Workers on strike hold CGT labour union flags as they walk on railway tracks to block a TGV high speed train during a demonstration at the train station on the eve of the ninth day of national strike

Workers on strike hold CGT labour union flags as they walk on railway tracks to block a TGV high speed train during a demonstration at the train station on the eve of the ninth day of national strike

French President Emmanuel Macron will explain how he will seek to overcome tensions prompted by his plan to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64. Macron will appear on national television on Wednesday for the first time since his government forced through the bill age amid mass protests.

PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron said Wednesday that the pension bill he pushed through without a ... The 45-year-old president repeatedly said that he was convinced that France’s retirement system had needed to be modified to keep it ...

Workers on strike hold CGT labour union flags as they walk on railway tracks to block a TGV high speed train during a demonstration at the train station on the eve of the ninth day of national strike

Macron spoke on TF1 and France2 TV after using executive powers to push through a pension plan that triggered protests and strikes across France.

French President Emmanuel Macron has given a defiant defence of his decision to force through a rise in the pension age, in the face of protests across France and two no-confidence votes. "This reform isn't a luxury,