French stage mass pension protest

French workers protested in force on the 27 May 2010 against plans to raise the retirement age in a government move to be launched on the 20 June 2010 aimed at restoring the finances of the debt-laden pension system.

ESO: Background information: Pension tensions http://www.europeansources.info/record/pension-tensions/

BBC News, 27.5.10: French strikers rally over pension reform http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/10176917.stm

Deutsche Welle, 28.5.10: Protests sweep France to oppose retirement age increase http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,5623974,00.html?maca=en-rss-en-top-1022-rdf

Reuters, 27.5.10: Mass protests against higher French pension age http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE64Q64P20100527?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+reuters%2FworldNews+%28News+%2F+US+%2F+International%29

France24, 27.5.10: Unions stage protests against plans for retirement age hike http://www.france24.com/en/20100526-unions-call-national-strike-against-plans-retirement-age-hike-france

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