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Tear Gas, Cops Injured: Over 782,000 Protest France's Pension Reforms
Protesters clashed with security forces across France on Monday as hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets for Labour Day to vent their anger against President Emmanuel Macron's pension reform.
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"Perhaps The Mistake Was...": French President On Controversial Pension Reforms
French President Emmanuel Macron warned Sunday about far-right leader Marine Le Pen coming to power as he suggested that he should have got more involved in selling his unpopular pension reform to the country.
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"Understood Anger": Macron Regrets No Consensus Found On France Pension Reform
President Emmanuel Macron on Monday staunchly defended his widely unpopular pension reform but said he regretted that no consensus had been found on the change.
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France's Controversial Pension Reform Becomes Law After Passing Court Test
French President Emmanuel Macron has promulgated his pension reform into law, including raising the retirement age to 64, according to a text published in the country's Official Journal early Saturday.
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France Protests: What Next For Emmanuel Macron's Pension Reform
France's Constitutional Council is due to deliver its verdict on Friday on a deeply unpopular bill that will delay retirement by two years to 64, and on plans for a referendum to challenge it.
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After Massive Protests, France's Pension Reform Law Faces Key Test Today
France's Constitutional Council will on Friday give its hotly-anticipated verdict on whether the government's plans to increase the retirement age, which have triggered massive protests, are in line with constitutional rules.
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Over 740,000 Protest Against France's Pension Reforms, Clash With Police
Protesters delayed trains at Gare de Lyon, one of the busiest stations in Paris, walking on the rails and lighting flares in what they called a show of solidarity for a railway staffer who lost an eye in a previous protest.
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French Prime Minister Plans To Meet Opposition, Unions Amid Pension Crisis
French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne plans to meet with opposition leaders and trade unions in the hope of ending weeks of protests against a new pension law, her office said on Sunday.
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King Charles' France Visit Postponed Amid Protest Against Pension Reform
A planned visit to France from Sunday by King Charles III has been postponed due to ongoing protests over pension reform, the French presidency announced.
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457 Arrested, 441 Cops Injured In Protests Against France's Pension Reform
A total of 457 people were arrested and 441 security forces injured on Thursday during nationwide protests against French President Emmanuel Macron's pensions reform, Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said.
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Protests Continue In France As Emmanuel Macron Pushes For Pension Reform
Hundreds of thousands of people were set to strike and demonstrate in France on Thursday after President Emmanuel Macron vowed to push on with a deeply unpopular pension reform despite escalating anger across the country.
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"Being Cheated": Protest Intensifies As France Pushes Through Pension Reform Without Vote
French President Emmanuel Macron's government on Thursday rammed a controversial pension reform through parliament without a vote, sparking angry protests in Paris and other cities as well as tumult in the legislature.
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Watch: Tons Of Garbage Pile Up In Paris As Pension Strike Continues, Rat Invasion Feared
The city's garbage collectors have been on strike since March 6 in protest at a controversial reform of Frances's pension system.
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Man, 26, Had A "Testicle Amputated" After French Cop Strikes A Blow
A French policeman dealt a man with a camera such a strong truncheon blow during pension reform protests this week that he had to have a testicle amputated, the man's lawyer said Sunday.
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Protesting Greek Farmers Clash With Riot Police
Clashes broke out outside the Agriculture Ministry in central Athens on Friday as thousands of farmers from across Greece headed to the Greek capital for a two-day protest against the government's plans to impose new tax hikes and reform the pension system.
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Tear Gas, Cops Injured: Over 782,000 Protest France's Pension Reforms
Protesters clashed with security forces across France on Monday as hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets for Labour Day to vent their anger against President Emmanuel Macron's pension reform.
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"Perhaps The Mistake Was...": French President On Controversial Pension Reforms
French President Emmanuel Macron warned Sunday about far-right leader Marine Le Pen coming to power as he suggested that he should have got more involved in selling his unpopular pension reform to the country.
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"Understood Anger": Macron Regrets No Consensus Found On France Pension Reform
President Emmanuel Macron on Monday staunchly defended his widely unpopular pension reform but said he regretted that no consensus had been found on the change.
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France's Controversial Pension Reform Becomes Law After Passing Court Test
French President Emmanuel Macron has promulgated his pension reform into law, including raising the retirement age to 64, according to a text published in the country's Official Journal early Saturday.
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France Protests: What Next For Emmanuel Macron's Pension Reform
France's Constitutional Council is due to deliver its verdict on Friday on a deeply unpopular bill that will delay retirement by two years to 64, and on plans for a referendum to challenge it.
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After Massive Protests, France's Pension Reform Law Faces Key Test Today
France's Constitutional Council will on Friday give its hotly-anticipated verdict on whether the government's plans to increase the retirement age, which have triggered massive protests, are in line with constitutional rules.
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Over 740,000 Protest Against France's Pension Reforms, Clash With Police
Protesters delayed trains at Gare de Lyon, one of the busiest stations in Paris, walking on the rails and lighting flares in what they called a show of solidarity for a railway staffer who lost an eye in a previous protest.
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French Prime Minister Plans To Meet Opposition, Unions Amid Pension Crisis
French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne plans to meet with opposition leaders and trade unions in the hope of ending weeks of protests against a new pension law, her office said on Sunday.
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King Charles' France Visit Postponed Amid Protest Against Pension Reform
A planned visit to France from Sunday by King Charles III has been postponed due to ongoing protests over pension reform, the French presidency announced.
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457 Arrested, 441 Cops Injured In Protests Against France's Pension Reform
A total of 457 people were arrested and 441 security forces injured on Thursday during nationwide protests against French President Emmanuel Macron's pensions reform, Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said.
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Protests Continue In France As Emmanuel Macron Pushes For Pension Reform
Hundreds of thousands of people were set to strike and demonstrate in France on Thursday after President Emmanuel Macron vowed to push on with a deeply unpopular pension reform despite escalating anger across the country.
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"Being Cheated": Protest Intensifies As France Pushes Through Pension Reform Without Vote
French President Emmanuel Macron's government on Thursday rammed a controversial pension reform through parliament without a vote, sparking angry protests in Paris and other cities as well as tumult in the legislature.
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Watch: Tons Of Garbage Pile Up In Paris As Pension Strike Continues, Rat Invasion Feared
The city's garbage collectors have been on strike since March 6 in protest at a controversial reform of Frances's pension system.
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Man, 26, Had A "Testicle Amputated" After French Cop Strikes A Blow
A French policeman dealt a man with a camera such a strong truncheon blow during pension reform protests this week that he had to have a testicle amputated, the man's lawyer said Sunday.
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Protesting Greek Farmers Clash With Riot Police
Clashes broke out outside the Agriculture Ministry in central Athens on Friday as thousands of farmers from across Greece headed to the Greek capital for a two-day protest against the government's plans to impose new tax hikes and reform the pension system.
