Timothy Sumer

Protests ignited after French President Emmanuel Macron pushed a controversial pension reform bill through the government without a vote, raising the retirement age from 62 to 64. He now faces a no-confidence vote from the opposition. CBS News correspondent Elaine Cobbe joins us from Paris with the story. #worldnews #france #protest CBS News Streaming Network is the premier 24/7 anchored streaming news service from CBS News and Stations, available free to everyone with access to the Internet. The CBS News Streaming Network is your destination for breaking news, live events and original reporting locally, nationally and around the globe. Launched in November 2014 as CBSN, the CBS News Streaming Network is available live in 91 countries and on 30 digital platforms and apps, as well as on CBSNews.com and Paramount+. Subscribe to the CBS News YouTube channel: Watch CBS News: Download the CBS News app: Follow CBS News on Instagram: Like CBS News on Facebook: Follow CBS N...

Protesters opposed to President Emmanuel Macron’s unpopular plan to raise the retirement age burned wooden pallets near the Gare de Lyon train station in Paris on Thursday. Others are marching in cities and towns around France in a final show of anger before a decision on whether the measure meets constitutional standards. If the Constitutional Council greenlights the reform, the bill raising the retirement age from 62 to 64 can enter into force. Yet the body has the power to reject the text, fully or partially. Hours before the Paris march got underway, protesters piled garbage in front of the Constitutional Council. The garbage, was quickly cleaned up but signaled the start of a new strike by garbage collectors timed to start with Thursday’s nationwide protest marches.... ( read more ) LEARN MORE ABOUT: Retirement Pension Plans REVEALED: Best Investment During Inflation HOW TO INVEST IN GOLD: Gold IRA Investing HOW TO INVEST IN SILVER: Silver IRA Investin...

Protesters opposing President Emmanuel Macron’s unpopular plan to raise the retirement age to 64 marched in cities and towns around France on Thursday, in a final show of anger before a decision on whether the measure meets constitutional standards. In Paris, as thousands marched along the designated protest route, some protesters holding lit flares veered off to the Constitutional Council, which is to decide on Friday whether to reject any or all parts of the legislation. They faced off with a large contingent of police deployed outside the building, where hours before the march got under way other protesters had dumped bags of rubbish. The Mirror Homepage: The Mirror Facebook: The Mirror IG: The Mirror TikTok: The Mirror Twitter: Sign up for our newsletters: #TheMirror #News #France... ( read more ) LEARN MORE ABOUT: Retirement Pension Plans REVEALED: Best Investment During Inflation HOW TO INVEST IN GOLD: Gold IRA Investing HOW TO INVEST IN S...

French unions have called on workers to walk off the job and join protest rallies on Thursday for a twelfth nationwide day of protests against a bill that will make the French work longer. #France #pension #protest 🔔 Subscribe to France 24 now: 🔴 LIVE - Watch FRANCE 24 English 24/7 here: 🌍 Read the latest International News and Top Stories: Like us on Facebook: Follow us on Twitter: Discover the news in pictures on Instagram: ... ( read more ) LEARN MORE ABOUT: Retirement Pension Plans REVEALED: Best Investment During Inflation HOW TO INVEST IN GOLD: Gold IRA Investing HOW TO INVEST IN SILVER: Silver IRA Investing France is bracing itself for the 12th day of protests against the government's proposed pension reforms. President Emmanuel Macron's plans have been met with widespread opposition, resulting in strikes and demonstrations across the country. From transport workers to teachers, police officers,...

Hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets across France on Thursday to protest against President Emmanuel Macron's pension reforms, in a final day of demonstrations before a crucial court decision on the legislation. As on previous protest days, there were scuffles between police and protesters across the country, while demonstrators also stormed the headquarters of French luxury goods firm LVMH in Paris. FRANCE 24's Catherine Norris Trent reports. #France #pension #protest 🔔 Subscribe to France 24 now: 🔴 LIVE - Watch FRANCE 24 English 24/7 here: 🌍 Read the latest International News and Top Stories: Like us on Facebook: Follow us on Twitter: Discover the news in pictures on Instagram: ... ( read more ) LEARN MORE ABOUT: Retirement Pension Plans REVEALED: Best Investment During Inflation HOW TO INVEST IN GOLD: Gold IRA Investing HOW TO INVEST IN SILVER: Silver IRA Investing Simmering anger has...

French President Emmanuel Macron ordered his prime minister to wield a special constitutional power on Thursday that skirts parliament to force through a highly unpopular bill raising the retirement age from 62 to 64 without a vote. His calculated risk set off a clamor among lawmakers, who began singing the national anthem even before Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne arrived in the lower chamber. She spoke forcefully over their shouts, acknowledging that Macron's unilateral move will trigger quick motions of no-confidence in his government. The fury of opposition lawmakers echoed the anger of citizens and workers' unions. Thousands gathered at the Place de la Concorde facing the National Assembly, lighting a bonfire. As night fell, police charged against the demonstrators in waves to clear the elegant Place, but hundreds remained nearly an hour later. For more on the ensuing 'constitutional crisis,' FRANCE 24 is joined by Eric Fassin, Professor of Sociology in t...

Parliament adopted a divisive pension bill Monday raising the retirement age in France from 62 to 64, after lawmakers in the lower chamber rejected two no-confidence votes against the government. #France #pension #reform 🔔 Subscribe to France 24 now: 🔴 LIVE - Watch FRANCE 24 English 24/7 here: 🌍 Read the latest International News and Top Stories: Like us on Facebook: Follow us on Twitter: Discover the news in pictures on Instagram: ... ( read more ) LEARN MORE ABOUT: Retirement Pension Plans REVEALED: Best Investment During Inflation HOW TO INVEST IN GOLD: Gold IRA Investing HOW TO INVEST IN SILVER: Silver IRA Investing The French government has survived two no-confidence votes over its controversial pension reform plans. The government's proposal would replace the country's current 42 separate pension schemes with a universal system that would factor in every citizen's entire working life, thereby...

Massive protests erupted on the streets of Paris over the government’s plan to increase the retirement age from 62 to 64. Around eight unions which included teachers in the majority staged a nationwide strike in France. #France, #Protests, #French #Paris, #Demonstrators, #Demonstration, #Strike, #Pension, #Reform, #RetirementAge, #PolicePersonnel, #PresidentEmmanuelMacron, #Union... ( read more ) LEARN MORE ABOUT: Retirement Pension Plans REVEALED: Best Investment During Inflation HOW TO INVEST IN GOLD: Gold IRA Investing HOW TO INVEST IN SILVER: Silver IRA Investing In Paris, France, thousands of people took to the streets in protest against the government’s proposed pension reform plans. The reform plans included raising the retirement age from 62 to 64. The strikes, which began on December 5th, 2019, have been ongoing for months, and have seen massive protests in Paris, with hundreds of thousands of people taking to the streets to voice their op...