France

Young people across France protest pension reform

Young people in universities and high schools across France took to the streets on Thursday to protest the government’s attempt to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64.

10/03/2023

France

Nationwide strikes bring France to a halt for a second day in a row

French unions are keeping up street pressure against the government's pension reform which no date finalised to end industrial action

08/03/2023

France

Strikes in France: Is it a tactic that actually works?

Strikes in France: Is it a tactic that actually works to change the government's mind?

07/03/2023

Euronews Witness

Macron vs. the people: why France is resisting pension reform

Major strikes have taken place in France since the government announced plans to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64.

02/03/2023

World News

French unions hold day of protests against proposed pension reform

The ranks of marchers were thinner, but all across France, hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets for a fifth day against an unpopular pension reform.

16/02/2023

World News

Almost a million take part in pension protest marches across France

Almost a million people took part in protest marches in France showing their opposition to plans to increase the retirement age from 62 to 64. There were clashes with riot police in Paris with eight arrests.

11/02/2023

France

'It's now or never': Over 1.2 million protesters march across France

Protesters marched against the French government’s plans to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64.

31/01/2023

France

'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.

31/01/2023

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Watch: One million on the streets against French pension reform plans

At least 1.1 million people protested on the streets of Paris and other French cities on Thursday amid nationwide strikes against plans to raise the retirement age.

20/01/2023

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One million in the streets against pension reform in France

At least 1.1 million people protested on the streets of Paris and other French cities Thursday amid nationwide strikes against plans to raise the retirement age.

20/01/2023

France

Millions of workers strike over French government pension reforms

In France, millions of workers took to the streets in protest at President Emmanuel Macron's proposed pension reforms that would see the minimum retirement age go from 62 to 64

20/01/2023

Europe News

Thousands march across France in protest over rising cost of living

Deepening worker discontent in France and around Europe has seen those demonstrating saying they cannot make ends meet as the cost of living crisis hits the continent further.

10/11/2022

France

Large demonstration held in Paris against the rising cost of living

Thousands of people protested in Paris on Sunday in a "march against the high cost of living and climate inaction" organised by a left-wing alliance.

17/10/2022

Euronews Witness

On life support: can France's struggling healthcare system be saved?

With emergency care departments on the brink, Euronews' Monica Pinna travels across France to investigate why France's once lauded healthcare sector is facing an unprecedented crisis.

08/07/2022

France

Tens of thousands protest in France on May Day following election

Tens of thousands of protesters took to the streets in France on Sunday to mark May Day in a fraught political atmosphere following the presidential election.

01/05/2022

France

Thousands protest against far-right ahead of French presidential vote

Saturday saw demonstrations across France a week before the election second round, as many made clear their determination to bar Marine Le Pen from power.

16/04/2022

France

Paris police fire tear gas at protesters inspired by 'Freedom Convoy'

Elsewhere, several protesters were detained amid a seizure of knives, hammers and other objects in a central Parisian square.

12/02/2022

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Reporter struggles as police use tear gas to break up demonstration

Reporter struggles as police use tear gas to break up demonstration in Paris.

12/02/2022

France

France's Emmanuel Macron denounces latest assault on overseas MP

Stéphane Claireaux was targeted by protestors during a rally against the latest COVID-19 restrictions.

10/01/2022

My Europe Series

How legitimate are protests against the use of COVID health passes?

An increasing number of EU countries require people to present a health pass to visit museums, bars and restaurants. But challenging its use might be tricky.

27/07/2021