Protesters angry at pension law stage actions across France
1 year, 8 months ago

Protesters angry at pension law stage actions across France

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Hundreds of people opposed to the law raising the retirement age from 62 to 64 gathered on Thursday in a small town in southern France ahead of President Emmanuel Macron's planned visit, while some other scattered protest actions were staged across France. People could be heard singing what has become the anthem of the retirement protests: “We are here, we are here, even if Macron doesn’t want, we are here.” The French president was to meet teachers and students at a middle school, where he was scheduled to promote his education policies. On Wednesday, Macron went to eastern France, where he mingled among a crowd for the first time since he enacted the law last week.

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Far-left activist arrested over arson attacks that paralysed French rail network hours before Olympics
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Far-left activist arrested over arson attacks that paralysed French rail network hours before Olympics

ABC  

French authorities have reportedly arrested an activist belonging to an ultra-left movement at a site belonging to national rail operator SNCF. Days after sabotage attacks paralysed the network at the start of the Olympic Games, a police source said the man was detained in Oissel in northern France on Sunday. What we know about the attacks on France's high-speed rail …

Explained | Why were there riots in France?
1 year, 5 months ago

Explained | Why were there riots in France?

The Hindu  

The story so far: On June 27, Nahel Merzouk, a 17-year-old unarmed French citizen of Algerian and Moroccan descent, was fatally shot by police after being stopped for a traffic violation in Nanterre, a western suburb of Paris. France witnessed violence across the country despite authorities detaining the police officer on charges of voluntary homicide. The shooting has also reignited …

France seeks answers as Macron declares riots 'peak' passed
1 year, 5 months ago

France seeks answers as Macron declares riots 'peak' passed

The Hindu  

French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday met with hundreds of French officials to begin exploring the "deeper reasons" for the country's plunge into riots after the killing of a teenager at a traffic stop. In an overnight tweet, Mr. Macron thanked police, gendarmes and firefighters for their "extraordinary mobilisation in these recent nights", after meeting with police late Monday. At …

France braces for new violence as teen laid to rest
1 year, 5 months ago

France braces for new violence as teen laid to rest

The Hindu  

French authorities on July 1 prepared for a fifth consecutive night of rioting by sending reinforcements to flashpoint cities as the 17-year-old whose killing by a policeman sparked the violent protests was laid to rest. Police arrested 1,311 people overnight Friday to Saturday, the highest figure since the violent protests began over the point-blank killing by a policeman of Nahel …

Watch: Protesters ‘warming up’ before taking on police in violence-hit France
1 year, 5 months ago

Watch: Protesters ‘warming up’ before taking on police in violence-hit France

Hindustan Times  

Rioting continues in France with cars and buildings set ablaze and stores looted, even as family and friends prepared Saturday to bury the 17-year-old teenager whose killing by police unleashed the unrest. Read here: Amid France unrest, Macron's tells parents, social media platforms: ‘Stop…’ A video of protestors doing warmup to prepare themselves for the protest is doing rounds on …

France: Protestors barge into shopping malls, loot expensive bikes, iPhones; Macron asks to delete videos
1 year, 5 months ago

France: Protestors barge into shopping malls, loot expensive bikes, iPhones; Macron asks to delete videos

India TV News  

France-- a country in Western Europe-- which is recognised for medieval cities, alpine villages and Mediterranean beaches, fashion houses, classical art museums, Eiffel Tower, wines and sophisticated cuisine, is now witnessing violent protests for the past four days. Protestors, which the authorities claimed are mostly young, are looting expensive mobile handsets, fashion outlets and even high-end bikes despite President Emmanuel …

France boosts police presence to quell ‘unacceptable’ riots
1 year, 5 months ago

France boosts police presence to quell ‘unacceptable’ riots

The Hindu  

The French government said on June 30 it would boost nationwide police deployment to 45,000 to contain riots over a teenager’s fatal shooting by an officer during a traffic stop, as authorities braced for a fourth consecutive night of protests. Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said late on June 30 that 45,000 police would be deployed across France, and there would …

Protests in France as unions make last-ditch bid to resist higher retirement age
1 year, 6 months ago

Protests in France as unions make last-ditch bid to resist higher retirement age

Associated Press  

PARIS — French union activists marched on the headquarters of the Paris Olympics and slowed traffic at the capital’s Orly Airport with strikes Tuesday as they sought to reignite resistance to a higher retirement age. President Emmanuel Macron’s move to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64 — and force the measure through parliament without a vote — inflamed …

