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'Historic day': Millions protest pension reform in France

Public transport networks, especially train services, were impacted by strikes, while some electricity companies reported up to 100% staff walkouts.

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What to know about France's nationwide strike over pension reform

France's major unions have called for a mass strike over the government's planned retirement reform.

France

French unions plan national strike in protest at pension plans

Trade unions in France flatly reject government proposals on reforming pensions and plan to bring the country to halt with a national strike on Thursday.

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France

Making France work: PM to unveil sweeping retirement reforms

It is expected that the retirement age will be raised from 62 currently to 64 or 65.

Spain

Meet the pensioners on a 300-km march to protest welfare budget cuts

They are marching from Valencia to Madrid to "defend the right to decent wages and pensions" at a protest on 15 October.

Switzerland

Swiss voters back raising the female retirement age to 65

The Swiss voted by an extremely narrow margin in a referendum on Sunday to raise the retirement age for women from 64 to 65.

Greece

Greece will raise pensions in 2023 - the first time in over a decade

"Today, Greece is a different Greece," said Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis.

Kosovo

Kosovo war veterans clash with police in protest for higher pensions

Police used tear gas to prevent around 2,000 demonstrators from entering parliament during a debate.

Green News

Your pension is fuelling deforestation, a shocking new report reveals

The Make My Money Matter campaign has revealed that £2 (€2.40) in every £10 (€12.01) of an average British pension, is linked to the destruction of forest areas across the globe.

Climate

UK pensions lead to 330 million tonnes of carbon emissions every year

These greenhouse gas emissions are more than the carbon footprint of the entire country.

United Kingdom

Veteran Gurkhas call off 13-day hunger strike over pensions

The British Ministry of Defense agreed today to begin talks with the Nepalese Embassy over pensions for Gurkha veterans of the British Army .

Slovakia

Slovakia: Parliament backs pension cuts for former communist officials

Slovakia just passed a new law that will reduce the high pensions received by Soviet-era apparatchiks.

Switzerland

Swiss unions call for women's general strike over pension reform plans

Trade unions say plans to increase the women's retirement age in Switzerland will deepen inequalities in the country, where women earn on average 20 percent less than men.

Green News

Is your pension investing in fossil fuels without your knowledge?

Why an ethical pension could radically reduce your carbon footprint.

France

Macron government survives no-confidence votes over use of '49.3'

After surviving two no-confidence votes, the French government can now go ahead with reforms to pensions and retirement ages.

France

Doctors and lawyers march in Paris against Macron pension reforms

The demonstrators gathered at Bastille and are expected to march to Opera.

France

After the strike, will France face more radical forms of protest?

Transport services resumed on Monday after 46 days of strikes. But is the country headed towards more punctual and violent forms of protests? Euronews takes a look.

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French Spiderman backs pension protesters

Alain Robert, the so-called French Spiderman who scales the world's tallest buildings, climbed Total's skyscraper in Paris' La Défense district on Monday to call attention on the retirement protests

France

France strikes: is the end in sight after Macron's compromise?

French labour unions were divided about the future of the social movement after the government offered to temporarily scrap a controversial part of its pension reform. plans.