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Macron's hard line against pension protests upends France's tradition of social dialogue

In France these days, there is little common ground between the Élysée Palace and civil society. Despite President Emmanuel Macron’s occasional rhetoric to the contrary, power appears to be exercised from the top down, with violence erupting and spreading, overshadowing meaning and content.

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Famous Paris tourist attraction closed by protesters as Foreign Offices issues France travel advisory

Protests are set to continue in earnest across France

The Independent UK

Beware of sudden protests in central Paris which could turn violent, Britons heading to France warned

Britons warned of potential of violent protests in central Paris

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French Constitutional Council to rule on pension bill on April 14

France's Constitutional Council will issue a much-awaited verdict on April 14 on whether the government's plans to increase the retirement age are in line with constitutional rules, it said in a statement on Wednesday.

Reuters

France after Macron: can anything stop Marine Le Pen?

Major cities across France have erupted in protest and riots in recent weeks after President Emmanuel Macron pushed a highly controversial reform of the pension system through parliament, leaving many political analysts speculating that France may be about to lurch dramatically right or left come the next election.

The Week

Paris trash strike ends, smaller pension protest turnout

Paris authorities are cleaning up debris from the French capital's streets following fresh anti-pension reform protests that appear to be winding down, as striking sanitation workers are set to return to work

The Independent UK

‘Abandoned by all’: Why small-town France is up in arms over Macron’s pension reform

France’s small and mid-size towns have been at the forefront of the battle against President Emmanuel Macron’s contentious pension reform, in some places staging the biggest rallies in living memory. In the former Yellow Vest bastion of Montargis, where protesters rallied for a tenth time on Tuesday, the deeply unpopular…

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Protests continue as French government rejects talks proposal on pension reform

The French government rejected demands Tuesday for a "pause" in pension reform plans to allow for a mediation period. This as clashes with law enforcement, skirmishes, and other acts of vandalism marred demonstrations against pension reform in several cities, including Paris.

Radio France Internationale

As Macron digs in, some French protesters support violent resistance

PARIS - Demonstrations against French President Emmanuel Macron's pension reform are drawing more and more radical protesters, with up to one in five voters approving the use of violence to further the cause, according to polls.

Bangkok Post

French protesters and police clash in marches against pension changes

Police use teargas and water cannon against hooded protesters on the margins in some cities

The Guardian - UK

A new wave of pension protest breaks out in France as police brace for violence

Fears that violence could mar the demonstrations against President Macron's unpopular pension reforms has led to deployment of 13,000 officers, nearly half of them concentrated in the French capital.

WEKU

Paris streets ablaze as protesters across France vent fury over pensions reform

Clashes break out in the French capital and other cities as up one million people join marches across the country

Evening Standard

Watch as protesters gather in Paris on the 10th day of nationwide strikes

Watch as protesters march in Paris, France on the 10th day of nationwide strikes on Tuesday 28 March.

The Independent UK

Students’ role in French protests shows depth of anger towards Macron

Fury over policing tactics has changed dimension of protests against plan to raise retirement age

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Radio France Internationale

French police facing criticism for violent behaviour of some officers

As protests against pension reform continue across France, the police have come under severe criticism for the heavy-handed tactics used by some officers during recent demonstrations.

The Independent UK

France braces for violence in new wave of pension protests

France’s government is unfurling ramped-up security measures for a new flurry of marches and strikes against unpopular pension reforms

France 24

French PM agrees to talks with union leaders as 740,000 protest pension reform

After a tenth day of nationwide protests against pension reforms, French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne has offered to meet leaders from eight unions for talks early next week. Hundreds of thousands of people took part in Tuesday's strikes and protests across France, nearly two weeks after French President Emmanuel Macron…

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New Protests Against Macron and His Pension Bill Amid Warnings of Violence

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 retirement age by two years to 64 had been largely peaceful so far. But…

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Clashes as French protesters rally against Macron's pension bill

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.

Radio France Internationale

Macron grits his teeth for another social salvo against pension reform

French president Emmanuel Macron launched a counter offensive on the eve of a tenth day of mass demonstrations against his government's pension reform, which would increase the retirement age from 62 to 64.

Reuters

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

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.

France 24

A look back at when French protesters defeated government reform plans

Anger at President Emmanuel Macron’s pension reform shows no sign of abating, with protests, strikes and unrest set to continue and both sides digging in their heels. To shed some light on the current stand-off, FRANCE 24 looks back at the last times the unions successfully forced the government to…

The Guardian - UK

Hundreds of thousands of people take to French streets amid fears of violence

Fears of more violent clashes with police as demonstrations against Macron’s unpopular pensions policy to carry on

Bangkok Post

France braces for new strike turmoil as Macron defiant

PARIS - France Tuesday braced for another day of strikes and protests with President Emmanuel Macron remaining defiant over the controversial pensions reform that has sparked turmoil in the country.

The Independent UK

French diners enjoy glass of wine as city burns in background during Macron protests

Images and footage of burning roads have become commonplace in recent days

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