France, protesters occupied Charles de Gaulle airport and Gare de Lyon

France stops again in the ninth day of mobilization against the reform, already launched by the government, which raises the retirement age from 62 to 64 years. At 14 pm a procession will start from Place de la Bastille heading to Opèra

14:24 23 March

From Paris to Marseille, occupied lyceums throughout the country

From Paris to Marseille, via Toulouse and Rouen, high schools have also been occupied to protest against the pension reform. In the capital French, reports Le Figaro, the prestigious and historic Louis-le-Grand high school has also been occupied. But institutions have also been occupied in the suburbs. In Marseille the Thiers high school was occupied, in Montplellier the student-protesters forbid access to the Agropolis and Joffre high schools. At the Saint-Sernin high school in Toulouse, students organized a lockdown with their parents and some teachers. In the west of the country, the Zola high schools in Rennes and Jean Perrin in Nantes are blocked. The prestigious Parc de Lyon lycée mobilised for the first time and barricades were erected in front of the Les Bruyeres lycée in Rouen.

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protesters at Paris train station

14:20 23 March

Trade unions: Macron has "thrown a can of gasoline on the fire".

Emmanuel Macron has "thrown a can of gasoline on the fire". This was stated by trade unionist French Philippe Martinez, general secretary of the CGT, on the sidelines of the demonstration in Paris on the ninth day of mobilization against the pension reform. The reference is to the interview given yesterday by Macron at 13 pm to Tf1 and France 2, which was followed by 10 million people. "When there is a conflict of this kind, the role of the President of the Republic is to calm the game. Yesterday he threw a can of gasoline on the fire," Martinez said. Macron's interview, which lasted about 35 minutes, was the first since the final adoption of the disputed pension reform, a consequence of the fact that on Monday the government survived the votes on two no-confidence motions by a handful of votes.

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13:04 23 March

Protesters also block the road to Charles de Gaulle airport

In Paris, protesters against pension reform occupied Roissy-Charles-de-Gaulle airport and Gare de Lyon, the capital's main train station French. Today is the ninth day of general mobilization against the pension reform, approved by the government without the vote of Parliament.

Dozens of protesters invaded the tracks at the gare de Lyon from which trains to Italy also depart. Among them are also the yellow vests. In the capital French, today's march against the pension reform will start at 14 pm from Place de la Bastille heading to Opèra. And demonstrations are also organized in other cities of France such as Rennes.

For the new day of mobilization against the pension reform in France, many tourist sites in and around Paris remain closed today, including the Eiffel Tower, the Château de Versailles and the Arc de Triomphe. Night visits to the Orsay Museum have been cancelled, while the Louvre will remain open until 18pm.

13:19 23 March

A protester holding a sign reading "angry people" as he stands next to a burning waste bin during a demonstration in Nantes

13:18 23 March

Public transport strikes, drivers also involved, traffic disruption

Public transport strikes will make travel very complicated and will certainly increase traffic disruption. Metro drivers are called upon to join the strike en masse, while only half of the high-speed trains and a third of the regional trains are expected to run on the rail network.

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13:08 23 March

"Gilets jaunes", and security services on early warning, unrest fears

The highlight is expected at 14 pm, when demonstrations will begin across France on the ninth day of mobilization against the pension reform already launched by the government.

Already last night hundreds of people demonstrated spontaneously in Paris, Lyon and Lille. Police expect the demonstrations today to be attended by 600,800 to 320,40 people on 70 different occasions, including between 40,50 and <>,<> in Paris. The participation of a few hundred demonstrators from the "Gilets Jaunes" movement is also expected, and the security services are on early alert because unrest is feared. In schools, between <> and <>% are expected to join in primary schools, and many abstentions from work in the energy sectors are expected.

13:13 23 March

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