French Unions Plan Another Series of Protests to Thwart Macron from Raising Retirement Age
1 year, 6 months ago

French Unions Plan Another Series of Protests to Thwart Macron from Raising Retirement Age

News 18  

French unions will stage on Tuesday a 14th day of protests against government plans to raise the retirement age to 64, in what could be a final attempt to pressure lawmakers into scrapping a law that is already on the statute books. President Emmanuel Macron’s decision to force the reform through with special constitutional powers prompted angry protests this spring, …

French police fire tear gas during violent May Day pension protests
1 year, 7 months ago

French police fire tear gas during violent May Day pension protests

The Independent  

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Watch live: Thousands gather on streets of Paris for May Day pension protests
1 year, 7 months ago

Watch live: Thousands gather on streets of Paris for May Day pension protests

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Thousands of angry workers have …

Anger at new retirement age fuels further protests in France
1 year, 8 months ago

Anger at new retirement age fuels further protests in France

Associated Press  

GANGES, France — Hundreds of people opposed to the new law raising the retirement age from 62 to 64 demonstrated Thursday in a small town in southern France during a visit by President Emmanuel Macron, while scattered protests were staged elsewhere. Demonstrators sang what has become the anthem of the retirement protests: “We are here, we are here, even if …

France’s Macron heckled by crowd angry over pensions
1 year, 8 months ago

France’s Macron heckled by crowd angry over pensions

Associated Press  

PARIS — In France, when presidents take strolls among the public, they’re described as “taking a crowd bath.” Emmanuel Macron took a very cold one on Wednesday. One man who shook his hand didn’t hold back and told Macron that his government is “corrupt” -- a claim that Macron immediately denied. Working his way along the crowd, which was kept …

Macron says he hears France’s anger, but defends pension law
1 year, 8 months ago

Macron says he hears France’s anger, but defends pension law

Associated Press  

PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron said Monday that he heard people’s anger over raising the retirement age from 62 to 64, but insisted that it was needed to keep the pension system afloat as the population ages. In many cities, opponents to the pension law took to the streets to bang pots and pans during Macron’s televised address to …

13 people held in France in gas-meter pension protest dump
1 year, 8 months ago

13 people held in France in gas-meter pension protest dump

Associated Press  

MARSEILLE, France — French police say they arrested 13 people after gas and power meters were strewn Monday outside a government building in an unusual trade union demonstration against unpopular pension reforms. The act of disobedience in the southern city of Marseille comes amid an uproarious climate of protest in France sparked by President Emmanuel Macron’s push to increase the …

Emmanuel Macron receives court all-clear to raise French retirement age, but protesters vow to fight on
1 year, 8 months ago

Emmanuel Macron receives court all-clear to raise French retirement age, but protesters vow to fight on

ABC  

Emmanuel Macron's pension overhaul has passed its final hurdle – but protesters say they won't accept it. France's constitutional court made its decision on Friday evening, ruling in full that the Macron government's reforms were legal. How Macron won a risky gambit Emmanuel Macron promised to reform France's pension system during his successful presidential campaign last year, but his government …

Emotions high at French protests over Macron’s pension plan
1 year, 8 months ago

Emotions high at French protests over Macron’s pension plan

Associated Press  

PARIS — Protesters opposing President Emmanuel Macron’s unpopular plan to raise the retirement age to 64 marched again Thursday in cities and towns around France, in a final show of anger before a crucial decision on whether the measure meets constitutional standards. Fabien Villedieu of the Sud-Rail Union said LVMH “could reduce all the holes” in France’s social security system. …

Emotions high at French protests over Macron's pension plan
1 year, 8 months ago

Emotions high at French protests over Macron's pension plan

The Hindu  

Protesters opposing President Emmanuel Macron’s unpopular plan to raise the retirement age to 64 marched again on April 13 in cities and towns around France, in a final show of anger before a crucial decision on whether the measure meets constitutional standards. “The mobilization is far from over,” the leader of the leftist CGT union, Sophie Binet, said at a …

Macron’s new pension age overcomes last hurdle amid protests
1 year, 8 months ago

Macron’s new pension age overcomes last hurdle amid protests

LA Times  

Demonstrate gather in Paris on Friday after France’s Constitutional Council approved an unpopular plan to raise the retirement age to 64. France’s Constitutional Council on Friday approved an unpopular plan to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64 in a victory for President Emmanuel Macron after months of mass protests that have damaged his leadership. Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne …

