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The issue of pension reforms has been dealt with by various French governments over recent decades, specifically to tackle budget shortfalls. [5] France has one of the lowest retirement ages for an industrialised country, and spends more than most countries on pensions, with it amounting to almost 14% of economic output. [6]
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 ...
4 March – Twenty-one people are injured in a bus crash in Corps, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. [11]7 March – 2023 French pension reform strikes Trains around the country continued to be affected by strikes and protests, with 1.1 to 1.4 million people believed to have participated in over 260 protests across the country.
The riots, which were sparked by the fatal shooting of a teenager by a police officer last Tuesday, have already caused more than €1 billion ($1.1 billion) worth of damage, according to a French ...
Women workers danced in protest and striking Eiffel Tower employees shuttered France's most famed monument Friday — but the government pushed ahead anyway with a troubled bill redesigning the ...
The first is to create a universal state retirement plan, which would replace the 42 individual retirement plans that exist in France. The second is a "points system", to give a pension in proportion to the contributions paid. The third is to "improve the pensions of the most disadvantaged."
Protests disrupt train, air and public transport across country as police brace for biggest day of strike
Nahel Merzouk riots after the 27 June 2023 police killing near Paris; 2023 French pension reform strikes; See also. List of incidents of civil unrest in France