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French pension talks resume as govt seeks to end standoff
AFP, Published on 07/01/2020
» PARIS - French officials prepared to restart talks with unions Tuesday over a pension overhaul that has sparked the country's longest transport strikes in decades, which labour leaders say could force millions of people to retire later than they thought.
Grim Christmas on the menu for Paris restaurants as strike bites
AFP, Published on 19/12/2019
» PARIS - The clock has just struck noon and Guillaume Join, who has finished setting tables at his bistrot in the shadow of the Sorbonne, wonders how many will be filled as a pensions strike has paralysed much of Paris for two weeks.
French crowds march as government stands firm on pension reform
AFP, Published on 17/12/2019
» PARIS - Tens of thousands of protesters hit French streets on Tuesday in a pensions reform standoff that has sparked nearly two weeks of crippling transport strikes, raising the spectre of mass travel chaos over the Christmas holiday.
France's pensions chief resigns as strike hits 12th day
AFP, Published on 16/12/2019
» PARIS - The French official leading a controversial pensions overhaul stepped down on Monday over a scandal involving undeclared payments, as a crippling transport strike against the proposals entered its 12th day, imperilling the holiday plans of thousands.
Tensions mount over French transport strike
AFP, Published on 15/12/2019
» PARIS: Tensions between the French government and unions opposed to pension reforms mounted Sunday as a crippling transport strike entered its 11th day.
Unions tighten screws as French government to unveil pension plan
AFP, Published on 11/12/2019
» PARIS - French unions tightened the screws Wednesday with a seventh day of transport strike as the government prepared to unveil the details of a pension reform plan workers fear will leave them poorer.
As strike drags on, French govt to unveil pension plan details
AFP, Published on 11/12/2019
» PARIS: The French government will unveil the details of a pension reform plan Wednesday that has already seen workers down tools in anticipation, crippling transport for a week as hundreds of thousands took to the streets in protest.
France's Macron to hold meeting on pensions as strike bites
AFP, Published on 08/12/2019
» PARIS - French President Emmanuel Macron will on Sunday meet ministers involved in his radical pension reform which has prompted a nationwide strike and brought key transport services to a standstill.
Strike to paralyse France in Macron showdown with unions
AFP, Published on 05/12/2019
» PARIS: France was set to be paralysed Thursday by a nationwide strike by transport workers, teachers and other professionals in a showdown between unions and President Emmanuel Macron over his planned pension reforms.
Romania's pro-EU president set for re-election
AFP, Published on 24/11/2019
» BUCHAREST - Romanians started voting Sunday in the second round of presidential elections that are expected to return Klaus Iohannis to office, confirming the pro-European trajectory of the eastern EU member.