French President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday that he is aware of people's anger over raising the retirement age of 62 to 64. Macron, however, justified last Saturday's enactment of the new pension law by suggesting that these changes were needed to guarantee everyone's freedom.

Macron defends pension reforms as opposition asks people to bang pots and pans

French Prime Emmanuel Macron is set to address the nation for the first time since the signing of the controversial pension reform into a law. Just hours after the Constitutional Court backed the pension reforms, Macron signed the legislation saying, the law is a huge setback for the protesters.

France pension reforms: Emmanuel Macron to address France amid pension chaos | World News | WION

France has been rocked by protests over President Emmanuel Macron-led government's pension reform bill. On Friday (April 14) the Constitutional Council, France's highest constitutional authority finally announced its decision saying the Macron government's pension reforms were in accordance with the French Constitution.

Explained | France pension reforms: What exactly has been decided by Constitutional Council

The ninth day of protests against the pension reforms in France saw over a million people take to the streets, with at least 119,000 in Paris alone. It was a day of violent protests as a Bordeaux town hall was set on fire.

France pension reform protests turn violent, Bordeaux town hall set on fire

The ninth day of nationwide strikes against an unpopular pension reforms bill kicked off in France on Thursday. Train services were disrupted and some schools were shut amid the strikes.

France braces for ninth day of nationwide strikes against pension reform bill

The unrest over French President Emmanuel Macron’s controversial pension reforms turned violent as protesters and the police clashed with each other in central Paris.

French union members, police clash over Emmanuel Macron’s controversial pension reforms

Opposition lawmakers in France on Friday (March 17) filed a no-confidence motion against President Emmanuel Macron's government after it posted the contested pensions reform by decree.

France: Opposition lawmakers file no confidence motion over pension reforms

Hundreds of protesters took to the streets in the Northern French town Douai, to protest against French President Emmanuel Macron's proposed pension reforms. The demonstrators appeared pretty determined through strikes.

France: Hundreds take to streets against President Macron's proposed pension reforms

Millions march through French cities to protest against President Emmanuel Macron's retirement reform, several trains were halted while refineries were blocked that hit power generation across the country.

France protests against pension reforms, trade unions announce another strike

France's eight main trade unions called for a day of strikes on January 19 against pension reform announced by President Emmanuel Macron's government on Tuesday.

French unions call for strike against pension reform on Jan 19

France's government defied trade unions on Friday by including a contested clause on raising the retirement age by two years in its draft legislation, amid signs that weeks of street protests and strikes may be losing momentum.

Despite weeks of protests, Macron raises retirement age in pension reforms legislation

In the latest confrontation between demonstrators and authorities in France, police fired tear gas to disperse the crowd as protests over pension reforms continue in Paris.

Anti-pension reforms protests: Police fire tear gas at protesters in France

The French government stood firm on the pension reforms as a fresh round of demonstrations to take place across the country on Tuesday. "This reform... is going to be defended," news agency AFP quoted a government spokeswoman Sibeth Ndiaye as saying on late Monday.

France strikes: Government stays firm on pension reforms as mass protests continue

The most serious nationwide strike to hit France in years caused new weekend travel turmoil on Saturday, with unions warning the walkouts would last well into next week.

No let-up in French strikes as fresh turmoil hits weekend

France was Wednesday preparing for one of its biggest nationwide strikes in years with stoppages by transport workers and teachers expected to paralyse the country in an intensifying showdown between President Emmanuel Macron and unions.

France braces for shutdown as Macron clashes with unions