France
French 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.
Read moreFrance brought to standstill as workers protest against rising of state pension age to 64
January 19, 2023He called the pension changes “unjust, dogmatic and ideological.”
Read moreFar-right French lawmaker blasted after shouting ‘go back to Africa’ at Black politician
November 7, 2022“I didn't think I would ever hear these words in the National Assembly. But racism always catches up, even in the most prestigious places of the republic.”
Read moreWorkers in France stage nationwide strike for higher wages
October 19, 2022The strikes, principally in schools and transport, are an extension of the industrial action that has disrupted France’s major refineries, causing severe fuel shortages.
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