France
French 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.
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Striking 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.
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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.
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France: 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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France 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.”
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