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Tens of thousands of demonstrators poured into the streets of Paris and other French cities. Today, they rallied against raising the pension age from 6 to 62. There is also a major impact on the transportation workers' strike. Some carried placards and wrote "Let's tighten our garbage plan" by Sarkozy. President, raising the retirement age is a key cost-cutting reform. The union said that ten thousand people marched today in two and a half years. The government says the figure is close to 1 million. But everyone agrees that protests are growing and further strikes are expected. Later this month, President Sarkozy may announce $5 billion in spending cuts. Strike Europe is facing a season, for heavily indebted governments to reduce costs and try to cut benefits, which is often cherished. "Europe is facing a season as a heavily indebted government to reduce costs and try to cut benefits, often cherishing strikes.