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France: Smashed windows, fires as 10th round of pension reform protests kicks off in Paris02:04
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Protests against pension reform continued in Paris on Tuesday, as demonstrations against controversial pension reforms take place all across the country.





According to the French interior minister, around 13,000 police officers were deployed to counter nationwide protests.


Demonstrators took to the streets in large numbers in the past weeks to protest after Macron’s government bypassed a vote in the National Assembly to force through the plan to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64 by 2030, and extend the required employment period for a worker to receive a full pension on retirement to 43 years.


Violent demonstrations took place in cities all across the country to oppose the package and the use of the executive powers, with heavy clashes between protesters and police, drawing concerns from the Council of Europe’s human rights commissioner.

France: Smashed windows, fires as 10th round of pension reform protests kicks off in Paris

France, Paris
March 28, 2023 at 15:31 GMT +00:00 · Published

Protests against pension reform continued in Paris on Tuesday, as demonstrations against controversial pension reforms take place all across the country.





According to the French interior minister, around 13,000 police officers were deployed to counter nationwide protests.


Demonstrators took to the streets in large numbers in the past weeks to protest after Macron’s government bypassed a vote in the National Assembly to force through the plan to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64 by 2030, and extend the required employment period for a worker to receive a full pension on retirement to 43 years.


Violent demonstrations took place in cities all across the country to oppose the package and the use of the executive powers, with heavy clashes between protesters and police, drawing concerns from the Council of Europe’s human rights commissioner.

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Protests against pension reform continued in Paris on Tuesday, as demonstrations against controversial pension reforms take place all across the country.





According to the French interior minister, around 13,000 police officers were deployed to counter nationwide protests.


Demonstrators took to the streets in large numbers in the past weeks to protest after Macron’s government bypassed a vote in the National Assembly to force through the plan to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64 by 2030, and extend the required employment period for a worker to receive a full pension on retirement to 43 years.


Violent demonstrations took place in cities all across the country to oppose the package and the use of the executive powers, with heavy clashes between protesters and police, drawing concerns from the Council of Europe’s human rights commissioner.

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