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France’s Macron signs contested pension law as unions plan more protests

Protesters gather in front of the Paris City Hall after the Constitutional Council approved most of the French government's pension reform, in Paris, France, on 14th April, 2023.

Paris, France Reuters French President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday signed into law a deeply unpopular bill to raise the state pension age, infuriating unions that called for months of mass protests to continue. The proclamation of the law in the government’s official journal came hours after France’s Constitutional Council had approved the main pension-age increase […]

Violence hits Paris in day of protests over Macron’s pension changes

Protesters attend a demonstration during the ninth day of nationwide strikes and protests against French government's pension reform, in Paris, France, on 23rd March, 2023.

Paris, FranceReuters Police fired tear gas to repel violent black-clad anarchists in Paris on Thursday as hundreds of thousands of mainly peaceful protesters marched across France against President Emmanuel Macron’s plan to raise the pension age.  In a ninth day of nationwide protests, train and air travel was disrupted while teachers were among many professions […]