02:34France: Clashes erupt as thousands rally in Paris against pension reforms
Clashes erupted between demonstrators and police officers on Tuesday in Paris as thousands rallied for the sixth round of protests against new pension reforms.
Footage shows demonstrators throwing objects at police officers and damaging a car parked on the street, while officers responded by firing tear gas and shots.
France has seen a large scale of strikes organised by workers’ unions since January, following the government’s plan to increase the retirement age from 62 to 64 by 2030.
Ministers reportedly say the changes will balance the deficit in the system caused by longer life expectancy.
France, along with a handful of other EU countries, has the lowest pension age in Europe, spending nearly 14 percent of its economic output on them.
The last reform, in 2011, raised the retirement age from 60 to 62.
02:34Clashes erupted between demonstrators and police officers on Tuesday in Paris as thousands rallied for the sixth round of protests against new pension reforms.
Footage shows demonstrators throwing objects at police officers and damaging a car parked on the street, while officers responded by firing tear gas and shots.
France has seen a large scale of strikes organised by workers’ unions since January, following the government’s plan to increase the retirement age from 62 to 64 by 2030.
Ministers reportedly say the changes will balance the deficit in the system caused by longer life expectancy.
France, along with a handful of other EU countries, has the lowest pension age in Europe, spending nearly 14 percent of its economic output on them.
The last reform, in 2011, raised the retirement age from 60 to 62.