France Today

• French constitutional court approves Macron’s retirement age plans

  President Emmanuel Macron's drive to increase the retirement age to 64 from 62 has provoked months of labour strikes and protests.

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  Apr 14, 2023
  
• Paris trash strike ends as pension protest numbers begin to shrink

  Tuesday's protests in Paris saw dozens of arrests and flare ups of violence, though significantly fewer people participated in the action nationwide.

  World

  Mar 29, 2023
  
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• French police brace for violence as new pension protests erupt

  Demonstrations got underway peacefully Tuesday morning, with large crowds in multiple cities. But police braced for violence later in the day.

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  Mar 28, 2023
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• Renewed protests erupt in France over Macron’s retirement age push

  Opposition parties were expected to start procedures later Friday for a no-confidence vote on the government led by Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne.

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  Mar 17, 2023