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For President Emmanuel Macron, who has been the target of widespread fury and protests after he pushed through an increase in the retirement age, a planned royal visit was particularly ill-timed.
France 24: At least 457 people arrested, 441 security forces injured in violent French pension protests A total of 457 people were arrested and 441 security forces injured on Thursday during nationwide protests against French President Emma…
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 Gérald Darmanin announced Friday.
Daily Mail: Chaos in France as police fire tear gas at protesters and baton-charge crowds in Paris where ‘800,000’ marched against pension reforms – and Bordeaux town hall goes up in flames amid riots * Five thousands police officers were o…
French protesters downed their tools and marched once again in Paris and other cities on Thursday, galvanised by President Emmanuel Macron’s decision to ram his deeply unpopular pension reform through parliament without a vote, in what critics have br…
Hundreds of thousands of French workers on Thursday massed in a new show of anger against President Emmanuel Macron’s pension reform, with protests turning violent in Paris and other cities in a confrontation that shows showed no sign of abating.
With uncollected rubbish lining Paris streets, critics are comparing the optics of the royal arrival to 1789Striking workers in France are refusing to provide red carpets for King Charles’s first overseas trip as monarch amid protests over rises to the…
Public sector workers responsible for rolling out red carpets and hanging flags to welcome visiting dignitaries to France have joined the strikes protesting drastic changes to the French pension system – days before King Charles III is due to arrive i…
Garbage keeps on piling up in the streets of Paris. On Monday the total amount was estimated at 9,300 tonnes. On Wednesday, an additional 200 tons hit the pavements. The reason: blockades of waste treatment centres around Paris.
Labor unions are hoping for a show of strength after President Emmanuel Macron insisted that the new legal retirement age of 64 would be enforced, despite its deep unpopularity.