Protests In France

• 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.

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  Mar 29, 2023
  
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• Nationwide strikes, protests break out in France over government’s pension changes

  French workers would have to work longer before receiving a pension under the new rules — with the nominal retirement age rising to 64 from 62.

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  Jan 19, 2023
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• Fresh protests erupt in France over Macron’s proposals for pension overhaul

  Macron called this week for “calm and clarity” and promised a better explanation of what the changes will mean for different French workers.

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  Jan 16, 2020