Opponents occupy Bois Lejuc near Bure

A statement circulated by refugees in Paris called for a march at Gare du Nord after demolition of part of the Calais camp. The appeal insisted that refugees should decide for themselves whether to...

Youth organizations and trade unions organized marches and strikes against a proposed labor-law overhaul that they said weakened worker protections and job security. High-school blockades, transit...

A nationwide day of protest opposed the proposed El Khomri labor law, which critics said shifted bargaining power toward employers and weakened protections. That evening, participants occupied Place...

More than 200 demonstrations and gatherings took place across France in a further day of action against the proposed labor bill. Organizers included trade unions and youth organizations, with students...

Police evicted refugees from the disused lycée Jean Jaurès in Paris at dawn. StreetPress reported that supporters were also detained and that students and residents described a forceful operation....

After police initially prohibited the planned march, unions negotiated permission for a short loop around the Bastille and Arsenal basin. Demonstrators continued to oppose the labor bill and to defend...

A consultative referendum in Loire-Atlantique returned a majority in favor of building the airport, with roughly 51 percent turnout. Opponents questioned the scale and framing of the consultation...

A union-led citizen vote on the proposed labor law reported 704,129 participants, with 647,798 voting for withdrawal of the bill. The results were delivered to the Élysée by an inter-union...

The Bar-le-Duc tribunal finds that forest clearing at Bois Lejuc was unlawful. The ruling gives a legal foothold to opponents contesting ANDRA’s work and land access around the proposed repository.

After police had removed occupants, opponents re-enter Bois Lejuc and tear down a wall erected around the site. The forest occupation links a local land dispute to a broader challenge over who bears...