France pension protests: Thousands hit roads, barge into Louis Vuitton stores, verdict on bill today
1 year, 8 months ago

France pension protests: Thousands hit roads, barge into Louis Vuitton stores, verdict on bill today

India Today  

Having entered its 12th day, protests in France did not simmer down on Thursday as hundreds of thousands of protestors carried out nationwide demonstrations. Trade unions and activists, in a fresh round of protests against French President Emmanuel Macron's plan to raise the minimum pension age from 62 to 64, barged into luxury brand stores, including Louis Vuitton and Christian …

Protests in France before Friday’s pension reform ruling
1 year, 8 months ago

Protests in France before Friday’s pension reform ruling

Al Jazeera  

Protesters march in final show of anger before Friday’s ruling about whether Macron’s measures meet constitutional standards. Protesters opposing President Emmanuel Macron’s unpopular plan to raise the retirement age to 64 have marched in cities and towns across France in a final show of anger before a decision on whether the measure meets constitutional standards. pic.twitter.com/XNTEgAFNh7 — sarah April 13, …

France’s Macron heckled by protesters on Netherlands visit
1 year, 8 months ago

France’s Macron heckled by protesters on Netherlands visit

Al Jazeera  

Pension reform tensions in France and controversial comments about Taiwan cloud Macron’s trip to the Netherlands. Protesters disrupted French President Emmanuel Macron’s speech in the Netherlands about Europe’s future as he faces mass protests over pension reform back home. Security officials detained a demonstrator who shouted at Macron outside Amsterdam University on Wednesday in the latest disturbance during the French …

Pension protesters attack French President Macron's favourite bistro in Paris | Video
1 year, 8 months ago

Pension protesters attack French President Macron's favourite bistro in Paris | Video

India Today  

On Thursday's eleventh day of nationwide demonstrations against the pension reforms, protesters attacked one of French President Emmanuel Macron's favourite restaurants in Paris, La Rotonde Bistro, the BBC reported. La Rotonde bistro, one of President Emmanuel Macron's favorite restaurants, was torched by protesters in Paris. The fire was contained by police and firefighters pic.twitter.com/n0Tj3rcVlx — Reuters April 6, 2023 Riot …

Protesters target Paris restaurant La Rotonde, favoured by French president Emmanuel Macron
1 year, 8 months ago

Protesters target Paris restaurant La Rotonde, favoured by French president Emmanuel Macron

ABC  

Clashes have erupted in Paris next to a bistro favoured by French president Emmanuel Macron, as protesters torched garbage cans and smashed two banks on Thursday during the 11th day of nationwide demonstrations against pension reform. Key points: France has weathered 11 days of protest since Emmanuel Macron moved forward with his plan to raise the retirement age by to …

Riot police battle thousands of protestors on Paris streets over French pension reform plans
1 year, 8 months ago

Riot police battle thousands of protestors on Paris streets over French pension reform plans

Daily Mail  

Riot police clashed with demonstrators in Paris on Thursday as part of a new round of nationwide protests and strikes against a contentious pension bill. French riot police stand by burning bicycles during clashes with protesters as they take part in a rally against the government's reform to the pension system in Paris, France, 6 April 2023 Protesters fill the …

Pension reform protesters briefly storm Paris building housing BlackRock
1 year, 8 months ago

Pension reform protesters briefly storm Paris building housing BlackRock

Firstpost  

Paris: Scores of protesters staging demonstrations against French President Emmanuel Macron’s pension overhaul briefly invaded the central Paris building in which US-based investment firm BlackRock has its office, chanting slogans and setting off firecrackers. The protests in the historical Centorial building close to Paris’ Grand Boulevards area, targetted BlackRock because of its private pension fund activity, protester Françoise Onic, 51, …

Pension protests to bring 'maximum' workers in France after government, union talks fail
1 year, 8 months ago

Pension protests to bring 'maximum' workers in France after government, union talks fail

India Today  

France braced for a new round of nationwide protests and strikes on Thursday after a meeting between the prime minister and labour unions failed to break a political stalemate over a deeply unpopular pension bill making people work for longer. READ | More than 1 million take part in France pension protests, tear gas fired, town hall blazed "After this …

Pension protests raise tension between police, demonstrators
1 year, 8 months ago

Pension protests raise tension between police, demonstrators

Firstpost  

The violence adds to the anger in the streets and complicates efforts to invite dialogue between the government and labor unions Paris: French authorities see the police as protectors who are ensuring that citizens can peacefully protest President Emmanuel Macron’s contentious retirement age increase. “There is no police violence,” Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said Wednesday on RTL radio while condemning …

