers’ retirement
March 16, 2023French Communist Party General Secretary Fabien Roussel calls the government’s plans “a theft of life.”
Read moreFrench Senate defies two million protesters, approves raising retirement age
March 13, 2023Deeply unpopular pension reforms are the cornerstone policy of President Emmanuel Macron’s second term in office.
Read moreStriking workers bring France to standstill to protest rise in retirement age
March 8, 2023Unions are planning rolling strikes and have already halted all transport in the country.
Read moreFrench workers walk out as Macron government raises retirement age and cuts pensions
January 31, 2023PM insists pensions plan is “no longer negotiable” as unions prepare for mass demonstrations in the streets.
Read moreFrance: Over 1 million march against raising retirement age
January 20, 2023Opposition to the so-called "reform" of the pension system is all inclusive in France, cutting across all age and demographic groups. Protests could well result in Macron backing down.
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