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		</div><p>Protests have continued in France after parliament adopted a divisive Bill raising the retirement age from 62 to 64 which was pushed through by President Emmanuel Macron.</p>
<p>In Paris, small groups took to the streets on Tuesday to set fire to piles of rubbish which have formed due to a strike by waste collectors which is in its 16th day.</p>
<p>It comes after protests were held in cities around the country on Monday, with some degenerating into violent incidents.</p>
<p>Police said 234 people were arrested overnight in the capital mostly for setting fire to rubbish in the streets.</p>
<p>Paris police prefect Laurent Nunez said violent incidents were caused by groups of up to 300 people quickly moving through the capital.</p>
<figure id="attachment_178168" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-178168" style="width: 773px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img src="https://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/20DBC050-0CD3-4F00-9530-4A1E662A6EDA.jpeg" alt="" width="773" height="532" class="size-full wp-image-178168" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-178168" class="wp-caption-text">Piles of rubbish on the street</figcaption></figure>
<p>He added that he had ordered an internal investigation after an officer was filmed punching in the face a man who was walking backwards, making him fall to the ground. The video has been widely shared on French social media.</p>
<p>Mr Macron has planned a series of meetings on Tuesday with the prime minister, parliament leaders and legislators from his centrist alliance.</p>
<p>The president, who made the pension plan a centrepiece of his second term, is to speak on Wednesday on national television, a first since he made the decision last week to use a special constitutional power to force the Bill through parliament.</p>
<p>The move prompted two no-confidence motions against the government in the lower chamber of parliament. Both were rejected on Monday.</p>
<p>The Bill still faces a review by the Constitutional Council before it can be formally signed into law.</p>
<p>Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne is to refer the issue to the council to accelerate the process, her office said. Some opposition legislators from the far right have also filed a request, and leftists are expected to do the same.</p>
<p>The Constitutional Council can reject articles within the measure if they are not in line with the constitution. Opponents argue the text as a whole should be rejected.</p>
<p>Police in Paris said on Tuesday that they had ordered waste collectors to work to ensure a “minimum service”. Officials said 674 staff are covered by the orders, allowing 206 bin lorries to operate since last week.</p>
<figure id="attachment_178169" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-178169" style="width: 783px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img src="https://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/4103D8A9-71BF-4295-A2B0-0E58599AB73F.jpeg" alt="" width="783" height="534" class="size-full wp-image-178169" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-178169" class="wp-caption-text">Striking oil workers at the depot in Fos-sur-Mer</figcaption></figure>
<p>Meanwhile, oil shipments in the country were partially disrupted amid strikes at several refineries in western and southern France.</p>
<p>The Energy Transition Ministry said on Tuesday that it would require some employees who are “indispensable to the functioning” of the Fos-sur-Mer oil depot in southern France to return to work.</p>
<p>Tensions erupted on Tuesday between protesters trying to block access to the site, some throwing stones, and police using tear gas to move them away.</p>
<p>The depot supplies fuel for filling stations in the south east of France, which are the most affected by shortages.</p>
<p>French government spokesman Olivier Veran said the government order started being implemented from Monday evening and warned that other orders may follow in coming days.</p>
<p>Unions have called for new nationwide protests on Thursday to demand the government withdraw the retirement Bill.</p>
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