President Macron’s plan would see the French work two years more, to 64, before they can retire with a pension
Bus drivers of state-owned RATP, which operates the greater Paris transport system, burn flares behind a banner reading in French"on March 7, let's block everything until withdrawal" on a bridge above Paris's ring road on March 6, 2023, as massive strikes are expected from March 7 in France against French government's proposed pension reform.
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