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10-09-2012, 02:27 PM
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Police (http://www.autoblog.com/police) in Paris (http://www.autoblog.com/paris) fired tear gas at demonstrators outside of the Paris Motor Show (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/paris motor show) today. Around 1,000 protesters showed up in an attempt to break through police lines and gain access to the show in a demonstration against further austerity measures. The group included workers from a PSA Peugeot (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/psa peugeot citroen)Citroën (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/psa peugeot citroen) plant that's scheduled for closure, and some demonstrators threw eggs and flour at police. The group also reportedly included workers from other manufacturers that have announced job cuts.
The standoff is part of nationwide demonstrations as France continues to struggle with an unemployment rate parked at over 10 percent. Lawmakers in the country are currently deciding on whether or not to back a European Union (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/european union) agreement that will see France agree to balance its finances in an attempt to slow the continent's debt crisis. Such austerity measures are unpopular in France, and were the leading issue driving former President Nicolas Sarkozy from office. Socialist President Francois Hollande earned the office after campaigning on a platform that promised to tackle the French deficit without stifling growth or imposing austerity measures.
The CGT labor union has responded to the EU agreement by organizing this week's demonstrations.Tear gas fired at PSA job protesters outside of Paris Motor Show (http://www.autoblog.com/2012/10/09/tear-gas-fired-at-psa-job-protesters-outside-of-paris-motor-show/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Tue, 09 Oct 2012 15:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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Police (http://www.autoblog.com/police) in Paris (http://www.autoblog.com/paris) fired tear gas at demonstrators outside of the Paris Motor Show (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/paris motor show) today. Around 1,000 protesters showed up in an attempt to break through police lines and gain access to the show in a demonstration against further austerity measures. The group included workers from a PSA Peugeot (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/psa peugeot citroen)Citroën (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/psa peugeot citroen) plant that's scheduled for closure, and some demonstrators threw eggs and flour at police. The group also reportedly included workers from other manufacturers that have announced job cuts.
The standoff is part of nationwide demonstrations as France continues to struggle with an unemployment rate parked at over 10 percent. Lawmakers in the country are currently deciding on whether or not to back a European Union (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/european union) agreement that will see France agree to balance its finances in an attempt to slow the continent's debt crisis. Such austerity measures are unpopular in France, and were the leading issue driving former President Nicolas Sarkozy from office. Socialist President Francois Hollande earned the office after campaigning on a platform that promised to tackle the French deficit without stifling growth or imposing austerity measures.
The CGT labor union has responded to the EU agreement by organizing this week's demonstrations.Tear gas fired at PSA job protesters outside of Paris Motor Show (http://www.autoblog.com/2012/10/09/tear-gas-fired-at-psa-job-protesters-outside-of-paris-motor-show/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Tue, 09 Oct 2012 15:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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