Anger against an unpopular pension reform in France followed President Emmanuel Macron to the Netherlands where protesters interrupted a speech he was giving on Tuesday at the start of a two-day state visit.
"I think we lost something. Where is French democracy?" one man shouted at the start of the event at the Nexus Institute. Other protesters in the audience targeted the pension law and climate change, while one displayed a banner that read: "President of violence and hypocrisy".at home against the pension law, which will delay the age at which French workers can retire."I can answer this question, if you give me some time," the president said.
"I will pass from 62 to 64," he said, speaking in English. "When I compare, they should be less angry with me, because in your country it's much higher, and in a lot of countries in Europe, it's much higher than 64."
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