Demonstrations Held Across Europe, as Workers Rally on May Day.<br />'The Independent' reports that police clashed with <br />protestors in cities across France as workers took <br />to the streets to take part in Labour Day rallies.<br />Protests in Paris and Lyon resulted <br />in smashed bus stops, vandalized <br />businesses and several burning cars.<br />In April, Emmanuel Macron's <br />administration raised the retirement <br />age in France by two years. .<br />The broadly unpopular decision has resulted <br />in multi-sector strikes and driven Macron's <br />popularity down to near record lows.<br />Opponents of the measure accuse <br />Macron of being indifferent to the <br />daily hardships of working people. .<br />Opponents of the measure accuse <br />Macron of being indifferent to the <br />daily hardships of working people. .<br />'The Independent' reports that Macron's administration <br />bypassed parliament by forcing the pension <br />legislation through without putting it up to a vote.<br />Labour Day rallies extended <br />beyond the borders of France, <br />taking place across Europe.<br />Over the weekend, demonstrations <br />and rallies were held in cities across <br />Germany, Italy and Switzerland.<br />Over the weekend, demonstrations <br />and rallies were held in cities across <br />Germany, Italy and Switzerland.<br />Italy's three main unions held rallies in Potenza <br />and Turin against prime minister Giorgia Meloni's <br />recently approved labor package.<br />Italy's three main unions held rallies in Potenza <br />and Turin against prime minister Giorgia Meloni's <br />recently approved labor package.<br />In Zurich, police accused demonstrators of smashing <br />windows of at least two banks, spray-painting buildings <br />and throwing water balloons at emergency services