Au Revoir, France: How pension protests are making the world’s most visited country undesirable
1 year, 8 months ago

Au Revoir, France: How pension protests are making the world’s most visited country undesirable

Firstpost  

For weeks, protests over Emmanuel Macron’s pension reform have gripped Paris and other cities with demonstrations now turning violent. Explained: Why France pension reforms are a reminder of India’s NPS vs OPS debate Paris stinks Before strikes hit the city’s tourist hubs, visitors were put off by the stink gripping the city. Currently, around 15 per cent of petrol stations …

Paris trash strike ends, smaller pension protest turnout
1 year, 8 months ago

Paris trash strike ends, smaller pension protest turnout

The Independent  

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Clashes as French protesters rally against Macron's pension bill
1 year, 8 months ago

Clashes as French protesters rally against Macron's pension bill

India Today  

Black-clad groups set fire to garbage cans and threw projectiles at police in Paris, who charged at them and threw teargas in confrontations on the fringes of a march against President Emmanuel Macron and his deeply unpopular pension bill. "The bill has acted as a catalyst for anger over Macron's policies," said Fanny Charier, 31, who works for the Pole …

French police counter protest violence; garbage strike ends
1 year, 8 months ago

French police counter protest violence; garbage strike ends

Associated Press  

PARIS — Bolstered French police forces clashed with demonstrators in numerous cities Tuesday as hundred of thousands of marchers protested President Emmanuel Macron’s unpopular retirement reform. Security was ramped up for the 10th round of protest marches since January after the government warned that some demonstrators intended “to destroy, to injure and to kill.” The Interior Ministry put the number …

New clashes erupt in France as protesters rally against Macron's pension reform
1 year, 8 months ago

New clashes erupt in France as protesters rally against Macron's pension reform

Firstpost  

Paris: New clashes erupted in France Tuesday between protesters and police as tens of thousands took to the streets to show their anger against President Emmanuel Macron’s pension reform which has sparked the biggest domestic crisis of his second mandate. Police in Lyon in southeastern France used water cannon and employed tear gas in the northern city of Lille after …

France braces for violence in new wave of pension protests
1 year, 8 months ago

France braces for violence in new wave of pension protests

The Independent  

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Protests rage in France for a 10th day, as Macron remains defiant
1 year, 8 months ago

Protests rage in France for a 10th day, as Macron remains defiant

Al Jazeera  

Protests and strikes against unpopular pension reforms kicked off again Tuesday across France, with police security ramped up amid government warnings that radical demonstrators intended “to destroy, to injure and to kill”. After months of upheaval, an exit from the firestorm of protest triggered by President Emmanuel Macron’s changes to France’s retirement system looked as far away as ever. Despite …

New protests against Macron and his pension bill amid warnings of violence
1 year, 8 months ago

New protests against Macron and his pension bill amid warnings of violence

India Today  

France faces a new nationwide day of strikes and protests on Tuesday after some of the country's worst street violence in years marred rallies over the past week. Protests against President Emmanuel Macron's plans to delay the retirement age by two years to 64 have been largely peaceful so far. But anger has mounted since the government pushed the bill …

Violent French pension protests erupt as 1M demonstrate
1 year, 9 months ago

Violent French pension protests erupt as 1M demonstrate

Associated Press  

PARIS — More than 1 million people demonstrated across France on Thursday against unpopular pension reforms, and violence erupted in some places as unions called for new nationwide strikes and protests next week, coinciding with King Charles III’s planned visit to France. Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin, visiting police headquarters Thursday night as fires still burned in some Paris neighborhoods, gave …

Violence hits Paris in day of protests over Macron's pension changes
1 year, 9 months ago

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

India Today  

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 central Paris, where demonstrators were generally peaceful, smaller groups of "Black Bloc" anarchists smashed shop windows, demolished street furniture and ransacked a McDonald's restaurant. Protests …

Calls for more pension protests as hundreds arrested in France
1 year, 9 months ago

Calls for more pension protests as hundreds arrested in France

Al Jazeera  

Interior minister says hundreds of police officers injured during the most violent day of protests since they began in January. French authorities have arrested 457 people during nationwide protests against French President Emmanuel Macron’s pensions reform as unions called for more demonstrations. “There were scenes of virtual chaos.” Police had warned that “anarchist” groups were expected to infiltrate the Paris …

