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 retirement age increase he’s trying to impose without a vote in the National Assembly. Some Paris residents who were out buying their weekend baguettes blamed Mr. Macron’s administration for the fumes wafting from the trash piled up near a bakery in the city's 12th district. “The government is largely responsible for this.” The district’s mayor, Emmanuelle Pierre-Marie, was out and about from the crack of dawn voicing concern in her neighborhood about the consequences of the uncollected garbage, which has become a visual and olfactory symbol of the actions to defeat the President's pension reform plan.

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Mass protests erupt in France after Macron picks Barnier as PM
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Mass protests erupt in France after Macron picks Barnier as PM

Al Jazeera  

More than 100,000 take to the streets across France to protest President Macron’s decision to appoint centre-right Michel Barnier as prime minister. More than 100,000 left-wing demonstrators were reported to have taken to the streets across France to protest President Emmanuel Macron’s decision to appoint centre-right Michel Barnier as PM, with left-wing parties accusing him of stealing legislative elections. On …

Thousands Protest in France to Oppose Le Pen’s Far Right
6 months, 1 week ago

Thousands Protest in France to Oppose Le Pen’s Far Right

Live Mint  

-- Tens of thousands of protesters took to the streets across France Saturday to oppose Marine Le Pen’s far-right National Rally, which is predicted to finish first in the upcoming snap legislative election called by President Emmanuel Macron. “We have to reassure the country, and we can’t do that by throwing insults at each other.” He added that Melenchon’s decision …

Macron booed by French farmers who blame him for not doing enough to support agriculture
10 months ago

Macron booed by French farmers who blame him for not doing enough to support agriculture

Associated Press  

PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron was greeted with boos and whistles at the opening of the Paris Agricultural Fair on Saturday by angry farmers who blame him for not doing enough to support them. Police in full riot gear were deployed at the Paris Agricultural Fair to prevent them from getting close to Macron, who had a planned meeting …

French protesters ask Macron not to sign off on an immigration law with a far-right footprint
11 months ago

French protesters ask Macron not to sign off on an immigration law with a far-right footprint

Associated Press  

PARIS — Tens of thousands of people marched in the streets of cities across France on Sunday to call on President Emmanuel Macron not to sign into law tough new legislation on immigration that they say bears the footprint of the far right and betrays French values. The timing of the protests was critical, coming four days before the Constitutional …

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 …

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 …

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, …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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, …

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 …

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

Paris trash strike ends, smaller pension protest turnout

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 Sanitation workers in Paris are …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Paris garbage collectors protest against President Emmanuel Macron's plan to raise retirement age
1 year, 9 months ago

Paris garbage collectors protest against President Emmanuel Macron's plan to raise retirement age

ABC  

Heaps, mounds and piles of garbage are growing daily in Paris and, in some places, it stands higher than a human. Key points: President Emmanuel Macron plans to raise the retirement age from 57 to 59 for garbage collectors Garbage collectors have been striking for 16 days City Hall says private companies have collected garbage in "highly impacted" districts A …

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

French protesters march past garbage piles, resisting Macron

Associated Press  

PARIS — A smattering of protests against President Emmanuel Macron’s plan to raise France’s retirement age from 62 to 64 took place Saturday in Paris and beyond, as uncollected garbage reeked in the streets of the French capital amid a strike by sanitation workers. Several thousand protesters gathered Saturday evening at a public square in southern Paris, the Place d’Italie, …

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 …

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 …

Paris gripped by another night of violence over Macron's pension reforms
1 year, 9 months ago

Paris gripped by another night of violence over Macron's pension reforms

Daily Mail  

Paris is being shaken by a second night of violent protests against President Emmanuel Macron's controversial pension reforms. They were seen huddled around a fire A riot policeman removes barricades built by protesters during the demonstration against the French Government's pension reform in Paris on March 17, 2023 Riot police intervene with tear gas to protesters during the demonstration against …

Protests erupt in France over Macron’s retirement age push
1 year, 9 months ago

Protests erupt in France over Macron’s retirement age push

The Hindu  

Protesters disrupted traffic in Paris on Friday as angry critics, political opponents and labor unions around France blasted President Emmanuel Macron's decision to force a bill raising the retirement age from 62 to 64 through parliament without a vote. Borne on Thursday to make use of a special constitutional power to push the highly unpopular pension bill through without a …

Angry protests in France over Macron’s push to raise the retirement age
1 year, 9 months ago

Angry protests in France over Macron’s push to raise the retirement age

LA Times  

Angry protesters took to the streets in Paris and other cities for a second day 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 power to skirt …

French police use batons, tear gas in Paris amid pension protests
1 year, 9 months ago

French police use batons, tear gas in Paris amid pension protests

Al Jazeera  

Protests rage after the French leader bypassed opposition and used a special constitutional power to raise the retirement age. French riot police used batons, tear gas and water cannons to clear demonstrators from a central Paris square where a crowd of thousands had gathered to protest President Emmanuel Macron’s pensions reform. Police baton-charged and used tear gas to push the …

