The protests against Emmanuel Macron continue. On Thursday, the Paris Stock Exchange was stormed with flares and banners. When the president visited a school in southern France, protesters threw eggs and potatoes in frustration. Over the weekend, French President Emmanuel Macron signed the agreement, which means that the retirement age in the country will be raised from 62 to 64. The large protests against the law change have continued even after the decision was formally made. On Thursday, a group of protesters chose to storm the stock exchange Euronext’s headquarters in the La Defense business district outside Paris. In videos that have been shared on social media, people can be seen entering the premises with lit flares and banners. Reuters reports that people are demanding that pensions be financed in a better way as the age increases. – We are here! We are here! Even if Macron doesn’t want it, we are here, people shouted during the storming, according to the news agency. The breach was quickly stopped and according to a spokesperson for Euronext, the incident had no impact on trading on the Paris Stock Exchange. Two weeks ago, the fund manager Blackrock’s building in the capital was also stormed. The luxury goods manufacturer LVMH and the investment bank Natixis have been exposed to similar actions. Throwing eggs and potatoes President Macron has chosen to meet the protesters after the decision. On Thursday, he was out in public for the second time since the bill when he visited a school in the town of Ganges. – There is a bit of everything. There are people who are happy and people who are not happy, he said as protesters showed their displeasure near the school. Some protesters also chose to throw eggs and potatoes during the protests. Others chose to bring kitchen utensils to loudly express their anger. According to French BFM TV, Emmanuel Macron saw fit to joke about the protests with fellow politician Sebastien Rome. – Eggs and pans are for cooking, he said according to the channel.
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