Anger at Macron mounts as French unions hold new protests
1 year, 9 months ago

Anger at Macron mounts as French unions hold new protests

The Hindu  

Large crowds in Paris and other French cities took to the streets in the first mass demonstrations since President Emmanuel Macron inflamed public anger by forcing a higher retirement age bill through parliament without a vote. Violence has intensified in recent days at small, scattered protests against the pension reform and Macron’s leadership — in contrast with the largely peaceful …

Violence in Paris on day of protests over Macron’s pension reform
1 year, 9 months ago

Violence in Paris on day of protests over Macron’s pension reform

Al Jazeera  

French people are angry that the government is lifting the retirement age, and doing so without a parliamentary vote. Police have fired tear gas and clashed with violent anarchists in Paris as hundreds of thousands of mainly peaceful protesters marched across France against President Emmanuel Macron’s pension reform. Dozens of police were injured, and dozens of protesters arrested nationwide, the …

Macron wants French pension plan implemented by end of year
1 year, 9 months ago

Macron wants French pension plan implemented by end of year

Associated Press  

PARIS — President Emmanuel Macron is stubbornly resisting growing discontent on the streets of France, saying on Wednesday that the pension bill he pushed through without a vote in parliament to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64 must be implemented by the end of the year. It’s as though “there’s a well lit fire and he is pouring …

France: Protests turn violent as Macron pushes pension plan
1 year, 9 months ago

France: Protests turn violent as Macron pushes pension plan

Hindustan Times  

France: Protests turn violent as Macron pushes pension plan Over 200 people were arrested overnight on March 21 in Paris for setting fire to garbage in the streets and continued protests after France's parliament adopted a divisive bill raising the retirement age from 62 to 64. President Emmanuel Macron will look to "calm things down" with a televised interview amid …

French protesters march past garbage piles, resisting Macron
1 year, 9 months ago

French protesters march past garbage piles, resisting Macron

The Hindu  

A smattering of protests against President Emmanuel Macron’s plan to raise France's retirement age from 62 to 64 took place on March 18 in Paris and beyond, as uncollected garbage reeked in the streets of the French capital amid a strike by sanitation workers. Protesters are trying to pressure lawmakers to bring down Mr. Macron’s government and doom the unpopular …

France protests | Mostly calm on Paris streets, garbage still piled up
1 year, 9 months ago

France protests | Mostly calm on Paris streets, garbage still piled up

The Hindu  

A spattering of protests were planned to continue in France over the weekend against President Emmanuel Macron’s controversial pension reform, as garbage continued to reek in the streets of Paris and beyond owing to continuing action by refuse collectors. An eerie calm, returned to Paris Saturday after two nights of thousands-strong protests across the French capital, with one flash point …

Police clash with pension demonstrators for second night in Paris
1 year, 9 months ago

Police clash with pension demonstrators for second night in Paris

Al Jazeera  

The protests over pension reform are the gravest challenge to President Macron’s authority since 2018 ‘Yellow Vest’ demonstrations. Riot police clashed with protesters for a second night in Paris as demonstrations continued against the government’s plans to raise the French pension age. The growing unrest since the start of the year, which has resulted in a wave of strikes and …

Protests, strikes in France amid anger at Macron’s pension reform
1 year, 9 months ago

Protests, strikes in France amid anger at Macron’s pension reform

Al Jazeera  

Protesters, police clash in Paris for a third night amid widespread anger over Emmanuel Macron’s pension reforms. Protesters and police in the French capital, Paris, have clashed for a third night as thousands took to the streets across the country and workers at refineries went on strike to oppose the government’s decision to raise the state pension age without a …

Paris sees massive protests over pension overhaul; barricades burnt, tear gas fired
1 year, 9 months ago

Paris sees massive protests over pension overhaul; barricades burnt, tear gas fired

India Today  

Massive protests broke out across Paris on Friday against the government's plans to raise the French state pension age. The unrest, which has led to a series of strikes and protests since the beginning of the year, has left President Emmanuel Macron with the gravest challenge to his authority since the so-called 'Gilets Jaunes' or 'Yellow Vest' protests of December …

Violent protests in France over Macron’s retirement age push
1 year, 9 months ago

Violent protests in France over Macron’s retirement age push

Associated Press  

PARIS — Angry protesters took to the streets in Paris and other cities for a second day on Friday, trying to pressure lawmakers to bring down French President Emmanuel Macron’s government and doom the unpopular retirement age increase he’s trying to impose without a vote in the National Assembly. A day after Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne invoked a special constitutional …

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