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French pensions strikes slow before March showdown
AFP, Published on 16/02/2023
» PARIS - Turnout was sharply down on Thursday for new strikes in France against a bitterly opposed pension reform being debated in parliament, with union heads hoping for a bigger showdown to come.
French protesters back on streets over pensions
AFP, Published on 11/03/2023
» PARIS: Demonstrators in France took to the streets Saturday for a seventh day of protest against President Emmanuel Macron's pension reform plans, with police expecting up to a million people at rallies nationwide.
Macron defiant but weakened after pensions debacle
AFP, Published on 17/03/2023
» PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron might be on the verge of securing his cherished reform of the pension system, but analysts see it as a Pyrrhic victory that will leave him politically weakened.
Swedish retirees demand fairer pensions for women
AFP, Published on 13/04/2023
» STOCKHOLM - "Old ladies need more money!" a group of grey-haired women chants in front of Sweden's parliament, as their recurring protest against the country's pension system enters its 10th year.
French MPs launch debate of controversial pensions overhaul
AFP, Published on 17/02/2020
» PARIS - The battle over the French government's pension reform moved Monday from the streets to parliament, where opposition lawmakers have vowed to torpedo a plan that sparked weeks of strikes and protests.
10,000 march in Chile against Pinochet-era pensions
AFP, Published on 23/04/2018
» SANTIAGO - Some 10,000 people marched through the Chilean capital Sunday demanding an end to the privatized pension system created under the dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet, demanding improved conditions.
France faces 'standstill' in protests against pensions overhaul
AFP, Published on 07/03/2023
» PARIS - France's trade unions were headed for a crucial face-off with President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday, with fresh strikes and protests planned against a controversial pensions reform he has championed.
France braces for new protests after pensions deadlock
AFP, Published on 06/04/2023
» PARIS - France on Thursday braced for another day of protests and strikes to denounce President Emmanuel Macron's pension reform after talks between the government and unions ended in deadlock.
Macron to address France after 'Pyrrhic' pensions victory
AFP, Published on 17/04/2023
» PARIS - President Emmanuel Macron is on Monday to address France for the first time since signing into law his controversial pension reform, facing warnings the political and social crisis sparked by the changes is not over.
Macron sticks with PM after pensions crisis, riots
AFP, Published on 18/07/2023
» PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron is keeping his prime minister in place, his staff has said, ending weeks of speculation about a possible reset after successive crises shaking his government.