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France's fuel crisis better but not yet over

Following a meeting between the government and oil industry representatives, Transport Minister Alain Vidalies said the situation at fuel depots is improving.

France

French labour reform action threatens to disrupt Euro 2016 fans

Strike action over changes to the French labour law have disrupted many cities across the country.

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France PM Valls hints at tweaks to labour laws as strikes and protests go on

France has been hit by another day of strikes and protests against controversial labour reforms.

France

More fuel frustration as French pickets refuse to back down

CGT: strikes to continue over labour law reforms More petrol stations run dry Picket action spreads to ports and power plants Government stands firm A fuel crisis in France seems to be getting wors

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Economy

French fuel strike: frustration at the pumps and an investment warning

The boss of French energy firm Total has warned it will "seriously reconsider" its future investment plans in France due to the strikes at its refineries against labour law reform.

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France blockades hit 'all' oil refineries as labour dispute hardens

The strike over French labour laws has become more entrenched, amid union claims that all of the country’s oil refineries have been affected by…

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France PM Valls condemns violence during labour law protests

Thursday’s latest protests against France’s controversial labour reforms drew the most wildly varying turnout estimates yet: 90,000 in Marseille according to the organisers, 3,500 said the…

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'Cop-haters' attack police car in Paris

A French police patrol car came under attack in Paris on Wednesday (May 18), four people have been arrested.

France

Hollande defends labour reforms amid ongoing street protests

Dozens of people have been arrested on the margins of a protest in Paris over planned labour reforms

France

Police clear Paris protest camp but 'Up All Night' movement vows to return

Police in Paris have evacuated a protest camp in the city’s Place de la Republique, occupied for 11 consecutive nights by demonstrators demanding

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Fewer students turn out for French labour reform protest

There have been more clashes between police and protesters in Paris during student demonstrations against French labour reforms. Tear gas was used to

France

Why France is not working

Strikes and demonstrations against the Hollande government's plan to reform the country's sacrosanct employment law

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Nationwide day of protest in France against controversial labour reforms

A nationwide day of protest in France is causing transport disruptions, with thousands of workers out on the streets

France

Uber: day two of protests by French taxis

App-based taxi service slapped with huge fine by French court

France

Clashes and arrests in Paris as taxi drivers strike over Uber

France

France vs The Boss

French workers have a history of making heads roll from the boardroom.

France

French ferry workers burn tyres to block Calais port

The security situation around Calais due to the ongoing migrant crisis was little aided by protesting French ferry workers who again severely

France

Angry French farmers compare themselves to Greece

‘Le Foll, your Greece awaits you’ read one protest banner in which French farmers appeared to compare the crisis on the hands of Agriculture Minister

France

French farmers block Lyon despite €600mn aid plan proposal

French farmers blockade Lyon, despite the government's offer of a 600-million euro, 24-step aid plan, which would include tax exemptions.

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France: farmers move blockades further south

There has been a mixed reaction in France to news that the government has announced 1.1 billion euros worth of measures to support its livestock