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Megabasins: solution or "insane" response to drought?

France finds itself at a tug-of-war between opponents to megabasins and the agricultural sector.

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Police and protesters clash in Paris as May Day marches turn violent

Hundreds of thousands of people on Monday massed in France on Labour day to vent their anger against President Emmanuel Macron's pension reform, with unions vowing not to stop fighting even after the changes were signed into law.

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How are protests against France's pension reforms seen across Europe?

Europe has looked on in shock, confusion and admiration as France has taken to the streets over the country’s pension reform.

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France braces for 'historic' May Day demonstrations

More than one million people could take to the streets in France for 'historic' May Day demonstrations against the country's pension reforms.

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Pot-bashing and jeers greet French president on walkabout in Alsace

Pension reform protestors made their feelings clear when French President Emmanuel Macron went on a walkabout in Alsace, one of his first public engagements since his plans to boost the retirement age to 64 were pushed through parliament.

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Police push back protesters ahead of Macron visit in eastern France

The French President is on a tour of the country in an attempt to reconnect with the French people.

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Macron to address nation after enacting retirement reforms

French President Emmanuel Macron signed his controversial pension reform into law on Saturday after the Constitutional Council approved a plan to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64.

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Protests against controversial reform of French pensions continue

Protesters disrupted vehicle traffic at Paris’ main airport and police fired clouds of tear gas in other French cities in the latest round of strikes and demonstrations against President Emmanuel Macron's contested pension reforms.

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Hundreds gather to protest police violence at reservoir protest

Watch: Hundreds gather to protest police violence at reservoir protest

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Why are so many young French people fighting Macron’s pension reforms?

Since French president Emmanuel Macron announced his plans to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64 in January, anti-reform demonstrations have swept across France. And young people have increasingly been on the frontline

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France protests: Did diners eat their meal surrounded by flames?

Euronews has fact-checked multiple viral videos on Twitter claiming to show the recent pension reform protests in France

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Meet the Rosies: The French women dancing against pension reform

"Our resistance weapon is singing and dancing," said the feminist collective's co-founder.

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More than 1 million protest in France against pension reform

More than one million people took to the streets on Thursday in the 9th day of protest across France. Our correspondent Anelise Borges followed the march in Paris.

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French workers set to 'sabotage' King Charles' historic State visit

Due to strikes, union workers could literally refuse to roll out the red carpet for the British monarch when he arrives in Paris.

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President Macron protesting his own retirement reform?

Amidst the ongoing troubles in France over the retirement reforms and the social unrest that has decried from President Macron’s controversial bill, Internet users have turned to AI to get creative.

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France pension reform: Where in Europe can parliament be bypassed?

France pushed through a contoversial bill in parliament by enacting article 49.3. No vote was needed. Could this happen elsewhere in Europe?

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Protests continue in France over pension reforms

Workers across France have vowed to continue protesting as President Emmanuel Macron shows no sign of backing down over controversial pension reforms

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WATCH: More rallies in Paris as pension reform definitively adopted

There has been a rolling strike by rubbish collectors in Paris, leading to unsightly and unhygienic piles of trash accumulating in the French capital.