France stages eighth day of protests against President Emmanuel Macron's plan to raise the retirement age
1 year, 9 months ago

France stages eighth day of protests against President Emmanuel Macron's plan to raise the retirement age

ABC  

Garbage crowds the streets of Paris, liquefied natural gas operations have been suspended and rail services were cancelled on Wednesday as unions push back against French President Emmanuel Macron's pension overhaul. Key points: More than 6,000 tonnes of rubbish has built up in Paris as rubbish collectors walk out for second week The Senate and National Assembly will vote on …

French protests push for withdrawal of Macron’s pension plan
1 year, 9 months ago

French protests push for withdrawal of Macron’s pension plan

Associated Press  

PARIS — Opponents of French President Emmanuel Macron’s plan to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64 staged a new round of protests Saturday to push the government to withdraw the unpopular plan. The leftist union CGT, which typically gives far higher attendance estimates than police, said 300,00 people protested in Paris and more than 1 million around France, …

France faces another day of nationwide protests against Macron's pension plans
1 year, 9 months ago

France faces another day of nationwide protests against Macron's pension plans

The Hindu  

France faced a seventh day of demonstrations on Saturday against President Emmanuel Macron's unpopular pension reform plans amid ongoing rolling strikes which have affected refineries, public transport and garbage collections. According to interior ministry figures, up to 1 million people are expected to take part in over 200 marches throughout the country while the Senate continues to review the reform, …

Nearly one million French march as pension protests continue
1 year, 10 months ago

Nearly one million French march as pension protests continue

Al Jazeera  

Protesters held a sometimes restive fourth round of nationwide demonstrations across France against President Emmanuel Macron’s plans to reform the country’s pension system. In Paris, authorities counted some 93,000 participants, the most to demonstrate in the capital against the pension changes since the protests started last month. The demonstrations drew young people and others opposed to the pension proposals who …

Nearly 1 million French march in 4th day of pension protests
1 year, 10 months ago

Nearly 1 million French march in 4th day of pension protests

Associated Press  

PARIS — Police were out in force across France on Saturday as protesters held a sometimes restive fourth round of nationwide demonstrations against President Emmanuel Macron’s plans to reform the country’s pension system. The weekend demonstrations drew young people and others opposed to the pension proposals who weren’t able to attend the previous three days of action, all held on …

Protests across France to test Macron government's resolve over pension reform
1 year, 10 months ago

Protests across France to test Macron government's resolve over pension reform

Firstpost  

Paris: Thousands of people gathered to take part in demonstrations across France on Saturday as protesters attempt to keep up the pressure on the Emmanuel Macron-led government over its plans to make people work longer before retiring. After three days of nationwide strikes since the beginning of the year, unions are hoping to match a mass turnout from January 19 …

Half a million protest in Paris against French President Emmanuel Macron's pension reform
1 year, 10 months ago

Half a million protest in Paris against French President Emmanuel Macron's pension reform

ABC  

French protesters have launched a new push to pressure President Emmanuel Macron into dropping a pension reform plan, with hundreds of thousands taking to the streets and strikes disrupting transport and schools. Key points: A police source said authorities were bracing for up to 1.2 million people to take to the streets nationwide Mr Macron has shown no signs of …

Protests in France over inflation. In attendance Nobel laureate Annie Ernaux
2 years, 2 months ago

Protests in France over inflation. In attendance Nobel laureate Annie Ernaux

Hindustan Times  

Tens of thousands of protesters marched in Paris against rising inflation and were joined by Nobel laureate Annie Ernaux. The protest comes amid growing anger about rising prices three weeks into a refinery strike that caused fuel shortages across France. Annie Ernaux, who was awarded the Nobel prize in literature for the year 2022 at the Swedish Academy in Stockholm …

March against inflation turns up political heat in France
2 years, 2 months ago

March against inflation turns up political heat in France

Associated Press  

PARIS — Thousands of protesters, including France’s newly crowned Nobel literature laureate, piled into the streets of Paris on Sunday, in a show of anger against the bite of rising prices and cranking up pressure on the government of President Emmanuel Macron. In a firebrand speech to the Paris march, far-left leader Jean-Luc Mélenchon charged that Macron is “fried” and …

Massive protest in Paris against inflation and climate crisis
2 years, 2 months ago

Massive protest in Paris against inflation and climate crisis

Al Jazeera  

Organisers say 140,000 people attended the march against the rising cost of living and alleged government inaction against climate change. We are starting it with this march, which is an immense success.” Organisers said 140,000 people attended Sunday’s rally. Melenchon said Macron’s leadership is plunging France into “chaos”. “We need to find a route between the need for reforms and …

Macron urges calm as French convoys approach Paris
2 years, 10 months ago

Macron urges calm as French convoys approach Paris

Al Jazeera  

Convoys of motorists approach the capital for a protest over pandemic restrictions inspired by blockades in Canada. Protesters angry over pandemic restrictions drove toward Paris in scattered convoys of camper vans, cars and trucks Friday in an effort to blockade the French capital, despite a police ban. They threatened heavy fines and other punishments for those who defy the protest …

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