Mass strike badly affects commuters in Paris and its suburbs as labour unions fight against pension reforms. FMTNews Paris
Informations board displays ‘it does not take passengers’ at Gare de L’Est train station in Paris.
Macron’s move to modernise France’s retirement system is part of an election pledge to put the country on a solid financial footing — a mission that calls for painful changes in a country where many people have seen their spending power decline. Many tourists were left disappointed too, with the world-famous Louvre closing some rooms, and the Paris Opera and other theatres in the capital cancelling performances.
“If we do not make a far-reaching, serious and progressive reform today, someone else will do a really brutal one tomorrow,” said the head of government.
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