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Paris Commuters Hit As Metro Workers Strike Over Pension Reform
Paris metro and other public transport workers walked off the job Friday over a planned pension overhaul, sparking huge traffic jams and forcing many people to stay home for the one-day strike action.
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France May Force Rail Strikers Back To Work: Transport Minister
France may order striking rail employees back to work, Transport Minister Alain Vidalies said Friday, hours before the Euro 2016 football championship was due to kick off.
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Euro 2016: French Floods, Strikes Cast Pall Over Tournament
France's list of almost biblical woes has coincided with what is supposed to be Europe's biggest football celebration -- with 1.5 million visitors expected for the one month championship which starts on June 10
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French Rail Workers' Strike Raises Euro 2016 Fears
Striking railway workers were set to disrupt transport throughout France just 11 days before Euro 2016, as President Francois Hollande refused to back down over a labour dispute that has sparked months of protests.
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UberPop To Be Banned in France Ahead of Taxi Protests
The UberPop transport service will be forbidden in France beginning January 1, the French Interior Ministry said on Monday, the latest regulatory hurdle for the controversial car service company.
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France gripped by travel chaos as rail, air strikes intensify
Thousands of flights in and out of French airports were cancelled on Wednesday as a strike by air traffic controllers intensified just hours before a nationwide rail strike was due to start.
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A second, smaller strike over pensions in France
French workers sought on Thursday to test President Nicolas Sarkozy's resolve on overhauling the pension system, staging a major strike that snarled transportation and closed schools and public offices for the second time this month.
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Paris Commuters Hit As Metro Workers Strike Over Pension Reform
Paris metro and other public transport workers walked off the job Friday over a planned pension overhaul, sparking huge traffic jams and forcing many people to stay home for the one-day strike action.
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France May Force Rail Strikers Back To Work: Transport Minister
France may order striking rail employees back to work, Transport Minister Alain Vidalies said Friday, hours before the Euro 2016 football championship was due to kick off.
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Euro 2016: French Floods, Strikes Cast Pall Over Tournament
France's list of almost biblical woes has coincided with what is supposed to be Europe's biggest football celebration -- with 1.5 million visitors expected for the one month championship which starts on June 10
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French Rail Workers' Strike Raises Euro 2016 Fears
Striking railway workers were set to disrupt transport throughout France just 11 days before Euro 2016, as President Francois Hollande refused to back down over a labour dispute that has sparked months of protests.
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UberPop To Be Banned in France Ahead of Taxi Protests
The UberPop transport service will be forbidden in France beginning January 1, the French Interior Ministry said on Monday, the latest regulatory hurdle for the controversial car service company.
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France gripped by travel chaos as rail, air strikes intensify
Thousands of flights in and out of French airports were cancelled on Wednesday as a strike by air traffic controllers intensified just hours before a nationwide rail strike was due to start.
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A second, smaller strike over pensions in France
French workers sought on Thursday to test President Nicolas Sarkozy's resolve on overhauling the pension system, staging a major strike that snarled transportation and closed schools and public offices for the second time this month.
