Defiant France Ignores the Abyss By: Gideon Rachman | Financial Times

If there was an informal European Union championship for street protest then Greece and France would be the two most regular winners. Greek and French workers have traditionally staged strikes and demonstrations with a gusto and frequency that puts their European rivals in the shade.

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