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French Labor Protests

May 28, 2016 by Hugh Nelson Leave a Comment

French Labor protest being organized at École Militaire near our apartment

In our neighborhood of Paris, we’ve already seen two large, well organized French labor protests. There are now violent protests throughout France against proposed changes to the labor laws. The government is trying to improve the economy – why is there such strong opposition? Economic Problems France has a number of economic problems. The rate […]

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Filed Under: Economy, Living Tagged With: economic conditions, labor protests, protest marches

More about the French Economy

September 27, 2013 by Hugh Nelson 5 Comments

Although we have not reported much about the French economy, I do follow it. In the second quarter the French economy grew .5% after being in recession 3 of the 4 previous quarters. This was cause for rejoicing. In contrast the much maligned US economy grew 2.5% last quarter and has had 9 straight quarters […]

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