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Added on the 30/01/2023 15:39:46 - Copyright : France 24 EN
Several thousand people wait outside the "Gare de l'Est" train station in Paris before a march through the French capital to protest against a pension overhaul by President Emmanuel Macron. Unions say the planned reforms will force millions of people to work longer or face curtailed benefits. IMAGES
Tensions erupt near the Boulevard de Port-Royal in Paris, on the route of the demonstration against pension reform: rubbish bins and a building site shed are set on fire, and the police charge demonstrators. IMAGES
Demonstrators burn garbage bins after President Emmanuel Macron delivered a televised address to the nation on his controversial pension reform IMAGES
Due to strike action and protests against pension reform, the Eiffel Tower is closed to the public. Only its forecourt is accessible to the few tourists walking in the area. IMAGES
The port of Calais is slowing down as part of the "dead ports" day launched by the CGT union to fight against the French government's pension reform. IMAGES
Clashes with the police break out during the demonstration against pensions reform in Rennes. France's Senate voted late Saturday to approve a deeply unpopular reform to the country's pension system. IMAGES